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install [2017/06/30 12:26] – [Troubleshooting] a1ex | install [2021/04/11 09:54] – Bitbucket -> Heptapod Walter Schulz | ||
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For the impatient: just follow the quick install guide from the [[http:// | For the impatient: just follow the quick install guide from the [[http:// | ||
- | Before installing Magic Lantern, you need to: | + | Before installing Magic Lantern you need to: |
* Know how to use a computer (how to download a file, how to unzip an archive, how to browse the web and read the forum...) | * Know how to use a computer (how to download a file, how to unzip an archive, how to browse the web and read the forum...) | ||
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* Simply **repeat Step 2** on every card you would like to use Magic Lantern. | * Simply **repeat Step 2** on every card you would like to use Magic Lantern. | ||
- | * If you prefer to skip the firmware update step and prepare your cards from the PC, you may copy ML files on your card and make it bootable with a special utility: **[[http:// | + | * If you prefer to skip the firmware update step and prepare your cards from the PC, you may copy ML files on your card and make it bootable with a special utility: **[[http:// |
+ | This table below explains where magic strings must be written depending on FAT version (done by tools above):\\ | ||
+ | ^FAT version^Volume Label = " | ||
+ | |FAT12/16 |0x2b/ | ||
+ | |FAT32 | 0x47/71 |0x5c/92 |0x1f0| | ||
+ | |ExFAT |0x82/130 |0x7a/122 |0x1f0| | ||
+ | VBR checksums must be updated for ExFat\\ | ||
+ | SCRIPT is for Canon basic. | ||
====== Updating Magic Lantern ====== | ====== Updating Magic Lantern ====== | ||
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====== Troubleshooting ====== | ====== Troubleshooting ====== | ||
- | * **If the card LED blinks continuously**, | + | * **If the card LED blinks continuously |
- | * **If you have a different Canon firmware version**, please use the one from our [[download page|http:// | + | * **If you have a different Canon firmware version**, please use the one from our [[http:// |
* **If the screen does not turn on, but autofocus works**, remove the battery and format the card. This happens when the card is bootable, but autoexec.bin is not there. | * **If the screen does not turn on, but autofocus works**, remove the battery and format the card. This happens when the card is bootable, but autoexec.bin is not there. | ||
* **Check if all doors are closed.** The camera will not boot if any of the card or battery doors are open ! | * **Check if all doors are closed.** The camera will not boot if any of the card or battery doors are open ! | ||
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* **If the camera asks for a firmware update**, place Canon firmware on the card (this was a problem in older versions). | * **If the camera asks for a firmware update**, place Canon firmware on the card (this was a problem in older versions). | ||
* **DO NOT use a bootable card without a working autoexec.bin on it!** If you do, remove the battery immediately, | * **DO NOT use a bootable card without a working autoexec.bin on it!** If you do, remove the battery immediately, | ||
- | * Check the [[https://bitbucket.org/hudson/ | + | * Check the [[https://foss.heptapod.net/magic-lantern/ |
+ | * If you get "ML directory not found! Please copy all ML files." | ||
====== Important notes ====== | ====== Important notes ====== | ||
install.txt · Last modified: 2022/05/18 14:46 by names_are_hard