USB/MP3 player not appearing until restart

[kitesuffer]

I have a 1GB MP3 player that I connect via USB to my Macbookpro. It does not appear as a volume on the desktop or in Finder. If I open the system profiler it recognises it just fine.

If I restart my machine the device appeears as it should on the DT and in Finder.

Can I do anything to fix this problem? It's really annoying.

Many thanks for any help

[nixgeek]

What player do you have?

[kitesuffer]

Hi Nix,
Thanks for the reply.
Cowon iAUDIO U2

Here is the System profiler output:
iAUDIO U2:

Capacity: 992.12 MB
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: Yes
BSD Name: disk2
Version: 1.10
Bus Power (mA): 500
Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Manufacturer: COWON
OS9 Drivers: No
Product ID: 0x0600
Serial Number: 0002F685DB0B4495
S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
Vendor ID: 0x0e21

Appreciate any ideas

Mike

[nixgeek]

It appears that you may need to apply a firmware update to the device. The latest version is 1.65. It also seems that you have to perform the firmware upgrade from a Windows computer. Once the firmware is applied, you should be able to mount it normally on a Mac.

If you have Boot Camp and used it to install Windows XP SP2 on a partition on your MacBook, then you could do it from the Windows partition. If not, then you'll need a Windows computer to do the upgrade.

[kitesuffer]

Hey thanks Nix! I have a PC that I can use later this week to do this.
I'll report back with the outcome.

Cheers

Mike

[palmharbor]

I have the same problem. I have a Rio Karma and it does show up on the system profiler but not on the desktop. I had it the Rio
update done on a pc but it still does not show up unlike my other Windows Rio model CE

Any ideas?
thx