Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/09

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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware update
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:10:21 -0700
References: <p0624081fcae0bc653ad2@[192.168.1.104]> <20111109193949.19353ee3@linux-pfy5.site>

Thanks Phil. I'm wondering whether, on the previous update, there was 
instructions for doing the equivalent of what you suggested by 
tethering the camera to a computer. I have a very foggy memory of 
perhaps doing that.

Herb

>Before you update the firmware, take a photo on an SD card and keep
>that card aside for after the update.
>Do the update with a separate card.
>Place the card that you took the last photo on, in the camera then take
>another photo. The numbering will be sequential then and you'll start
>again where you left off.
>
>Phil Forrest
>
>
>
>On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:31:34 -0700
>Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
>
>  > Although I don't really think I need the latest update (I haven't had
>  > an SD card problem) there is one thing about the instructions that
>  > bothers me. It states that doing an update resets many things, in
>  > particular the DNG file numbers. Since LR claims that it does not
>  > import duplicates, presumably based on file numbers, one would think
>  > that this would prevent new pictures with an old file number from
>  > being imported.
>  >
>  > On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I did one firmware update some
>  > months ago, and haven't had any LR problems. Can anyone enlighten me.
>
>
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Herbert Kanner
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In reply to: Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] M9 firmware update)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil Forrest) ([Leica] M9 firmware update)