EOS 50 d, Flash problems

I tried to take a picture that required the use of a flash. Him build-in flash "should have" popped up, but it did not. I couldn't, electronically via the flash button, do come. After going to the 'Flash' settings, under '' integrated '' I got the message "cannot display this menu. External Flash is attached. "Under"External Flash", I got"unable to display this menu. Not compatible flash or the flash output is off. «The last message was posted under the flash settings external and «Clear flash ext...» "I erased all settings of the camera, deleted/replaced battery, changed the battery to an another one (to the authentic times) and nothing fixed the problem.
I tried to raise the flash with my fingers but I'm afraid I'll break anything by doing this.
I rarely use flash anyway, but the only time where I wanted...

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Firmware: Version 1.0.9

This unit has never had an external flash attached, via the hot shoe or PC terminal.

If it indicates that the external flash is attached to what it means is that the sensor in the hot shoe is probably stuck.

The shoe shot has two "rails" hold an external flash and each rail has a "spring blades.  Use a toothpick (or something that is used to scratch the camera) and * carefully * lift springs.  On one of them, you will see a small button (probably black).  It is a 'micro switch '.   When you drag in a Flash, this button is depressed, and that's how the camera knows that you have attached an external flash (in which case she will not try to use the internal flash.)

These micro-switches can (and obviously do) become 'glued' anytime.  Shake the micro-switch with the toothpick and it probably just "pop up" for you.  If you want, remove the battery from the camera and then pick up a drop of denatured alcohol and drop it on the switch to help dissolve anything that might be what actually stick.  Do not use any type of oil (oil just will help collect more dust and it erases everything.)  The alcohol evaporates so you won't have anything left out Gummy.  You probably won't have the alcohol, but if the switch is not free pop up, then it would be one of the ways.

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