Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 9, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Bill Grimwood wrote: > I copied the unzipped file to the harddrive. download the file to the desktop, do not alter it. format the card in the camera put the card in the reader/computer, do not alter it drag/drop the file onto the card put the card in the camera..... Steve > Then I formatted the card in the camera. Next I put the card in the > computer and deleted the DCIM directory so there are no directories. Next > I copied and pasted the file to the SD card. I put the SD card in the > camera. Still nothing!!! > > Bill > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" <richard at > imagecraft.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems > > >> That's your problem. Don;t worry about the DCIM directory. Just copy the >> .upd file to the root directory of the card, e.g. i:\ or whatever it is >> for >> your system. >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> >> wrote: >> >>> The only thing I can figure out is it is not in the root directory. I >>> delete DCIM which is the only directory but after installing the card in >>> the >>> camera and taking it out DCIM shows up again? >>> >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at >>> gmail.com >>> > >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 4:40 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems >>> >>> >>> OK well thinking outside the box, what firmware does your camera report >>> is >>>> currently installed? >>>> Apart from that I can only suggest that you have missed something. I >>>> know >>>> you think that you haven't, that's why it's called missing ;-). Confirm >>>> tht >>>> you are using the unzipped version of the file. Format the card again in >>>> your computer. eject it properly, insert in your camera and format with >>>> that. Copy the unzipped file TO THE ROOT of the card in your computer, >>>> eject >>>> it properly. Make sure that you have a charged battery and try again. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Geoff >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10 September 2010 07:33, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes it recognizes the card. >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" < >>>>> hopsternew at gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 4:24 PM >>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Bill when you insert the card, does the camera recognise it? That is >>>>> does >>>>> >>>>>> it >>>>>> say 400 exposures remaining or similar? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Geoff >>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10 September 2010 07:22, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I have followed the instructions exactly several times. >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" < >>>>>>> richard at imagecraft.com >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 3:52 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Did you follow the instructions exactly? e.g. turning it on etc.? >>>>>>> Make >>>>>>> sure >>>>>>> >>>>>>> to format the card on your camera and that it's a functional card on >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> camera. Make sure your battery is mostly charged also. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's correct that there is only one file. The way these embedded >>>>>>>> systems >>>>>>>> work is that the firmware sees a magic file on your SD card, and >>>>>>>> then >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> knows it loads it up into its internal memory. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have downloaded the firmware upgrade on to my SD card and >>>>>>>> extracted >>>>>>>> what >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> appears to be only one file. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I am about to go nuts because the camera does not ask if I want to >>>>>>>>> upgrade. >>>>>>>>> I have the unzipped file in the DCIM directory and have tried it by >>>>>>>>> deleting >>>>>>>>> the DCIM directory and have had it in both and nothing seems to >>>>>>>>> work. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have had the file m9-1_138.upd as the only file on the card and >>>>>>>>> still >>>>>>>>> nothing????? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The instructions seem somewhat unclear to a non-techie like me. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Can anyone help me? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bill Grimwood >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>>>>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >>>>>>>> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>>>>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >>>>>>>> previous >>>>>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> >> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >> replies in your msgs. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information