Re: CHDK & Canon SD1000

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:11:03 GMT, SneakyP wrote:

AFAIKT there isn't any flash memory that could crud up your camera program.
The program for CHDK preloads from the memory on the card and is not a
resident flash memory. To get back the camera you had from the beginning,
just avoid loading that program card into your camera. Bricking involves
flashing your memory on the unit into accepting a new program that may or
may not freeze your process up. As I understand it, you'd do well to avoid
that unfortunate situation in routers/firewalls, where that terminology
applies too well. Cameras...they don't have flash memory to mess around
with, do they???

Sure they do. If Canon needs to fix problems or add features, you
download a firmware update, and follow Canon's procedure which
starts by copying the firmware to a memory card. So it's
theoretically possible that some version of CHDK could wait for a
future date or some other trigger and start baking bricks. :)

Here's Canon's web site for digital camera firmware updates,
including a number of Powershots, such as the G1, G2, G3, G10, SD800
IS, SD430, IXUS 700, S50 and more.

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/BeBit-e.html

.

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