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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:25:42 +1000
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> <402027.28188.qm@web86707.mail.ird.yahoo.com>

Frank that doesn't sound right to the best of my recollection. As long as
the unzipped file m9-1_138.upd is at the root of the card the rest should
make no difference. That is the only file used to update the firmware. As
far as I can recall I have never had anything other than the one .upd file
on the SD card when I have updated my M8 and M9. As an aside another card
with an exposure on it  to  insert it afterwards will assist to resume the
numbering sequence un-interrupted but that is a separate issue.

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 10 September 2010 15:48, FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie at 
btinternet.com>wrote:

> Hi Bill, the DCIM folder needs to be in there with the firmware alongside
> it,
> not in it.
> cheers
> Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill Grimwood <bill at grimwood.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 9 September, 2010 22:45:20
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
>
> 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
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
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