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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:24:55 +1000
References: <AANLkTik9TTv81vLecKzgxRx5WT-6+xgriN9ambjVuSvx@mail.gmail.com> <25E28936-746E-45C1-BDA3-7C7F72474BCA@gmail.com> <48AD71FFED7440B0BA3714CDBDAEC1DD@valued> <AANLkTik75HRVKxwVhngJbEooP2p4F5SF-vcrkrkBbYJ6@mail.gmail.com> <F272FD4EC22D4E71BBB5779E7ED1B83E@valued>

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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>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
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Message from bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood) ([Leica] M9 firmware upload problems)
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