On 3/6/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I uploaded the firmware update to an SD card and installed it in the
> camera. Now, when I go to format the card, the camera says it's
> locked.
> I put the card in my Mac, and it says I don't have sufficient
> privileges to reformat it. What can I do? Godders?
Hmm. Did you hit the lock tab by accident? That is the most likely
issue.
I did the update this morning and have had no problems with the card,
I think the problem something specific to your handling of the card.
Otherwise, Juan's notes are just about what I'd tell you...
On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:26 AM, Juan Buhler wrote:
> Not Godfrey, but two things I would try, provided the little plastic
> write protection tab is not in the lock position:
>
> -open Disk Utility (in the Applications/Utilities folder) See what it
> tells you about the card and if you can format it from there
>
> -open a shell (Terminal, also in Applications/Utilities) and look what
> is in there. Possibly, do it as superuser. It would be something like
> the following, where ">" indicates the prompt, the rest is what you'd
> type:
>
> >>cd /Volumes/NO\ NAME
> ("NO NAME" is what I think memeory cards are mounted with by
> default--the name might be different and I don't have my Mac here to
> try)
A quick way to get to the card directory in Terminal with minimal
typing and no mistakes is to open Terminal, type the 'cd' command and
a space, then drag and drop the memory card from the Finder onto the
Terminal window. The full path will appear. Hit the enter or carriage
return key and you're there.
> >>su
> (this will make you superuser. You'll have to enter your admin
> password)
>
> >>ls -l
> (to see what is in the card)
>
> >>chmod a+rwx .
> (that will change the permissions of the local directory so anyone can
> read, write and navigate to it)
>
> >>rm /Volumes/NO\ NAME/*
> (this would remove anything in the card--careful, there's no
> undelete here)
>
>
> Note that the space in "NO NAME" needs to be 'escaped' by typing a
> backslash before it when you are in the shell. If you are not familiar
> with unix, be very careful about using the "rm" command--make sure you
> are in the right directory!
>
> This should do. Strange though that you'd end up with no permissions
> to write in that card.
Yes, very strange. But most likely the write-lock tab has been slid...
Godfrey
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