Poly Effects posts firmware 3.33 beta 2 for Beebo and Hector testers

September 15, 2023 · 1 sources

Poly Effects posted Firmware 333 Beta 2 for testers on September 15, 2023, according to the firmware page on the maker's site. The entry is dated to Loki Davison and carries no description of what the beta changes. It follows Firmware 331 Beta 1 for testers, posted July 28, 2023.

The maker's firmware updates page gives installation instructions for the Beebo and Hector. Users check the current version in the settings menu, download and unzip the file, and copy the files ending in .deb directly onto a USB flash drive, with no subfolders, then press update firmware in the settings menu. The drive must be formatted FAT32 with the files in the first partition. On Mac OS, the page says to select MS-DOS (FAT) in Disk Utility and set the scheme to Master Boot Record. The page also states that some USB flash drives do not work and that drives larger than 16 GB have not been tested.

The page carries two warnings. It says not to update Verbs units with serials above 500, because they have the latest firmware and older firmware will not work on them. It also says users on very old firmware (version 1.something) need to contact the maker before updating.

The page lists no price for the firmware.