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Medavoym
11-09-2008, 11:10 PM
Hi!
Is it still possible to update the build of the camera through the SD card? It doesn't work for me... I know that most people do it through the CF card, but I'm just wondering.
I put the folder "upgrade" on the SD card and it's not recognized as an upgrade.
Can you still do it?
Thanks.
martinnoweck
11-09-2008, 11:44 PM
SD didn't work for me upgrading from 15 to 16, with CF it worked very well!
regards,
martin
Brook Willard
11-10-2008, 12:17 AM
It works on some builds and not others. It will not work with certain SD card capacities... nothing above 512MB on some cameras.
Rob Castiglione
11-10-2008, 12:23 AM
It worked to upgrade from 16 to 17 for me, no worries.
Rob
Manuel Wenger
11-10-2008, 04:48 AM
Did every update with SD Card, works fine for me every time. I also keep the older Builds on the SD Card for Emergency. Never had a problem yet.
Marķa M.
11-10-2008, 05:03 AM
I never had a problem before, I“ve been doing the upgrade since build 13, but I have a reference file now, a LOG file, that I“ve never seen before. First, I tought it was a reference file of the black shadding, now... I“m not sure. Does it happen to anyone before?
Thanks -in advance.
Medavoym
11-10-2008, 05:43 AM
Hi,
I tried with two different SD cards, both 2GB in size... Maybe that's the problem. Should I find one that is only 1GB?
Stuart English
11-10-2008, 05:56 AM
I tried with two different SD cards, both 2GB in size... Maybe that's the problem. Should I find one that is only 1GB?
That is correct, the maximum size of SD Card supported by the RED-ONE is 1GB.
Inability to upgrade should have nothing to do with Builds, or whether you use a CF or SD or USB or RED-DRIVE or RED-RAM. So long as there is an "upgrade" file on any one of those media, the upgrade should work fine.
Three limitations.
You can't use 2GB SD Cards - see above
You can't use the same "upgrade" file twice - the data is erased.
You can't upgrade from Build 15 to 16 or 17 without first going to Build 15 V2.2.8
Stuart English
11-10-2008, 05:59 AM
I have a reference file now, a LOG file, that I“ve never seen before.
The .LOG file is a camera error message file, its exported by the camera when you press the WRITE LOG key. You can discard it, its there to help RED technical support.
Marķa M.
11-10-2008, 06:07 AM
Thanks!
Medavoym
11-10-2008, 07:00 AM
I have found an alternative solution.
I plugged in the 2GB SD card through the USB port on the camera. It now recognizes the upgrade and I am performing the system upgrade as I type.
Thanks Stuart for mentioning the USB port - I completely forgot about it.
I guess there are many ways to install a new build on the camera...