First, the good news. Using your latest diskboot.bin file in conjunction with the ps.f12 file, I was able to get the firm update button to appear using the manual method. Clicking that opened up a window prompting the user to update the firmware version from 1.0.1.0 to 1.1.0.0.
However, selecting OK only caused my camera to turn off. I had to open and re-close the battery/memory card door before the camera would turn on again. Also, when I first inserted the card and turned the camera on using the playback button, the camera reported that the memory card was locked. Although its not where we want it to be yet, this is definitely progress. Nice work.
As a side note, attempting to boot chdk with the camera unlocked yielded identical results.
Cardtricks didn't make any difference either. I didn't really expect it to.
Good luck as you continue the porting progress. I applaud you for your hard work and determination, taliesin. I'll continue trying to get my camera to boot with chdk.