Poly Effects posts firmware 3.31 beta 1 for Beebo and Hector testers

July 28, 2023 · 1 sources

Poly Effects posted Firmware 331 Beta 1 for testers on July 28, 2023, according to the listing on the maker's firmware updates page for the Beebo and Hector pedals¹. The page dates the entry to Loki Davison¹.

The firmware page does not describe what changed in 3.31 beta 1¹. The page's notes on installing updates cover the Beebo and Hector generally: check the current firmware in the settings menu, download and unzip the file, and copy the files ending in .deb directly onto a USB flash drive, then press update firmware in the settings menu¹.

The page gives these conditions for the update drive¹:

• The USB key must be formatted FAT32, with the files in the first partition.
• The files must not be in any sub folders.
• On Mac OS, Disk Utility should be set to MS-DOS (FAT) with the scheme set to Master Boot Record.
• The page says some USB flash drives do not work, and that no drives larger than 16 Gb have been tested.

The page also carries a warning about the Verbs: "Do not update Verbs serials > 500. They have the latest firmware older firmware will not work on them."¹ It adds that owners on very old firmware (version 1.something) need to contact the maker before updating¹.

The page lists later firmware entries, including 333 Beta 2 for testers (dated 9/15/23) and 337 (dated 10/7/23), but gives no release notes for 3.31 beta 1 itself¹.