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Syntax error fixes, dep checks & shfmt of board-side bash scripts shfmt everything, so maybe it's easier to understand. armbian-hardware-optimization: fix for case without esac introduced in #4417; shfmt armbian-audio-config: do nothing if aplay/amixer/alsactl missing; shfmt View the full article

The newly released Arduino PLC IDE supports the five languages defined by the IEC 61131-3 standard: Ladder Diagram, Functional Block Diagram, Structured Text, Sequential Function Chart, and Instruction List. With Arduino focusing more and more on the industrial side with its Arduino Pro family, the company unveiled the Arduino Opta Micro PLC for industrial application last month and said it could be programmed with traditional PLC languages such as Ladder and FCB as well as the Arduino 2.0.0 IDE. The company now seems to have created an all-in-one integrated development environment for such hardware with the Arduino PLC IDE supporting PLC languages with Arduino Sketches. …

Hackerboards.com single board computer database has been around for several years starting as Board-DB, but I noticed another one called FindBoard while browsing on Aliexpress with some more exotic boards. Hackerboards’ database currently features 467 SBCs and MCU boards, while FindBoard has 453 boards. There are some overlaps, but also boards that are not found in the first database. Many of the boards on FindBoard are Linux-capable, but they are also some microcontroller boards as we can see from the screenshot above. If Chinese is selected, the “Buy now” will redirect you to Taobao, and if it is English they will be a link to an Aliexpress page. There’s a parametric se…

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]: I won't use JIRA as it's evidently a contributor to the replication crisis in the computer science 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] Daily driving it, tell ya in few days 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, particula…

I think i've proven that my contributions to the documentation can be trusted and are helpful while reducing the processing time you two keep complaining about. CC @igorpecovnik @rpardini View the full article

Makerfabs “ESP32-S3 Round SPI TFT with Touch 1.28″” is a small ESP32-S3 with a 1.28-inch round color touchscreen display, a microSD card, support for USB and battery power, and two “Mabee” extension connectors. The board joins other ESP32-S3 round display boards such as the Lilygo T-RGB board or Seeed Studio’s Round Display for XIAO, but with a thinner device, and a square PCB with trimmed corners instead of a round PCB like the other two. ESP32-S3 Round SPI TFT with Touch 1.28″ (E32S3128GC) specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller @ 240 MHz with vector extension, 512KB SRAM, 8MB PSRAM, Wi-Fi 4 & Bluetooth 5.0…

Return COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=gz option How Has This Been Tested? ./compile.sh helios BOARD=helios64 BRANCH=current COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=gz,sha [x] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [x] 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 [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Dropped support for host OSes that can not build crust Jira reference number AR-1811 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 [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description This probably can help solve the usecases that require home directory to stay present in the final image like the one mentioned in #5918 Jira reference number AR-1912 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] Tested creating image with and without the INCLUDE_HOME_DIR=yes. Works as expected. 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]…

Description The command added to check whether the directory is git or not was having syntax error. Fixed the same. Also it seems adding safe-directory with local doesn't really work which actually makes sense. hence reverting to using global instead. Its still safer than before as we are not adding * and are adding the actual path of the directory Fixes following error in the logs --> (9) COMMAND: git --no-pager -C /home/flash/build-fork/cache/git-bare/kernel -C rev-parse --git-dir -->--> command failed with error code 128 after 0 seconds --> (9) WARNING: stacktrace for failed command [ exit code 128:git --no-pager -C /home/flash/build-fork/cache/git-bar…

Armbian Weekly Highlights: Enhanced Compatibility and Toolinghttp://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/11/githubhighlights-2.png This week in Armbian development saw a range of significant updates and improvements across the project, focusing heavily on expanding hardware support and refining the build framework. Major Highlights The Armbian ecosystem saw significant expansion into the emerging micro-compute camera space, notably adding support for new Rockchip RV110x variants, alongside major U-Boot version bumps and the introduction of a dedicated low-memory build architecture. New Low-Memory Build Extension: Introduced the LowMem extension to optimize builds specifi…

Description Removing udev rules which were causing flickering. Jira reference number AR-1061 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated and run Debian Cinnamon image with EDGE kernel (5.17.5) Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

We’ve written about STMicro Time-of-Flight ranging sensors several times over the year, including the latest VL53L8 which offers a range of up to 4 meters. But if your application would benefit from a more extended range, Toppan and Brookman Technology have designed a three-dimensional range image sensor (3D sensor) capable of measuring distances from one to 30 meters. using a hybrid Time-of-Flight (ToF) method. That method, proposed by Professor Shoji Kawahito of Shizuoka University, is a new sensing technology combining the indirect ToF method of measuring distance by phase difference and the direct ToF methodology for measurement based on time differences. The hybrid m…

In my previous blog post, we discussed the importance of testing, what is fuzzing, and how the syzkaller fuzzes the kernel in order to find bugs. Now, let’s install the tool and starting using it to improve our code base. View the full article

Linux Kernel 4.6 was released this week, with a total of 9 Collabora engineers taking part in its development, Collabora’s highest number of engineers contributing to a single Linux Kernel release yet. In total Collabora contributed 42 patches. View the full article

AAEON has unveiled the UP 4000 single board computer with a form factor and ports arrangement similar to Raspberry Pi 2/3, but powered by a choice of x86 processors, namely the Intel Atom E3900 series, Celeron N3350, or Pentium N4200 all parts of the Apollo Lake family. The first UP Board was introduced in 2015 as a device offering an x86 alternative to the Raspberry Pi 2 with an Intel Atom x5-Z8300/Z8350 “Cherry Trail” processor, but later “UP bridge the gap” boards from the company used larger “Squared” (85.6 x 90 mm) or “Xtreme” (122 x 120 mm) form factors. The UP 4000 SBC brings us back to the original business card form factor but with a boost in performance and vari…

OpenWrt 22.03 open-source Linux operating system for routers and entry-level embedded devices has just been released with over 3800 commits since the release of OpenWrt 21.02 nearly exactly one year ago. The new version features Firewall4 based on nftables, switching from the earlier iptables-based Firewall3, and adds support for over 180 new devices for a total of more than 1,580 embedded devices, including 15 devices capable of WiFi 6 connectivity using the MediaTek MT7915 wifi chip. OpenWrt developers explain that Firewall4 keeps the same the UCI firewall configuration syntax and should work as a drop-in replacement with most common setups, just generating nftables rul…

The Arylic S50 Pro+ is an audio streamer with a built-in preamp. It can be connected to various wireless networks such as WiFi and Bluetooth (with aptX HD audio support), and wired connections namely analog RCA Line In/Out, Digital Optical In/Out, Coaxial Out, Subwoofer Out, RJ45 LAN port, and a USB host port. To use the S50 Pro+, simply connect the output cable to the power amplifier ​​and a stereo speaker system. It allows you to stream music from streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, or Qobuz in high definition through the 4STREAM app or other compatible apps. It’s also possible to add multiple S50 Pro+ to your home audio system for support for multiple rooms and/or …

More updates for Radxa's Amlogic boards (radxa-zero and radxa-zero2) radxa-zero: include v2022.10 standard patches (eg: boot from USB first) meson64 u-boot v2022.10: change BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES to try to boot USB, NVME and SCSI before SD, MMC, PXE, DHCP u-boot: radxa-zero2: use v2022.10 plus Radxa's patches u-boot: radxa-zero2: Radxa's patches for the Zero2 on v2022.10 meson64: 6.0: g12a and g12b pinmux patches from Radxa common for all meson64 same batch, different repo: https://github.com/armbian/firmware/pull/42 "Add AW-CM256 BT firmware" View the full article

Description Updated rockchip RND driver from the v4.4 legacy version to one found packaged with a v5.10 kernel @paolosabatino says this supports more Rockchip SOCs 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] Builds updated image [x] Verified that RK3308 HW RNG still functions with updated driver [ ] @paolosabatino should verify that additional SOCs are, in fact, supported 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, pa…

Gowin R86S (aka GW-R86S) is an affordable Intel Celeron N5100 or Pentium N6005 Jasper Lake mini PC, router, and firewall appliance with 2.5GbE and 10GbE networking that sells for $310 and up on Aliexpress. 10GbE used to be reserved for the enterprise market due to the cost of hardware, but costs have gone down a lot as illustrated by the Gowin R86S system with up to three 2.5GbE ports, two 10GbE SFP+ cages, as well as ports that you would typically find a mini PC such as HDMI 2.0 video output, M.2 socket for NVMe SSD, two USB 3.0 ports, and a WiFi module. Gowin R86S specifications: SoC (one or the other) Intel Celeron N5105 quad-core Jasper Lake processor @ 2.0GHz / 2.9GH…

meson64: 6.1.y/edge: BananaPi M5: use 270 clock phase via amlogic,mmc-phase Original overlay /dts-v1/; /plugin/; / { compatible = "amlogic,g12a", "amlogic,g12b", "amlogic,sm1"; fragment@0 { target-path = "/soc/mmc@ffe07000"; overlay { amlogic,mmc-phase = <0x03 0x00 0x00>; }; }; }; I think there is a JIRA for this but can't find it. Long discussion on this with @chbgdn on Discord. See https://discord.com/channels/854735915313659944/858684386806595584/1061788329793822841 Upstream novella https://lore.kernel.org/linux-amlogic/1j7czj2s8r.fsf@starbuckisacylon.baylibre.com/ Image for testing: https://github.com/rpardin…

Description Our Docker images generation logic will be tied to those values and we anyway don’t want to generate Focal or Buster Docker images anymore. Jira reference number AR-1495 How Has This Been Tested? No need, as we only change statuses. View the full article

TODO [ ] Explain to me DEFAULT_OVERLAYS so that i can document it else merge with fixme placeholder View the full article

Description AR-1546 New kernel based on latest rockchip sdk release rkr3.6: https://github.com/amazingfate/linux-rockchip How Has This Been Tested? [x] kernel build success [x] kernel works on my rock-5b 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

Videostrong HC1 Home Care Hub is a Smart Home/IoT gateway designed for the elderly that also serves as a smart speaker with 10-meter far-field voice recognition, a video phone with a video built-in camera and speaker, and a 4K Android TV box. The system is based on an Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor coupled with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB RAM, supports Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and LoRa, WiFi, and Bluetooth connectivity, and offers both HDMI 2.1 video output, and HDMI 2.0 video input. HC1 specifications: SoC – Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core Arm Cortex-A35 @ 2.0GHz with Arm Mali-G31 MP2 GPU with OpenGL ES 3.2 support System Memory – 2GB or 4GB RAM Storage – 8G…

…22459702ebfadd 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-1667 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. built jammy image with patched 6.1.125 kernel verified /dev/snd/ nodes returned Sent patched image to the user who had the audio HAT for the RockPi-S He verified that audio (output at least) now works. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have pe…

hashed-OCI-revisioned-debs: introduce "reversioning" of .deb packages tl-dr: maximize OCI cache hit ratio across nightlies/releases/PRs/etc; publish simple Version:'s that don't include a crazy hash in repo and images introduce output/packages-hashed directory radically change the output/debs directory structure trap-logging: just discard logs dir when ANSI_COLOR=none repo-reprepro.py: set -e & pipefail prepare_host: handle PRE_PREPARED_HOST inside prepare_host_init() so WORKDIR etc is always available kernel-debs: avoid showing tree of kernel modules if they've not been built for example EXT=nomod causes no modules to be built debs: all produced debs now get…

Description add armsom-w3.wip github: https://github.com/ArmSoM/armsom-w3-bsp wiki: http://wiki.armsom.org/index.php/ArmSoM-w3 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] 2.5Gb Network r8125 ok [x] Headphone ok [x] usb 2.0 * 2 ok [x] typec ok [x] usb3.0 ok [x] hdmi tx * 2 ok [x] 40pin-Header ok [x] LED ok [x] RTC ok [x] debug ok [x] Fan ok [x] M2 E key ok [x] MIPI CSI ok [x] MIPI DSI ok [x] POE ok 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 co…

Description meson: fix: Fail to register VCC_CORE regulator How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] Burn and run Checklist: [ ] 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 Bumped Allwinner kernels. legacy - 5.15.137 -> 5.15.139 current - 6.1.62 -> 6.1.63 edge - 6.6.1 -> 6.6.2 Updated ov5640 camera patches to fix patch application failure. Also rebased the config files. 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] Both 32-bit and 64-bit kernel builds fine. [X] Tested 32-bit kernel on NanoPi Duo2(H3). All 3 kernels seems to work fine. [X] Tested ov5640 camera with current and edge kernels. Autofocus didn't worked for me, but its possible that I might have damaged my camera by placing something on it. Hav…

Description This PR fixes EXTRAWIFI=no compilation when uwe5622 driver and rockchip64 family is involved. The error was due to the fact that uwe5622 driver has been moved in misc patch directory some time ago, but a custom patch was left into family kernel patches to adapt the driver to rockchip64 platform. EXTRAWIFI=no would not patch the kernel to include the driver, but the custom patch was still applied since it was present as kernel patch and that would cause a failure. With this PR, the custom rockchip patch has been moved into misc directory as well and it is applied selectively in code, so EXTRAWIFI=no works correctly. Also uwe5622 related patches are moved into…

Add audio support to hdmi output (meson) View the full article

This week in Armbian: We're gearing up for the 25.11 release with a code freeze approaching November 20th, while development continues with new board support and kernel updates. We're also exploring the JetHub D1+ as a professional automation solution, understanding safe operating temperatures for SBCs, and highlighting the critical role of SPI flash in modern single board computers. Here's what's new: Armbian 25.11 release is comingArmbian 25.11 code freeze begins November 20th. Maintainers should test boards, resolve critical issues, and join the coordination meeting on November 8th.http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/icon/favicon-25.icoArmbian blogIgor Pecovnikhttp…

Kraid is a new Rust-based compiler for Panfrost that replaces the aging Bifrost-rooted compiler stack with a cleaner, more flexible design for modern Mali GPUs, improving IR structure, register allocation, hardware testing, and long-term maintainability. View the full article

Description Kernel 5.10.y need patch adjustment for boot splash since it doesn't share all changes to the code. Jira reference number AR-1151 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Think Silicon NEOX GPU family with models optimized for graphics (NEOX|G) or artificial intelligence (NEOX|A) is based on the RISC-V RV64C ISA instruction set with adaptive NoC, and offers up to 64 cores delivering up to 409.6 GFLOPS at 800MHz with support for FP16, FP32 and optionally FP64 and SIMD instructions. The NEOX GPUs can be integrated into microcontrollers, crossover processors, and even more powerful application processors, and target AI, IoT/Edge, and media processing in consumer and industrial devices. Each shader of the GPU is a programmable 64-bit RISC-V (RV64GC) core running a real-time operating system (RTOS) and the GPU is supported by lightweight graphi…

Open Source software development thrives on remote collaboration, and continues to do so in 2020, with multiple projects announcing releases in the first quarter. View the full article

Starting today, 13 May, and throughout the weekend, four Collaborans will be attending the GStreamer Spring Hackfest 2016 in Thessaloniki, Greece! View the full article

Description Regular maintanace. Setting sunxi to last tag. View the full article

Description Few more fixes to config. Changes in patches affect RK3308 audio @brentr 3328 @paolosabatino ... I hope i didn't break something. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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 Typo View the full article

meson64: 6.1.y/edge: rebase patches against v6.1.4 (no actual changes) View the full article

Description Jira reference number AR-1602 Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4943 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build image 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

0xC0FFEE’s RP2040 PHAT is both a Raspberry Pi RP2040 development board and a pHAT for Raspberry Pi and Pi Zero Linux SBCs that exposes the I/Os through the 40-pin GPIO header traditionally found in Raspberry Pi single board computers. The board comes with all features of the Raspberry Pi Pico board including a USB port for power and programming, an SPI flash, and a BOOT button, but also adds a Reset button. That means it’s software compatible, except for the user LED connected to GPIO 26, and works with the MicroPython and C SDKs, as well as the Arduino IDE, Zephyr RTOS, and more. RP2040 pHAT specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller @…

Description Add a tool named bootconfig to manage boot files. If it's OK, I will update all bootscripts to support it. The previous discussions are in #5076. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] apt install linux-image-current-meson and reboot to current [X] apt install linux-image-edge-meson and reboot to edge [X] apt purge linux-image-edge-meson and reboot to current 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 depe…

Description WAN ethernet does not work on NanoPI R2C on edge because GMAC_CLK pin on PHY not provides output clock (for GMAC) by default. This updated device tree fix this issue. current and legacy branches have different (out of kernel) driver and don't need this dts fix. [ 2.902617] rk_gmac-dwmac ff540000.ethernet: IRQ eth_wake_irq not found [ 2.902640] rk_gmac-dwmac ff540000.ethernet: IRQ eth_lpi not found [ 2.902793] rk_gmac-dwmac ff540000.ethernet: PTP uses main clock [ 2.903026] rk_gmac-dwmac ff540000.ethernet: clock input or output? (input). <- this clock MUST be provided by PHY [ 2.903049] rk_gmac-dwmac ff540000.ethernet: TX delay(0x22). [ 2.…

Description The idea is to generate output/git_sources.json file that will contain url, branch and commit hash combo. The easiest way to generate file for all devices is to run ./compile.sh targets. Then at the time of release we will copy the output/info/git_sources.json file to config/sources/git_sources.json. Once the file is copied, the hash information from the file will be used to fetch resources for git repositories where branches are specified instead of tags or commits. There can be other ways to do this as well. I am just too tired to experiment more on the same. Raising it to be a communication starter. Jira reference number AR-2087 Based on: https://github.c…

Description Find and take loop device in one shot to prevent race condition How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build image Checklist: [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code View the full article

Description a new atf version is now available on GitHub (v2.10) the new version is compatible with GCC13 Jira reference number AR-2441 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build images for mba8mp-ras314 and mba8mpxl with new patches [x] Boot test "bookworm_current" mba8mp-ras314 [x] Boot test "bookworm_current" mba8mpxl NOTICE: BL31: v2.10.0 (release):armbian NOTICE: BL31: Built : 08:58:44, Aug 26 2024 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code View the full article

Description Move LicheePi-4A to eos because its chip design has security vulnerabilities. Not only security vulnerabilities, but there are also still many issues with the support for RISC-V at the moment. Reference link： https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/riscv_business_thead_c910_vulnerable/?td=readmore https://ghostwriteattack.com/ View the full article

This second post in the Tyr series dives deeper into GPU driver internals by using the Vulkan-based VkCube application to explain how User Mode Drivers (UMDs) and Kernel Mode Drivers (KMDs) work together to execute GPU workloads. View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/11/armbian_safe-operating.pngSingle Board Computers (SBCs) like the Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, and Rockchip-based boards pack impressive computing power into compact designs but with that power comes heat. Keeping temperatures within a safe range is critical for performance, stability, and longevity. Most SBCs are designed to operate safely between 0°C and 80°C (32°F to 176°F), though the ideal range depends on the processor and workload. For example, ARM-based chips such as the RK3588 or Broadcom BCM2711 typically idle between 35°C and 50°C, and can safely run under sustained loads up to 70°C-75°C. Once the temperature reaches ar…

Description After dramatically reducing labels used in build system - to improve UX and label usage, we also need to adjust our automated Actions driven labeler. Jira reference number AR-959 How Has This Been Tested? Not tested - config system changes only. 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 [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

Digi IX30 is a 4G LTE cellular router for industry 4.0 designed for distribution and automation, remote machines and sensor monitoring in industries such as oil and gas production, water utilities, smart cities, and outdoor signage. The Digi IX30 is a rugged device able to operate in harsh environments, and the US model supports FirstNet nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety in the event of an emergency (e.g. terrorist attack). The network is designed for first responders, city services, and infrastructure, as well as drilling and gas wells, Internet-connected irrigation systems, waste disposal, and septic tank services among others. A future ve…

Description This PR adds some configuration bits for a new CSC configuration for generic rk3318 tv boxes. rk3318 is the cheap and lost sibling of rk3328, no documentation is available and my opinion is a scrap product; nonetheless it has the same features and has been apparently sold only to tv box manufacturers. The provided device tree is generic enough to work with rk3328 tv boxes too. A set of patches that introduce several device tree overlays is provided, so users can enable the overlays at runtime as needed manually or with the help of a simple script (rk3318-config) that does some autodection. What is the purpose of this? The purpose of this CSC is to give to r…

When you work on a piece of software, you usually want to be able to build and test it manually on your local system, but without compromising your system or destabilizing the distribution provided software. View the full article

New DRM drivers are being added to almost each new kernel release, and because the mode setting API is so rich and complex, bugs do slip in that translate to differences in behaviour between drivers. View the full article

HiPo is a 3.52-inch black and white e-Paper Display that can be updated through NFC without the need for external power and offers an alternative to the 4.2-inch and 7.5-inch NFC-powered e-Paper displays from Wareshare that also operate without battery only using the data and power from NFC to update the image. Alternatively, Guangdong SID Technology’s HiPo display can also be connected to an SPI adapter board allowing the users to connect it to an STM32 board provided by the company, but it could also be used with Arduino boards, ESP8266 & ESP32 hardware platforms, Raspberry Pi SBCs and MCU boards, or any platform with an SPI interface. HiPo specifications: Controlle…

Odyssey Blue mini PC based on the ODYSSEY-X86J4125 SBC is now offered as part of a bundle with Frigate open-source NVR platform with support for real-time local object detection, and an Coral USB AI accelerator. The Odyssey Blue mini PC is equipped with an Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core Gemini Lake Refresh processor, 8GB RAM, and a 128GB SSD preloaded with an unnamed Linux OS (probably Debian 11) and Frigate Docker container. The solution can run over object detection at 100+ FPS when equipped with a Coral USB accelerator. Since the hardware is not exactly new, and we’ve covered it in detail in the past, even reviewing the earlier generation SBC with Celeron J4105 processo…

AAEON UP 4000 is a compact Apollo Lake single board computer that’s about the size of a business card or a Raspberry Pi designed for automation, robotics, digital signage, and other space-constrained applications that may benefit from an x86 processor. The company already published some Phoronix benchmarks comparing the UP 4000 SBC against Raspberry Pi 4, NVIDIA Jetson Nano, and the original UP board, but since nothing beats third-party evaluation, AAEON sent a review sample to CNX Software for additional testing. UP 4000 SBC unboxing There are several variants of the board, and I received the UP-APL03X7F-A10-0464 SKU with 4GB RAM, 64Gb eMMC flash, and an Intel Atom x7-E3…

meson64: 6.1.y/edge: docs: fix zero2's patch after bpim2s's addition View the full article

Description Repository was removed. Lets pin to new one with new commit id. Jira reference number AR-1603 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compilation aarch64 [x] Compilation armhf 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 IMO the "Repeat Build Options" log should consistently appear for any build option. So I did update scripts as follows (copy of commit comment): cli-build.sh, start-end.sh: move function produce_repeat_args_array() to start-end.sh add $WHAT as first arg to produce_repeat_args_array() if $WHAT is not empty move early display log of "Repeat Build Options" to function main_default_start_build() move last log of "Repeat Build Options" to function main_default_end_build() add last log of "Repeat Build Options" to LOG_SECTION="repeat_build_options" How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any rel…

M5Stack CM4Stack is a tiny Arm Linux mini PC based on Raspberry Pi CM4 that measures 59 x 44 x 46mm and integrates a 2-inch touchscreen display for information and control, as well as the usual ports you’d expect from a mini PC such as HDMI, USB 3.2 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and so on. We’ve previously written about M5Stack Core and Atom controllers based on ESP32 microcontrollers, an optional 2.0-inch display, and a few GPIOs. The company has now decided to provide a similar solution with a jump in performance and interfaces with the CM4Stack development kit. CM4Stack specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 (CM4104032) with SoC – Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 proce…

HARDWARIO CHESTER platform is a configurable LPWAN IoT gateway whose main function is to connect as many devices and environments as possible to the Internet using connectivity such as LoRaWAN, LTE Cat M1, or NB-IoT, as well as GNSS for geolocation. Contrary to most IoT gateways, it does not run Linux on an application processor, and instead, the “brain” of the CHESTER IoT gateway is a Raytac Bluetooth 5.0 module based on a Nordic Semi nRF52840 Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller running Zephyr real-time operating system, which connects to LTE IoT modem and a LoRaWAN module through UART, and expansion modules through I2C, 1-wire, and GPIO interfaces. HARDWARIO CHESTER specifica…

KOKONI SOTA 3D printer with an inverted design (the printing head is under the hotbed) that supports printing speeds of up to 600mm/s, as well as 7-color printing through a filament tower adding support for 5 extra filament rolls. The upside-down design was made to move motors and rails to the bottom base of the printer to lower the center of gravity and help improve stability, reduce the vibration to virtually nothing, and enable the faster printing speed. KOKONI also says the SOTA 3D printer offers 0.1mm accuracy thanks to AI radar detection and error compensation and operates relatively silently at 30dB one meter from the 3D printer. KOKONI SOTA specifications: Printin…

Description Patch tzselect text to be more neutral. Jira reference number AR-1826 How Has This Been Tested? Text change only. Manual test of execution. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

Description Added DMA support for H616/H618 devices. Added overlays for interfaces available on 26-pin header of orangepi zero2 and zero3. The 26 pin headers can provide upto 3 i2c interfaces, 2 pwm, 2 uarts and 1 spi with 2 chip selects. I have added overlays for the 3 i2c and 2 uart interfaces. I didn't saw the pwm suppport yet in the kernel and hence have skipped the same. For spi, the existing spidev1_0 and spidev1_1 seems to apply fine. As part of this PR, I am also stepping down as the maintainer. As a wip device needs a maintainer, I have moved the device to be csc instead. Any further development for this device should be handled by the community. How Has This B…

Description Allow to use Docker credentials for oras-cli push artifacts when CI=true is set, but not in GitHub action. TODO: fix GITHUB_OUTPUT use if CI=true is set. Jira reference number AR-2357 How Has This Been Tested? [X] correct push to external container registry with CI=true 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

Description If we want to check if a file is not from one of the listed folders, it needs to be check that "NOT x AND NOT y AND NOT z" is true, instead of "NOT x OR NOT y OR NOT z" Example: This PR should not have the "Hardware" label: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6781 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] To be tested in future PRs Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/11/D1_v3_face_antenna-2.pngBuilding a serious automation system shouldn’t mean spending days wiring SBCs, shields, USB dongles, level shifters and external power protection. JetHub D1+ offers a clean alternative: a compact, integrated, production-ready controller built for smart buildings, industrial automation, energy management, BMS, dispatching, and reliable IoT deployments. This device is developed and manufactured by JetHome and comes ready for the field: no breadboards, no compatibility guessing, no driver hunting. Every interface is engineered, tested, and electrically protected. Software support includes Armbian Linux or…

Description Remove missing packages that were preventing successful assembly. Jira reference number AR-1171 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and flash image Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

u-blox XPLR-IOT-1 explorer kit is an all-in-one IoT evaluation platform with cellular IoT, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, and GNSS, plus some sensors to evaluate various IoT products and enable proofs of concepts such as logistics container trackers, industrial automation, sensor-to-cloud applications, and fleet management solutions. The device’s main module is the u-blox NORA-B106 with a dual-core Arm Cortex M33 microcontroller and Bluetooth LE 5.2 radio that host the application software and control the other modules, namely the SARA-R510S module for LTE-M and NB-IoT cellular connectivity, NINA-W156 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi module, and the MAX-M10S GNNS module. The XPLR-IOT-1 platfo…

Description Rebase action fails to work after bulk security changes. View the full article

Rockchip SoCs, notably the RK3399, are popular in devices such as Chromebooks and single-board computers. Indeed, they bring some interesting features, one of them being the Arm Frame Buffer Compression (AFBC). View the full article

How the use of Yocto and OpenEmbedded helps corporations migrate to free software. View the full article

The last time we wrote about the ZOTAC ZBOX PICO PI336 mini PC it featured an Intel Celeron N4100 Gemini Lake processor, but the company appears to have launched an upgrade with an Intel Celeron N6211 Elkhart Lake processor instead. The new ZBOX PI336 PICO fanless mini PC also gets more storage up to 128GB eMMC flash, but the rest of the specifications remain pretty much the same with 4GB RAM, HDMI & DisplayPort video outputs, three USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFI, and Bluetooth, although some of the interfaces got a version bump for additional performance. ZOTAC PI336 specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron N6211 dual-core Elkhart Lake processor up to 1.2/3.0 GHz with …

The latest mini PC marketed in the ‘Pro’ range from Beelink is the SEi11 Pro and features one of last year’s Intel H-series processors typically used in gaming laptops. Beelink kindly sent one for review and I’ve looked at performance running both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04. Beelink SEi11 Pro hardware overview The Beelink SEi11 Pro physically consists of a 126 x 113 x 40mm (4.96 x 4.45 x 1.57 inches) square metal case. As an actively cooled mini PC, it uses Intel’s ‘10 nm SuperFin’ Tiger Lake processor and the review model included an i5-11320H which is a quad-core 8-thread 3.20 GHz Core processor (at 35W TDP) boosting to 4.50 GHz with Intel’s Iris Xe Graphics. The front…

Description On DIFF between PR and master. This should hopefully help finding out mistakes we do in scripting. After brief testing, this will become mandatory to deal with. When we change a script, we need to deal with ShellCheck problems. Jira reference number AR-1399 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Running snippet by hand 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 dow…

uefi-arm64: 6.1: working Phytium D2000 onboard Ethernet ACPI stmmac glue, PHY hack there are 2 gmacs, but only eth1 has an actual PHY original https://gitee.com/atzlinux/atzlinux-kernel/tree/master/debian/patch adapted to default to =m, not require Feiteng kernel reqs, and small api change around 5.19.y (done before) squash and rename patch to reflect what it is remove numbering, let's not do numbered patches in UEFI families? View the full article

Barring barebone models, most mini PCs sell with Windows 10 or Windows 11 pre-installed, and that’s not ideal for people wanting to run Linux only since they also pay extra for the license of an operating system they are not going to use. But MeLE is now selling the Quieter2D mini PC with an Intel Celeron N4000 dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB or 128GB eMMC storage for $139.99 and up without an operating system or a Windows key. The ultrathin fanless mini PC also features M.2 2280 SATA/NVMe socket, a microSD card reader, two HDMI 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, four USB 3.0 ports, and takes 12V power input through a USB Type-C port. MeLE Quieter…

Description As per title. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patch test Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Update and run our shellfmt script version 3.8.0 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run sudo ./lib/tools/shellfmt.sh 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

Dear Armbians, welcome to this week’s newsletter! Here, you’ll find updates on the latest release and community contributions. New Additions and Improvements Raydium Display Compatibility Orientation and Timing Enhancements: Raydium displays now read orientation and timing directly from the DTS (device tree source), improving display support for more consistent visuals. (Contributor: @ginkage) PWM Fan Fix for RetrOLED CM5 Cooling Optimization: PWM fan frequency adjustments bring improved cooling management for RetrOLED CM5 devices, increasing device longevity and performance. (Contributor: @ginkage) SHELLFMT Tool Upgrade Developer Tooling Update: SHELLFMT_VERSI…

As the Armbian 25.11 release approaches, development is entering its final phase with emphasis on testing, stabilization, and release coordination. A code freeze will begin on November 20th, limiting merges to critical fixes and release-essential changes only. Following the freeze period, maintainers will have the flexibility to release once standard validation and review processes are complete. Here's an overview of coordination priorities and upcoming milestones. Coordination meetingA brief coordination session will be held before the freeze to ensure alignment: When: Saturday, 8 November 2025, at 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST Where: Release Coordination Event Agenda: Review op…

Fixing package list in all mate desktops as mouse input and keyboard input fail after booting desktop. View the full article

Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Linux kernel development continues. Here's a look at the various projects Collaborans have been involved in, and the progress made in kernel 5.6, which was released over the weekend. View the full article

On Thursday 28th of April in Paris, France Bosch and Collabora will be hosting the first Apertis hands-on session during the GENIVI AMM. The session will give everyone present an opportunity to work first hand with Apertis and produce applications to be deployed on automotive targets. View the full article

Arduino was already involved in LoRaWAN with its MKR WAN 1300 board, but now the company has started offering Arduino-branded Wisgate Edge Pro and Wisgate Edge Lite 2 LoRaWAN gateways for respectively outdoor and indoor environments as part of the Arduino Pro family. If the names of the gateways seem familiar, it’s because Arduino collaborated with Rakwireless, and is simply using their existing LoRaWAN gateways. As I understand it RAKwireless will provide the hardware and technical support, while Arduino will sell the gateways and other LoRaWAN hardware through its existing customer base, more acting as a distributor. Arduino WisGate Edge Lite 2 indoor gateway specificat…

Description Maint. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Not tested yet. Will be in CI View the full article

Sipeed has launched the M1s and M0Sense AI modules. Designed for AIoT application, the Sipeed M1s is based on the Bouffalo Lab BL808 32-bit/64-bit RISC-V wireless SoC with WiFi, Bluetooth, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee support, as well as the BLAI-100 (Bouffalo Lab AI engine) NPU for video/audio detection and/or recognition. The Sipeed M0Sense targets TinyML applications with the Bouffa Lab BL702 32-bit microcontroller also offering WiFi, BLE, and Zigbee connectivity. Sipeed M1s AIoT module The Sipeed M1S is an update to the Kendryte K210-powered Sipeed M1 introduced several years ago. Sipeed M1s module specifications: SoC – Bouffalo Lab BL808 with CPU Alibaba T-head C…

Sony ALT1350 is a new ultra-low-power 5G LPWA LTE-M/NB-IoT chip that supports Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for satellite connectivity and also integrates sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz radios for short-range communication and improved efficiency. The chip is comprised of an Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller core as well as an Arm Cortex-M0+ always-on core for sensors and will be upgradable to 3GPP Release 17 to support higher bitrates for Cat-M1 (eMTC) and Cat-NB2 (NB-IoT). It also implements GNSS, cellular and wifi-based location, supports AI acceleration, and embeds a secure element for secure communication. Sony ALT1350 specifications: MCU cores Arm cortex-M4 with 1MB NVRAM and 752…

meson64-6.0 kernel patches mbox formatting (git) archeology to find lost authors/descriptions rebase against 6.0.12 no actual changes View the full article

Description moving out cleaning TBD: handling of parameters, removing of parameter "build repo as its not needed" edit aptly.conf in mktemp folder Jira reference number AR-1444 How Has This Been Tested? ./repo input output "update" "/home/igorp/Devel/build/" password sid,jammy,bullseye,focal This looks into input and make a repo in output, for sid,jammy, ... 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 chan…

mvebu: 6.1: fix mbox formatting for 12-net-dsa-mv88e6xxx.patch FFrom ... -> \nFrom makes it mbox-valid again detected by armbian-next's Python patching which now matches mbox-to-magic-markers count @Heisath before I forget about this View the full article

Coral Dev Board Micro is the latest iteration of Google’s Edge AI devkit with an NXP i.MX RT1176 Cortex-M7/M4 crossover processor/microcontroller coupled with the company’s 4 TOPS Edge TPU, a camera, and a microphone in a board that’s about the size of a Raspberry Pi Zero SBC. The new board follows the original NXP i.MX 8M-based Coral Dev board that was introduced in 2019, and Coral Dev Board mini based on MediaTek MT8167S processor launched in 2020, and keeps with the trend of providing more compact solutions with lower-end host processors for edge AI. Coral Dev Board Micro specifications: MCU – NXP i.MX RT1176 processor with an Arm Cortex-M7 core @ up to 1 GHz, Cortex-M…

fixes and squash warnings, mid May/'23: All not-eos artifacts & boards now build OK Board/family fixes for non-building stuff mt7623: remove packages/extras-buildpkgs/mmc-utils/debian/rules install that does not exist anymore (should fix bananapir2) no idea where this went... ❓ rootfs/aggregation/helios64: fix: include PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE (and FAMILY version) into rootfs' artifact_input_variables PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE is used only in helios64 board the fact is PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE removes the packages from the rootfs and not from the image (this is a breaking, unwanted, change in aggregation that happened during armbian_next, that should be fixe…

Description Bump rockchip64 family edge kernel to 6.4. All enabled patches from 6.3 have been ported from to 6.4, some of them have been reworked/adapted. Jira reference number AR-1810 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patches apply cleanly [ ] kernel compiles 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