Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/09

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:26:54 -0700
References: <AANLkTik9TTv81vLecKzgxRx5WT-6+xgriN9ambjVuSvx@mail.gmail.com><25E28936-746E-45C1-BDA3-7C7F72474BCA@gmail.com><48AD71FFED7440B0BA3714CDBDAEC1DD@valued><AANLkTik75HRVKxwVhngJbEooP2p4F5SF-vcrkrkBbYJ6@mail.gmail.com><F272FD4EC22D4E71BBB5779E7ED1B83E@valued><AANLkTinrZLbw8+Zvf-og0YJOr_4-hRHeFVCRKZ+7Ecex@mail.gmail.com><29407DE359574F7F8103CB00DCBFF8DB@valued><AANLkTimq0rHado9OJ3a8S_Ljyh=G50kYi0PTASCQ9rgi@mail.gmail.com><EFF8BE5A5E9E42A4ACAE80E1793D94EF@valued> <AANLkTik_P9i+jU2hw3pKuAUgC7U69Hv1WiR9jVg-0T=q@mail.gmail.com> <CE953234EA8142F9AED834E72CF0BC9C@valued>

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



In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M9)
Message from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol) ([Leica] M9)
Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from richard at imagecraft.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)