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Thank you so much for the info about the power button.  I opened up the camera and noticed the power switch had separated from the "actuating gear". I noticed that the gear tends to fall off the switch when turned to "OFF" so I am keeping it on and allowing "auto off" to turn it off, followed by removing the batteries.

YOU. GUYS. ROCK!

At this point, is it safe to say any of the following?

-the issue is Hardware-related
-the issue is Not Magic Lantern

PS:  This information may have been lost in the mix: when I received the camera, a CF pin was bent and nothing would happen; no ML/LEDs. It was repositioned carefully and began showing life immediately after I fixed the CF pin. I'm noticing many reports of people sending cameras in to Canon for bent pins and the quote comes back with a recommendation to replace both CF reader AND main PCB. Obviously the CF reader works, but would I be able to get this far with a bad PCB?

How does the topic get moved there? I tried to post in the "Camera Emergency Department" but it was posted back into this subforum... Sorry, I'm new here

(Thread moved to Camera Emergency Department)

(Duplicate)

I have got the camera back to the point in which it registers all doors opening/closing and lens changes.  Still no boot up. EoS utility does not recognize anything when connected... What next?

PS: Thank you so much for taking time to help me!

After the reformat, nothing happens; no LEDs or anything (clean format with no ML). I was able to follow the "Diagnostic Tools" and get a ROM dump in the meantime.
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  Magic Lantern Rescue
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- Model ID: 0x218 5D2
- Camera model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Firmware version: 2.1.2 / 6.9.8 A1(00)
- IMG naming: 100EOS5D/IMG_3771.JPG
- User PS: CineStyle 
- Boot flags: FIR=0 BOOT=-1 RAM=-1 UPD=-1
- ROMBASEADDR: 0xFF810000
- card_bootflags 1025b8
- boot_read/write_sector 1086a8 1086ac
- Patching 103568 from e3500001 to e3500000
- 103528 Card low-level init => F4240
- 102468 Card init => 0
- Patching 102478 from e3510001 to e3510000
- 102468 Card init #2 => 1
- Dumping ROM0... 100%
- MD5: de3c965dfb710a18730c5d74d6d12bf3
- Dumping ROM1... 100%
- MD5: 27f0cf7466180be04fa82acd4ccd4eab
- No serial flash.
- Saving RESCUE.LOG ...
- Done.

Okay, now it's back to just the red light flashing when the doors are open then shut and when the lens is changed. Blank screen, no top LCD either.

Magic Lantern Rescue came up.
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Firmware: 2.12/6.9.8A1(00)
IMG Naming: 100EOS5D/IMG_3771
User PS: CineStyle
Boot flags: FIR=0 BOOT=-1 RAM=-1 UPD=-1
ROMBASEADDR: 0xFF810000
-DONE!

You may now remove your battery.
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After hours of tinkering, I found the best "configuration that gives the most signs of life"

-Clean CF card format in working camera
-ML files from 7D mk i copied to CF card
-All 7D ML files replaced with 5D mk ii files (remaining files kept on CF card)
^^^^In this configuration, the ML prompt displays "Wrong Modules, This is not a 7D." message^^

Then:
-Replaced (7D) autoexec.bin with 5d mk ii's autoexec.bin file

At this point, I get the red LED to light up if I open the battery door, CF door and when putting on a lens.

I picked up a 5d MK II BRICK in hopes of reviving it. It came with a CF card with ML on it, but would not boot or anything. After repairing the CF pins, the camera will flicker the red LED but wont boot. (This only happens if I use the battery grip, inserted with camera switched ON)

My first whack at it was formatting the CF card and fresh installing ML files. But nothing changed.

Then, I put a different CF card from my 7D (with ML) and the camera turned on! BUT... the LCD worked fine, however only showed the ML screen saying "Incorrect build for this model." Also, only the LCD was on.

I can only assume what the previous owner had attempted, but does anyone have an idea?