Firmware upgrade error
If you have no luck then I am afraid your camera will have to go back to Pentax to have the software re-installed.
Was the battery fully charged when doing the update ?
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Fingers crossed that your camera can be restored.
Fingers crossed the recovery isn't too costly for you.
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I bought the camera used, only had it two days. oh well.
Lovely camera though! Hopefully it will be back in not too long!
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You didn't by chance download and attempt to install the K5iis firmware on a K5ii or the k5ii version on a K5iis ? They're not the same!
Not correct I'm afraid. They're the same according to the Ricoh site.
You didn't by chance download and attempt to install the K5iis firmware on a K5ii or the k5ii version on a K5iis ? They're not the same!
Not correct I'm afraid. They're the same according to the Ricoh site.
Don't be so sure! Why do Ricoh show two different downloads then?
[K-5II]
For Windows : k5_2_107.exe 10,134Kbytes, LHA type, self-extracting files
For Windows/Macintosh : k5_2_107.zip 10,064Kbytes, zip type
[K-5IIs]
For Windows : k5_2s107.exe 10,134Kbytes, LHA type, self-extracting files
For Windows/Macintosh : k5_2s107.zip 10,064Kbytes, zip type
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_2_s.html
Or maybe I need a new pair specs or someone does?
Perhaps you'd have had the same issue as the OP if you had attempted an update.
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While upgrading the firmware on my K-5II from 1.00 to 1.07, the message "ERROR" appeared at the bottom left of the screen, and the progressbar indicating the upgrade-progression froze. Afraid to mess things up, I let the camera sit like that for an hour, but nothing more happened. After another hour of nothing happening, I decided to turn the thing off.
Now the camera is completely dead. Anyone have any idea of how to reinitialize or somehow get the camera working again?
Any help greatly appreciated!