Many tries... XTi will not boot to the bin file

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.  All
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expect to see the blue LED light at power on.  Does not.
Expect that pressing the button for the hack menu will work.  Does not.

What version of the product are you using?
400plus-20111111-4

Please provide any additional information below.
I have followed the instructions and no luck...  FYI-my pc is windows 7 64 bit.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by pconner...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2012 at 6:13

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Have you tried to run the EOSCard utility As Administrator ?
If it's not helping, please consider this "NOTE" from the 
FirmwareHackInstallation (in Preparing section):
[NOTE: Some Win7 users reported that no method was working for them; install 
VirtualBox with Linux LiveCD running on it, and use the Linux method, after 
attaching the card reader to the VM]

If you find it hard to use the Linux method in VM, you can install WinXP in VM 
and use the windows method again.

Please report of success or failure, so we can close the issue.

Original comment by fired...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2012 at 11:24

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btw, you did not said, have you successfully installed the testfir.fir ?

Original comment by fired...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2012 at 11:33

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Latest attempts, today...  using WinXP in a VM.  After using the EOSCard 
Utility, the utility confirms that the card is "bootable".

I believe that the testfir.fir installed.  I selected the update firmware 
option, from the menu, the screen shows that it is starting firware update, 
then goes blank.  I let it sit for 2 or more minutes.  Turn power off, remove 
battery.  Replace battery and power on.

I then copy the Bin folder contents the CF card.  Put the card in the camera, 
and don't see the DP (direct print) button LED flash.  No "special" menus.

I'll try another card.  So far, I have been trying with a 4GB Lexar CF card.

Any addition ideas?

Original comment by pconner...@gmail.com on 14 Apr 2012 at 11:32

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Tried another CF card...  went through the whole process again, including the 
testfir.fir step.  No luck.

Original comment by pconner...@gmail.com on 15 Apr 2012 at 12:46

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Any way to confirm that the testfir.fir installed?

Original comment by pconner...@gmail.com on 15 Apr 2012 at 12:54

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testfir.fir should be installed only once per camera.
making the card bootable should be done on every CF card you wish to use with 
400Plus.

btw do you copy the "bin" folder itself or only it's contents ? you should copy 
only the contents of the bin folder into the root folder of the CF card.

Original comment by fired...@gmail.com on 15 Apr 2012 at 1:49

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Hi.  Finally resolved...  Windows 7 was the culprit.  Didn't matter if it
was 32bit or 64bit.  Also, the XP Mode VM, running from Windows Virtual PC,
did not work.

I was able to get this to work by using an older laptop with Windows XP.

Thanks for all of the replies!  And thanks for the code!

Original comment by pconner...@gmail.com on 16 Apr 2012 at 8:16

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I just hope someone finds out a better method to initialize the cards...

Original comment by eduardo....@gmail.com on 16 Apr 2012 at 8:23

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