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Offline amilev

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Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« on: 08 / June / 2010, 01:42:09 »
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I am trying to load CHDK.
I started in "Display", pressed "Menu", then "up" and the last entry is "Transitions".
"Firm Update" is not there...
What am I doing wrong? better still - how to do it right?
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Offline reyalp

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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #1 on: 08 / June / 2010, 02:03:32 »
This method does not work on the SX1, for unknown reasons.

edit:
meaning that it crashes if you try to use it, so we don't include a PS.FI2 file in the build.
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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #2 on: 08 / June / 2010, 02:30:44 »
There must be a way.

It must be possible - people post time lapse video clips done with the Canon SX1is:
CHDK timelapse 2
vimeo.com/12105627[/vimeo]]Time-lapse Sunrise 28 May
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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #3 on: 08 / June / 2010, 02:42:04 »
Quote from: amilev on 08 / June / 2010, 02:30:44
There must be a way.
It must be possible - people post time lapse video clips done with the Canon SX1is:

Pls. do not double post - read the answer i gave to you here:  >:(
Quote from: fe50 on 08 / June / 2010, 01:34:05
Hello & welcome, amilev !
Quote from: amilev on 08 / June / 2010, 01:09:46
I tried to install CHDK on my SX1is but I cannot get the "Firm Update" on the Display menu
Manual loading (with "Firmware Update" Menu item) doesn't work with the SX1, you have to use the automatic loading mechanism...
I suggest to use CardTricks to prepare your SD card & to install CHDK...
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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #4 on: 08 / June / 2010, 08:45:23 »
Hi,
I really appreciate you taking the trouble.
I downloaded cardtricks, it wouldn't format the 4 GB card (can only do 2) but it made it bootable. I then extracted the CHDK zip onto it. (I'll get a 1GB or 2GB card to try as well tomorrow)
I may be missing a step. What should happen? How do I make the camera read the card?
Thanks in advance
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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #5 on: 08 / June / 2010, 10:39:56 »
If the card is bootable and has DISKBOOT.BIN on it, just lock the card, put it in the camera and switch it on!
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Offline amilev

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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #6 on: 08 / June / 2010, 20:44:58 »
Many thanks again. I now managed to get to the CHDK menu.
There were 2 hurdles:
1. I didn't lock the memory card before putting it in the camera.
2. I didn't assign any shortcut button.
There is one issue left - there is no time-lapse script that I can see....
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Offline jontom

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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #7 on: 08 / June / 2010, 21:54:46 »
You will need to download one of the scripts from here and put it on your card in CHDK/SCRIPTS. Don't forget to unlock the card first!

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC

What you want is one of the Intervalometer scripts.

You can start with:

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/UBASIC/Scripts:_Ultra_Intervalometer

-John
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Offline amilev

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Re: Canon SX1is - can't get to "Firm Update"
« Reply #8 on: 09 / June / 2010, 03:52:05 »
Thanks to everybody's help I now have it running.
I used VirtualDub to turn the stills into AVI - it all works!!
Thanks again
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