Topic: installing firmware on the edirol r-09!

[nicegrin]

Hi!

I am a new edirol r-09 owner and i am wondering how to install the firwares to it! I found a link to Rolands / edirols page and downloaded the updated firmware 1.30, but the folder only contains a .upd file, no info file how i update it to the edirol and the owners manual says nothing about firmwares either... So how do i do it? What do i do with the .upd file?  And how should i proceed when having a new 4 gb SDHc card i want to install?

Thanks!

[vanark]

Connect the R-09 to your computer via the USB cable.  Copy the .upd file to the SD card (the 64 MB SD card that came with the R-09 is fine).  Disconnect R-09.  Power off, power on.  Updated firmware will install.  I think there was a readme file on the download page.

As for the 4GB card, after the firmware update, power off the R-09, change the SD card and power back on the R-09.  I would then format the SD card.  It is one of the menu items.  Hope that helps.

[MSTaper]

Don't you have to press the record button as you're turning the unit on? I seem to remember having trouble updating my firmware because I missed a step. I could never get the 4gb card to format until I upgraded to 1.20. After that it's worked perfectly.

Here's some instructions from my last upgrade:

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Update cautions (important)

 Do not use this system program in products other than the R-09. Using the improper system program may damage the data or system.

 Note: Use the supplied AC adapter for the update. Do not use batteries for the power supply during the update.

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Update procedure

The update procedure is described below.

 Note: Do not turn off power to the R-09 unit until the update is completed.
 Note: Settings such as the display contrast and recording format are initialized during the update. We recommend copying down important settings before beginning.
 
1.
 Turn power off to the R-09.
 
2.
 Insert the SD memory card in the R-09.
 
3.
 Turn power on to the R-09 unit.
 
4.
 Connect the R-09 to the computer with the USB cable.
-> The R-09 is detected by the computer.
 
5.
 Copy the DMZ15.UPD file (already extracted) to the R-09 root directory.
 
6.
 Disconnect the R-09 from the computer in the following manner.

[Safely disconnecting the R-09]

 When using Windows
Disconnect the connection with the R-09 using the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon located in the taskbar in the lower right part of the screen. Disconnect the USB cable connecting the R-09 and the computer.
 
 When using Macintosh
After dragging the R-09 compact flash icon to the trash can, disconnect the cable connecting the R-09 to the computer.
 
7.
 Turn power off to the R-09.
 
8.
 Turn power on while pressing the [REC] button.
 
9.
 When the R-09 detects the update, the following screen is shown.
 
In the place where "PROG: 1.03" is shown, the current version of R-09 being used is displayed.
 
Note: The numbers to the right of "BOOT:" or "UPDT:" do not need to be checked.
 
Note: "-- no card--" or "--no update file--" may be temporarily displayed until the screen described above appears. This is not a malfunction.
 
If "PROG: 1.10" is already displayed, there is no need to update. Press the [POWER] button to turn off power.
 
If the SD memory card cannot be detected, "-- no card--" is displayed; if the update cannot be found on the SD memory card, "--no update file--" is displayed. If this occurs, turn off power, return to the previous procedure, and check the SD memory card and update data.
 
10.
 Press the [REC Button].
 -> The following is displayed and the update process continues automatically.
 
The update takes about 30 seconds.

[Caution]
While the above is displayed, do not turn off power to the R-09 or remove the SD memory card.
 
11.
 When the update completes, the following is shown.
 
12.
 Press the [POWER] button to turn off power.

 
This completes the update process. The new system program will run from the next startup.
 
Review how to check the version, and then verify that the version was updated.
 
After verifying the version has been updated, either reconnect the R-09 to a computer and delete DMZ15.UPD from the R-09 root directory or format the SD memory card on the R-09.

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Hope this helps!  rWc3523

[vanark]

Don't you have to press the record button as you're turning the unit on? I seem to remember having trouble updating my firmware because I missed a step.

Doh!!  Right.  I forgot a step. Thanks for catching that, russ.

[MSTaper]

Thanks, I sat around frustrated for a while trying to get the darn thing to work and format the card. Had I actually read ALL the instructions, I would have been up and running much quicker! Glad to actually help!  rWc3523