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== Official ZynthianOS SD-Images ==

== Official ZynthianOS SD-Images ==

You can download the last official ZynthianOS SD-image, based on Raspberry Pi OS, from here:

You can download the stable ZynthianOS SD-image from here:

  '''[https://os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip Last Stable ZynthianOS]''' ([https://os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip.md5 MD5-sum])

  '''[https://os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip Stable ZynthianOS]''' ([https://os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip.md5 MD5-sum])

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The latest staging image is available here:

The latest testing image, called Oram, is available here:

  '''[https://os.zynthian.org/2023-07-12-zynthianos-staging-2307.zip Last Staging ZynthianOS]''' ([https://os.zynthian.org/2023-07-12-zynthianos-staging-2307.zip.md5 MD5-sum])

  '''[https://os.zynthian.org/test/2024-05-04-zynthianos-bookworm-aarch64-oram-2405.zip Testing ZynthianOS - Oram Bookworm 64]''' ([https://os.zynthian.org/test/2024-05-04-zynthianos-bookworm-aarch64-oram-2405.zip.md5 MD5-sum])

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{{WarningBox| The testing version contains new features and a lot of fixes but it's not totally finished, so it's not recommended for production work.}}

{{WarningBox|If you have a new V5 kit, you SHOULD download [https://os.zynthian.org/2023-07-12-zynthianos-staging-2307.zip the staging image]. The last stable SD-image has some issues configuring the V5 hardware. We are working to release a new stable image as soon as possible.}}

 

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You can use [https://etcher.io/ Etcher], a free software that works on Mac, Windows and Linux, to write the image into the SD-card. There is a really good manual for this at [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ this link].

You can use [https://etcher.io/ Etcher], a free software that works on Mac, Windows and Linux, to write the image into the SD-card. There is a really good manual for this at [https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/ this link].

If you are a terminal guy, ''dd'' or ''pv'' will do the task. Don't forget to ''unmount'' the SD partition before burning and make a ''sync'' before extracting the card. Something like that:

If you are a terminal guy, ''dd'' or ''pv'' will do the task. Don't forget to ''unmount'' the SD partition before burning and ''sync'' before extracting the card. With root privileges, run something like this:

  umount /dev/sdc1<br>

  umount /dev/sdc1

  pv 2023-08-25-zynthianos-stable-2308.img > /dev/sdc<br>

  pv 2023-08-25-zynthianos-stable-2308.img > /dev/sdc

  sync

  sync

{{NoteBox|RBPi2 is not supported by recent zynthian SD-images. If you want to use a RBPi2, you may need to build your own SD-image.}}

{{NoteBox|RBPi2 is not supported by recent zynthian SD-images. If you want to use a RBPi2, you may need to build your own SD-image.}}

Once you see the splash screen, it could take some minutes until the system is ready. You deserve a beer, or at less some some tea or coffee. When the first-boot process finishes, the zynthian will reboot and you will be in the main menu, ready to play.

Once you see the splash screen, it could take some minutes until the system is ready. You deserve a beer, or at less some some tea or coffee. When the first-boot process finishes, the zynthian will reboot and you will be in the main menu, ready to play.

== Configuration instructions ==

== Configuration instructions ==