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If you are using the oficial Zynthian SD image, first thing you should do after booting up your Zynthian Box and having the controllers working OK (if not, you can't operate the interface ;-) is updating the software.
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If you are using the official Zynthian SD Image, the first thing you should do after booting up your Zynthian Box and getting the controllers working, is updating the software. You can do it easily from the Zynthian's UI:
  
First time is different and you have to update twice. Follow these steps:
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* Connect your Zynthian Box to your router/switch using an Ethernet RJ45 cable. You can also configure the WIFI connection.
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* Click '''update software''' from the UI's Admin Menu
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* Click '''restart UI''' (or '''reboot''') from the UI's Admin Menu
  
- connect the zynthian box to your router using RJ45
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You can also do it from the command line using this command:
- '''update zynthian software''' from the admin menu
 
- '''poweroff''' & '''restart'''
 
- '''update zynthian software''' from the admin menu => twice only first time
 
- '''update zynthian library''' from admin menu
 
- '''poweroff''' & '''restart'''
 
  
Next time you only need to update once:
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  /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/update_zynthian.sh
  
- connect the zynthian box to your router using RJ45
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If you don't know how to access your zynthian using the command line, read this:
- '''update zynthian software''' from the admin menu
 
- '''update zynthian library''' from the admin menu
 
- '''poweroff''' & '''restart'''
 
  
Be warned that using the '''update operating system''' option can break things, so don't do it if you are not completely sure.
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* [[Accessing Zynthian from your computer|Accessing Zynthian from other devices]]
Any way, you can easily burn a new SD card ;-)
 

Revision as of 10:46, 28 December 2018

If you are using the official Zynthian SD Image, the first thing you should do after booting up your Zynthian Box and getting the controllers working, is updating the software. You can do it easily from the Zynthian's UI:

  • Connect your Zynthian Box to your router/switch using an Ethernet RJ45 cable. You can also configure the WIFI connection.
  • Click update software from the UI's Admin Menu
  • Click restart UI (or reboot) from the UI's Admin Menu

You can also do it from the command line using this command:

 /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/update_zynthian.sh

If you don't know how to access your zynthian using the command line, read this: