wilfredo Posted November 19, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi All, I finally got around to down loading the M8_1_110.zip firmware update to my IMAC, I then moved the firmware Icon to my SD Extreme III Card (After formatting) and proceeded to the camera. When I put the card in the camera I get a message saying Udate Failed. Last time I did this I had no problems. Am I doing something wrong? I deleted all pictures from the card before doing anything. Thanks, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carstenw Posted November 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 19, 2007 You need a freshly formatted card with the unzipped update in the root directory of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarwal Posted November 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 19, 2007 Considering you got the message "Update failed", it appears you put the file in the right location. What was the filename extension of the file in the card? .upd? Also, what was the size of the file on your computer? 4671186 bytes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 19, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 19, 2007 Did you unzip? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengilbert Posted November 19, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 19, 2007 You unzipped the file, right? And saved the file to the top level of the card? Leica instructions: "Download the Firmware file from the Leica M8 site using the “UPDATES” link and unzip the file. Save the unzipped file m8-1_xx.upd at the top level of the card’s folder structure. xx stands for the version. Remove the card properly from your card reader, insert the card into the camera and close the bottom cover. Turn on the camera using the main switch and wait for at least 3 seconds before continuing with step 7. Confirm" There's an illustration as well, showing the card's file structure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted November 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 19, 2007 Hi All, When I put the card in the camera I get a message saying Udate Failed. Last time I did this I had no problems. Am I doing something wrong? I deleted all pictures from the card before doing anything. I suppose the obvious thing would be to format another card in the M8, reload it into a card reader connected to the iMac and transfer the download, then insert card into the M8 and try again. I had no problms with a Fuji card+(pre-Intel) iMac with my M8 – it all went smoothly. Best of luck! Christopher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 19, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The file is automatically unzipped on a Mac and the suffix should be "upd" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ortego Posted November 19, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 19, 2007 I just updated from 1.108 to 1.110. Based on your post, the only difference is that I reformatted the card from within the camera prior to connecting to my Mac subsequent download. Maybe some files are still on the SD card and caused the problem. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted November 19, 2007 Thank you all. I tried a different card and dragged the M81110.upd to the card, and EUREKA. I uploaded the firmware to the camera with no problem. Thanks again for the quick responses. I'm good to go now, and I'm taking the M8 to New York for Thanksgiving :-) Happy Thanksgiving, Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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