Foxtwo Posted June 30, 2017 Share #21 Posted June 30, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Maybe folks don't know what the "root directory" means, which is not in any directory! Highlight "root directory", then search with google. Amazing. Maybe Leica should have made the text bold, but I kind of like that they assume that their customers are more technologically competent than other those of the plebeian manufacturers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 Hi Foxtwo, Take a look here Update problems {merged thread}. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pico Posted June 30, 2017 Share #22 Posted June 30, 2017 Great idea. It would sell SD cards of twice the capacity, the extra storage used to support the Windows-lite, Mac-lite and whatever else is needed to support full drag-n drop functionality with views of the Sierras on the LCD screen when nothing is happening. I don't understand that at all. Drag-n-drop is part of the host's OS and is not on the SD card. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted June 30, 2017 Share #23 Posted June 30, 2017 I don't understand that at all. Drag-n-drop is part of the host's OS and is not on the SD card. Well, I was responding sarcastically to an somewhat confused comment, and firmware is always very tight for space, so I though if you wanted to see great wallpaper, you would have to load it on the card. Why do some of this stuff is another question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted June 30, 2017 Share #24 Posted June 30, 2017 Well, I was responding sarcastically to an somewhat confused comment, and firmware is always very tight for space, so I though if you wanted to see great wallpaper, you would have to load it on the card. Why do some of this stuff is another question. I am sorry if my comment confused you. It was based on two observations: (1) Some users fail to move the firmware to the directory on the card where the camera expects it. (2) Some users (not the same ones, though) attempt to execute the update on their computers instead of just moving it to the card. Both users might find using the update easier if it was provided as a small program, executable under Windows or Mac OS, as the case might be, which located the SD card in the file system and moved the payload to the proper place. We must not forget that many users of Leica cameras may not be very confident computer users. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 30, 2017 Share #25 Posted June 30, 2017 Won't it suffice to instruct the user to simply drag the update from his download location to on top of his SD card? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted June 30, 2017 Share #26 Posted June 30, 2017 Won't it suffice to instruct the user to simply drag the update from his download location to on top of his SD card? Apparently it does not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 30, 2017 Share #27 Posted June 30, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) In FireFox I can set my download location to the SD card and of course it goes to the proper location. Download is set on FireFox's first page of preferences. It is as simple in any browser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted June 30, 2017 Share #28 Posted June 30, 2017 I think if you format SD card in the camera, remove to card reader connected to Mac and double-click, the card contents say DCIM. The question is: does one drag the desktop download into the DCIM folder or just to the card (ie, below it). I do the latter and it works but Leica's instructions could be specific on that point. (Tell me I'm stupid .) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted June 30, 2017 Share #29 Posted June 30, 2017 The instructions are specific. They mention the root directory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted June 30, 2017 Share #30 Posted June 30, 2017 0.16.24.12... the first trial at 24th December 2016? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtwo Posted June 30, 2017 Share #31 Posted June 30, 2017 I think if you format SD card in the camera, remove to card reader connected to Mac and double-click, the card contents say DCIM. The question is: does one drag the desktop download into the DCIM folder or just to the card (ie, below it). I do the latter and it works but Leica's instructions could be specific on that point. (Tell me I'm stupid .) Yes, that's what you should do, as described in "Step d." of the instructions listed in the accompanying pdf on Leica's download page. Basically, the firmware file should not be inside any other folders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhicks Posted June 30, 2017 Share #32 Posted June 30, 2017 Took me only 4 minutes...now I can contemplate using more than just one card! Since getting the M10 I found that my Sony 64GB card worked from day 1 and, after reading about the problems others were having, I was determined to simply use this card til the update. Now I will try others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 30, 2017 Share #33 Posted June 30, 2017 I think if you format SD card in the camera, remove to card reader connected to Mac and double-click, the card contents say DCIM. Do not bother double-clicking on the SD card. Just drag the update on top of the SD icon. Leica needs a new documentation writer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 30, 2017 Author Share #34 Posted June 30, 2017 Do not bother double-clicking on the SD card. Just drag the update on top of the SD icon. Leica needs a new documentation writer. How I always do it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 30, 2017 Share #35 Posted June 30, 2017 Yes, that's what you should do, as described in "Step d." of the instructions listed in the accompanying pdf on Leica's download page. Basically, the firmware file should not be inside any other folders. I think if you format SD card in the camera, remove to card reader connected to Mac and double-click, the card contents say DCIM. The question is: does one drag the desktop download into the DCIM folder or just to the card (ie, below it). I do the latter and it works but Leica's instructions could be specific on that point. (Tell me I'm stupid .) A DCIM folder is not the root directory...No. You do not drag it into any folder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 30, 2017 Share #36 Posted June 30, 2017 A DCIM folder is not the root directory...No. You do not drag it into any folder. You are not reading along, are you.. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted July 1, 2017 Share #37 Posted July 1, 2017 In FireFox I can set my download location to the SD card and of course it goes to the proper location. Download is set on FireFox's first page of preferences. It is as simple in any browser. And where do other downloads go? Such as updates to your normal pieces of software, automatic security updates, etc. A task-specific download destination would have to be set for each download. This discussion makes it clear that we have a wide range of practices ranging from letting programs do everything for us (such as uploading pictures from the SD chip to our storage and rendering software) to using basic tools (Finder on the Mac, Windows Explorer,...) to see what we are doing. Drag and drop semantics have become nearly universal, but I am sure there are exception even to that. This makes life tough for any documentor who would like to believe that there is one right way to do anything. And putting firmware updates under program control, as Olympus does, is certainly not the answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 1, 2017 Share #38 Posted July 1, 2017 You are not reading along, are you.. . I'm not posting this for the benefit of those who know, Pico. This thread is meant to be a helpful one for owners who are having difficulty updating their M10. I don't think you would have, as your are quite handy with computers and don't own an M10... Read the thread and find the context. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted July 1, 2017 Share #39 Posted July 1, 2017 Do not bother double-clicking on the SD card. Just drag the update on top of the SD icon. Leica needs a new documentation writer. Perhaps so; but even more urgently they need a way to make users read the documentation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddhaarta Posted July 1, 2017 Share #40 Posted July 1, 2017 I did all like instructed. Had the same problem as the original poster. Second attempt it installed the new firmware with a success information. Now my camera is not working anymore at all: pressing LV leads to a no lens error. No photos can be made at all. On/off switch works no more. Camera stays on all the time. As the new firmware is installed it seems not possible to install it again (greyed out menu). This for sure was my last LEICA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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