#Camera firmware hack update
To update from a previous version of 400plus, just overwrite the AUTOEXEC.BIN and LANGUAGES.INI files in all your cards. If the blue LED of your camera briefly lights up when the camera is turned on, the hack has been successfully loaded.
#Camera firmware hack download
Download the latest official release, extract it, and copy the AUTOEXEC.BIN file to the root folder of the CF card.FAT12 / FAT16 (CF cards up to 2GB) (replace sdX1 with the name of the device corresponding to the first partition of your CF device):Įcho EOS_DEVELOP | dd of="$dev" bs=1 seek=71 count=11Įcho BOOTDISK | dd of="$dev" bs=1 seek=92 count=8.Mac ( unmount the card from Disk Utility before):.Find the device corresponding to your CF card (this command produces a list of devices, to see where your CF card is easy way to find it is to match the size):.Use this method for Linux Mac, and Windows can also use this method, with cygwin or dd. Use the direct method (below) or use the method and files described here (use the second version).
Use zeno's MacBoot automated tool (select "Make DSLR Bootable").
#Camera firmware hack install
Some Windows 7 users reported that no method was working for them, however in that case, install VirtualBox with a Linux LiveCD or WinXP running in it, and then use the appropriate method inside the VM (after attaching the card reader to the VM). If that fails, you can also try using CardTricks: If you have problems, try right clicking the EOSCard.exe and click Compatibility tab, then check "Run this program as administrator". Try first the method described above for Windows XP some users report that it just works for them. You need to check both EOS_DEVELOP and BOOTDISK, and filesystem must be FAT (for cards smaller than 4GB) or FAT32 (for cards 4GB or larger) do not select any ML or CHDK at all. On a Mac, you can use the native method, or use Windows under Bootcamp/VMware Fusion, or use the Linux method instead.
Download the "" from the latest release at the 400plus releases page, unpack it and copy the testfir.fir file into the root folder of your CF card, using the card reader.Your camera must be running version 1.1.1 of Canon's official firmware if yours has an older version, follow the update instructions at Canon Firmware Update.The following steps prepare your camera to execute 400plus each time it starts up this procedure must be done only once per camera: In order to install 400plus you are definitively going to need a CF card reader it is simply not possible to install 400plus through a USB cord attached to your camera. This document describes the Installation procedure for `400plus if you need information on using the hack, please read the User Guide.