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--- install [2021/01/31 21:35] – [Installing Magic Lantern on other cards] lorenzo353
+++ install [2024/07/01 08:30] (current) – [Step 1. Preparing your camera] 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 With older (outdated) Magic Lantern versions you will get a blinking LED instead.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.
 ====== First install guide ======
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 ===== Step 1. Preparing your camera =====
-  * Use a **fully charged Canon battery** (original, not third party);
+  * Use a **fully charged Canon battery** (preferable original, not third party);
   * Remove any accessories from your camera (such as battery grip or external flash);
   * Make sure you have a card reader.
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   * Format the card **in the camera** (low-level format).
   * Unzip **all** of the files from Magic Lantern zip archive to the **root** of your card.
-  * Launch the **Firmware Update** process and follow the messages on the screen.
+  * Launch the **Firmware Update** process from the Canon menu and follow the messages on the screen.
   * Once you see the **green confirmation screen**, restart your camera. Done.
   * If anything goes wrong, **check the [[#Troubleshooting]] section**.
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   * 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://pel.hu/down/EOScard.exe|EOScard]]** for Windows, **[[http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/macboot/macboot.html|MacBoot]]** for Mac, or **[[https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern/src/tip/contrib/make-bootable|make_bootable.sh]]** for Mac/Linux in command line.
+  * 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://pel.hu/down/EOScard.exe|EOScard]]** for Windows, **[[http://www.zenoshrdlu.com/macboot/macboot.html|MacBoot]]** for Mac, or **[[https://foss.heptapod.net/magic-lantern/magic-lantern/-/blob/branch/unified/contrib/make-bootable/make_bootable.sh|make_bootable.sh]]** for Mac/Linux in command line.
-this table explain where magic strings must be written depending on FAT version (done by tools above):\\
+This table below explains where magic strings must be written depending on FAT version (done by tools above):\\
 ^FAT version^Volume Label = "EOS_DEVELOP"^Bootcode+2 = "BOOTDISK"^"SCRIPT"^
-|FAT12/16 	|0x2b/43| 	0x40/64 |0x1f0|
+|FAT12/16 	|0x2b/43|0x40/64 |0x1f0|
 |FAT32 	| 0x47/71 	|0x5c/92 	|0x1f0|
-|ExFAT 	|0x82/130 	|0x7a/122 |0x1f0| VBR checksums must be updated
+|ExFAT 	|0x82/130 	|0x7a/122 |0x1f0|
+VBR checksums must be updated for ExFat\\
+SCRIPT is for Canon basic.
 ====== Updating Magic Lantern ======
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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).
   * **DO NOT use a bootable card without a working autoexec.bin on it!** If you do, remove the battery immediately, switching the camera off is not enough !!!
-  * Check the [[https://bitbucket.org/hudson/magic-lantern/issues|issue tracker]] for similar problems; if you can't find the solution, create a new issue there.
+  * Check the [[https://foss.heptapod.net/magic-lantern/magic-lantern/-/issues|issue tracker]] for similar problems; if you can't find the solution, create a new issue there.
+  * If you get "ML directory not found! Please copy all ML files." during installation -> [[faq#during_installation_error_message_ml_directory_not_found_please_copy_all_ml_files_appears|FAQ]].
 ====== Important notes ======
   * <color red>**After opening the card door, always wait for LED confirmation (or for 5 seconds) before removing the card!!!**</color>
-  * **[[http://www.flickr.com/groups/magiclanternfirmware/discuss/72157627990119618/#comment72157627879367185|EyeFi cards may not work]];** you must use plain SD / SDHC / SDXC / CF cards.
+  * **[[http://www.flickr.com/groups/magiclanternfirmware/discuss/72157627990119618/#comment72157627879367185|Early generation EyeFi cards may not work]]**; other WiFi cards may work properly.
+  * SD-to-CF adapters are not supported!
   * If you have a bootable card and have the ''BOOTDISK'' flag set in the camera (which the installer does), and you do not have an ''AUTOEXEC.BIN'' file on the card, the camera **WILL NOT BOOT!** It will hang and not wake up until the battery is removed.
   * If you encounter a "locked up" camera, **quickly remove the battery**.