Zynthian Software

1 Official ZynthianOS SD-Images

This is the last official Zynthian SD-Image, based on Raspberry Pi OS:

Last Stable ZynthianOS (MD5-sum)

2 Unzipping

The file you download is a zip file that must be unzipped to get a .img file that can be 'burnt' to the micro-SD card used by the zynthian device (Raspberry Pi). This process differs depending on the operating system you normally use: windows, mac or linux.

3 Instructions

The latest SD-image auto-detects latest official kits V3, V4 & V5. If you are using a different/custom hardware, your first step after booting should be accessing the webconf and configuring your hardware.

• For accessing the webconf tool, see here
• Once logged-in, go to Hardware -> Kit and select your kit version or "Custom". Click on save button.
• Then, if you have a custom hardware configuration, configure each device: Audio, Display, Wiring. Use "Dummies" if you don't use any encoder/switch. Don't forget to save your configuration after each step.
• When everything is configured, you can reboot Zynthian using the System -> Reboot menu item

4 Preparing the SD-card

Current images are 8 GB compressed image file compiled for Raspberry Pi 3. These SD card images include all the Zynthian software, properly configured for working with the official kits. Completely ready to use. Plug and play!

After downloading the SD-image, you have to write it to a SD-card. You need a SD card with a minimum size of 16GB, although you can use a bigger one if you want.

Use Etcher (free software works on Mac, Windows or Linux) to write the image onto the SDcard. Or do it manually! There is a really good manual for this at this link.

Note:

RBPi2 is not currently supported by the latest official zynthian SD images, so if you want to use a RBPi2, you may need to build your own SD image.

5 Build your own image

If you like, you can build your own SD image following these instructions:

Building the SD Image using the Setup Script

Also, you would like to try the new docker-builder (thanks @guysoft!!):

Building Zynthian with Docker