Unless you... what?!
(Similar to what I was thinking last night, Nuno, but today I am here, still breathing) ...
Spec: 5D3 running firmware 1.2.3.
(On a Lexar Card 32gb 2000x running 300 MB/s. 2 Komputabay 1000 cards).
I think there are few or inadequate instructions or warnings.
This is not ML's fault. It is down to the fact that there are so many posts and it is impossible to cross-correlate certain ammends to instructions with warnings.
But based on recent experience, please allow me to suggest an edit to a front page to eradicate one stream of issues.
Moderators/Admin? Please feel free to edit/update this in your current instructions on the 5Dmkiii' 'installation' instructions (link below).I have recently had a 'stall' where my 5D3 stopped during the install process happen to me so my solution posted here has been 'tested' but I did safely recover by following this process.
I wanted to downgrade to 1.1.3 due to many loading/setting up instructions not seeming to be relevant to 1.2.3 and I wanted some of the crop features in 1.1.3.
Uninstalled ML for 1.2.3. (Note: This flow is essential before installing new Canon Firmware)Uninstall MLCHECK YOUR BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED OR USE MAINS POWER IF YOU HAVE ITRun the
same firmware update that you ran when you installed ML using the
same ML file that you used to install it the first time.
The firmware procedure will start.
On screen
Restart camera will appear.
Wait so that ML can uninstall (see 'countdown' text at the base of your camera screen).
After ML has been uninstalled you should see a message that says: 'boot flag has been disabled.'
Restart your camera.
Check all is OK.
(In every case I suggest waiting until the red light on your 5D3 has finished flashing/writing to card or camera before dropping out batteries or turning it off or pulling any cards out).NEW ML 1.1.3 INSTALL INSTRUCTIONSIn my experience, this is from a firmware downgrade from 1.2.3 (or any other firmware).
Before you downgrade, after
uninstalling ML (see above), as it says, you have to ensure that you set the boot flag to make the SD Card bootable.
Updated instructions (my experience and solution pointed out in red)
So I have updated the instructions on the following page:
http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=5520.01. Format card on PC (must use card reader) -
(note: if using a Mac, format using Utilities in the Applications folder) and then format on Camera.
2. Put card back
into card reader (PC
or Mac) and copy the
5D3-113-bootflag.fir file to the card root directory. Get it here:
http://a1ex.magiclantern.fm/bleeding-edge/5D3/5D3-113-bootflag.fir -
IMPORTANT: CHECK THAT THE FIRMWARE YOUR CAMERA USES IS 1.1.3 or your camera will go into a 'loop' with the red light flashing and nothing seeming to load and your first thoughts are that you may have bricked your camera. You have not. If this happens to you, AFTER the red light has flashed, turn off the camera and drop out the battery at the same time. 2a. Install/downgrade the firmware that you wish to downgrade to by formatting your card (as above) and by installing ONLY the firmware .fir file on your card. Run the firmware update as per Canon instructions. Note: You cannot download older firmware updates from the Canon site. You must download any
older .fir files from other websites.
After firmware downgrade, check on your Canon screen that it has installed.
3. Put
the card back
in Camera and go to the Firmaware update section (Canon Menu) do an update with the 5D3-113-bootflag.fir
Make sure you have a full battery, a dead battery during any firmware update could be a disaster.4. Once the firmware update is finished you have set the bootflag on your camera.
Install 1.1.3 as per instructions her on the forum.
