I have dual boot linux/window. I can choose to boot linux or window 10. I never try to install firmware via virtual machine. It might work if the vm can access the USB port directly.
Again, to be safe I boot install firmware using native window. On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 11:48 PM Bruce Williams <stu...@audio2u.com> wrote: > Which means that if you primarily run Linux, you could install a virtual > machine and install the firmware to the camera from there. > Cheers, > Bruce Williams. > > On Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:44 Anocha Yimsiriwattana, <taw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The a7r2 firmware is windows executable file. I normally run linux but to >> be safe, I boot to window to update the camera firmware. >> >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 11:33 PM Patrick Shanahan <p...@opensuse.org> >> wrote: >> >>> * Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> [09-14-18 22:16]: >>> > Sorry but I donot know who else to ask this: I just got an a7r2 and >>> > probably need to update the firmware. how do I do that with linux? >>> >>> what does you manual say. I have no idea about sony, but nikon firmware >>> file is an executable zip, so I just unzip and copy to the card and >>> install the firmware into the camera. >>> >>> guess it mostly depends on the format of the provided firmware upgrade >>> file. >>> >>> -- >>> (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA >>> @ptilopteri >>> http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member >>> facebook/ptilopteri >>> Registered Linux User #207535 @ >>> http://linuxcounter.net >>> Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet >>> freenode >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________________ >>> darktable user mailing list >>> to unsubscribe send a mail to >>> darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org >>> >>> >> ____________________________________________________________________________ >> darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to >> darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to > darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-user+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
