FrankU Posted May 9 Share #1 Posted May 9 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just updates the Q3 28mm to 3.1.1. I am told on camera to switch camera off after updating. And then to turn it back on. ok. A 3D colorful moving display plays on the screen. Ok with me. After a while I am asked for my language, the date and time in my region etc ... and in the time setting panel I can go 24h, set my GMT number (-6, Chicago), summer time etc ... I set up the local time here where I sit and THAT IS IT. I can not continue, nothing else can be set up. nothing is offered, ... and I know that I have to set my DNG or Jpeg output formats, Single shot or multiple ..., my steps for ISO changes etc. But I cannot take pictures at all, change the screen entries and modes ... NOTHING works. I am stuck in Date and Time. Literally ! So I turn the camera off, leave the updating card in camera and when I turn camera back on: There is the language question, ... the Date and Time all to be set anew ... and shooting photos impossible, dead in the water. How do I set up Q3 after a firmware update? It is un-usable right now. Do I pull out the firmware updating SD card and put my current SD card in? Will that work, in what language? Thanks for your help, FrankU Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephen_C Posted May 9 Share #2 Posted May 9 2 minutes ago, FrankU said: I am stuck in Date and Time. Literally ! Even if you lightly press the shutter button? Stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankU Posted May 9 Author Share #3 Posted May 9 PS: putting in my currently used card without the Firmware 3.1.1 ...fu file does not change anything. Sorry that does not work either. Camera stays bricked for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankU Posted May 9 Author Share #4 Posted May 9 light shutter press effects nothing different.. I am immediately asked again for Language etc. (After the colorful Leica start movie ... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankU Posted May 9 Author Share #5 Posted May 9 Where do I send the bricked camera now? How long will it take? To get it back to me? Any experiences with that problem around here? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted May 9 Share #6 Posted May 9 Did you try pressing the menu button after you got through date/time/language? Did you also save your previous preferences/profiles to the card as part of the update procedure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankU Posted May 9 Author Share #7 Posted May 9 Advertisement (gone after registration) I called B+H technological help and they suggested to take out battery for 2 - 3 minutes, reinsert it, go through the 3 set set-up points until date and time , see that they are all ok, and then press Menu and then press the exposure button lightly ... AND the screen came on, I could set up my menu items again and all is fine , image taking wise. Wow. So that is the trick: remove battery for a while, take batt out, and all came back on, light shutter press will unbrick the camera. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD70 Posted May 10 Share #8 Posted May 10 16 hours ago, FrankU said: I called B+H technological help and they suggested to take out battery for 2 - 3 minutes, reinsert it, go through the 3 set set-up points until date and time , see that they are all ok, and then press Menu and then press the exposure button lightly ... AND the screen came on, I could set up my menu items again and all is fine , image taking wise. Wow. So that is the trick: remove battery for a while, take batt out, and all came back on, light shutter press will unbrick the camera. Seems like a lot of steps! I updated when I got the Leica email, did my Q3 first, all went well, none of the problems you list. I then upgraded my D-Lux 8, same, no issues, could be just a one time glitch? Great that you got it working! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Wien Posted May 10 Share #9 Posted May 10 Does one need to have already installed firmware 3.0 in order to perform the 3.1.1 update? I am still using firmware 2.0.3 with my 28mm Q3. Thanks! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted May 10 Share #10 Posted May 10 2 hours ago, David Wien said: Does one need to have already installed firmware 3.0 in order to perform the 3.1.1 update? No. 3.11 should include all the previous firmware changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Wien Posted May 10 Share #11 Posted May 10 5 hours ago, Le Chef said: No. 3.11 should include all the previous firmware changes. Thank you! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuj Posted May 10 Share #12 Posted May 10 Exact same thing happened to me. Just posted about it on the other firmware v3.1.1 post. Didn’t see this one. Mines a Q3 43 and was stuck on same page, unable to get out of it. Didn’t take the battery out but left the camera switched off for about an hour. Switched back on and it cleared. Strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMF Posted May 10 Share #13 Posted May 10 (edited) On 5/9/2025 at 10:23 AM, FrankU said: I called B+H technological help and they suggested to take out battery for 2 - 3 minutes, reinsert it, go through the 3 set set-up points until date and time , see that they are all ok, and then press Menu and then press the exposure button lightly ... AND the screen came on, I could set up my menu items again and all is fine , image taking wise. Wow. So that is the trick: remove battery for a while, take batt out, and all came back on, light shutter press will unbrick the camera. Well, same thing just happened to me too (3.1.1 install, reboot, stuck at region/time screen). Steps: Updated to 3.1.1 via Fotos, update installed, camera reboot, Leica Q3 fancy animation, I set the region and time and then stuck. Pulled the battery, waited 3 minutes, reinserted battery and booted, set the region and time again, hit the menu button and half-shutter press and bingo... camera back to life and camera information now shows: Firmware 3.1.1. We might be seeing 3.1.2 coming soon 😐 Edited May 10 by RMF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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