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joepennant said:
Ah, whoever you talked to at Fuji is wrong. Ive rolled back between
versions. Heck I recently went back to v1.09 after trying out v1.11.
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I just had an e-mail from Leica about a new firmware update for the M8/M8.2, and in it they say that firmware cannot be put back to a previous version once you've updated. So, while it seems you can do it on the S5, it's not always possible with other cameras.
J M Hughes
 
So, what is the verdict on V1.12 by the brave hearts?
Joking aside, I am asking serious opinions.
Thanks.
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Thank you Crystal (and of course thank you Joe too!)

That link works for 109 and 111 only. 106 and 104 give a "not found" error.

But at least it means we can revert to 1.09 if necessary - and that is what came with my S5 and is the last version you were happy with.

Adam-T kindly sent me version 1.11 by email and I have confirmed that the file 111 obtained through altering the url as in joe's link is identical.

I also found version 1.08 on http://drivers.softpedia.com/ but I don't know if it is a good file or not.

Stephen
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James M Hughes said:
joepennant said:
Ah, whoever you talked to at Fuji is wrong. Ive rolled back between
versions. Heck I recently went back to v1.09 after trying out v1.11.
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I just had an e-mail from Leica about a new firmware update for the
M8/M8.2, and in it they say that firmware cannot be put back to a
previous version once you've updated. So, while it seems you can do
it on the S5, it's not always possible with other cameras.
J M Hughes
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What you say may be correct, of course. But Fuji have also said that you cannot revert the firmware. I wonder if both Leica and Fuji are applying the same literal meaning to their statement. i.e. once you have updated, there is no function on the camera that enables you to restore the previous firmware from within the camera.

The procedure that others have applied to the S5 is simply to reapply the earlier firmware by going through the firmware update procedure using the earlier .dat file. Perhaps the Fuji and Leica support staff simply assumed that users would not have earlier .dat files available, in which case reversion would indeed be impossible.

I find it hard to see why reversion would not be possible on another camera too, using an earlier update file. The process is, after all, merely one of updating flash memory within the camera much like updating a computer's BIOS from a BIOS update file. Or so I assume.

Do some manufacturers make their update file just detail the changes? That would make reversion impossible because changes would have to be made relative to a specified previous version. Though if that were the case, you could not skip a version either and update routines within the camera would have to be more complex.

Fuji's files seem to be a complete list of firmware rather than only changes. I say that because the files all have exactly the same number of bytes but I am not competent to reverse engineer a file to determine the meaning of its contents.
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My question would be that since the older updates are on the .jp site, does region make any difference at all? Since Fuji does not seem to caution against it, I would guess not, but I'd like to be certain before I try v1.11 from that site.

(BTW, was anyone notified by Fuji of the current firmware update? I'm currently running 1.09, and received no notice of either 1.11 or 1.12, even though I'm registered and Fuji does have my email contact.)

Ron Hildebrand
 
They may be covering their butts or they might just be assuming that you will not have the earlier update files. Since they do not provide the earlier update files on that global site, they are doing everything they can to ensure that you do not have the files!
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Ron Hildebrand said:
My question would be that since the older updates are on the .jp
site, does region make any difference at all? Since Fuji does not
seem to caution against it, I would guess not, but I'd like to be
certain before I try v1.11 from that site.
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Adam-T kindly emailed me the version 1.11 file that he has and has used. I also downloaded the 1.11 file from the .jp site. I can confirm that the two files are identical. (The way I did that was to compare MD5 checksums for the two files and they are identical).

If anyone is interested: the MD5 checksum of those 1.11 files is
C7371A748136CF8AE81927978464F169 (and no I did not type that in!)
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claypaws said:
They may be covering their butts or they might just be assuming that
you will not have the earlier update files. Since they do not provide
the earlier update files on that global site, they are doing
everything they can to ensure that you do not have the files!
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Yes, that's all true, and I'd also have to say they don't word the statement about this well enough to get a clear understanding of what they're really saying. More evidence of this being just a CYA statement! :)

Ron Hildebrand
 
Yer welcome.

Well, Ive updated from v1.09 to v1.12 about 15 minutes ago. Initial images indoors at ISO 1600 under incandescent and cathode ray lighting looks very promising. (Focus is faster and more direct already.) Im gonna go to the Vegas Strip tonight and test the bejeesus out of this. :)
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acrystalball said:
Yep, experiencing the same as you so I want to go back also.
Thanks again!
Crystal
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Buried in the menus:
"use S and R pixels for:

Dynamic Range
Resolution
Both

This may be useful.
Glad I upgraded.



Henry F. Smith Jr
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Thanks Charles. Might you be able to email me 1.04, 1.06 and 1.08 then please?

That is not the important question. The following is!

I wonder if you can confirm these MD5 checksums. You see, I also downloaded 1.08 (so they said) from http://drivers.softpedia.com/

But its MD5 checksum is the same as the 1.12 from fujifilm.com

So either the supposed 1.08 on softpedia is in fact 1.12 or Fuji's supposed 1.12 is in fact 1.08, which would be more alarming.

These are the MD5 checksums I have:

1.09 via fujifilm.co.jp 2515AE432D83B4C186F531F392A80D3D
1.11 via fujifilm.co.jp C7371A748136CF8AE81927978464F169
1.12 via fujifilm.com 6A913E9C6B9AE181087A1AAE8349B6AC

With any luck, your 1.08 should not match any of those!

The 1.11 that Adam-T kindly emailed me matches the MD5 checksum for the fujifilm.co.jp version 1.11. I am confident that is right because Adam has used it.

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I am an amateur so am not sure if I will be able to tell the difference but would I be safe to say that 1.12 will not kill the camera?
 
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