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Title: [BAD CF?] canon 5d2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: leonardodelfinofoglia on October 24, 2018, 07:07:00 PM
hi! need help

the CF crash after a photo session, change card to one whit out ML and camera seems to work fine but take 5 seconds to turn on after i move the control switch or press the shutter, and also takes a lot of time to free the buffer after 5 pics, the firmware shows 2.1.2 but no "ML".
then i instal again the ml files on the CF but the camera cant read them when i turn it on, when i try to "update the firmware" the camera shows a sing "update file cannot be found", this also happens when i try to to instal canon firmware

canon 5d mk2
magiclantern-Nightly.2017Dec07.5D2212

sorry for my english, thanks
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: Walter Schulz on October 24, 2018, 08:04:51 PM
Card size and type?

For testing you may try to use a small card. 2 GB will be just fine even if outdated and slow. Format card in camera, copy ML files to cam and start firmware update.

Report back.
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: leonardodelfinofoglia on October 24, 2018, 09:54:33 PM
ok thanks
thanks for the fast answer!!
i was using a lexar 64gb 1066x... that one is dead.
like you said i try with a 2gb kingston (oldie) and it work fine, im able to "instal" again ML, the camera runs fine whit it, but if i change card to a 16gb sandisk udma6 , the camera would not read the ML firmware and have the issues again....
shuld i uninstal ML and instal it again? or theres another way?
thanks again

little note... the camera whitout card works just fine, no delay when turn it on
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: Walter Schulz on October 24, 2018, 10:00:02 PM
Format 16 GB Sandisk in cam. You can use EOScard (Windows) or MacBoot (macOS) to make card bootable. Then copy ML files to card and you're fine. If using EOScard I recommend to wipe all disk content before copying nightly build files.
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: leonardodelfinofoglia on October 25, 2018, 02:12:44 AM
OK...
IM NOT ABLE TO RUN MACBOOT ON MY MAC.... BUT I WILL CHECK AND KEEP TRYING
(WHEN I PUT MY PASWORD ON "TERMINAL" THE APP JUST WILL NOT RUN)
AT LEAST WHIT THE 2GB CARD I WAS ABLE TO UNINSTALL ML AND MY CAMERA IS BACK TO NORMAL, NO ML NO ISSUES TURNING IT ON.... I WILL USE IT LIKE THAT TILL I CAN BOOT MY CF
I WILL KEEP TRYING TO MAKE MY CARD BOOTABLE (NEVER DID IT) AND I WILL WRITE THE NEWS
I WANT ML BACK I WAS ALREDY USED TO THE ADVANTAGES
THANK YOU SO MUCH WALTER!! SUPER HELPFUL
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: reddeercity on October 25, 2018, 05:21:11 AM
I also had problems with CF Lexar 1066x 64GB  on 5D2 , it seems after 2 years there burn out .
I've had all 3 of my Lexar CF card (2-64GB & 1- 32GB) replaced on warranty.
Even had one of the 64GB replace 2x within the last 6 mouths .
I think Lexar are not as good as they use to be . Yes they are fast but don't seem to last .
Title: Re: canon 5d mk2 card crash an now camera shows "update file cannot be found"
Post by: leonardodelfinofoglia on October 25, 2018, 05:05:38 PM

OK THANKS FOR THE DATA
GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE HERE IN MEXICO THEY ARE VERRY EXPENSIVE