firmware 2.0 how to install

[Stephen white]

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Sorry for this rather basic question....computers are not my strong point !..I have downloaded the update to my Mac together with the instructions , formatted an SD card in the SL, not sure what to do next..the instructions say copy firmware to root directory of the SD card..( what is the root directory ?)

I have dragged the download to the SD card and on looking at the SD card I see the following files...

DCIM..MISC..PRIVATE..601-20-.lfu      is this correct or should the update be in a different place.

Basic I know , but we all have to learn !..thanks in advance, steve.

[digitalfx]

The root is the main directory. Do not put in a folder.

Then follow the instructions in the .pdf.

[Guest]

Nope your update is in the right place. Now all you need to do is: Firstly make sure your camera battery is fully charged before going any further:

 

Go to MENU / SETUP / Camera Information / Firmware and press on the menu wheel.

Now Press“StartUpdate”andconfirmtostarttheprocess

 

DO NOT turn off the camera or do anything else until the update has finished.

 

It will display a finished message and then you just need to switch off camera and back on.

[Stephen white]

thanks for the reply ! ..just waiting for the battery to full charged.  steve.

[Guest]

When I updated I had a battery 3/4 full but it would not allow the update to be done! Good luck with the update. It takes about 5 minutes or so.

[ramarren]

After you insert the card and before you start the update, EXPORT your user settings. Then start the update. The firmware updater will likely ask you whether you want to do this as well, say yes. Then say yes when it asks you whether to do the installation. 

 

After that, leave the camera alone until it says to restart the camera. Power off, then power on again. Check the Camera Information and it should tell you firmware 2.0 is installed. You're done. 

 

In most cases, the user settings will be in place and you don't need to do anything, but sometimes you'll want to IMPORT the user settings that were saved to the card again if you notice anything that seems awry with your settings. I haven't had to, but others have reported minor glitches that were cleared up by doing this. 

 

It doesn't hurt the operation of the camera at all, but eventually you'll want to put the storage card back in your Mac and delete the firmware updater to save 120 Mbyte of storage space. The updater (and your exported firmware settings) will also deleted the next time you format the card. Which means: whenever you format the card, the next thing to do is to EXPORT your user settings. 

[Guest]

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True I dislike that part of updates, forgetting to export my settings. It is just the same on the T as the SL. One bad point about the firmware updates which I wish would be changed pronto.

[ramarren]

True I dislike that part of updates, forgetting to export my settings. It is just the same on the T as the SL. One bad point about the firmware updates which I wish would be changed pronto.

 

 

The SL updater does a reasonable job of it by asking whether you want to export your user settings first, but it's best to be safe. Due to the nature of firmware updates, they do have to wipe out all camera settings sometimes and completely reinitialize the hardware to effect the desired changes. 

 

I like to be safe—too many years working with alpha and beta software, I guess. I do my updates with a completely separate card from the one I have been using for my photography to ensure that none of my exposures or exported settings can be touched by the update process. And I export again to the separate card as well ... "Paranoia about losing data is key to success."