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Possible bug in Firmware with Mohave?


Brian C in Az

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My SL arrived yesterday and while charging the battery, I downloaded FW v3.3 and v3.2. I loaded them on separate cards and planned to do the v3.2 update first and then the v3.3. I couldn't find any documentation that said whether or not you can go straight from v3.1 to v3.3, so I decided to do it in 2 steps. I followed the instructions exactly, but the camera didn't recognize update v3.2. I removed that card and inserted the card with v3.3 and turned on the camera. Again it said no firmware found. 

Since it was 4:00, I decided to go shoot some shots and figure out the firmware later. 

When I returned, I decided to reformat the cards after transferring the images to an external drive and again downloaded both versions. I ended up with the same results.

This morning I thought that maybe it could be a Mac OS issue, so I used an older MBPro with Yosemite 10.10.5. 

I again reformatted the cards and downloaded the update on the older OS. The camera immediately recognized the firmware and updated.

I can only guess that the new Mohave OS has something wrong, unless it is an issue with the Apple Thunderbolt3 to USB dongle.

Either way, if you have a new Mac with Mohave and TB3, you may have to use an older OS with USB.

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You don't have to install any firmware updates that you have skipped. The file is big enough that it probably replaces everything instead of updating selected files.

 

I had the same issue as you, but thought nothing of it until now.

I turned-on the SL with the new firmware loaded on the SD card. It didn't ask to update, so I went to the menu, selected firmware, and then it asked me if I wanted to update.

This has nothing to do with your Mac OS version. I don't own a Mac. Perhaps the SL doesn't check for firmware updates every time?

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I had manually scrolled through the camera menu and selected update firmware. The camera couldn't read the file on the card that was downloaded on a new Mac with OS Mohave.

After 2 attempts, I decided to try downloading the firmware (3rd download) on an older Mac with OS 10.10; Yosemite. 

That file was recognized and the camera then updated per the instructions page.

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