WTF is wrong with Sony? (Firmware updating)

On 13/08/2016 22:58, RichA wrote:
And here I thought Olympus's stupid "You have to be connected to the internet to update" was the worst thing. That hasn't been much of an issue since internet connections became much more reliable, but it's still annoying.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58187259

It does sound as if the guy isn't doing the update correctly, doesn't
it? Otherwise there would surely be dozens of complaints. But you
would hope that Sony's built-in firmware checked the update a little
more thoroughly before applying it....

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On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 10:30:17 +0100, David Taylor
wrote in
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On 13/08/2016 22:58, RichA wrote:
And here I thought Olympus's stupid "You have to be connected to the
internet to update" was the worst thing. That hasn't been much of an
issue since internet connections became much more reliable, but it's
still annoying.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58187259

It does sound as if the guy isn't doing the update correctly, doesn't
it? Otherwise there would surely be dozens of complaints. But you
would hope that Sony's built-in firmware checked the update a little
more thoroughly before applying it....

Reads like the connection between the computer and camera is flawed, and/
or that the program that uploads the FW to the camera ain't compatible
with either or both. Merely guessing though...

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On 15/08/2016 23:48, RichA wrote:
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There may be dozens, hundreds we don't hear about. One Christmas I saw a BARREL of bricked Olympus DSLR's at a dealer, going back because of glitches with software updating.

If that's a significant percentage, there's clearly an issue to be
resolved. Could be in the firmware, the hardware, or even faulty
institutions.

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Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu