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If you are using the official Zynthian SD Image (Gorgona is the last one!), the first thing you should do after booting up your Zynthian Box and having the controllers working OK is update 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:
  
- connect the zynthian box to your router using a RJ45 cable
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* Connect your Zynthian Box to your router/switch using an Ethernet RJ45 cable. You can also configure the WIFI connection.
- '''update zynthian software''' from the admin menu
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* Click '''update software''' from the UI's Admin Menu
- '''update zynthian library''' from the admin menu
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* Click '''restart UI''' (or '''reboot''') from the UI's Admin Menu
- '''restart GUI''' (or '''reboot''') from the admin menu
 
  
That's all! ;-)
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You can also do it from the command line using this command:
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  /zynthian/zynthian-sys/scripts/update_zynthian.sh
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If you don't know how to access your zynthian using the command line, read this:
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* [[Accessing Zynthian from your computer|Accessing Zynthian from other devices]]
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If using Gorgona Omega then you will need to set the clock on the Raspberry Pi before the update will work.
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  date -s YYYY-MM-DD
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where YYYY is the year, MM is the month and DD is the date.

Revision as of 19:25, 10 May 2019

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:

If using Gorgona Omega then you will need to set the clock on the Raspberry Pi before the update will work.

 date -s YYYY-MM-DD

where YYYY is the year, MM is the month and DD is the date.