« Reply #3 on: 20 / July / 2011, 18:44:47 »
The manual "firm update" on my G12 worked and I see the CHDK splash screen. But that's all.
I've printed the manual and followed the instructions, so I know what I'm supposed to be seeing, but I still can't see the <ALT> mode.
Maybe it's my 256MB card. I'll try the steps to create a bootable card using another card.
The shortcut button (top left of camera) activates Alt mode on the G12.
Once you've booted CHDK using the firmware update method select 'Make card bootable' from the 'Miscellaneous stuff' menu. You won't see any on screen messages; but this should make the card bootable. After using this option power off, lock the SD card and it should now autoboot CHDK.
This only works for cards up to 4GB. Larger cards need to be partitioned (which is a whole other topic).
Phil.
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CHDK ports:
sx30is (1.00c, 1.00h, 1.00l, 1.00n & 1.00p)
g12 (1.00c, 1.00e, 1.00f & 1.00g)
sx130is (1.01d & 1.01f)
ixus310hs (1.00a & 1.01a)
sx40hs (1.00d, 1.00g & 1.00i)
g1x (1.00e, 1.00f & 1.00g)
g5x (1.00c, 1.01a, 1.01b)
g7x2 (1.01a, 1.01b, 1.10b)
