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squash some warnings (found during all-artifacts+all-images builds on CI) When building "all" the things, these kind of innofensive WARNs pile up. Clean them up a bit. Raises the estimate of 2000MiB to 2300MiB for CLI images. This was determined empirically. binfmts: don't raise warning if qemu-arm failed to load under aarch64 (some are native, some are emulated, all are good) reported by @igorpecovnik on Discord, during massive CI build, when armhf builds landed on arm64 builders logging: squash undue warnings rootfs/aptcache rootfs is built with BOARD= so just live with it (idea about this warn was that families might hook rootfs build process) count, instead of…

rockchip64 edge 6.3: move to bare DTs and overlays + fixes rockchip64 edge 6.3: drop add-boards-to-dts-makefile.patch rockchip64 edge 6.3: add 0000.patching_config.yaml for rockchip64 rockchip64 edge 6.3: rebase v6.3.6 + drop DT Makefile patches rockchip64 edge 6.3: drop overlay patches in favor of bare overlays in specific folder rockchip64 edge 6.3: replace DT-symlink patches with bare .dts with #include rockchip64 edge 6.3: drop null-patched DTS files, add them bare in dt/ folder remove double/triple-patching of nanopi-m4v2 (everything is in the bare .dts now) rockchip64 edge 6.3: drop need_checking and disabled patches let git have the history rockchip64 edge 6…

Description Removed Allwinner spi patch for u-boot. It was upstreamed in 2018 and is currently available as SPI_SUNXI config option in u-boot. Also it looks like driver added by the removed patch was never enabled for any of the boards. Hence removing it also doesn't makes any difference for that reason either. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream module…

Description I forgot two things while moving Odroid M1 https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6015 transfer overlays check if any other board is using this kernel. Jira reference number AR-1990 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build kernels at CI [x] Boot Odroid M1 [x] Check overlays Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description bump le potato to u-boot 2024.01 How Has This Been Tested? builds and boots Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

u-boot: rewrite/rebase u-boot patches for a few boards; bump odroidm1 and orangepi3b u-boot: rewrite/rebase u-boot patches for a few boards; drop long-forgotten old version patches; no actual changes I guess this is most of the u-boot's I've touched over the years; notable exception is the orangepi3b (patches live in Kwiboo's tree) this is in preparation for bumping versions, hopefully soon radxa-zero, radxa-zero2, khadas-vim3, khadas-vim3l: drop patches for old u-boot versions no longer used odroidm1: bump u-boot to v2024.04-rc3 odroidm1: copy patches from v2023.10 odroidm1: rebase u-boot patches against v2024.04-rc3 odroidm1: drop v2023.10 u-boot patches orangepi…

Description Bump sm8250 current to 6.9 based on postmarketos's branch: https://gitlab.com/sm8250-mainline/linux/-/tree/sm8250/v6.9?ref_type=heads. Panel and touch screen patches from 6.7 are dropped because they are never enabled in kernel config. In 6.9 bluetooth of qca6390 won't work with default address hardcoded in driver, and setting a new address of bluetooth can make it work again, so I add a service to generate bluetooth address based on /etc/machine-id, How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=xiaomi-elish BRANCH=curr…

Armbian’s developer community is the backbone of our success, dedicated to maintaining and updating a wide range of devices. To ensure our long-term sustainability, we need ongoing contributions that support our core infrastructure, including the build framework, OS components, and more. Introducing the Armbian Contribution Reward Program: We are thrilled to launch this initiative to recognize and reward the incredible contributors who help keep Armbian running smoothly. This program not only celebrates your hard work but also clarifies the roles of hardware manufacturers and the larger community in maintaining software support. How to get to the pool? Who can particip…

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 44 to 45. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v45 Changes in v45.0.0 🔥🔥 BREAKING CHANGE 🔥🔥 With changes detected using GitHub's API setting output_renamed_files_as_deleted_and_added to true, would now include the previous file name in the list of deleted files instead of the current file name. What's Changed chore(deps): update dependency @types/node to v22.0.1 by @renovate in tj-actions/changed-files#2219 Upgraded to v44.5.7 by @tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#2218 chore(deps): update dependency ts-jest to v29.2.4 by @renovate in tj-actions/changed-files#2221 chore(deps): update dependency …

This week’s Armbian development saw significant enhancements across hardware support and system functionality. The Arduino UNO Q was officially added, along with new firmware and flash binaries for the QRB2210 and QCM2290 variants. HDMI CEC support was introduced for Rockchip RK3588/RK3576 SoCs, while panel compatibility expanded with updates for Raspberry Pi and Hardkernel ODROID-Vu8S. Key kernel improvements included a bump to version 7.0-rc6 and rewritten patches for Rockchip64-6.18. The release also featured workflow hardening, exclusion of unsupported boards, and fixes for USB-C OTG mode on Odroid-M2. These updates collectively strengthen Armbian’s platform stability…

Description Test MR to check if all CI features works as expected. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Device drivers can support more revisions and SoC platforms by abstracting away specific hardware interface layouts. Let's examine a specific instance of this process, namely the effort to make the MIPI DSI host controller driver more generic. View the full article

Collabora is proud to be sponsoring DebConf16, the annual Debian developers meeting, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2 July to 9 July 2016. View the full article

Description armbian-resize-filesystem has the following bugs: Only support 1 or 2 partitions If more than 1 partition, it assume the root partition starts from the end of the first partition plus 1. The way to calc the number of partitions is incorrent it will skip expanding partition when growroot is installed. But growroot does support crypt I rewrite it to solve these bug. How Has This Been Tested? [X] 1 partition [X] 2 partition [X] 2 partition with crypt [X] 3 partition (UEFI without growroot) [X] 4 partition with crypt (UEFI without growroot) Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code …

Renesas RZ/N2L is an Arm Cortex-R52 microprocessor (MPU) family for industrial Ethernet communication equipped with an integrated TSN-compliant 3-port Gigabit Ethernet switch and an EtherCAT slave controller. The new processors also support other major industrial network communication protocols such as EtherCAT, PROFINET RT, EtherNet/IP, and OPC UA, as well as the new PROFINET IRT (Isochronous real-time) that allows deterministic communication with cycle times down to 31.25 µs and one µs of jitter. Renesas RZ/N2L key features and specifications: CPU – Arm Cortex-R52 @ up to 400MHz with 16KB I-cache with ECC, 16KB D-cache with ECC Memory Tightly coupled memory – 256KB with…

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.212. Hardkernel's upstream seems fixed so let's switch back to the branch. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Adjusting XFCE skel to add WindowScalingFactor and few additional monitor cominations. Jira reference number AR-1324 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on x86 xfce desktop Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Distec BoxPC Pro NPA-2009 is an embedded Box PC powered by a Celeron 6305E, Intel Core-i3 1115G4E, Core i5-1145G7E, or Core-i7-1185G7E Tiger Lake processor that offers both V-by-One and eDP interfaces to connect to high-resolution displays. The system supports up to 64GB RAM, NVMe stoage, dual Gigabit Ethernet, and optional WiFi and cellular connectivity, and is suitable for info terminals, medical equipment, and transportation applications. Distec BoxPC Pro NPA-2009 specifications: Tiger Lake SoC (one or the other) Intel Core i5-1145G7E (default) quad-core/8-thread processor @ 1.50 GHz / 4.10 GHz (Turbo) with 80 EU Intel Iris Xe Graphics; TDP: 12W to 28W Intel Core i7-…

Morefine M9 is one of the first mini PCs I’ve seen sold with the 6W Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N quad-core processor and the price is not too bad with $199 asked for a barebone model on Aliexpress. The mini PC supports up to 32GB DDR4 RAM, is sold up with up to 1TB NVMe SSD, and features two 4K-capable HDMI 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a WiFi 6 & Bluetooth 5.2 module, as well as four USB 3.2 ports. Morefine M9 specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N100 quad-core Alder Lake-N processor @ up to 3.4 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel HD graphics; TDP: 6W System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR4-3200MHz Storage M.2 2280 PCIe/NVMe socket fitted 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB …

As a recent new member of STMicroelectronics' Partner Program, we're excited to be showcasing the STM32MP1 at Embedded World this week, our first demo featuring the STM32 platform. View the full article

Description Current U-Boot compile on SUNXI 32-bit boards comes up with a couple of CONFIG_ redefined warnings. Root cause is allwinner-boot-splash.patch. If CONFIG_VIDEO or CONFIG_DM_VIDEO is defined, then this patch is defining a couple of dependent configs - regardless if those are defined already. Solution Wrap those defines with an appropriate if !defined pattern. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test 1: Compile for a SUNXI 32-bit board - e.g.: /compile.sh u-boot BOARD=bananapipro BRANCH=current RELEASE=focal BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,7z SYNC_CLOCK=no CREATE_PATCHES=no [x] Test 2: Compile for a SUNXI 64-b…

MYIR MYC-YG2LX is Renesas RZ/G2L CPU module with up to 4GB DDR4, 32GB eMMC flash, and various I/Os such as gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, camera and display interfaces accessible through 222 castellated holes, and designed for advanced HMI, IoT edge gateways, and other embedded devices with video capabilities. As a reminder, the Renesas RZ/G2L microprocessor comes with up to two Arm Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.2 GHz, one 200 MHz Cortex-M33 real-time core, a Mali-G31 GPU for 3D graphics interfaces, and a VPU capable of H.264 encoding/decoding. The company also offers the MYD-YG2LX development board based on the 45x43mm MYC-YG2LX CPU module with easy access to its interfaces.…

meson64 edge: bump 6.2 to 6.4 + reworks + use bare DT's and overlays meson64 edge 6.2: rebase v6.2.16, drop Makefile patches, archeology, mbox'ing drop empty doc patch add-board-bananapi-cm4-cm4io.patch meson64 edge 6.2: update .config with no changes meson64 edge 6.4: initial copy (as-is) of 6.2 patches meson64 edge: bump from 6.2 to 6.4 (family file + symlink) meson64 edge 6.4: add 0000.patching_config.yaml for meson64 meson64 edge 6.4: drop patches that landed upstream and backports meson64 edge 6.4: rebase to 6.4-rc5; 7 are failing to apply meson64 edge 6.4: drop patches for boards that landed; change BPICM4 from add to board with pyavitz's fixes meson64 edge 6.4:…

Description Adding myself as the maintainer for Orange Pi Prime board. Also changed crust config for this board to be more board specific. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Booted on Orange Pi Prime Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in d…

Collabora is headed to California to take part in the inaugural edition of AI​.dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit, a new event aims to bring together the brightest developers from around the world to shape the trajectory of open source AI. View the full article

Description Add patches to support HEVC hardware video decoder provided by rkvdec in rockchip64 socs like rk3328 and rk3399. This leverages the hardware features reducing cpu usage by a wide margin. Also provides some patches and fixes for v4l2 whose patch files seems big, but most is just description text. Can be tested along with the repository published by me on this forum post. Jira reference number AR-1997 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compile current 6.1 rockchip64 kernel [x] Compile edge 6.6 rockchip64-kernel [x] Test current kernel on existing rk3399 installation on OrangePi4 LTS board [x] Test edge kernel on existing rk3399 installation on OrangePi4 LTS boar…

Description Big pull request that consolidates rockchip 32bit and rk322x families together, for less painful kernel patch adaption during maintance cycles. Jira reference number AR-1988 Despite this is the minor nightmarish part of the rockchip patches archive, consolidation could and has been done. In particular, this PR do: merge patches from rockchip and rk322x families for current and edge kernels, moving everything into rockchipfamily migrate edge kernel rockchip-6.6 into patch series, rename all patches with more understandable names with alphabetical prefixes in place of numeric ones (sunxi inspired) implement new style dt and overlay directories for edge and …

cli: introduce rewrite-uboot-patches cli command, works similar to the kernel one cli: introduce rewrite-uboot-patches cli command, works similar to the kernel one it prepares git, applies patches to git, and re-writes them back from git same as kernel, it does git archeology for mbox-less patches, etc uboot-patches-to-git alias is also added, but my guess is rewrite is more useful refactor a common config function for both kernel and uboot example invocation: ./compile.sh BOARD=xxxx BRANCH=edge rewrite-uboot-patches View the full article

Description FriendlyElec ships their devices with the latest blobs. Trying to run an Armbian image on this board with the old blobs might cause issues. @rpardini run into those issues with the NanoPC T6 and fixed it in https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6711 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add uarts dts as per vendor spec How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Built orangepi5-plus with kernel 6.8 and connected serial gps to uart3-m1 ttyS3 - got a fix Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Bumps rich from 13.7.1 to 13.8.0. Release notes Sourced from rich's releases. The Thanks for your patience Release This is a fairly large update. Mostly an accumulation of small fixes and enhancements. Nothing qualifies as a *breaking change (for some definition), but there may be some subtly changes to output. Check below for anything that might affect you! [13.8.0] - 2024-08-26 Fixed Fixed Table rendering of box elements so "footer" elements truly appear at bottom of table, "mid" elements in main table body. Fixed styles in Panel when Text objects are used for title Textualize/rich#3401 Fix pretty repr for collections.deque Textualize/rich#2864 Thread used in prog…

Starting with Mesa 25.2, NVK will now advertise support for Blackwell (RTX 50xx series) and Kepler (most GT and GTX 600 series, most GTX 700 series, and some GTX 800 series) GPUs. View the full article

Description Addressing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/3727 Current sunxi kernel 5.10 and 5.15 has troubles with axp battery driver. If adjusted, we can proceed. Disable AUFS for 5.15 and up until its not fixed. Jira reference number AR-1167 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual build sunxi current, legacy, edge Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downst…

CherryUSB is a lightweight open-source USB device/host stack for embedded systems with one or more USB interfaces. The stack implements various class drivers such as CDC, HID, MSC, audio, video, and so on. It’s apparently part of Boufalla Labs SDK (e.g. for BL702 MCU), and has been ported and tested with WCH CH32V307 RISC-V MCU, STMicro STM32F4, and Nuvoton NUC442 Cortex-M4 microcontroller, as well as a two Arm Cortex-M3 microcontrollers I’ve never heard of: EastSoft ES32F3 and MindMotion MM32L3xx. CherryUSB device stack highlights: Support for USB2.0 full and high speed Endpoint irq callback USB classes support Composite Device Communication Device Class (CDC) Human Inte…

A few weeks ago, Ryan Pavlik presented "Unifying Reality: Building Experiences with OpenXR", a master class on OpenXR, the open standard API for building VR and AR experiences that work across devices, now and into the future. View the full article

I’ve been fortunate enough lately to attend the largest virtual reality professional event/conference : SVVR. This virtual reality conference’s been held each year in the Silicon Valley for 3 years now. This year, it showcased more than 100 VR companies on the exhibit floor and welcomed more than 1400 VR professionals and enthusiasts from all around the world. View the full article

Description switched to most recent upstream source fixed wrong header location For 5.19.y and up there is a lot more work, so this will wait for someone else. Jira reference number AR-1316 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build sunxi and sunxi64 CURRENT Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description If OCI_TARGET_BASE is not set, then this override doesn't work. For some reason, this hack wasn't working with u-boot packages. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Making caches Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

patching: Patching Summary and Patching Failures tables using Python's Rich + auto patchers: bare dts, bare overlays, DT Makefile patching: Patching Summary and Patching Failures tables using Python's Rich even Rich'er patch output by colorizing certain strings green/yellow/red BASE_GIT_TAG now very sneakily also accepts a branch name IMPORTANT: this includes: BREAKING CHANGE: patches failing to apply now break the build. fixes #4958 also break on legacy process_patch_file() failure, remove EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR patching: auto patchers: bare dts, bare overlays, DT Makefile View the full article

Description Thanks to NicoD giving me a kick, identified/implemented fix present in 6.2+ builds to keep the hub from going to suspend. How Has This Been Tested? Boot and USB OK Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description This PR add some tweaks to get the current (and IMO best possible yet) configuration of the WDK. point to latest development branch which appears to be quite stable add package mtools to support mounting the EFI partition, enable mount add tweak to ensure qrtr-ns.service also runs, like protected-domain-mapper add board file with calibration data that work well with the QCNFA765 Wireless Network Adapter How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] built the image with ./compile.sh build BOARD=wdk2023 BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP…

Description Digging and reworking this https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6100 while (de)attaching to new LTS kernel. Jira reference number AR-2005 How Has This Been Tested? Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description ::set-output has been deprecated in 2022: https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-11-github-actions-deprecating-save-state-and-set-output-commands/ Thus replacing it with >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT as described in the guide above. Also, took me a while to figure out how to create and use the ARMBIAN_SELF_DISPATCH_TOKEN mentioned in the readme. So I updated the readme accordingly so others don't have to spend time figuring it out on their own in the future. (This helped me a lot: https://github.com/peter-evans/repository-dispatch?tab=readme-ov-file#token) How Has This Been Tested? [x] Ran the workflow on my forked repo without issues. Checklist: [x] My code fol…

Dear Armbian Community, We are excited to announce that our new release is approaching quickly, with an estimated release date of May 25th. Our team is working actively on the final touches, focusing on stability and fine-tuning advanced features such as 3D and video acceleration. We’re utilizing the best available methods, as there are multiple options to consider. We are adjusting our build targets to include stable, rolling and application-specific builds. Stable Releases: For those who prefer a more reliable and tested environment. Rolling Releases: For the latest updates and experimental features. Applications: Optimized builds for specific applications. We will…

Description JetHome Jethub D2 (j200) is a home automation controller with the following features: DIN Rail Mounting Amlogic S905X3 (ARM Cortex-A55) quad-core micro-HDMI video out 4GB LPDDR4 32GB eMMC flash 1 x USB 2.0 1 x 10/100/1000Mbps ethernet two module slots for radio/wire interface cards 2 x gpio LEDS 1 x 1-Wire 1 x RS-485 3 x dry contact digital GPIO inputs 2 x relay GPIO outputs DC 9-36V power source with battery UPS on board option Jira reference number AR-2028 How Has This Been Tested? Build and run ok. [X] JetHub D2 Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented …

Bumps setuptools from 72.2.0 to 73.0.1. Changelog Sourced from setuptools's changelog. v73.0.1 Bugfixes Remove abc.ABCMeta metaclass from abstract classes. pypa/setuptools#4503 <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/pull/4503>_ had an unintended consequence of causing potential TypeError: metaclass conflict: the metaclass of a derived class must be a (non-strict) subclass of the metaclasses of all its bases -- by :user:Avasam (#4579) v73.0.0 Features Mark abstract base classes and methods with abc.ABC and abc.abstractmethod -- by :user:Avasam (#4503) Changed the order of type checks in setuptools.command.easy_install.CommandSpec.from_param to support any collect…

Building on our Open Source strengths in AI and data-driven solutions, Collabora's ML team, led by Marcus Edel, Vineet Suryan, & Aaron Boxer, has taken first place in Track 3 of the ICME 2025 Grand Challenge on Video Super-Resolution for Video Conferencing. View the full article

The kernel 6.17 release benefits from improvements in the graphics subsystem, hardware enablement, and more! See where Collabora's kernel team contributed to this release. View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/12/holiday1-1.pngFrom major kernel milestones to expanding our support for the latest ARM and RISC-V hardware, 2025 has been a year of growth and grit for Armbian. As we wrap up the final commits of the year, we’re looking back with gratitude at how far this project has come. The holiday season is our favorite time to reflect on the power of open source - where a global community comes together to make hardware work better for everyone. Thank you for being part of our story this year. Happy Holiday Hacking! …

So far, If I wanted to monitor my blood pressure monitor and overall fitness, I’d use a Bluetooth blood pressure monitor (Koogeek BP2) plus a fitness tracker/smartwatch such as Weloop Key S3. It does the job, but WearWiz has come up with something much more compact with the BP Doctor Pro 2-in-1 device that acts as both a smartwatch/fitness tracker and a blood pressure monitor, and at $299, offers a cheaper alternative to the $500 FDA-approved Omron Heartguide. The company sent a sample to CNX Software for review, so we’ll have a look at the device and accessories, the Android app, and features such as blood pressure monitoring, HRM, SpO2 level monitoring, and more. The re…

gst-build is one of the main build systems used by the community to develop the GStreamer platform. In my last blog post, I presented gst-build and explained how to get started with it. Now, let's get straight to the point regarding cross-compilation. View the full article

I'm back from the GTK hackfest in Toronto, Canada and mostly recovered from jetlag, so it's time to write up my notes on what we discussed there. View the full article

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number MAN-86 Checklist: [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation View the full article

Spotpear’s Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to Raspberry Pi 3/4 adapters would not exist in a “normal” world of abundance that still existed a little less than 3 years ago. But I suppose extraordinary times require extraordinary adapters… If you have a spare Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W lying around but would rather like getting the ports from a Raspberry Pi 3 or Raspberry Pi 4, Spotpear has designed three adapters that can also be used as USB docks from a computer or mobile phone. The first adapter the “ZERO to 4B” will get you a Raspberry Pi 4-looking SBC with a Raspberry Pi RP3A0 system-in-package (Quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU + 512 MB RAM), and most of the same ports, except only three US…

Description Nothing fancy, just some fixes to remove unapplicable hunks and add some missing bits in the device trees for rk322x and rk3288 devices. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built edge kernel debs and tested on live installation for rk322x and rk3288 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Currently we were bumping nightly build version at the end which caused problems. Now version is bumped at start, then we clean possible left overs and start with the train. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Several manual runs Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Up until now, U-boot would only support the User datagram protocol (UDP) allowing for TFTP and NFS boot, but Linaro has now added support for TCP and HTTP in U-boot in order to boot Linux from common web servers. TFTP boot from U-boot has been supported for years, as around the year 2006 I remember implementing TFTP Linux boot for a Karaoke system in order to lower the BoM cost by selecting a smaller flash device, and I also explained how to boot Linux on a TV box with TFTP back in 2014. This requires installing a TFTP server on your server, which is quite a trivial task, but HTTP servers are omnipresent, so it’s a welcome addition to U-boot. If you want to use HTTP to bo…

Description This merge request implements an official support for OLIMEX Teres-A64 by Armbian and assigns myself as the maintainer. Solves the following issues: OS breaking after reboot that is currently present on the weekly builds No audio (Solved through including needed packages and updating debian and community olimex wiki) No active maintainer Removes bloatware introduced from armbian-firmware Before Merge Checklist (Reviewer) [ ] Continuous Deployment [ ] Add weekly build for: [ ] minimal stable debian CLI e.g. BOARD=olimex-teres-a64 BRANCH=current RELEASE=bookworm BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no [ ] Debian testing …

Description fix: armbianmonitor: use cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq if 1 Cluster is available How Has This Been Tested? Checklist: [x] Test on board bananapim64 View the full article

Description Same as https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4981 but for opi5 Also removed unnecessary family tweak for opi5. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Checked audio outputs. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description For bootable/workable kernel, dtb is necessary. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] Run apt show linux-image-current-meson to check whether dtb is a dependency. [X] Run apt purge --autoremove linux-image-current-meson to check if dtb will be removed automatically. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

artifact-kernel: log what is the actual ${USERPATCHES_PATH}/kernel/${KERNELPATCHDIR} so people can find it artifact-kernel: log what is the actual ${USERPATCHES_PATH}/kernel/${KERNELPATCHDIR} so people can find it case in point: some families point KERNELPATCHDIR to something like archive/sunxi-5.15 which makes it harder to find than sunxi-legacy View the full article

Looking back, it's amazing how much has happened in NVK in just the last 7 months. If development continues at this crazy pace, we may be looking at a pretty decent driver before too much longer. View the full article

Update maintainers synched from the database View the full article

Update maintainers and board status synced status from the database rename to .csc where we don't have anyone If you want to become a board maintainer, adjust data here. Ref: Board Maintainers Procedures and Guidelines View the full article

Description thead: fix LicheePi 4A audio problem. https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5712#issuecomment-1741680089 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup (EMMC). Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in do…

Description Update VOP2 and HDMI QP patches from https://github.com/andyshrk/linux/tree/rk3588-vop2-hdmi-upstream-linux-6.7-rc1-2023-11-14. Now there is no kernel panic and it seems to work more stable. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] An…

Description Some boards needs to be re-promoted, some retired. Welcome to add commits to this PR by the end of February. Please check https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Board-Support-Rules/ prior to proposing. How Has This Been Tested? Board status change. View the full article

Description phytium-embedded: add bpf_syscall support. update kernel config. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Orange Pi 5 requires to relocate FSPI0 pinctrl to identify SPI flash. Otherwise, it breaks NVME boot like now. This PR fixes it How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and boot Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description fix build error with new compiler update uboot to v2024.04 ras314: fix sd-card regulator error How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and Boot CLI/Gnome image on mba8mp [x] Build and Boot CLI/Gnome image on mba8mp-ras314 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

The ultimate travel router and secure hotspothttp://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/12/r67.jpgForget insecure hotel Wi-Fi. The NanoPi R76S, powered by the performance-optimized Armbian OS, is your ticket to a truly secure, high-speed mobile network. This pocket-sized device is built around the powerful Octa-core Rockchip RK3576 SoC and supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, giving it the muscle to handle demanding, encrypted traffic effortlessly. 💡This device is officially supported by Armbian at the Platinum level, providing long-term maintenance, high reliability, and priority software support.Its core hardware is ideal for the road. The dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports ensu…

Another day, another Rockchip RK3566-based device with an unnamed mini PC / thin client running Ubuntu 20.04, equipped with 2 to 4GB RAM, 16GB to 32GB eMMC flash, HDMI and VGA video outputs, Gigabit Ethernet, an optional wireless module, and more… Specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 1.8 GHz with Arm Mali-G52 EE GPU, 0.8 TOPS NPU/AI accelerator System Memory – 2GB to 4GB DDR3 Storage – 16GB or 32GB eMMC flash Video Output HDMI up to 1920×1080 (Odd as RK3566 supports 3840×2160 natively, so probably an error) VGA up to 1920×1080 Audio – 3.5mm audio output jack, 3.5mm microphone jack Networking – Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port USB – 4x USB 2.0 p…

Description #3796 Enable this config to support emmc on rock3a. View the full article

Description Lets have some handy tool for fast checking of images integrity. It needs 10-15m to check all images on average big runner. Jira reference number AR-1236 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test run xz: dl/jetson-nano/archive/Armbian_22.05.1_Jetson-nano_jammy_edge_5.18.0_xfce_desktop.img.xz: Unexpected end of input xz: dl/khadas-vim3l/archive/Armbian_22.05.1_Khadas-vim3l_jammy_edge_5.17.5_xfce_desktop.img.xz: Unexpected end of input xz: dl/khadas-vim3l/archive/Armbian_22.05.1_Khadas-vim3l_focal_current_5.10.110_xfce_desktop.img.xz: Unexpected end of input xz: dl/uefi-arm64/archive/Armbian_22.05.1_Uefi-arm64_focal_current_5.15.43_xfce_desktop.img.xz: Unexpected e…

In part 2 of this series on syzkaller, we looked at how to install the tool and use it to improve our code base. Now, how does syzkaller report a bug it finds in the execution path of a system call? Let's add a new syscall description and see how it goes. View the full article

At Collabora, our multimedia team is always looking to improve QA tools in GStreamer. This week, we're introducing a new QA tool: a GStreamer tracer to track leaked objects. View the full article

Description Bugfix Jira reference number AR-1236 How Has This Been Tested? Tested on cache creation, on those that broke. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Enable Docker support. Failing. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Docker install Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Hardkernel is working on the ODROID-Go Ultra (OGU), their latest portable gaming console and devkit, powered by the same Amlogic S922X hexa-core Cortex-A73/A53 processor found in the company’s ODROID-N2+ SBC. The new model also adds a 16GB eMMC flash for faster storage and increase the RAM to 2GB. The Korean company’s adventure with portable gaming consoles started with the ESP32-based ODROID-Go to celebrate its 10th birthday in 2018. At the time it looked like a side project, but the console was popular enough that they released their first Linux handheld game console with the ODROID-Go Advance (OGA) in 2019, and then the ODROID-Go Super (OGS) in 2020 with a larger 5-inc…

Z3 Technology has introduced several miniature dual-camera encoder boards with the PoE-capable FV2K-13A and FV4K-13A boards capable of handling two visible and/or thermal cameras at Full HD or 4K resolution respectively, along with the FV2K-15A and FV4K-15A variants equipped with low-profile connectors. All four models enable H.265/H.264 video streaming of a single or dual camera system, support ONVIF Profile S and T profile, and comply with the NDAA law in the US. This set of features as well as low power consumption and the lightweight designs make the boards suitable for UAV, inspection, surveillance, and other weight-constrained applications. Z3 Technology FV2K-13A an…

Taking one step towards democratizing the daunting task of dataset generation by making image synthesis and automatic ground truth data generation maintainable, cheaper, and more repeatable. View the full article

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build test passing Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no n…

iWave Sytems iW-RainboW-G50M is an NXP i.MX 93 OSM-L compliant LGA module with up to 2GB RAM, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2 module that is found in the company’s iW-RainboW-G50S Pico-ITX SBC designed for industrial applications. The NXP i.MX 93 single and dual-core Cortex-A55 processor with an Ethos U65 microNPU was announced in November 2021, but we had yet to see any hardware based on the new NXP i.MX 9 processor family. The iW-RainboW-G50M and iW-RainboW-G50S change that with a system-on-module and single board computer. iW-RainboW-G50M NXP i.MX 93 system-on-module Specifications: SoC (one or the other) NXP i.MX 9352 dual-core Cortex-A55 processor @ up to 1.7 GHz with Arm C…

T-Display-S3 Touch is an update to the T-Display-S3 “Basic” ESP32-S3 board that adds a 320×170 touchscreen using a CST816 I2C touchscreen sensor. The rest of the specifications remains the same with an ESP32-S3R8 dual-core WiFi and Bluetooth LE microcontroller, 16MB flash, a 1.9-inch 320×170 color display, a USB Type-C port, a few I/Os, and support for a LiPo battery. T-Display-S3 Touch specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration, 512KB RAM, 8MB PSRAM, wireless connectivity Storage – 16MB flash Connectivity via ESP32-S3 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 4 with 40 MHz bandwidth …

Maxtang ALN-10 is an upcoming mini-ITX motherboard based on Alder Lake-N processors from the Processor N50 up to the Core i3-N305 SoC and specifically targetting industrial applications with a -20 to +60°C temperature range, six RS232/RS485 serial ports, and 12V to 19V DC input among other features. Since the latest Alder Lake N-Series processors were announced, we’ve seen a range of mini PCs based on the new series, some laptops, as well as a camera devkit and one single board computer, but so far no actual motherboards. Maxtang ALN-10 changes that with the industrial mini-ITX motherboard soon expected to launch for B2B customers. Maxtang ALN-10 specifications: Alder Lak…

export-logs: introduce PASTE_URL to make easy to change paste service used export-logs: introduce PASTE_URL to make easy to change paste service used View the full article

Update maintainers synched from the database View the full article

Description We had autofocus patches for ov5640 camera in allwinner current and edge kernel that were disabled due to patch application failure. This PR fixes the patch application failure and re-enables the same How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Checked that patches applies on 6.4 kernel [X] Checked that patches applies on 6.4 kernel [X] Tested that autofocus works with 6.1 kernel on NanoPi Duo2 The following procedure was used to test autofocus with 6.1 kernel Compiled and enabled device tree overlay for ov5640 camera taken from the forum p…

The world-renowned culinary scene in The City of Light will be getting a pack of different types of chefs next week for Kernel Recipes and Embedded Recipes. Kernel Recipes kicks off on September 25, then Embedded Recipes from September 28 to 29. View the full article

Description Refresh kernel config to match fenix 1.6.4. This enables CONFIG_W1_SLAVE_THERM which was enabled on fenix as well. On bookworm, and also possibly on newer version of ubuntu, systemd starts all of the services present on first boot. Making the /etc/machine-id file empty ensures that machine id is still initialized on first-boot, while other services are not started automatically. This also seems to be observed by alex3d as well as reported in #6264 . However I was not able to reproduce the same issue on any of the other boards I have. Hence I have currently only handled it for meson-s4t7 family. This also makes the previous hack of masking chrony-wait.service …

The kernel release emphasizes the continuing growth and maturity of the Linux ecosystem and delivers new features, improvements, and optimizations that everyone will be eager to explore. See where Collabora's kernel team contributed to this release. View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/12/highligts-2.pngThis week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, kernel updates, and codebase improvements. Notable additions include support for the SpacemiT MusePi Pro and Friendlyelec NanoPi Zero2, alongside expanded compatibility for TI AM62x SoC boards. Multiple platforms, such as Rockchip, Meson64, and Sunxi, received kernel bumpst to new LTS 6.18.y and patch refinements, enhancing stability and hardware support. The team also improved consistency in function naming, streamlined vendor relations, and addressed driver issues for Rockchip64. Workflow enhancements were made to enforce image av…

We’ve first covered Alibaba T-Head work on Android 10 for RISC-V in January 2021, and later that year they started selling the T-Head RVB-ICE dual-core RISC-V board with GPU for software development. The company has now provided an update for Android 12 RISC-V port, instructions to build Android RISC-V to run it in an emulator, as well as a 2022-2023 roadmap. Alibaba T-head is working on hardware platforms, which appears to be similar to T-Head RVB-ICE board, with the following minimal specifications: CPU – At least Dual-core XuanTie C910 (rv64imafdcv) processor GPU – Compatible with OpenGL ES and OpenCL VPU – HW Video/Picture codec Neural Network Accelerator System Memo…

Description Jira reference number AR-817 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Also update bcm2711 config. Small maintenance issue. How Has This Been Tested? [x] build test on all affected Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Sponsored by Valve, this latest release of the Open Source project which enables interaction with traditional desktop environments, such as GNOME and KDE, in VR, brings the largest amount of changes yet, with many new features and architectural improvements. View the full article

At Collabora, our multimedia team is always looking to improve QA tools in GStreamer. This blog introduces a new QA tool: a GStreamer tracer to track leaked objects. View the full article

Description Noticed this small utils is missing. Lets add it. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Installed on target Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description As per subject: did a mistake and usb otg port got disabled. This PR enables usb otg port for current and edge kernels. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled device tree with success on current kernel branch Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article