Beta2Note : if you are new to CHDK, please read this wiki posting on preparing your SD card : http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Bootable_SD_cardThe G10 beta test team has finished testing beta release 2 of CHDK for the G10. I have posted links to the download in the root of this thread.
Please be aware that this release still has very limited functionality.
Random notes for this second release :
1) As with Beta 1, this release supports "SD card lock" booting only. There is no ps.fi2 file for the "firmware update" method. There is no need to report this fact.
2) Mechanical zoom now works in video mode. However, your G10 may choose to respond to zoom requests with digital zoom first. When this does or does not happen is not well understood at this point. Feedback on this question is encouraged.
3) Did I mention that the release supports "SD card lock" booting only. There is no ps.fi2 file for the "firmware update" method.
4) You can start the camera in "SD Card Lock" mode with the battery bay door open.
5) You can start the camera directely into "shoot" mode by holding down the On/Off button for more than 1.5 seconds.
6) Oh, and this release supports "SD card lock" booting only. There is no ps.fi2 file for the "firmware update" method.
7) The release should do the following on startup :
i) blink the Blue LED under the Shortcut/Print Share button and then.
ii) blink the Green LED under the power button and then
iii) start the normal Canon boot process but with the CHDK logo on the screen
iv) show some OSD information
v) blink the Green power LED every 2 seconds
8) Press the Shortcut / Print Share button to get <ALT> mode (text on bottom of screen). Then press Menu to get CHDK menus
9) Press the shutter button in <ALT> mode and the default script should run. If you load additional scripts, they may try to call functions that I have not implemented yet. Strange camera operation at this point is to be expected. Please do not feel the need to report that.
10) The default position of the OSD display icons can be edited in the OSD menus. IF they overlap things in the Canon display, feel free to move them.
11) Sorry, but the release supports "SD card lock" booting only. There is no ps.fi2 file for the "firmware update" method.
12) None of the shooting functions are running yet. The menus might let you enter a shutter time of 1/5000 of a second, but your camera will not take pictures at that speed.
13) Video quality settings should work - or at least it does not cause crashes. We have limited reports about it having any effect at all though.
14) Finally, as a special bonus, with thanks to philmoz, CHDK menus should no longer dissappear when the background changes when the camera is in "shoot" mode !!!
Thank you to all the testers who tried the first two releases and reported back. Links to the pre-release of
beta 3 will be sent to each of you as soon as it is ready.
