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--- install [2021/04/11 10:39] – [Important notes] Removed "must use plain" because outdated. Added SD-to-CF disclaimer. Walter Schulz
+++ install [2021/04/23 07:17] – [Get the right firmware version] Walter Schulz
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   * Go to http://builds.magiclantern.fm/ and download the Magic Lantern zip file for your camera
-  * Make sure you are running the right Canon firmware version, specified on the download page
+  * Make sure you are running the right Canon firmware version, specified on the download page. Links to matching Canon firmware files are included in "Installation" and "Useful Links".
   * You can check your firmware version by setting your mode dial to **Manual (M)** and looking in the Canon menu.
-  * Nothing bad will happen if you try to run ML on a different firmware version - the card LED will start blinking and you'll have to take the battery out. Magic Lantern checks firmware version before attempting to run.
+  * Nothing bad will happen if you try to run ML on a different firmware version. Magic Lantern checks firmware version before attempting to run. If there is a mismatch you will get an error message screen and you have to pull the battery to proceed. With older (outdated) Magic Lantern versions you will get a blinking LED instead. You still have to pull the battery.
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