Using the Samsung YP-K5 on Linux

The Samsung YP-K5 can read the OGG format, but you can’t use it on Linux when you just bought it.
To make it works in UMS and use it with Linux You must do (You’ll need a computer with windows XP):

WARNING: SAVE YOUR DATA FIRST!!!

*Download the firmware on this page:
HERE

(The firmware proposed on the other countries pages are not good)

* Extract the package
* Copy the three files on the root of the player
* Unmount It
* Switch it on, the firmware should install
* Switch it on again
* You could have a message saying that you will delete a 18MB file
* Plug the player on your computer
* Now it should appears like a USB Disk
* Format it
* Unmount the player
* Switch it on
2 possibilities:

* It works but it’s in Korean, it’s quite easy to browse and change the language
* It doesn’t work, copy the 3 files on the player’s root and repeat the procedure. (It took me three attempt before it works)

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2 Responses to “Using the Samsung YP-K5 on Linux”

1
rodrigo
July 2nd, 2008 19:14
hice lo que dices arriba y sale todo a la perfeccion hasta que lo vuelvo a conectar y no se monta el dispositivo y si le quiero pasar algo me dice que el backend no soporta la operacion, tendras algun consejo sobre esto.

Gracias!!
2
Douglas
October 10th, 2008 08:56
would you have a direct link to the download? The link that is posted takes me to a page in Chinese (which I tried to get google to translate). Once translated, I still cannot find a link to the software.

Your help would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Doug!