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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:20:40 -0500
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>

this reminded me that my M8 firmware update has been sitting on my desk top 
for too long.
went and got the camera
dumped the update file on the card
put the card in the camera
turned the camera on
received the message
click update
progress bar
done

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist





On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:40 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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In reply to: Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M9)
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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)
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