350d boot from cf card

[fatdeeman]

I found version 1.0.2 of the firmware, perhaps that would help someone work out a way to save my cam?

I appreciate the help a lot!

http://www.frank-goetze-online.de/assets/downloadfile.php?file=e3kr2102.exe

[Reburg99]

Ok, what am I doing wrong?  I've followed the instructions an have tried evrything I can think of but can't get the hacks to work.
I have a canon rebel xt firmware 1.0.3

Here's what I've done:
1 downloaded all the files from mediafire
2 unzipped all files
3 downloaded cardtricks and unzipped
4 ran cardtricks(tried both v1.41 and 1.44) and formatted a 1GB CF card
5 copied the scanled.fir file to card from 350d_bootflag_update_20090914 and the other versions
6 navigated to firmware update and ran   got flasing amber and bue light, blue light stayed solid then waited and  turned off camera and removed battery, installed battery
7 made CF card bootable with cardtricks
8 copied files from 350d_all_in_menu to CF and every other version available
9 installed CF card back in camera turned on and only received flashing amber light with all versions of files

I've tried every variation of this I could think of with no luck. I've tried every combination of .fir and files I could try with no success.  I also tired a 4GB card with the same result.  What am I doing wrong?
thanks

[Reburg99]

Thanks that was it I missed the checkbox option for the CF.  Seems to be working great.  I love the new ISOs I have to play with.  Now to figure out how to use the rest of the new features!!

Great job guys thanks for your time and effort on this.

[crazyklaus]

You can build your own hack

1. Download gcc346.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b00a572/n/gcc346.zip

2. Extract it to c:\
3. cd c:\gcc346\myproject\350d_all_in_infov2_fastcwb\
4. build.bat
5. Copy the AUTOEXEC.BIN to your CF Card

you can edit the source code before you run "build.bat"

I downloaded your package and made my own version. Thank you for putting it online  

I'm now at a point where I want to share it.

First, you can do nothing with it that can't be done with the 'older' version that I started with, except for some unimportant stuff.
But for me, it's much better still, mainly because you can do what you want much faster.

What I did:
1. Add more shortcuts
2. Made the menu that you get with the INFO button user configurable (you can change the order of the items)
3. Translated the menu into german
4. some other, less important stuff

you can build your own version the way you like! all you need is the gcc346.zip
when you download my package, there is a new file user_settings.txt where you can configure your build.
all you need to know what a comment is in c/c++ (learn it at the bottom of that page: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/program_structure/)
just copy the directory to x:\gcc346\myproject\ (x being the drive where you unpacked gcc346.zip), make your settings in user_settings.txt and build your own autoexec.bin like described by cyrustam

what you can configure is:
-the language (english or german)
-the order of the menu items, for example I often use an external flash and need to be able to change the flash on/off option fast (was option 12 in the old version), whereas I almost never need the ISO or WB settings (was option 1 + 2) because I do that via shortcuts and the standard menus
-the notification when you use a shortcut (the beep), because I noticed that a beep is not really what you want your camera to do in some situations. so you can select 1.nothing 2. the normal beep 3.the timer beep 4. red led flashing 5. blue led flashing
(please read my edit on this below) also when you changed a value in the info menu with the older version the blue led flashs. I personally consider that completely unnecessary, but you can enable it in the user settings if you like to have it.


The shortcuts I programmed are as follows:

in ISO menu:
zoom-out button: ISO 100, menu is reloaded to show new value
direct-print button: ISO 400, menu is reloaded to show new value
zoom-in button: ISO 3200, menu is NOT reloaded since it can't show iso 3200 anyway

these are my favourite values, and I like to have them faster


in AF menu:
zoom-out button: LCD brightness level 1 (lowest) *
direct-print button: LCD brigthness level 3 *
zoom-in button: LCD brightness level 5 (brightest) *

I often use the camera at night and am literally blinded by the bright display being set too bright. When I am in bright sunlight the next day, I can't read anything on the display (because it's still set for the night) and have a really hard time finding the menu to set the brightness up.
These shortcuts make everything so much easier for me! (and I hope for somebody else too)

* these shortcuts don't beep or blink at all, because you can directly see the change in the display where the AF menu is displayed

in WB menu:
zoom-out button: auto white balance, menu is reloaded to show new value
direct-print button: custom white balance using the last picture on the card
zoom-in button: white balance color temp, menu is not reloaded


in metering menu:
zoom-in button: spot metering
direct-print button: toggle mirror lock-up *

when I used the mirror lock-up feature I often forget to reset it and can't really take a photo until I went all the way through the menus to deactivate it. this way it goes much faster.

*this shortcut doesn't beep or do anything you set as a feedback, but will always behave as follows: the red led flashs when the feature was enabled, the blue led flashs when the feature was disabled



another little thing I did is that in you can toggle the on/off values in the info menu with both the left and the right key (ie you don't have to press right to go to option 2 and left for 1 and when you press the wrong button nothing happens)
and you can go from the first menu option directly to the last and the other way.


http://rapidshare.com/files/397572589/350D-ck_1.0.1.eng.beep.zip
the autoexec.bin contained in this zip is with the english menu and the shortcut feedback is the normal beep.
the order of the menu is:
1: flash on/off
2: safety shift
3: AEB
4: bracketing sequence / auto cancellation
5: color temp
6: ISO
7: WB
8: metering
9: remember menu position
10: super imposed display
11: additional data
12: counter
13: af button




http://rapidshare.com/files/397572591/350D-ck_1.0.1.eng.beep.oldorder.zip
the autoexec.bin contained in this zip is with the english menu and the shortcut feedback is the normal beep.
the order of the menu is the old one:
1: ISO
2: WB
3: color temp
4: metering
5: AEB
6: bracketing sequence / auto cancellation
7: super imposed display
8: remember menu position
9: safety shift
10: af button
11: additional data
12: flash on/off
13: counter




http://rapidshare.com/files/397572592/350D-ck_1.0.1.ger.beep.zip
the autoexec.bin contained in this zip is with the german menu and the shortcut feedback is the normal beep.
the order of the menu is:
1: flash on/off
2: safety shift
3: AEB
4: bracketing sequence / auto cancellation
5: color temp
6: ISO
7: WB
8: metering
9: remember menu position
10: super imposed display
11: additional data
12: counter
13: af button



http://rapidshare.com/files/397572593/350D-ck_1.0.1.ger.beep.oldorder.zip
the autoexec.bin contained in this zip is with the german menu and the shortcut feedback is the normal beep.
the order of the menu is the old one:
1: ISO
2: WB
3: color temp
4: metering
5: AEB
6: bracketing sequence / auto cancellation
7: super imposed display
8: remember menu position
9: safety shift
10: af button
11: additional data
12: flash on/off
13: counter


any of the zip files contains the complete code and the settings file. get the gcc346.zip and make your own!


EDIT: I noticed that the gcc346.zip from cyrustam's post is not available anymore

I uploaded it here already containing my code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/397171756/gcc346.zip


EDIT2: PLEASE READ THIS!
Today it came to my mind that I disabled the blue LED that flashed in the info menu so long ago that the option to activate it could probably cause errors after all the stuff I changed in the code since then (I didn't ever bother to test it because I really consider it superflous). So today I tested it and indeed it doesn't work anymore. please don't use it if you have already downloaded a version of my firmware.
I will replace the three .zip files but not the gcc346.zip because that one blocks my internet connection for an hour or so uploading.

[7immer]

So I've read through the instructions but still am not 100% sure i know which is the latest CHDK?

on the http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=78ee45b97520ae1308f8df73f2072ed62590fcdbf5f0ba1af7e866bfb1230ce0 link
there are to files that were uploaded on the same day:

350d_all_in_infov2.zip
350d_all_in_menu.zip

can someone tell me whats the difference or which one is better etc. Its a bit confusing?

many thanks!!!
Also many thanks to the creators of these hacks!!!!!!!

ps are scripts available with these versions of CHDK ie Ultra Intervalometer?

[crazyklaus]

I think the all_in_info is newer 

[crazyklaus]

Today it came to my mind that I disabled the blue LED that flashed in the info menu so long ago that the option to activate it could probably cause errors after all the stuff I changed in the code since then (I didn't ever bother to test it because I really consider it superflous). So today I tested it and indeed it doesn't work anymore. please don't use this option if you have already downloaded a version of my firmware.
I have replaced the .zip files in my post above but not the gcc346.zip because that one blocks my internet connection for an hour or so uploading.

[gilbertocb]

My problem is identical to the problem of fatdeeman, Is there any way to fix this problem?

[7immer]

will scripts be available in the future? would really like to do timelapses this way...

[crazyklaus]

7immer: what exactly do you want the camera to do?


gilbertocb:

so you have tried to use the bootflag.fir while your camera was firmware 1.0.2 and now its basically broken do I get that right?

have you tried to take BOTH batteries? there is a small lithium coin cell (I think size 2016) that saves your settings, time etc when you take out the main battery. look into the manual to see how to replace it.
take both batteries out and leave the camera sitting for a while.
make sure there is NO cf card in the camera when putting the batteries back in.
see what the camera does and post back here


another thing is, if you can access the menu when there is no card in the camera like fatdeeman describes have you tried to do a factory reset in the menu? if so, did it change anything?

[gilbertocb]

I upgraded my camera with bootflag.fir using firmware 1.0.2

I tried to remove the main battery and the lithium coin cell, most did not work

I tried to recover the factory setting, the menu did not work more

[crazyklaus]

sorry, I don't know anything else to try 

[gilbertocb]

Thank crazyklaus thank the community forum, I think that unfortunately died my 350D

[My350D]

Tests using BootFlag (20090927)

4GB CF card >> Failed
Normal Red light at start.
Does not boot from CF.

256MB CF card >> Worked
At start Red, Blue, Red.
Boots from CF.

You will have to make your own conclusions

[Blueprint88]

Klaus or Cryo

I am also an astrophotographer so I think I know what 7immer would like. Some type of basic scipt support that lets us run an exposure sequence script. I know the build we are using does not have all the gui stuff that the dor CHDK supports so if the core will supoort scripting then here may be an easy way to implement it.

1. Specify then script file name as a parameter in the config file
2. Add a INF CF or a shortcut key to enable or disable the script.
3. When enabled and shutter is fully pressed script is executed.
4. When disable shutter acts normally.

Then we could build custom scipts to set off the mirror lock and do long and multiple exposures. That would rock.

A few other wish list items for us Astro boys.

1. Shutter speed over ride would be great to allow exposures longer than 30 seconds
2. A shortcut key mapped for enable and disable the mirror lock function would be really handy.

Thank you for all of your excellent work. This hack is great just for the ISO3200/Spot/ and interface improvements so many thanks. If you could someone implement utilzation of the scripting language then so many more useful things could be done and I am sure many of the existing scripts could be tweaked for the 350.