Sony Walkman firmware mods

Yep its pretty cool isn't it. Saves having to do a separate release.

Of course, you could also give a try to Midnight with the Midnight or Project Z tuning, for a warmer sound - and there's also the different DAC initialization mode you could give a try, with the Plus v2 mode, if you didn't try it yet.

Awesome work with these continuous software updates MrWalkman!

Are any these likely to be available for the ZX300 once the 1A/1Z versions have been optimised?

I'm curious as to what the additional files are - I wonder what effect that would have on the battery life....

I’m excited to see/hear what v2 of plus is like. I loved v1 but the battery life took a hell of a hit on my player. That could be down to the 800+ he’s of playback that thing clocked though

Seeing as Sony has practically given up on any software updates I’m excited to see what the new version is going to tweak.

Thanks again man!!

Dawn and Midnight v2


This update wouldn't be possible without the generous donation
of a WM1A from NPAudio , (after having to sell mine).


Updates:
  • A settings system is now available, allowing you to set various things.
Details below.

  • A new Plus mode is now available. You can choose to use the old Plus mode
or the new Plus mode in the settings file mentioned above.
The new Plus mode should consume less battery than the old Plus mode, and
it should sound better.

One little downside of the new Plus mode is that when using the BT Receiver
mode or the USB DAC mode, the screen needs to stay on, otherwise the audio
can glitch on some of the players. Just reboot the player if it happens, by holding
the Power button for 8 seconds.

   • A new region is available, KR3, which can be set via the settings file.
This region doesn't exist in the destination tool.

  • The CEW2 region doesn't apply a volume limit anymore.
A new region available to try.

  • The FEv2 (for Dawn) and Project Z (for Midnight) tunings are also available
now, besides the normal Dawn/Midnight tunings.



The settings file will be found in the Internal Storage, in a folder named "CFW".
Also, there will be a boot_log.txt file in the same folder, where you can take a
look after you change settings in the settings file to see if everything was read
from the settings file and set accordingly.

The settings file includes options like:
- choosing the region of the player;
- choosing if you'd like to have the remote option with any region (not just J/E);
- choosing between the Plus v1 mode or the Plus v2 mode;
- choosing if you'd like to boot into the chosen Plus mode by default or not;
- choosing between standard/stock gain, or higher gain;
- choosing to initialize the DAC normally or "differently";
- choosing the color of the icons on the "Home" page of the player.

If you delete the settings or the boot log file, they will be created automatically
at the next boot. The settings file can be edited with any basic text editor, like
Notepad, or Notepad++. After editing the settings file and saving it, turn off the
Mass Storage mode before rebooting the player.

For more info about the available settings, just open the settings file and read it.

Having the settings system means that the destination tool cannot be used
anymore to change the region, as the system always makes sure that the region
on the device matches the one set in the settings file.

While the remote option is On, the actual region shown by the destination tool will
not be the one set in the settings file (which is intended). Still, the region set in the
settings file will be the one used for the sound. If you decide to use StockRevert, and
you have the remote option set to On, you should first set the remote option to Off,
reboot the player, and then use StockRevert. Otherwise, the device region will be E
after using StockRevert (which you can then easily change with the destination tool).


As always, if you're already using one of the past firmware mods, you'll have to
revert back to stock first before you can install one of these new versions.


You can find Dawn/Midnight v2 here.