▁the ▁device ▁from ▁the ▁computer . ▁It ▁sometimes ▁occurs ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁some ▁specific ▁audio ▁files , ▁the ▁updating ▁process ▁hang s ▁up , ▁leading ▁to ▁brick ▁the ▁R 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁no ▁longer ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁computer ▁and ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁start ▁up . ▁S amsung ▁released ▁several ▁firm ware ▁updates ▁to ▁fix ▁this ▁bug ▁but ▁never ▁managed ▁to ▁find ▁all ▁root ▁causes . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁issue ▁may ▁occur ▁even ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁firm ware ▁v 1 . 2 5 . ▁A ▁prevent ive ▁solution ▁is ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁mod ded ▁firm ware ▁or ▁Rock box ▁( see ▁below ). ▁Otherwise ▁the ▁user ▁has ▁to ▁send ▁his ▁device ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁after - s ales ▁service ▁center ▁or ▁use ▁the ▁le aked ▁recovery ▁tool . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁older ▁S amsung ▁players ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁specific ▁firm ware ▁for ▁every ▁region , ▁on ▁R 0 ▁the ▁region ▁code ▁can ▁be ▁changed ▁independently ▁from ▁the ▁firm ware ▁( mean ing ▁that ▁the ▁firm ware ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁world wide ). ▁Each ▁region ▁code ▁( K R , E U , FR , RU , US ▁etc ...) ▁has ▁it ▁own s ▁specific ities ▁like ▁R DS ▁support , ▁lyr ics ▁support , ▁M SC ▁only ▁or ▁M SC / M TP ▁setting ▁etc ... ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁firm ware ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁first ▁mod ded ▁firm ware ▁v 2 . 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁official ▁firm ware