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Over the last few days I've been at the GNOME Developer Experience hackfest in Brussels, looking into xdg-app and how best to use it in Debian and Debian derivatives. View the full article

Bumps igorjs/gh-actions-clean-workflow from 2 to 3. Release notes Sourced from igorjs/gh-actions-clean-workflow's releases. v3 What's Changed chore(docs): update readme by @​igorjs in igorjs/gh-actions-clean-workflow#41 Fix/22 implement pagination scan when result return more than 100 by @​igorjs in igorjs/gh-actions-clean-workflow#42 Full Changelog: https://github.com/igorjs/gh-actions-clean-workflow/compare/v2...v3 Commits e5de22f Merge pull request #42 from igorjs/fix/22-implement-pagination-scan-when-resu... 4f3d6bb chore(ci): update dist folder 226d7c8 fix: implements pagination over 100 workflow runs 8c87a3f feat: paginate api results 8260e41 Merge pull r…

Description UEFI installer. Help is needed for reworking this tool into something less fragile. Jira reference number AR-1355 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] Windows 11 laptop. Shrink main partition, then generate new partition from that space and format it. Then run nand-sata-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 chang…

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. [ ] 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 ne…

Description We were still using 6.0 ... just enabling what is sane. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on Bpi M5. 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 Move disabled Rockchip64 patches to folder for eventual disposal as orphans if no one looks at them. How Has This Been Tested? no functional change View the full article

The current phrasing is not sufficiently understandable to someone who is not familiar with the source code View the full article

DFI PCSF51 is a 1.8-inch single board computer (SBC) powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 processor with up to 8GB DDR4 memory and 128GB eMMC flash designed for space-constraints industrial applications, robotics, edge computing, AI vision systems, and more. The business card-sized board comes with HDMI 1.4 video output, Gigabit Ethernet networking, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and an M.2 Key-E socket for wireless expansion, as well as eight digital I/Os. Other features include a watchdog and an RTC, and the SBC takes 12V DC input on a 2-pin terminal block. DFI PCSF51 specifications: AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 SoC (one or the other) AMD Ryzen Embedded R2514 quad-core proces…

Orange Pi 5 Plus is the first Rockchip RK3588 SBC from the company and succeeds the cheaper Rockchip RK3588S-based Orange Pi 5 and Orange Pi 5B single board computers that had a more limited number of high-end interfaces. Switching to the I/O rich RK3588 processor allowed Orange Pi to add two 2.5GbE networking interfaces, support for NVMe SSD storage up to 2,000 MB/s, up to four display interfaces with two HDMI 2.1 ports, MIPI DSI and USB-C with DisplayPort Alt. mode, as well as an extra M.2 socket for optional WiFi 6 and Bluetooth connectivity. Orange Pi 5 Plus specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x Co…

Description bump rockchip-rk3588-edge to 6.4 add preliminary device tree for nanopc-t6 (not yet working) adopt new dts/overlay structure for rockchip-rk3588-edge 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. builds, no boards have booted with edge kernel here so far 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 dep…

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Description Add config and device-trees for rock3c Only for AP6256 versions,not for AIC8800 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. [ ] Can boot [ ] most of the devices on board works well including pcie usb3 Gbit Eth 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 ch…

cli: introduce kernel-dtb cli command, to build only DTB, and output full preprocessed dts source cli: introduce kernel-dtb cli command, to build only DTB, and output full preprocessed dts source example: ./compile.sh BOARD=xxxxx BRANCH=edge kernel-dtb outputs preprocessed DTS source for board in question to output/ also outputs same preprocessed DTS source, ran through dtc with input and output DTS formats for "normalized" comparisions View the full article

Description Please note that this PR does not merge to main, but to another branch for collaboration. This is a continuation of v2: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6800 @pyavitz has already done a nice job in v1 and v2 of this PR. Based on this work, I have put a lot of effort in trying to bring this new board family more in line with existing families as well as trying to improve maintainability for the long term. Another concern with v2 was the sheer size of the PR (~55MB which amounts to almost 10% of the repo or ~2.4 million LOC which amounts to over 50% of the current repo). v3 brings down this size considerably, to a more sane number: v2 v3 Shrinkage …

The Armbian development team has been hard at work implementing crucial updates, bug fixes, and optimizations to enhance performance and compatibility across a wide range of hardware. This latest batch of commits includes improved Wi-Fi support for multiple devices, HDMI audio and video enhancements, network management improvements, and critical package updates. Additionally, outdated or deprecated components have been removed to streamline system performance. Notable additions include initial support for BeagleBoard BeagleY-AI, security enhancements, and kernel updates for K3 boards. Stay up to date with the latest developments and experience a more stable, efficient, an…

Description Updating to the status of the orange-pi-5.17-20220510-1956 tag Checklist: [ ] Test build sunxi [ ] Test build sunxi64 View the full article

Description The process of installing packages in the base system has been optimized and a minor warning about an unspecified localization has been fixed Checklist: [x] Test build of the root file system archive for all supported operating systems View the full article

Selecting an LPWAN IoT module usually means selecting a particular LPWAN standard, but Cavli Wireless C42GM global IoT module combines LTE Cat M1 and NB-IoT (NB1/NB2) cellular IoT connectivity with Sigfox for “use cases that need the hybrid LPWAN approach”. The module also comes with optional GNSS for asset tracking and/or time synchronization and there’s also a variant that adds CAN FD wired communication. The C42GM module can also be fitted with an eSIM (embedded SIM) pre-loaded global connectivity. C42GM module specifications: LPWAN Cellular (NB-IoT and eMTC) Bands Supported – LTE Bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/ B13/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66 3GPP Release: LTE 3GPP E-UT…

Panfrost's ES 3.0 support has landed in upstream Mesa and works with a mainline Linux kernel. The support is still early, but if you're feeling adventurous, feel free to give it a try on your favourite ES 3.0 applications and games. View the full article

As JSON becomes used more and more in place of XML, we need a replacement for tools like xmllint to check that JSON documents follow whatever format they are supposed to be following. View the full article

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Introducing new common code for Mesa Vulkan drivers to support a new Vulkan extension, making it easier for app and game authors to manage Vulkan state - and easier for our drivers too. View the full article

Description Bananapi M5 - switch to more recent boot loader How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot [x] Install and boot from eMMC 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

See https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4807#discussion_r1096511763, tldr wpasupplicant is not included on debian bookworm+ causing networkmanager to fail deployment -> WiFi unable to see and connect to SSIDs Needed for https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4807 View the full article

ASUS IoT has added two new members to the Tinker board family with the Tinker V and Tinker Board 3 single board computers powered by respectively Renesas RZ/Five single-core RISC-V SoC and Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor. ASUS Tinker V RISC-V SBC Tinker V specifications: SoC – Renesas RZ/Five single core AndesCore AX45MP RISC-V processor clocked at 1.0 GHz System Memory – 1GB DDR4 Storage – MicroSD card slot, optional 16GB eMMC flash, optional SPI flash Networking – 2x Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports USB – 1x Micro USB port, 1x Micro USB (OTG) port Serial – 2x CAN Bus via 6-pin terminal block 2x COM RS232 via 5-pin terminal block Expansion – 20-pin GPIO hea…

Description Automatically load the macvlan driver without executing sudo modprobe macvlan every time. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build kernel. 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 [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Fake vcgencmd allows requesting information from a non-Raspberry Pi board in the same way that can be done via an executable on there. Since this command is now available, the Armbian board can also be monitored, rebooted etc via eht FOSS Android app RasPi Check. See also: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.eidottermihi.raspicheck/ https://github.com/eidottermihi/rpicheck/issues/161 https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17069-android-app-to-monitor-and-restart-boards/#comment-119650 https://github.com/clach04/fake_vcgencmd Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Yes, made a build and it worked, also via the Android app. Checklist: [x] My cod…

Description Mainline mirror is not supported since armbian-next. Current code support google, tuna and bfsu as mainline kernel source: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/main/lib/functions/configuration/main-config.sh#L170-L187. We have to use kernel source from git.kernel.org to support curl. 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 with MAINLINE_MIRROR=tuna 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 ar…

Description Update K3 edge Linux kernel to v6.5 and U-Boot to v2023.10-rc3. Plus a couple minor cleanup patches to k3.conf How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and boot on SK-AM64B [x] Build and boot on SK-AM62B 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

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Description Change to mainline uboot, fixed not booting issue, added hdmi0 audio interface alias. How Has This Been Tested? [x] ./compile.sh build BOARD=firefly-itx-3588j BRANCH=vendor BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='browsers internet' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=bookworm [x] Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [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 chan…

Description We didn't spot this problem since CI was not operational due to label changes. View the full article

Bumps crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg from 3 to 5. Release notes Sourced from crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg's releases. v5.0.0 Node 16 as default runtime (#136) This requires a minimum Actions Runner version of v2.285.0, which is by default available in GHES 3.4 or later. v4.4.0 Use eslint prettier plugin (#132) Bump openpgp from 5.2.0 to 5.2.1 (#131) Bump minimist from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 (#134) Bump @​actions/exec from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1 (#133) v4.3.0 Update dev dependencies and workflow (#130) Fix error deleting keys with short key id (#129) Bump openpgp from 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 (#128) v4.2.0 Align default ttl with GitHub job run timeout (#126) Delete key using primary k…

Ever since announcing the project at GDC 2019, we have been working on improving the full open source XR stack to a usable state. Today, we are very happy to tag version 0.1 of the Monado OpenXR runtime for Linux! View the full article

Linux Kernel 4.4 was released this week and Collabora engineers helped in the development of the new kernel in a few different areas. A total of 38 patches from 8 Collabora engineers were added, making it the kernel release with the most Collabora developers ever! View the full article

Description meson: Bump edge to v6.0 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build 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

The Bee Motion S3 is an ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth IoT board with a PIR motion sensor beside the more usual I/Os, Qwiic connector, USB-C port, and LiPo battery support. It is at least the third PIR motion wireless board from Smart Bee Designs, as the company previously introduced the ESP32-S2 powered Bee Motion board and the ultra-small Bee Motion Mini with an ESP32-C3 SoC. The new Bee Motion S3 adds a few more I/Os, a light sensor, and the ESP32-S3’s AI vector extensions could potentially be used for faster and/or lower-power TinyML processing. Bee Motion S3 specifications: Wireless module – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3-MINI-1 module (PDF datasheet) based on ESP32-S3 dual…

Banana Pi has started selling an inexpensive 2.5Gbps SFP to RJ45 adapter for their Banana Pi BPI-R3 WiFi 6 router board that goes for $17.89 plus shipping ($25 shipped here) on Aliexpress. The BPI-R3 router includes five Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports as well as two 2.5GbE SFP cages, but since not everybody has equipment that takes SFP cables, they used to sell it with a $30 TP-Link adapter. The company now appears to have found a cheaper model marked “SFP-2.5G-T” module that works with their board. It’s designed to be inserted into one of the 2.5GbE SFP cages and provide a more common 2.5GbE RJ45 port to the user. There’s very little information about the module except its …

Description Some board require uImage. But the current framework only build default Image. Note some other family also require this. But I can't test them. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Onecloud [ ] More board need to be tested 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description I turned on the Ion system in the kernel so that I can use docker to run the android system. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build kernel. 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 [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description The board has mainline kernel and u-boot support for almost 3 years now but Armbian doesn't build images for it. Add basic build config for this board with Wi-Fi extension enabled. Based on orangepizero2.conf X96 mate is H616-powered TV Box with the same Wi-Fi/BT chip as OPiZ2 (AW859A). Mainline DT is missing Wi-Fi node and some regulators are disabled, but PR is on its way. It doesn't hurt to add Wi-Fi extension to config now. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compile and verify all defined flavours of image on working hardware [X] Tested Wi-Fi extension with patched DT and proved to be working Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this proj…

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. Adding support for the fine3399 board. Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR to documentation or you can leave following information for technical writer: Adding support for the fine3399 board How Has This Been Tested? Please…

Description This allows us so successfully boot Armbian, ROCKNIX and Android. How Has This Been Tested? Booted all three systems from SD card with this U-Boot in eMMC. View the full article

Early May brought another round of steady advancements to the Armbian project, with progress in U-Boot updates, board enablement, firmware fixes, and notable improvements to Armbian’s growing catalog of self-hosted applications. Bootloader and Firmware Enhancements Several platforms saw significant U-Boot improvements. The Cherryba-M1 now benefits from an upgraded U-Boot and reorganized patch structure, thanks to Igor‘s work on upgrading Cherryba-M1 to latest u-boot and moving patch to new folder. Andy bumped U-Boot to v2025.04 for the Lubancat2, keeping the board current. The Radxa Rock 4 SE also migrated to this version, where Niklas refined its configuration and boot…

In this second article of a three-part series, I look at how Matt Godbolt uses modern C++ features to try to protect against misusing an API that deals with destructive state transition based on a talk he gave on making code easy to use and hard to misuse. View the full article

This week's work centers on Rockchip platform maturation, kernel and toolchain modernization, and board-level enablement across vendors. Rockchip received the largest share of attention, with RK3528 gaining a thermal driver, cooling-map refinements, and cleanup of legacy PCIe and pmdomain workarounds. The Radxa E24C now stores its U-Boot environment in SPI flash and reads switch port MAC addresses from EEPROM, while device trees for the Mixtile Blade 3, Core3588E, and Edge 2 were corrected. New board support was added for the Boardcon SBC3568, and the Rock 5T now ships an edge kernel. On the configuration side, hyphenated LINUXFAMILY handling was fixed in both the kernel …

When a bug surprises you when doing Apertis packaging of a typical vendor code signing tool, it's time to debug it using the compiler's built-in tools. View the full article

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - from 09/02/2016 to 12/02/2016: We'll be exhibiting at ISE 2016, the world's largest tradeshow dedicated to professional AV and electronic systems integration. Collabora booth 8-K321 View the full article

MCU boards, including the $1.5 BluePill board, have been used as cheap logic analyzers for years, notably with Sigrok open-source software. So it should come as no surprise the $4 Raspberry Pi Pico board can also be used as a logic analyzer, with one developer claiming it can deliver 100 Msps, or the performance obtained with a 1.6 GHz CPU, thanks to the PIOs from the Raspberry Pi RP2040. Hackaday reported about a Sigrok driver for the Pico last March, but the topic was brought to our attention via a post on Hackster.io about an open-source Windows program developed from scratch to transform the Raspberry Pi Pico board into a logic analyzer capable of 100 Msps. Agustín Gi…

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Description Didn't realize there is a separate patch folder for Station P2. Is this really necessary? @150balbes How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test CI test https://github.com/armbian/build/actions/runs/3326809703 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

Lattice Avant is a new low-power and small form factor mid-range FPGA platform, manufactured with a 16nm FinFET process, and equipped with 25 Gb/s SERDES, hardened PCI Express, external memory PHY interfaces, a high DSP count, and a security engine. Lattice Semi is better known for its entry-level FPGAs such as the iCE40 which is popular in the community thanks to low-cost hardware and support for open-source tools, but the Avant platform marks the company’s entry into the mid-range FPGA market, defined by chips with 100k to 500k logic cells (LCs). Lattice Avant highlights: FPGA fabric – 200K to 500K logic cells up to 350 MHz DSP – 700 to 1,8000 18×18 multipliers @ up to …

Released earlier this week, Linux kernel 6.4 brings new features such as support for Intel LAM (Linear Address Masking), user events for tracing, and the ability for the machine keyrings used for Machine Owner Keys to store only CA-enforced keys. 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. [ ] 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 ne…

At Collabora, we're committed to bringing people together. That's why we're pushing state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques like Large Language Models, Speech Recognition, and Speech-Synthesis techniques. View the full article

The recently mainlined RTW88 driver for the RTL8723DS does not work at all on the RockPI-S No error messages, but no radio either. The RTW88 driver also blocks the bluetooth radio as well. Reverting back to RTL's own driver, which is still in the patched tree, fixes all this. I'll be working with the RTW88 driver authors get their 8723DS driver working, but, my experience with the RTW88 driver for the USB bus version of this WiFi chip is that it uses significantly more CPU than RTL's driver. To cope with the ever expanding Linux kernel, this patch also includes overriding u-boot's value of fdt_addr_r in the RockPI-s boot.cmd script. Please include a summary of the chan…

The last year has seen substantial progress on the DRM infrastructure required to write GPU drivers in Rust. Developed in collaboration with Arm and Google, Tyr is a new Rust-based DRM driver targeting CSF-based Arm Mali GPUs. View the full article

The Debian Trixie release is jam-packed with new features thanks to the efforts of many. See where Collabora contributed to upgraded GNOME components, newer PipeWire versions, and more! View the full article

This week's work centers on Rockchip platform maturation, kernel and toolchain modernization, and board-level enablement across vendors. Rockchip received the largest share of attention, with RK3528 gaining a thermal driver, cooling-map refinements, and cleanup of legacy PCIe and pmdomain workarounds. The Radxa E24C now stores its U-Boot environment in SPI flash and reads switch port MAC addresses from EEPROM, while device trees for the Mixtile Blade 3, Core3588E, and Edge 2 were corrected. New board support was added for the Boardcon SBC3568, and the Rock 5T now ships an edge kernel. On the configuration side, hyphenated LINUXFAMILY handling was fixed in both the kernel …

Fixing numix and dconf settings for mate desktop defaults View the full article

Description Update ATF from 2.5 to 2.6, and keep the bl31.elf name How Has This Been Tested? Booted this version ATF on Helios64, a rk3399 board. I have no other hardware to test other blobless configurations. [ ] Helios64 boot 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 U-Boot TPL 2021.07-armbian (May 24 2022 - 19:11:58) ... Trying to boot from BO…

With the advent of 5G networks, it's now possible to stream high quality video in real-time with a very low latency that wasn't possible with the past generations of mobile networks. View the full article

Collabora developers contributed a total of 48 patches to kernel 4.3 as part of our current projects. View the full article

We’ve already seen the ESP32 used with a thermal camera (Flir Lepton 3.5) in the tCam-Mini IR board, but M5Stack Thermal Camera 2 Unit offers a more affordable ESP32 thermal camera solution thanks to the MLX90640 IR array thermal camera with a 32×24 resolution. Based on the ESP32-PICO-D4 system-in-package (SiP) with a dual-core microcontroller offering WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the camera module offers a field of view of 110°x75°, and a temperature measurement range of -40°C to 300°C. M5Stack Thermal Camera 2 Unit specifications: SiP – ESP32-PICO-D4 system-in-package with ESP32 dual-core Tensilica LX6 cores, 448 KB ROM, 520 KB SRAM, 4MB SPI flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 an…

GL.inet Brume 2 is an OpenWrt router, or rather a “security gateway” as the company calls it, powered by a MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) dual-core Cortex-A53 processor, and equipped with a 2.5GbE WAN port and a Gigabit Ethernet LAN port. The device also comes with a USB 3.0 port for storage and a USB Type-C port for power. It is offered with either a plastic enclosure (GL-MT2500 model) or an aluminum allow case (GL-MT2500A model), and with WireGuard and OpenVPN, is suitable to host a VPN server and “monitor, manage, and configure SD-WAN settings”. Brume 2 (GL-MT2500/GL-MT2500A) specifications: SoC – MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) dual-core processor @ 1.3 GHz System Memo…

Description Hardkernel bumbped their kernel sources, so those patches are not needed anymore. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test only 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

With only a few months passing since our last new joiner update, it should come as no surprise that the Collabora crowd has expanded yet again. Our flexible disposition affords us an exceptional bunch to onboard when opportunity knocks, but also leaves room to hear new voices as we shape our path forward. View the full article

We’ve previously tested Ubuntu 22.04 on Khadas VIM1S Amlogic S905Y4 SBC, so we’ll switch to Android 11 in the second part to check out the user experience and benchmark the system under Android. Installing Android 11 on Khadas VIM1S board with OOWOW We’ll basically follow the same procedure as with Ubuntu to flash the Android OS. Press and hold the Function button, press the Reset button, and release the Function button. to enter the OOWOW Wizard, and if an Ethernet cable is not connected, select Network to configure Wi-Fi as the installation process requires downloading an image from Khadas servers. This time, we’ll select the latest Android 11 image namely vim1s-android…

ATOMS3 Lite is the latest ESP32-S3 IoT platform from the M5Stack Atom series wireless programmable controllers, doing without the 0.85-inch display and IMU sensor found in the ATOM S3 development kit simply using an RGB LED instead. M5Stack ATOM S3 Lite features the ESP32-S3FN8 WiFi and Bluetooth SoC with 8MB SPI flash, an infrared transmitter, a USB-C port for power and programming, a few I/O pins, user and reset buttons all in just a 24x24x9.5mm housing. ATOMS3 Lite specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3FN8 dual-core 32-bit Xtensa LX7 microcontroller with AI vector instructions up to 240MHz, RISC-V ULP co-processor, 512KB SRAM, 2.4GHz WiFi 4 (802.11…

Description In order to have as low maintenance costs with packages, merge them together. bookworm bullseye -> bookworm buster -> bookworm common focal -> lunar jammy -> lunar kinetic -> lunar lunar sid -> bookworm Difference is only in different components for Ubuntu or Debian. If we move this to build script, we can merge things even more. Jira reference number AR-1557 How Has This Been Tested? Files which are gone VS. armbian master. Need to check if we miss anything from those: [ ] Bookworm CLI https://paste.armbian.com/qapiyimeco.apache [ ] Bullseye CLI https://paste.armbian.com/ixiduvaquq.apache [ ] Jammy CLI https://paste.armbian.com/m…

After the T-Display-S3 AMOLED board, LILYGO has launched another ESP32-S3 board with an AMOLED display named the T-Track that features a smaller 1.1-inch AMOLED display and a trackball that allows the user to navigate any menu or user interface shown on the display. The rest of the board’s specifications are very similar with an ESP32-S3R8 dual-core chip with 8MB PSRAM providing WiFi and BLE connectivity, a 16MB SPI flash for storage, two rows of pins for up to 18x GPIOs, a Qwicc connector for module expansion, and support for USB-C charging and a LiPo battery for power. T-Track specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 24…

Description Enable the DLN2 driver for support the USB IO board View the full article

Description As per subject, by forum user request - nothing fancy, just an ID added to some source code files How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled current 6.1 kernel [x] Compiled edge 6.4 kernel 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

Dear Armbian Community, We’re excited to bring you the latest Armbian updates. Infrastructure Improvements In the previous month, we dedicated our efforts to enhancing our Content Delivery Network (CDN). This involved upgrading redirector and the main rsync server to ensure faster and more reliable access to Armbian resources. This month, we’re shifting our focus towards improving development and maintenance management, both internally and externally. We are also in the process of refining our support policies to better serve the Armbian community. Wallpaper Competition We’re thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of our recent wallpaper competition. We rece…

Description Devicetree is already in https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip so just a board config is enough How Has This Been Tested? [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-5-itx BRANCH=vendor BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=bookworm KERNEL_GIT=shallow, flashed to emmc and boot Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [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] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules Vie…

The final installment of a series explaining how Collabora is helping shape the video virtualization story for Chromebooks with a focus on the future plans for cros-libva and cros-codecs. View the full article

Description The u-boot was tied to a specific tag. Now I am setting it to branch so that updates can be directly pulled into Armbian as well. Also removed a patch that since has been merged into the upstream repository and rebased the patches. The compilation of u-boot used to crash the docker desktop on my macbook, so included a fix for that as well. 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 BOARD=khadas-vim4 BRANCH=legacy u-boot Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this pro…

Collabora is heading to Amsterdam with talks, demos, and workshops covering Embedded Linux, KernelCI, Bluetooth & Auracast, mainline video capture for Rockchip, and more. Join us to see our latest open source work in action! View the full article

Description Support Xunlei Onecloud Xunlei Onecloud used to be popular in China due to it's cheapness(Only 50 yuan, about 8 dollar). Due to the lack of drivers, the vpu(Video Processing Unit) and hdmi are not working. Fortunately I found a thirdpart kernel xdarklight/linux support them. I will open another PR for it due to it affect not only this but also another meson8b deviecs - Odroid C1. Also I didn't add u-boot parameter. Beacuse: I didn't find a suitable u-boot source It isn't a development board, it could only boot from emmc's u-boot How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details…

Description Switch rockchip64 family to u-boot v2022.04 This PR supersedes u-boot upgrade part from #3719 Jira reference number AR-1228 How Has This Been Tested? Testing with rk3399 boards [ ] Khadas Edge-V [ ] NanoPi M4V2 [ ] RockPi 4 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

Vecow has announced a series of new system-on-modules and development kits based on Mediatek Genio 350, Genio 500, or Genio 1200 processors for AIoT applications ranging from smart security, smart retail, and traffic vision to digital signage. This follows last week’s news about ADLINK LEC-MTK-I12000 SMARC module and devkit powered by MediaTek Genio 1200 Cortex-A78/A55 AIoT processor, but Vecow also offers solutions based on the entry-level Genio 350 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor, and the mid-range Genio 500 octa-core Cortex-A73/A53 processor. ESOM-MT-350 Genio 350 system-on-module and devkit Specifications: SoC – MediaTek Genio 350 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 2.0GH…

From KernelCI's new home, the latest on Zink (OpenGL on Vulkan), OpenXR & Monado, PipeWire in the automotive industry, JPEG2000, and GStreamer on the Magic Leap One, Collaborans gave talks in 6 different devrooms, as well on the main track. View the full article

Berlin, Germany - from 05/11/2015 to 07/11/2015: The systemd.conf is the first conference devoted to the systemd project. It aims to bring developers, distribution packagers and devops professionals together to present, discuss, and work on that topics that will shape the future of the systemd project. View the full article

We wrote about the UP 4000 SBC with an Intel Apollo Lake processor and Raspberry Pi form factor yesterday. But today, I noticed the UP community had put up a benchmarks comparison between the UP 4000 board, the original UP board (Atom x5-8350), the Raspberry Pi 4, and NVIDIA Jetson Nano. They used several of the Phoronix Test Suite benchmarks running on Ubuntu 20.04 (x86) or Ubuntu 18.04 (Arm) on all four boards. The UP 4000 board used featured an Intel Celeron N3350 dual-core processor @ 2.40GHz, the 2GB RAM version of the UP Board, an RPi 4 with 4GB RAM, and a Jetson Nano developer kit with 4GB RAM. As one would have expected, the UP 4000 is ahead in most tests, even t…

Description Enable Plymouth for onecloud 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 and boot to check 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

Firefly EC-R3588SPC industrial mini PC is based on the Rockchip RK3588S octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor and offers various interfaces used in industrial settings such as RS485 and RS232 serial interfaces, a CAN Bus, a relay, and digital input. The system is offered with up to 32GB RAM and 128GB eMMC flash, supports M.2 NVMe or SATA storage, as well as Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, WiFi 4, Bluetooth 5.0, and 4G LTE cellular connectivity. You’ll also find 8K-capable HDMI and DisplayPort (USB-C) video outputs, some USB ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Firefly EC-R3588SPC specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S octa-core processor with CPU – 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4…

Description Forgot to add this to the script linter at PR. Jira reference number AR-1399 View the full article

Description In order to achieve full compatibility between kernel, headers and libc, we need to build kernel per distribution, native, with distro compilers. In order to achieve that, we also need to store kernel into its repository. This method also significantly increases arm64 build load. To do: [ ] secure at least two serious arm64 irons [ ] merge sub components Jira reference number AR-1407 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Basic tests 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 t…

Mekotronics R58X-4G is an update to the company’s R58X Rockchip RK3588 mini PC with support for 4G LTE mini PCIe modules and PoE power. The computer is sold with up to 16GB RAM, up to 128 GB eMMC flash, support SATA and NVMe storage, offers two 8K capable HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs, one 4K HDMI input, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 module, a few USB ports, and a terminal block with RS232 and RS485 interfaces. Mekotronics R58X-4G specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with four Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.4 GHz, four Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.8 GHz, an Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU, a 6TOPS NPU, 8K 10-bit decoder, 8K encoder System Memory – 4…

Description Based on https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4690 Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Using the command [ ] ??? [ ] Profit 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 This obviously needs adjustment for armbian-next. View the full article

Digi International ConnectCore MP13 system-on-module (SoM) is powered by the just-announced STMicro STM32MP13 Cortex-A7 microprocessor and integrates a pre-certified WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2 module for applications in the medical, smart energy, and industrial sectors. The module is also equipped with up to 1GB RAM and 1GB SLC NAND flash, and exposes I/Os through LGA pads and/or castellated holes with interfaces such as dual GbE, USB 2.0, I2S and SPDIF for audio, CAN FD, analog inputs, and more. Contrary to the company’s earlier DigiConnect Core MP15 based on STM32MP15 MPU, the MP13 does not provide multimedia functions, display, and camera interfaces. Digi ConnectCore MP1…

Description As described in the forum topic https://forum.armbian.com/topic/35677-tinkerboard-not-booting-after-updates/#comment-185896, upgrading on Asus Tinkerboard breaks the bootloader and prevents the entire system to reboot. As side effect - but not yet reported by anyone - should also break other rk3288 and rk322x board bootloaders. This PR restores the previous post-install platform_install.sh script for each board/family as it was before the family merge. Jira reference number AR-2109 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled tinkerboard target, extracted the u-boot .deb package and manually inspected platform_install.sh script, not tested on a live system [x] C…

Description This PR is a cherry-picked commit from an old PR https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4643 Unfortunately I seem to have borked the linked PR. Using git rebase main usually works, but with a PR going this far back, something seems to not have rebased as expected. Please let me know if you know why this is 😄 The commit includes a fix from https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/7488222b2aac8bc6a395b6714dbac3f88177585e View the full article

Legacy: use TAG instead of BRANCH (gives us more control) Current: update DTS files Current: add needed patches up to v1.0.8 Fixup bluetooth node and disable by default (half broke anyway) Misc fixups to bananapif3.wip and spacemit.conf file View the full article

This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, desktop environments, and infrastructure. Notably, NanoPC T6 LTS Plus was added as a reusable board, and support for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ("Resolute") expanded to desktop package coverage and testing. Multiple improvements targeted desktop environments, including package updates, installation fixes, and branding enhancements for browsers. Kernel and bootloader updates were implemented for various boards, with mainline kernel bumped to 7.0 stable and u-boot upgrades for Rockchip devices. Infrastructure enhancements included new CI workflows, multi-arch unit tests, and migration to a REST API. Sever…

We’ve previously seen WiFi security cameras promising a year of battery life with products like the Eufy EverCam, but the Ingenic T31-based Smart Video Application Development Kit by Innophase may allow for the development of even more power-efficient WiFi AI security cameras with AI processing last can last over one year. The development kit combines Ingenic T31 MIPS & RISC-V camera SoC with Innophase Talaria TWO INP101x ultra-low-power (57µA @ DTIM10) Wi-Fi & BLE wireless module, that is estimated to last 14.4 months on a 3,000 mAh battery while operating at a 99.3% idle, 0.7% video capture ratio. Development kit content: Board with Ingenic T31 MIPS processor @ …

With the 5.5 kernel released earlier this week, here's a detailed look at Collabora’s contributions, including work to improve upstream support of peripherals used together with the i.MX 6 family of processors. View the full article

A Coruña, Spain - from 07/12/2015 to 09/12/2015: The Web Engines Hackfest is a hacking oriented invitation-only event involving members from all parts of the Web Platform community, including those who work on Blink, WebKit, Gecko, and Servo. View the full article

Wireless power, no matter how inefficient it may be, sounds good and even looks good with the “5V remote wireless power supply LED pack” we feature in this post. It also feels magical with the LEDs lighting up thanks to magnetic resonance coupling technology. The solution comes with a coil as a transmitter and each LED bead also includes a small coil as a receiver. When the two are coupled, energy can be transferred from the transmitter to the receiver through the air, paper, or plastic casing, and the LEDs will light up. The magnetic field intensity in this technology is said to be similar to that of the Earth’s magnetic field, and it will not be harmful to human health …

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