K-1 SD card problem

Zivelot · 01-27-2018, 06:03 AM

Hi folks,

I need some help with my K-1. The problem being is that once I have an SD card in the camera that I have formatted in camera or just simply taken a picture onto it the card becomes read only. I cannot copy firmware files onto it, nor delete any picture on my PC.

It seems that only the camera can handle these card once they have been put in the camera which is annoying as I need to use a new card with every firmware update. Am I missing some setting to override this?

I tried to format these SD cards on my PC and on my Macbook but they still remain read only without any possibility of handling them otherwise.

Thanks for any input.

pid · 01-27-2018, 06:15 AM

maybe the little "Lock" on the side of the card is set wrong

kjphilippona · 01-27-2018, 06:29 AM

SD cards are very cheep, try using another card to just do updates and dedicate two cards for your camera. Like pid suggested , check your lock tab on the sd card.

**twilhelm** · 01-27-2018, 06:35 AM

It sounds like the card has been locked as mentioned. Make sure the tab is not set to lock, if it is, the card will be read only.

**Canada_Rockies** · 01-27-2018, 07:58 AM

I have one SD card with a very sensitive lock switch. It seems to set itself to lock one in three inserts into the camera for some reason I have yet to figure out.

**kiwi_jono** · 01-27-2018, 01:55 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

I have one SD card with a very sensitive lock switch. It seems to set itself to lock one in three inserts into the camera for some reason I have yet to figure out.

+1 , I have had problems too.
I wish they would sell the cards with fixed tabs as I have never used the write protection tab personally.

Zivelot · 01-28-2018, 07:53 AM

It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1.

It should not be this complex a process though.

Thanks for all the input!

kjphilippona · 01-28-2018, 10:28 AM

Originally posted by Zivelot

It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1.

It should not be this complex a process though.

Thanks for all the input!

I'm glad you got it sorted out

**twilhelm** · 01-28-2018, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by Zivelot

It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1.

It should not be this complex a process though.

Thanks for all the input!

I’m glad you sorted that out. But it really shouldn’t be that complicated, at least I’ve never had those issues. I’d consider getting a new card, that would leave me weary of future problems and losing photos.

35mmfilmfan · 01-28-2018, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by kiwi_jono

+1 , I have had problems too.
I wish they would sell the cards with fixed tabs as I have never used the write protection tab personally.

Cards can get corrupted when put into a card-reader without write-protect being set. In this case, the computer may add information to the card, invisible to the user, that prevents the camera writing to it. Whenever I put a card into the card-reader, I always set write-protect - it is possible that this how the OP's card became corrupted in the first place.

Zivelot · 02-01-2018, 11:34 AM

It must be something with the camera, as after updating firmware the card became read only again, not allowing me to copy anything onto it.The camera can still use it to write pictures onto it and I can save pictures from the card onto my computer, but I can not alter anything on card out of camera.

01-27-2018, 06:03 AM	#1
Zivelot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Great Plain, Hungary Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 204	K-1 SD card problem Hi folks, I need some help with my K-1. The problem being is that once I have an SD card in the camera that I have formatted in camera or just simply taken a picture onto it the card becomes read only. I cannot copy firmware files onto it, nor delete any picture on my PC. It seems that only the camera can handle these card once they have been put in the camera which is annoying as I need to use a new card with every firmware update. Am I missing some setting to override this? I tried to format these SD cards on my PC and on my Macbook but they still remain read only without any possibility of handling them otherwise. Thanks for any input.

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01-27-2018, 06:15 AM	#2
pid Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 567	maybe the little "Lock" on the side of the card is set wrong

01-27-2018, 06:29 AM	#3
kjphilippona Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Enterprise, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,298	SD cards are very cheep, try using another card to just do updates and dedicate two cards for your camera. Like pid suggested , check your lock tab on the sd card.

01-27-2018, 06:35 AM	#4
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	It sounds like the card has been locked as mentioned. Make sure the tab is not set to lock, if it is, the card will be read only.

01-27-2018, 07:58 AM	#5
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	I have one SD card with a very sensitive lock switch. It seems to set itself to lock one in three inserts into the camera for some reason I have yet to figure out.

01-27-2018, 01:55 PM - 1 Like	#6
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies I have one SD card with a very sensitive lock switch. It seems to set itself to lock one in three inserts into the camera for some reason I have yet to figure out. +1 , I have had problems too. I wish they would sell the cards with fixed tabs as I have never used the write protection tab personally.

01-28-2018, 07:53 AM	#7
Zivelot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Great Plain, Hungary Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 204 Original Poster	It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1. It should not be this complex a process though. Thanks for all the input!

01-28-2018, 10:28 AM	#8
kjphilippona Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Enterprise, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,298	Originally posted by Zivelot It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1. It should not be this complex a process though. Thanks for all the input! I'm glad you got it sorted out

01-28-2018, 04:40 PM	#9
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	Originally posted by Zivelot It is actually not the tab, I checked that first. I took the card to my friend who put it into his PC and cleared something in command prompt. It seems to be working now as I managed to put the firmware file onto the card and update the K-1. It should not be this complex a process though. Thanks for all the input! I’m glad you sorted that out. But it really shouldn’t be that complicated, at least I’ve never had those issues. I’d consider getting a new card, that would leave me weary of future problems and losing photos.

01-28-2018, 04:52 PM	#10
35mmfilmfan Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 4,327	Originally posted by kiwi_jono +1 , I have had problems too. I wish they would sell the cards with fixed tabs as I have never used the write protection tab personally. Cards can get corrupted when put into a card-reader without write-protect being set. In this case, the computer may add information to the card, invisible to the user, that prevents the camera writing to it. Whenever I put a card into the card-reader, I always set write-protect - it is possible that this how the OP's card became corrupted in the first place.

02-01-2018, 11:34 AM	#11
Zivelot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Great Plain, Hungary Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 204 Original Poster	It must be something with the camera, as after updating firmware the card became read only again, not allowing me to copy anything onto it.The camera can still use it to write pictures onto it and I can save pictures from the card onto my computer, but I can not alter anything on card out of camera.

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