Author Topic: Can not up date firm ware to 1.2 (Read 1019 times)

shtang8 · « **on:** January 22, 2010, 08:47:52 PM »

I bought my EP1 last sunday and have been playing with it. I tried to up date my firm ware to 1.2 (body) from 1.1 but it just showed a circle turning for about 10 minutes and then said: Failure to communicate with the camera. I tired it 3 times with the same result. BTW, I was successful in up dating my kit lens 14-42 from 1.0 to 1.1 without any problem. I did the lens up date right after the body up date failure without disconnecting anything and it worked on the lens. Anyone knows why. My camera shows body at 1.1 so I shouldup date to 1.2, right?

Thanks.

Delphititan · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2010, 09:25:47 PM »

Did you make sure the lens was fully extended before you turned the camera on? The lens and camera need to be in fully operational position before attempting to communicate with the camera.

It can be a little temperamental.

Make sure your battery is fully charged.
Extend your lens to the operational position. (If it is the kit zoom)
Plug the USB into your computer.
Plug the other end of the USB cable into your camera. (Your camera will automatically turn on when the cable is plugged in to the camera .)
Follow the software update instructions.

It should do the update correctly.

Dan

shtang8 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2010, 09:59:56 PM »

Thanks Dan, I am charging the battery agin and try it exactly the way you said. Hopefully it will work.

count_zero · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2010, 10:08:04 PM »

When the camera prompts you to choose a mode, select "Storage".

shtang8 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2010, 12:59:42 AM »

I did. I managed to do it successfully on the kit lens up date but not the body up date. Thanks for your help.

lorenski · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2010, 08:45:52 AM »

Can you default to Storage so you don;t have to keep hitting OK when you plug in?

shtang8 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2010, 10:39:10 AM »

How do you do that please.

shtang8 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2010, 11:53:49 AM »

I tried everything again and it did nt work.

brachiopod · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2010, 09:10:30 AM »

This is probably caused by errors on the USB port. These errors might not bother you under normal operation, because they will be re-tried so you don't see them, but the Olympus software is really picky about errors, if there is even one it quits. People that have had this problem have been able to update by using another machine, which is a pain, but it works.

Ian Tindale · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2010, 09:17:08 AM »

Are you using a usb hub, or direct into the computer?

shtang8 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2010, 04:56:23 PM »

brachiopod is right. I tried it with my other notebook computer and it did not work either. I finally went down to the store again and the salesman helped me with his computer and he did it with the first try. I turst it mus be my sever. Thanks for all your help.

Can not up date firm ware to 1.2