sdv Posted May 18, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 18, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Trying to install Q2M firmware 2.0: I reformatted SD card in camera, plugged the reformatted SD into card reader (as I usually do to transfer files), downloaded the "Q@M_20_.lfu" file from the Leica website onto my computer. So far so good. So I now have the icon for the "Q@M_20_.lfu" file on my Mac desktop and the "LEICA Q2M" icon of my freshly reformatted SD card on my desktop. But I am not allowed to drag the firmware file onto the SD card--I get a circle with a slash through it when I try to do so and the firmware file basically just bounces away from the SD card icon. As the screen shot below shows, so close but so far away... And, no, there is no slider on the side of my SD card that is in a locked position. And I've tried with 2 different freshly reformatted SD cards.... So what's the problem? I never had this issue doing many many Fuji firmware updates. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/332567-ive-reformatted-sd-card-for-q2m-firware-but-am-not-allowed-to-transfer-firmware-file-to-it/?do=findComment&comment=4437382'>More sharing options...
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Dennis Posted May 18, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 18, 2022 If the card it's not locked, it's probably about the permissions of the 'external drive'. Also because when you plug a SD card on a Mac, you should see the icon below, and not the one you see. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/332567-ive-reformatted-sd-card-for-q2m-firware-but-am-not-allowed-to-transfer-firmware-file-to-it/?do=findComment&comment=4437417'>More sharing options...
sdv Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted May 18, 2022 Thanks for the reply--I think it did/does have something to do w/ permissions, but before hassling with that I downloaded the firmware file on an older Mac laptop, plugged the same freshly formatted SD card into it and found that I had no problem loading the firmware file onto it. So I've now updated my camera and will decide later whether I want to try to figure out what went wrong on our Mac desktop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdv Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted May 18, 2022 But now how do I amend the title of this topic strand to show that the problem has been solved? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted May 19, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 19, 2022 I don't think you need bother. BTW a good formatting program for Mac (free) is at https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/sd-memory-card-formatter-for-mac-download/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiterWinkel Posted May 19, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) Am 18.5.2022 um 19:54 schrieb Dennis: If the card it's not locked, it's probably about the permissions of the 'external drive'. Also because when you plug a SD card on a Mac, you should see the icon below, and not the one you see. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! When I mount a sd-card on my iMac the icon always looks like the one in @sdvs post. With the one difference: I can draw the update file onto the sd-card without problems. Cards formatted in my Leicas. Edited May 19, 2022 by WeiterWinkel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted May 21, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 21, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 5/19/2022 at 2:19 PM, WeiterWinkel said: When I mount a sd-card on my iMac the icon always looks like the one in @sdvs post. With the one difference: I can draw the update file onto the sd-card without problems. Cards formatted in my Leicas. Same with my MacBook Pro. The icon on my desktop looks like SDV’s, and can copy the firmware update easily. Check whether your login user profile has admin privileges. Roy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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