E-PL1 Firmware Upgrade Error

I have an Olympus E-PL1 (firmware 1.1) with a Panasonic 14-140mm lens (H-VS014140) that I'm trying to upgrade from 1.1 to 1.4. Unfortunately every time I try it to upgrade it I get the following error:

Failed to communicate with the camera. (0x80044037)

This error pops up after I confirm the firmware upgrade, so it's obviously communicating with the camera, at least initially.

I have tried it now on two different Windows systems, with two different USB cables, with same results. Last year I've upgraded the camera's firmware from 1.0 to 1.1, as well as couple other lenses, but for some reason I am having issues now. If anybody could shed some light on what's going on, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you,

Vas

 

I am using the standalone updater (same as link you've provided).

 

The Panasonic lens. Camera is already updated with the latest firmware.

 

Quick question. Anybody using the Olympus Updater on 64-bit Windows 7? If so, do you use any special settings?

Thank you.

 

So after obtaining another Olympus body to test the upgrade on, I'm getting "Failed to communicate with the server. (0x80041022)" error!!! I am about ready to sell my Olympus bodies and switch over to Panasonic, just because I wouldn't have to deal with their lousy firmware upgrade process!!! What pinhead at Olympus thought of an "online" firmware upgrade anyway?!   Of course, I could have a cow just thinking about it, but then letting it go and waiting until tomorrow (when they hopefully fixed their servers) is so much easier.

Off to other projects...

 

I've been meaning to add this, but keep forgetting. Another error that occurs with the above mentioned symptoms is:

Failed to communicate with the camera. (0x80070005)

Thank you for the suggestion, however I am very close to being done with Olympus. The more I think about it, the more I dislike the whole online upgrade process, to the point of just not wanting Olympus gear anymore. I was never impressed with Olympus lenses with the exception of one, and switched to Panasonic lenses instead. To add to my Olympus discontent, I only have one Windows system (64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium) and Linux on everything else, and hate to be "stuck" with products from a company that refuses to move forward. I don't mean for this to be a rant and I'm not upset, I'm just one of those people that gets fed up to a point, and then quietly moves on.

 

No firewall. I just switched a hard drive in another computer (back to XP), switched to a router that has been up and running without issues forever, and same error pops up. That's two computers now, on separate networks, not working! Same configuration that has gotten past "connecting to the server" many times over the past week. This is a chronic Olympus issue (search Google for "Olympus server error firmware") and just another reason not to buy an Olympus product, if you ever want to upgrade m43 firmware:

Yes, I have the December 2010 version on both computers.

Firmware upgrades was one reason why I chose m43 and faster autofocus (AF) updates in particular, are revolutionary.

I'll wait couple of days for the Olympus gods to figure out their system is messed up and get it up and running again.

 

Quick update - Olympus servers are back up online!

 

Short time ago I have upgraded an Olympus E-P1 from 1.1 to 1.4, which confirmed that upgrade process works with my existing computers (upgrade occurred on a Windows 7 64-bit system), USB cables, Internet connection, AND when Olympus decides their servers "should" be are up and running.

It also confirmed that the Panasonic 14-140mm lens CANNOT be upgraded on an Olympus body (E-PL1 and E-P1), unless me and davidoriordan have three bad Olympus bodies, or two bad Panasonic lens. Over the next couple of weeks I'll obtain a Panasonic body and will attempt a normal (non-online) firmware upgrade.

Vas

 

David,

I presume this is your thread on Flickr.com, correct?

Flickr: Discussing Problem with E-PL1 firmware update in Olympus Users

Vas