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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:40:18 -0500 (CDT)

Bill,

Not sure if this is fixed yet, but ignore the dcm file completely after 
formatting the card.  Just download the new firmware file to your sdhc card 
and then plug it into your M9.  Turn on the M9, It should come on and ask if 
you want to load the new firmware.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Grimwood" <bill at grimwood.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2010 5:02:20 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 firmware upload problems

I copied the unzipped file to the harddrive.  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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/>
>>>>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.wordpress.com>
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>>>>>>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> // 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. ]
>
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