Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] Cannot upgrade M8 firmware
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:53:13 +0200
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Same here, both on the iMac with card reader and on the Macbook Pro with 
built-in card slot. No issues whatsoever.

Cheers,
Nathan

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On Jun 23, 2011, at 5:53 PM, FRANK DERNIE wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> I use a Mac and have no problem reading or writing to SD cards from either 
> M8,M8.2 or M9 so I am puzzled by your problem. I would have been with 
> Frank F 
> wrt a sdhc reader but it seems you have tried that :-(
> Frank D
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Sent: Thursday, 23 June, 2011 15:30:27
> Subject: [Leica] Cannot upgrade M8 firmware
> 
> Thanks, Frank.
> 
> I tried the Reset function in the Menu just now.  No difference.
> 
> I didn't try another computer yet.  Maybe my Mac has been set up badly.  I 
> will 
> try it on my Mac at work tomorrow.
> 
> I am using 8GB SDHC cards, and also a 512MB SD card.  None are working in 
> the 
> card reader.  They all work in camera for the purpose of uploading images. 
>  But 
> I only get a desktop mountable disk using the M9, as the M9 has a Mass 
> Storage 
> disk option.  It seems the M8 does not, so it can only upload images when 
> USB 
> connected to a computer, not download firmware upgrade files like the 
> connected 
> M9 can.
> 
> My two card readers are both $5 cheapies.  Even if they cannot use SDHC 
> cards, 
> they should be able to use the 512MB card.  They could read those cards 
> when 
> formatted with my Lumix, but not after being formatted with my Ms.
> 
> Peter
> 
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In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Cannot upgrade M8 firmware)
Message from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] Cannot upgrade M8 firmware)