GNU/Linux: Best method for OS update

Elektron Software Transfer
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You don’t need special software to update or send/receive sysex on Linux. With the Digitone connected, via USB, to your Linux computer, at the command-line:

  1. Stop any running sequencer connections between Digitone and the computer (that may stop the transfer from happening)
    if pgrep aseqdump; then pkill aseqdump; fi

  2. Find the port number of the Digitone:
    amidi -l | grep Elektron | sed 's/IO *//' | sed 's/ * Elek.*MIDI 1//'

  3. Go to Settings/System/OS_Upgrade on the Digitone. Once it tells you it’s waiting for the update transfer, move onto step 4.

  4. Run the command:
    amidi -p hw:2,0,0 -s Digitone_and_Digitone_Keys_OS1.40.syx
    … replacing the hw:2,0,0 with the port number from step 2.

I have used this method (turned it into a script) to transfer many sysex files and to upgrade the OS of my Digitone and Digitakt several times. Never had any problems.

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