FREAKOS
Experimental MicroFreak firmware based on idea.md and the pinned ThisFirmwareDoesNotExist framework.
- Custom firmware
- Alpha
- Medium brick risk
This project hasn't been claimed by its maintainer yet, so its details come from the community. Is it yours? Claim it
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- HardUses the command line or developer tools.
- What you need
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Small chance of trouble, with a way to recover.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did FREAKOS work on your Arturia MicroFreak?
No reports yet.
One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.
Compatibility
Devices: Arturia MicroFreak.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Build and test"):
Requirements: Python 3.11+, Make, a C11 compiler, and clang with Cortex-M4 Thumb support. No new runtime package dependencies. Pinned uv tools provide emulation and lint; proprietary inputs and generated files stay local and ignored.
make test make test-sanitize make check-arm make setup make native-test make stock-test make lint
Keep the untouched official MicroFreakFirmwareUpdate5002084.mff under originalfirmware/. Other versions and previously patched inputs are rejected. Firmware files and the optional local Arturia manual are not included in Git; see local input setup.
mkdir -p build stockmff="originalfirmware/MicroFreakFirmwareUpdate5002084.mff" python3 tools/firmware.py inspect "$stockmff" python3 tools/firmware.py build "$stockmff" --stage placement -o build/freak-er-placement-r4.mff python3 tools/firmware.py build "$stockmff" --stage passthrough -o build/freak-er-passthrough-r4.mff python3 tools/firmware.py build "$stockmff" --stage features -o build/freak-er-stock-sequencer-experimental-r4.mff
Each build gets a matching JSON manifest with hashes, compiler, placement and stage. Existing outputs are never replaced. No command installs/flashes anything. The images retain stock version identification; distinguish stages by filenames and manifest hashes. Follow installation/recovery and the pending device checklist in order. The feature experiment is not a validated release or a recommendation to flash immediately. …
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Medium
- Requires opening the device
- No