Canon 550D / T2i

Started by ItsMeLenny, August 27, 2014, 10:34:21 AM

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Pirate_Korupt

Hmmm.

I ran the v2.3 and it started off seeming to work.  Now I have a black screen.  There is a red light at the bottom right of the computer which goes steady for a few seconds then blinks out for a few seconds.  This leads me to believe it it thinking or working.  But all I see is a black viewing screen.  Do I need to pop the battery and start over?

ItsMeLenny

Make sure your camera is running Canon firmware 1.0.9.

Low level format your card in the camera.

Extract the contents of 2.3 to the camera but delete all the .fir files except for 550D-109.fir.

Run the firmware update, and it should do its thing and then be running ML.

However you don't want to run 2.3, so delete everything on the card and put the Nightly build on.

Pirate_Korupt

Camera is running Canon firmware 1.0.8.  I am attempting to change it to 1.0.9.

So now I understand you saying the extraction of 2.3 is the Magic Lantern not the Canon camera firmware upgrade.  I am back to the firmware update procedures.

Pirate_Korupt

I am still getting the "Update file error".  It also says, "Please check the memory card and reload the battery and try again".  Time for re-format number 3.

edited for clarity.

ItsMeLenny

You have to update your cameras firmware to 1.0.9 using Canon firmware before you attempt to install Magic Lantern (see first post for links).

Walter Schulz

Format card using cardreader
Format card using cam
Copy Canon's firmware file e8kr7109.fir to card
Use Canon's firmware update menu to update firmware
Format card using cardreader
Format card using cam

There is a very detailed installation instruction coming with v2.3 "stable". Proceed as described there.

Pirate_Korupt

19 times is charm.  I know this frustrated yall as much as it did me.  I was following your instructions to a T.  I even went and bought a new 16gb SD card.  It took 6 tries with it.  But it is successful.  My camera now has firmware 1.0.9 on it.  Thank you both for your persistance and help.

Pirate_Korupt

I even tried changing from FAT32 to NTFS. But forgot to do that again on my last format.  So it was FAT32 when it worked.

Pirate_Korupt

Got it.  This proves even the computer challenged can follow these instructions.  Just do not let failure make you feel you arent doing it right.

ItsMeLenny

I have no idea why your camera was upset with the firmware file.

ItsMeLenny

And when you format in camera it converts it to FAT32.

Walter Schulz

I'm pretty sure he didn't follow instructions but mixed them up.

audyerel

Is it possible to use 550D (or any other ML camera) as a security CCTV camera or a car dashboard cam? I have the AC power adapter so it could run forever without the need of a battery.

The only problem is it will stop recording as the card is full..
Can we make it automatically overwrite the first file and make it going on a loop?

Thanks!! :D

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Sorry cannot find away to enter a new topic but this is sort of related.

When I set up the camera to take a photo using eithert  AV, TV or Manual -  White Balance, EXP, ISO, aperture the camera then continually hunts through the exposure from min to max available making actually taking the photo impossible.  How do I fix please been unable to find away.  I am currently using nightly build May 25th but this has occurred on previous builds.

Regards
Tim

ItsMeLenny

Are you actually focusing on something, or do you have nothing in sight?

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yes having setup I then focus using the back button.  It keeps happening even when I point the camera elsewhere.

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Have just turned on the camera it was set to F11 iso 100 and is cycling between 1/15th, 1/25, 1/30 and 1/40 and has eventually settled at 1/40.
UK summer time 2008 sunshine, high level light cloud with blue sky.  if that is any help.
Regards
Tim

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Tried again still set as before increased ISO to 400 focused and it reverted to ISO 100 f11 and because it is a little later (2015) speed now 1/25

ItsMeLenny

Try your camera on Auto and see what happens.

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Hi  It happens on auto too.  However it appears to be stable on TV AV and P as well as A- dep.   Have upgraded to the June N'Build same result. 
Could it be one of the settings under ML?   Will try revert and if this does not correct delete ML , reformat card and reload ML from scratch.

Walter Schulz

Just delete ML directory and Autoexec.bin from card and copy extracted nightly build contents to card.
Reformating card and ML reinstallation will just be for fun because it will not change a single setting.

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Thanks.

So I have reformatted the card using the PC card now clean.  Reformatted again in camera and loaded Canon firmware then reinstalled Ml and the June Nightly Build.

After a struggle it seems to be behaving its self.  Will let you know how I get on or my Looney bin address  :-\

regards
Tim
PS if this works the next project is to be able to take raw vids and convert and process them Need some free software though protem.

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Thanks every one.  Having done  as in last all seems to be working as planed.  Being a succor for punishment would like to be able to use Chainfire's DSLR controller Beta.  Has any one any experience of using it Please.

One use I want to put it to is to display the lED screen via a laptop and projector  for a talk.

Regards

Walter Schulz

Good news for 550D owners: New installer available offering simplified installation/uninstallation. Give it a try!
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=15387.msg149943#msg149943

EDIT: It should work for cards > 32 GByte, too.

psoinski

I am a magic lantern user for over 2 years. Thank you for magic lantern. I saw on 1st April we had a linux booting on some cameras (prbly not the 550d).

There is a guy on youtube that dismantles the camera. I am wondering if it would be possible to change the sd card for a faster one. I have zero information about it yet, and its just an idea. Well if after the dismantling the body, specialist resoldering the sd reader, would it be recognized (probably sth would not be working). What would be the biggest improvement for video recording?

Lets suppose that i would donate this camera for so diy project. What skills should one have to resolder the sd card? if i talk to Canon service guy in Poland, would you have any groundbreaking thing to do to that camera.

I mean, as an extreme example, could i pay to design a powered converter on a pcb can be soldered to camera memory buffer, and make it mount in the buffer place an 80gg 1.8inch intel ssd drive? 1 have one on hand and have no use for it :) Can do crystal speed test or blackmagic speed test.

The camera is not very pricey, and there are a lot of used ones on the market :) Tell me if its worth to waste  time thinking and wrting on forum about it?