Running Linux on a Canon DSLR

[RickS]

Originally posted as if it was an April Fool's joke but actually true. Whether it is useful is another matter...

http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=14847.0

[tlgerdes]

And the point is?

Seems these guys need a new hobby. Maybe they can try to run Linux on an EQ6.

[RickS]

Do you need a hug?

[RB]

It frees your laptop up so you can take high quality photos with it.

:P

[RickS]

:lol:

It's not a completely silly idea. The trend of "real" operating systems moving to smaller and smaller embedded devices (as they become more capable) has been going on for years. Why spend man-years building a proprietary OS when you can adapt an existing one and provide your application developers with a familiar environment and all the tools they need?

Cheers,
Rick.

[tlgerdes]

Rick, I always need hugs. When you are on neighborhood :lol:

For new product development, it certainly makes sense. But to try and retrofit a GP OS onto a custom platform that already had it's own operating environment just says to me they are unemployed.

[lazjen]

This is awesome and a great way to get around current problems with Canon's system, especially avoiding the firmware writes that could cause problems (read the thread for details).

I wonder if it will be possible to run a better INDI driver on it for use with ekos?

[RickS]

I'll keep you on my hug list next time I'm in Sydney, Trevor :)

They may be unemployed but I believe they do some very cool stuff. If I wasn't a Nikon guy I'd be using their stuff on my Canon camera.

Cheers,
Rick.

[oilydog]

That is absolutely amazing. Damn.

[Camelopardalis]

Yeah it's pretty neat, I can see the possibilities. For it to be practical, they'd have to strip a bunch of stuff out of the generic Linux kernel to make it useful on a small, dedicated, battery powered camera...but embedded Linux is all around us :P