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The camera's firmware version is the last five characters 1.01B of the line reading "Firmware Ver GM1.01B" for example.īuild names include references to camera models and firmware versions.

While holding the Function/Set button, press Display.

With the camera switched to playback mode, turn on the camera.

Copy the saved script to the root of the SD card.

Unclick 'If no extension is provided, use ".txt".'.

For Plain Text Encoding, select "Unicode (UTF-8)".

Name the file ver.req ( Note: may give different information than ver s.req).

Using a basic text editor (TextEdit), make an empty file called ver.req in the root of the SD card.

Insert an SD card into a card reader attached to your Mac.

The first requirement is to identify the exact firmware revision of the destination camera.

Disk Utility (comes standard on every Mac)Īny of 0圎D (free), Hex Fiend (free, open source), or iBored (free), will work.

Format your SD card, or the first partition as FAT16.

Mount your SD card using a card reader.

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Download additional software (if necessary).

If you have trouble, report back on the discussion page and I'll see what I can do. I've tested my script (CHDK_mand) on Leopard (10.5.7) and the Snow Leopard (10.6). Inside the disk image double-click "CHDK_mand" If you have trouble with the above AppleScript method, give this a try. The script it takes care of all the formatting, partitioning, hex editing, ver.req and vers.req file creation, etc. I leave dragging the actual CHDK files to the card up to you, since those will vary with your camera. Here is a completely different script to automate just the preparation of a card for CHDK installation.

Mount your unlocked SD card using a card reader.

If there are, leave a note in the Discussion, so that we can fix the script. The script supports single partition installations on cards smaller than 4GB and two partition installations on larger cards.Īlso, I wrote and tested this script using OS X 10.5.6, so there may be incompatibilities with other systems. Be warned, misuse of this script can cause data loss! I wrote an applescript to automate formatting SD cards and installing a CHDK autobuild on the formatted card. If you discover otherwise, please note it in the Discussion. They should work on all Macs running OSX.

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How to Install CHDK on a SD Card Using a Macintosh Note: These methods were tested on OS X 10.5.6 "Leopard".

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Note that for some cameras (including the SD1100/Ixus 80) if you have a card that's larger than 4 gigs, you have to use the manual boot method. finally "lock" the card with the slider on the side and the CHDK firmware should boot the next time you start the camera (in any mode). Probably the easiest way is a hybrid of the manual and automatic methods: simply download, unpack, and copy over right build, manually boot it the first time as described above, press then menu, choose Miscellaneous stuff > Make card bootable. To fix this, follow the directions at the bottom of this page under "Remove the Flags Using the Terminal"

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If you find that you don't have the Firm Update menu after doing that, its probably because the Mac adds extra hidden stuff to files that are downloaded from the internet (as a security feature). If you just want to use manual boot, all you have to do is download the right build and copy all of the files into the root directory of your card (make sure your card is properly formatted first - easy way is to format it in the camera). Most of the directions below are concerned with making autoboot work. The autoboot method is more convenient for most people to use, but the manual boot method has an easier installation process. Then you should get an extra menu option at the bottom of your menu (in Play mode only) that says Firm Update, and when you select that the CHDK should boot up. The other way is manual boot (also known as firm update) where your camera will start up with only the original Canon menus. One way is autoboot, where it will boot up automatically whenever you turn on the camera. There are two possible ways to use the CHDK on the camera.

5.1.2.1 Remove the Flags Using the Terminal.

5.1 You may have issues with permissions.

4.4 How to Copy Script Files Without Errors.

3.4.1 What if nothing is available for my camera?.

3 How to Install CHDK on a SD Card Using a Macintosh.

1 A guide to installing and using CHDK with your Mac.