Re: Can't upgrade firmware on 20D from 1.1.0 to 2.0.2

In article <ar51h1l337fbhiovuptrnegdp92q72t18s@xxxxxxx>, John A.
Stovall <johnastovall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:23:45 -0400, Fred Povey
> <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Format a Compact Flash card (this will erase all the photos on it, so
> >be sure you've copied the ones you want to hard disk).
> >
> >Remove the card and put it in a card reader attached to your computer.
> >Copy the update file from the computer to the Compact Flash card.
> >
> >Make sure the camera is turned off and make sure its battery is fully
> >charged (so it won't die halfway through the update, which could
> >require you to take the camera to a dealer). Then put the Compact Flash
> >card into the camera and turn the camera on. You'll see the message
> >that the firmware is updating. When it says the update is complete,
> >format the Compact Flash card again to get rid of the update file, and
> >you're all set.
>
> Wrong. With the 20D after the camera is on, he must then turn on the
> Menu and go the yellow setup menu (see pg. 31 of the 20D owner's
> manual) and scroll to the firmware entry and select update and then
> select yes. The camera will not update automatically. Canon
> describes this procedure in detail in the firmware documentation.

Sorry, I assumed it would work the same way on the 20D as on the 10D,
which updates automatically just as I described.
.

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