Steve and pollux,
It seems the problems you had are caused by some compatability
issue between the computer/camera/CF card or whatever. I have
firewire on a laptop and did the firmware upgrade very easily, but
before that, just out of my curiocity, I tried the USB 1.1 on my
desktop, and what happened was interesting: in Windows XP, SPP saw
the camera but not the CF card! In Windows 98, SPP initially saw
both, but after 10 sec or so, it said the camera is not connected
(but the camera was indeed connected and powered by the AC
adaptor!). I then tried the firmware upgrade in Windows 98 but
never succeeded -- sometimes the upload started but immediately
froze, sometimes it said the firmware was already up to date,
otherwise it couldn't see the camera at all.
My CF card is old and slow, and I wonder if my desktop would see a
different card via USB. In the past, I connected my SD9 via USB to
a Windows 98 machine elsewhere, and that machine had no problem
seeing the card and maintaining a stable connection. Therefore, I
think you can try a different CF card and/or a different computer...
Maybe Foveon should consider doing the firmware upgrade completely
in camera -- i.e., get the installer on the CF card! This would be
a great relief to SD9/10 users who don't have firewire. But
another upgrade via USB would be needed before this could be
implemented in camera...
Yi
