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Patch is obsolete. The rk3399 has a crypto IP handled by the rk3288 crypto driver so since 6.2 there is a node for it. 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. on RockPi 4b crypto is able to complete init, which otherwise fails Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my ow…

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Description ddbr was failing on a recent jammy build. The issue is that lsblk output has changed sometime since this script was written. The logic to parse out the $runfrom drive was returning duplicate info, so instead of 'mmcblk0' the value was 'mmcblk0 mmcblk0' Having this duplicate value was causing an error further down the script. Fix is to add ' | sort | uniq' this was already being done on the other lsblk outputs, just not this one. I've run into this before, and I guess at that time, I forgot to submit a PR for the fix, or it was for a different script that had the same issue. Changes to be committed: modified: packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/ddbr Jira refere…

Description Mainline kernel linux-6.7.y has broken dsi panel since 6.7.6, so we use back v6.7.5 avoid it. Other sm8250 device xiaomi 10 doesn't support panel in kernel so it should be fine. Use typec pd patch from lujianhua and now the typec port can auto switch to host mode when usb deivices are plugged in. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=xiaomi-elish BRANCH=sm8250 DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_GIT=shallow DEB_COMPRESS=xz [x] Xiaomi pad5 pro works fine. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project […

Description The vendor config of rk35xx is originally for rk3588 which doesn't need this driver. But rk3568 need it. CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MOTORCOMM=y is introduced by rewrite-kernel-config, I guess it should be fine. 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=hinlink-hnas BRANCH=vendor BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=yes DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=jammy KERNEL_GIT=shallow [x] Tested on hinlink hnas which has 4 2.5 inch sata. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guideline…

Description How Has This Been Tested? Setting a version to pinning file and reinstalling / upgrading packages. Checklist: [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description As the Linux Kernel maintainers have decided that an exposed SPI interface is not a device, add a compatible device type to fix the intentional breakage of spidev functionality for single board computer usecases Jira reference number AR-1196 How Has This Been Tested? Compilation testing, functional testing proved concept for Sunxi (@The-going), Rockchip64 (@lanefu) Implemented on: [X] Meson64 [X] Sunxi (pre-existing, not part of this PR) [ ] Rockchip64 [ ] Rockchip 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 [ …

What better way to start the new year than by highlighting the newest members of our engineering and administrative teams who joined in Q4 2019! Please join us in welcoming Antonio, Afonso, Narciso and Eleni! View the full article

For those who like their I/O packetised, GLib now has a companion for its GIOStream class — the GDatagramBasedinterface, which we’ve implemented as part of R&D work at Collabora. View the full article

ITEAD has introduced the SONOFF NSPanel Pro Smart Home control panel running Android 8.1 on a Rockchip PX30 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor and acting as a Smart Home gateway thanks to an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee 3.0, and 2.4 GHz 802.11b WiFi for connectivity. The NSPanel Pro follows the ESP32-powered SONOFF NSPanel introduced just last year but offers much more flexibility with Android, 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC flash, and also offers a slightly larger 3.95-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 480×480 resolution. SONOFF NSPanel Pro specifications: SoC – Rockchip PX30 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor with Arm Mali-G31 GPU System Memory – 2GB DDR3 Storage – 8GB eMMC 5.1 flash Di…

A TDP (Thermal Design Power) value in Watts will usually be provided for Intel and AMD processors to help manufacturers design an appropriate thermal solution for a given processor, and it’s often used to estimate power consumption by consumers. But TDP is also often configurable, and manufacturers may decide to increase to decrease the value for higher performance or lower power consumption, so we’ll show you how to check the TDP value, or more exactly PL1 and PL2 power limits in both Windows 11 and Linux (Ubuntu 22.04). Note that TDP is being replaced by PBP (Processor Base Power) in newer processors, with PL1 (Long Duration) corresponding to BPB, and PL2 (Short Duratio…

Description Many network cards (wired and wireless) now require specific firmware to work, these are usually included in linux-firmware. The idea of this commit is to include some common firmware in armbian-firmware to solve driver loading problems. After that we can remove the same firmware files on armbian-firmware. Note: Didn't copy the brcm part from linux-firmware because I don't have the relevant hardware to test. 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] rtl8153 (NanoPi R1S H5) [x] mt7921 (Radxa ROCK3A) Checklist: [x] My code follows the style…

Description Partly resolves #4306. How Has This Been Tested? If the kaslrseed command hasn't been compiled in to u-boot, it gracefully skips generating the kASLR [X] Booted on a NanoPi R4S 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

SMDT AIoTBOX-3568GK is an industrial control PC powered by a Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 AIoT processor and offering plenty of interfaces including six USB ports, four RS232 ports, and terminal blocks with RS485 and CAN bus interfaces. The embedded computer ships with 2GB RAM and 16GB eMMC flash by default, and also features HDMI and LVDS display interfaces, 3.5mm jacks for headphones and microphone, as well as network connectivity through a Gigabit Ethernet port, WiFi, and optional Bluetooth and/or 4G LTE. AIoTBOX-3568GK specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3568A quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ up to 2.0GHz with Arm Mali-G52 2EE GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2…

Description This script calls amixer to set various mixer volumes, by simply trying a bunch of mixer names for each sound card in the system. In practice, this meant the amixer command was called 158 times for each sound card. The overhead of all these forks and probably also amixer startup added together to produce a noticable slowdown in startup. For example on an Orange Pi PC, the script took about 6 seconds per soundcard. This was on a system with a few extra USB soundcards (6 alsa cards in total): $ time bash ./armbian-audio-config.original real 0m35.662s user 0m20.145s sys 0m15.145s This commit modifies the script to spawn amixer only once per alsa …

Wilderness Labs Meadow F7v2 Feather is an STM32F7 Arm Cortex-M7 development board following the Adafruit Feather form factor and programmable with C# through a lightweight implementation of the .NET framework. We had previously seen the .NET Framework running on Android and Linux thanks to Xamarin’s Mono, but I don’t think I had ever a microcontroller-class board supporting the .NET framework and C# programming. But that’s exactly what the Meadow F7v2 Feather does. Meadow F7v2 Feather specifications: MCU – STMicro STM32F7 Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller @ 216 MHz with 2D graphics and JPEG accelerators Memory – 32MB RAM Storage – 64MB flash Connectivity – 2.4 GHz WiFi and BL…

Description We are using debsums to check packages integrity. This packages is present in all distributions, we only need it for checking. After the installation, package was removed. Lets move this from packages lists. Jira reference number AR-1455 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Assembly of one rootfs Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Description linux-rk3399-legacy.conf is unused. Remove it. How Has This Been Tested? No references to file found in build system, only to linux-rockchip64-legacy.conf, which is for the same kernel. 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 This tries to lower the DRAM frequency of Tritium H5 like what is done on other H5 boards, because I met stability issues when running Klipper on it. How Has This Been Tested? I built a U-Boot deb and flashed it to my Tritium H5, and the stability enhances. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.1.76. How Has This Been Tested? not yet, just committing current work. 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 [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add the patching config file for rk35xx-vendor to easily patch in dts files by putting them in the dt folder. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Put new dts files in patch/kernel/rk3588-vendor/dt and successfully ran ./compile.sh build BOARD=nanopc-cm3588-nas BRANCH=vendor BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=bookworm. New patches were applied. 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 d…

Description As per subject, bump rockchip 32 bit edge kernel to 6.9. Patches have been left as is because all of them applied fine, except for the device tree overlay compilation and installation. The device tree things have changed in 6.9 and the patch does not apply anymore. After some headeaches with the terrible makefiles, the second commit of this PR contains some hints on how I did the job and can serve as a icebreaker for other families perhaps. In particular: Some little accomodations in the overlay Makefile. the kernel makefile already supports dtbo files, but it wants the sources with .dtso extension, so all the device trees in overlay directory must be rena…

Description In an effort to reduce wifi driver burdens AR-1745, I went through the 6.10 kernel to check if any third party wifi drivers can be removed. The following drivers are part of the mainline kernel as of 6.10: RTL8723CS (driver: RTW88) RTL8811CU and RTL8821C (driver: RTW88) RTL8192EU (driver: RTL8XXXU) To give them some more time in the oven, use them not from 6.10 but from 6.11 onwards. I went through the Armbian forums, Atlassian and GiHub issues to see if anyone had used those drivers for these chips in the past and had reported issues. But I haven't found anything yet. RTL8723DS is also supported by RTW88, but I have not touched that driver since it is st…

Description Uboot from rockchips's latest 6.1 rkr3 SDK is here: https://github.com/ArmSoM/u-boot/tree/rk3576-6.1-rk3.1 And the two patches fixing sd card boot is already there. Add config CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_EARLY_DISTRO_DTB to load dtb from kernel so that devices like rk806 pmic is supported by uboot: DM: v2 no mmc device at slot 1 mmc@2a310000: 1 (SD), mmc@2a330000: 0 Bootdev(atags): mmc 1 MMC1: Legacy, 52Mhz PartType: EFI 258194 bytes read in 385 ms (654.3 KiB/s) DTB(Distro): /boot/dtb/rockchip/rk3576-armsom-sige5.dtb No misc partition boot mode: None dw_dp_bind zyb enter I2c1 speed: 100000Hz PMIC: RK8060 (on=0x80, off=0x80) vdd_cpu_big_s0 init 850000 uV vdd_npu_s0 7500…

Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 4.0 solution based on the company’s 7th-generation V-NAND and a proprietary controller allowing speeds of up to 23.2 gigabits per second (Gbps) per lane or double the previous UFS 3.1 solutions. In more practical terms, Samsung UFS 4.0 storage will deliver a sequential read speed of up to 4,200 MB/s and a sequential write speed of 2,800 MB/s, corresponding to about 2x and 1.6x faster speeds over UFS 3.1 storage. Samsung also claims that power efficiency has been enhanced with a sequential read speed of up to 6.0 MB/s per milliampere (mA), or about a 46-percent improvement over UFS 3.1. An advanced Re…

Despite assurances by Eben Upton that there’s no supply shortage of Raspberry Pi CM4 modules for commercial and industrial customers, installations or projects requiring just a few modules may be out of luck. So alternatives are needed, and after seeing Rockchip RK3566-based SoMs compatible with Pi CM4, namely the Pine64 SoPine and Radxa CM3, Banana Pi is working on a Raspberry Pi CM4 compatible module powered by Amlogic A311D hexa-core Arm Cortex-A73/A53 processor. Banana Pi BPI-CM4 specifications: SoC – Amlogic A311D hexa-core processor with 4x Arm Cortex-A73 @ 2.0 GHz and 2x Arm Cortex-A53 @, Arm Mali-G52 MP4 (6EE) GPU, 5 TOPS NPU System Memory – 2GB/4GB LPDDR4 RAM Sto…

Multi-stream and broadcast audio features part of the Bluetooth LE Audio standard have been given a brand name by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Meet Bluetooth Auracast broadcast audio, or simply Auracast for shorts. As a reminder, Bluetooth Audio LE broadcast enables an audio transmitter, be it a smartphone, laptop, television, or public address system to broadcast audio to an unlimited number of nearby Bluetooth audio receivers that could be speakers, earbuds, or even hearing devices. Auracast broadcast audio will let users invite others to listen to the same music without disturbing others around them, for example, a group of friends could listen to the mu…

Sipeed has launched the Lichee RV Dock Pro kit for the company’s Lichee RV Allwinner D1 RISC-V module that builds on the earlier Lichee RV Dock carrier board and adds a MIPI/RGB LCD connector, two built-in microphones, as well as an on-board JTAG+UART debugger based on Bouffalo Lab BL702 microcontroller. Lichee RV Dock Pro specifications (preliminary): Supported system-on-module (SoM) – Lichee RV module with Allwinner D1 RISC-V processor @ 1 GHz, 512MB DDR3, MicroSD card slot, and USB Type-C OTG port Storage – Optional SPI flash Display interfaces HDMI port up to 4Kp30 MIPI LCD/RGB interface for up to 720p30 display Audio – 3W power amplifier, 2x analog microphone, suppor…

Dublin, Ireland - from 08/10/2015 to 09/10/2015: The GStreamer Conference is a conference for anyone interested in the GStreamer multimedia framework or Open Source and cross-platform multimedia. View the full article

Description Move to tag and remove not needed patches. Jira reference number AR-1297 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build 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

Radxa has been working on the ROCK 5 Compute Module (aka Radxa CM5) system-on-module compatible with Raspberry Pi CM4, but based on the more powerful Rockchip RK3588S octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC. Just like the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, it comes in a 55 x 40mm form factor, but instead of just two high-density 100-pin board-to-board connectors, the module includes three to cater for the additional I/Os from the Rockchip processor, just like they did for the Radxa CM3 equipped with a Rockchip RK3566 processor. Radxa CM5 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S octa-core processor with 4x Cortex‑A76 cores @ up to 2.4GHz, 4x Cortex‑A55 core @ 1.8GHz Arm Mali-G610 MP4 “Odi…

AMD has added two new low-cost, low-power members to its UltraScale+ family with the Artix UltraScale+ AU7P FPGA and the Zynq UltraScale+ ZU3T MPSoC. Both devices are manufactured with the 16nm FinFET process and offer entry points to the transceiver-based UltraScale+ family with features such as high I/O-to-logic density, UltraRAM, DSP, and more. AMD Artix UltraScale+ AU7P FPGA The new AU7P FPGA is the smallest from the Artix UltraScale+ family with four 12.5Gbps transceivers, up to 82K system logic cells, 216 DSP slices, 4.9 Mbit RAM, and 248 I/Os. It is offered in a 10.5 x 8.5mm InFO package. The company says the chip provides up to 50% lower static power, 20% more I/O…

Bumps Vucko130/delete-older-releases from 0.2.1 to 0.2.2. Release notes Sourced from Vucko130/delete-older-releases's releases. v0.2.2 Full Changelog: https://github.com/Vucko130/delete-older-releases/commits/v0.2.2 Commits 4fc1741 Update action.yml 69fe4bf Create dependabot.yml 134ac2b Create codeql.yml 653dc03 Merge pull request #20 from HiGarfield/master 5128841 Merge pull request #15 from smallprogram/master 5fbfcd7 run with node16 c190a0c update index.js See full diff in compare view Dependabot will resolve any conflicts with this PR as long as you don't alter it yourself. You can also trigger a rebase manually by commenting @dependabot rebase. Depe…

MLfix is an open-source tool that combines novel unsupervised machine-learning pipelines with a new user interface concept that, together, help annotators and machine-learning engineers identify and filter out label errors. View the full article

We wrote about the new Z-Wave Long Range (LR) standard aka “Z-Wave Plus LR” promising four times the range and 10-year battery life in September 2020 but hadn’t heard much about it since then, at least until now, as Zooz has launched the ZST39 LR USB Stick and ZAC93 LR GPIO module based on a Z-Wave 800 Series chip, with the GPIO module compatible with Home Assistant Yellow and Raspberry Pi SBCs. Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Long Range GPIO Module ZAC93 LR ZAC93 LR specifications: Z-Wave Frequency – 908.42 MHz (US, CA, MX) / 921.4 MHz (AU, NZ) / 868.42 MHz (EU) Wireless Range – Up to 1 mile/1.6 km in open space with Long Range enabled (up to 300 meters in open space, up to 76 m…

https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/main/patch/kernel/archive/rockchip-6.3/01-linux-0002-rockchip-from-list.patch#L248-L291 this looks like better alternative for this patch. and this patch has build issue when build mmc and dw_mmc-rockchip as module, no export symbol for mmc_power_off I should use bug report to create an issue to discuss, but I can't open docs.google.com. 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 yo…

Description Bumps edge kernel to v6.4. Megous patches are synced from orange-pi-6.4-20230619-0323 tag. Following heuristic was used to disable some of the Megous patches patch was already disabled for previous kernel patch also had a revert patch patch had rockchip, rk3xxx or pinephone-pro in name Following armbian patches were modified a bit to fix patch application failures drv-iio-adc-axp20x_adc-arm64-dts-axp803-hwmon-enable-thermal.patch drv-pmic-add-axp313a.patch drv-rgb-add-ws2812.patch drv-rtc-sun6i-support-RTCs-without-external-LOSCs.patch drv-touchscreen-tsc2007-polling.patch Following armbian patches were modified to fix compilation issues Add-dump_reg-…

uefi: rollover current to legacy, edge to current, bump edge to 6.7, fix drivers, remove symlinks uefi: common: stop using symlinks, instead point directly to KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR uefi: common: drop kernel symlinks remove duplicate decls simplify some comments thinkpad-x13s: set explicit LINUXCONFIG to compensate for changes in uefi-common uefi: all: update all .config's, no changes; edge: 6.6.y; current 6.1.y; legacy 5.15.y uefi: all: rollover current 6.1.y to legacy, taking over 5.15.y uefi: all: rollover edge 6.6.y to current, taking over 6.1.y uefi-arm64 6.7: copy patches from 6.6 uefi: all: edge: bump to 6.7-rc7; arm64: fix Phytium stmmac patch (by Igor) Co-authore…

Description This PR adds support for the Texas Instruments SK-AM68 and SK-AM69 boards. Notable features of SK-AM68 board: 16GB LPDDR4‐4266 with support for inline error correction code (ECC) DisplayPort 4K resolution with MST support and HDMI Two CSI-2 ports compatible with Raspberry Pi 8 TOPS deep-learning performance and hardware-accelerated edge AI Three USB 3.0 Type A ports, one USB 3.0 Type C port Gigabit Ethernet and 4x CAN-FD Headers One M.2 key M connector Notable features of SK-AM69 board: 32GB LPDDR4‐4266 with support for inline error correction code (ECC) DisplayPort 4K resolution with MST support and HDMI Three CSI-2 ports compatible with Raspberry Pi 32…

Adds the needed files support the spidev on the NanoPi Neo3 with a different address. Tested on my own NanoPi Neo3 with a LoRaWAN concentrator connected via SPI. I am unsure about the changes in rockchip-fixup.scr-cmd. It needs a user to use a not very convenient device "number" specific to the NanoPi Neo3. But I did not know how to do this differently without possibly breaking other boards. Any suggestions on how this is usually done are welcome. Still it seems I am the only person on this planet to use SPI on the NanoPi Neo3 as no one else seems to have reported anything... Any constructive feedback is very welcome. View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/01/T6-Plus-01.pngThe NanoPC T6 Plus, powered by the performance-optimized Armbian OS, is your ticket to a truly professional, high-speed edge computing experience. This industrial-grade device is built around the flagship Octa-core Rockchip RK3588 SoC and now features a massive upgrade to LPDDR5 RAM (up to 32GB), giving it the muscle to handle heavy virtualization, 8K media, and AI workloads effortlessly. Its core hardware is ideal for power users and enterprise integration. The dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports ensure you can maximize the speed of high-bandwidth wired connections, while multiple M.2 slots (M-Key for NVMe and E-Key fo…

Everspin has unveiled EMxxLX xSPI MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory) non-volatile memory solution for industrial IoT and embedded systems providing an alternative to SPI NOR/NAND flash with much faster R/W data rates of up to 400MB/s and densities between 8Mbit and 64Mbit. The higher speed is made possible by the new JEDEC expanded Serial Peripheral Interface (xSPI) standard interface and a clock frequency of up to 200 MHz, the maximum supported by the xSPI standard. All chips operate at 1.8V, and the family is offered in 24-ball BGA and 8-pin DFN packages. EMxxLX xSPI MRAM key features and specifications: Density – 8Mb, 16Mb, 32Mb, 64Mb 400MBps sustained throug…

Description Jira reference number AR-1185 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Install test on Jammy 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

I’ll combine two unrelated short news about software releases for TV boxes, Raspberry Pi, and other SBCs: Kodi 20 “Nexus” Alpha 1 media center, and DietPi 8.5 lightweight Debian-based image for SBC’s. Kodi 20 “Nexus” Alpha 1 The first alpha release of Kodi 20 “Nexus” is out with one highlight being support for AV1 hardware video decoding in Android and x86 (VAAPI) platforms with AV1-capable GPU or VPU. Other notable changes include: FFMPEG upgraded to version 4.4 Plenty of subtitle related changes: Added Steam Deck built-in controller support Initial support for M1 native including native windowing/input handling Pipewire support in Linux Various PVR improvements includin…

If you have a device with a Mali T720 or T820 GPU, you’re in luck – your device is now supported in upstream Mesa at feature parity with other GPUs. Get out your Allwinner H6 or Amlogic S912 board, grab the latest Mesa, and enjoy a match of SuperTuxKart! View the full article

Standing on the shoulders of giants. As Collabora turns 10 years this month, we are forced to stop and marvel at the accomplishments of GNU in its 30 years of existence. Happy 30th anniversary GNU View the full article

If you are looking for an ultrawide display to show information on your PC or Raspberry Pi, there’s a 7.9-inch IPS display with 1280×400 resolution that may meet your requirements. The display is powered through a USB port and outputs video through an HDMI 1.4 input port, so it should work with any hardware equipped with HDMI input and a USB port. LR79 display specifications: Display – 7.9-inch TFT-LCD IPS display with 1280×400 resolution @ 60Hz, no touch function 178° field of view 5:16 aspect ratio Response Time: 40ms(Typ.)(Tr+Tf) Contrast Ratio: 900:1 Brightness: 500cd/㎡ Color Gamut: 70% NTSC Display Colors: 16.7M Backlight: WLED (19.2V) Connector: 30-pin ZIF Display I…

Description Change board support statuses before making a next release. View the full article

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Description Having auto-login isn't always desirable for production images. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Booted on a NanoPi R4S 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

LILYGO T-QT Pro is an ESP32-S3 WiFi and BLE IoT board with a 0.85-inch color display, 4MB flash, 2MB PSRAM, a USB-C port, a few GPIOs, and support for LiPo battery with charging. It is an upgrade to the ESP32-S3-based LILYGO T-QT V1.1 board that also supports LiPo battery power but lacks a charging circuit, so you had to remove the battery and charge it manually each time. The T-QT Pro adds a charging circuit and switches from an ESP32-S3 with an 8MB flash design to one using ESP32-S3FN4R2 with 4MB flash and 2MB PSRAM. LilyGO T-QT Pro specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3FN4R2 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acce…

Description Missing &vop node makes hdmi not work, add it. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=armsom-sige7 BRANCH=edge DEB_COMPRESS=xz [x] hdmi works 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 View the full a…

Description Currently, dtbo path in boot.ini is wrong. So we cannot load device tree blob overlays for cloudshell2. This commit fix this path in boot.ini How Has This Been Tested? Path was tested and dtbo's are succesfully loaded. 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 View the full article

The latest Linux kernel release is here, bringing improvements to the DRM subsystem, further enablement of Rockchip SoCs, a new debugging guide for developers, and more! Here's a recap of Collabora's contributions for 6.13. View the full article

Description Related #3682 . Debian sid also updates mesa-utils. 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] sid gnome build success 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

Fixes legacy kernel for rockchip64. Configuration automatically updates unsupported options. Fix BT for Station M1 View the full article

As expected, AMD has now launched the Ryzen Embedded R2000 series processors that build up on the earlier Ryzen Embedded R1000 family, but doubles the number of cores to up to four, gets improved Radeon graphics, and adds support for Windows 11 operating system. Performance and efficiency have also improved with the new Ryzen Embedded R2515 CPU exhibiting up to 81 percent higher CPU (Passmark v10) and graphics (3DMark) performance compared to Ryzen Embedded R1606G processor, as well as higher performance-per-watt efficiency thanks to the Zen+ core architecture. The company has four Ryzen Embedded R2000 processors in its portfolio at launch. Key features and specifications…

PipeWire, the new and emerging open source framework that aims to greatly improve the exchange and management of audio and video streams inside a Linux system, has seen a number of improvements and bug fixes over the past year. View the full article

Amsterdam, The Netherlands - from 10/09/2015 to 15/09/2015: we are thrilled to be joining ARM to demonstrate our latest technology showcases together at their booth at IBC 2015. Booth Hall 4.C61 View the full article

I’ve written the first part of Mekotronics R58 review last month with an unboxing, teardown, and first boot with 3D graphics benchmarks. I’ve now had more time to play with Android 12 on the Rockchp RK3588 mini PC, so I’ll report my experience with the device. User interface and settings As already mentioned, the box ships with Android 12 for TV and the stock launcher. The Google Play store is working, and I had no troubles installing all apps I needed for the review. Most of the settings are pretty much standard. While the first time, I used Ethernet, and also tried WiFi 6 connecting the R58 to Xiaomi Mi AX6000 router. It worked but not without some effort, as initially,…

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ARBOR ARES-1980 is a fanless rugged industrial controller powered by an Intel 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core processor with 9-36V wide power input, 2.5GbE, optional 4G/5G cellular and/or WiFi connectivity, and designed for factory automation. The embedded computer also comes with two PoE-capable Gigabit Ethernet ports, support for NVMe and SATA storage, eight digital outputs, eight digital inputs, several serial ports compatible with RS232, RS422, and/or RS485, and more. ARES-1980 specifications: SoC – Intel Core i3-1115G4E, Core i5-1145G7E (default), or Core i7-1185G7E Tiger Lake processor with Intel Iris Xe graphics System Memory – Up to 64GB 3200MHz RAM via 2x 260-pin DDR4 …

Espressif Systems has just announced the Matter-compatible ESP-ZeroCode modules with Wi-Fi and/or Thread (802.15.4) wireless connectivity that are designed as plug-and-play solutions for LED lights, outlets, switches, dimmers, relays, fans, and other lighting and electrical devices. I was only recently introduced to no-code programming in a recent post by Ninephon Kongangkab explaining how to use SenseCraft firmware for no-code programming on Wio Terminal. Basically, there’s no need to know Arduino, MicroPython, or any programming language, as the user just has to press a few buttons to configure an IoT device to meet his/her requirements. With the ESP-ZeroCode modules, E…

Description Update u-boot patches for JetHub D1/D1+ add rescue boot from microSD revert JetHub D1 eth mac generation with manufacturer OUI Jira reference number AR-1448 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been m…

meson64: edge: bump to 6.2 currently 6.2-rc3 please do not squash when merging otherwise the actual changes are hard to find later Images for testing, for many boards, scroll down for meson64's: https://github.com/rpardini/armbian-release/releases/tag/20230109c View the full article

Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi board brings the STM32H7 dual-core Cortex-M7/M4 microcontroller found in the Portenta H7 boards to the larger Arduino Mega/Due form factor with up to 76 GPIO pins. As its name implies, the board also comes with a WiFi 4 (and Bluetooth 5.1) module, as well as an audio jack, a USB Type-C port for programming, a USB 2.0 Type-A host port, and extra connectors for a display and a camera. Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi board specifications: Microcontroller – STMicro STM32H747XI Cortex-M7 @ 480 MHz + M4 @ 200 MHz MCU with 2MB dual-bank Flash memory, 1 MB RAM, Chrom-ART graphical hardware accelerator System Memory – 8MB SDRAM Storage – 16MB QSPI NOR flash Connectivity…

Orange Pi 5B is a variant of the Rockchip RK3588S powered Orange Pi 5 SBC with up to 256GB eMMC flash and a soldered-on wireless module offering WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, at the cost of losing the M.2 2242 socket and 16MB QSPI NOR flash found in the original board. The board still comes with HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4 (USB-C), and MIPI DSI display connectors, three camera connectors, a Gigabit Ethernet interface, a few USB ports, and a 26-pin GPIO header for expansion. Orange Pi 5B specifications with the new features highlighted in bold, and the missing ones as strikethrough text: SoC – Rockchip RK3588S octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4…

Set in the captivating city of Berlin, All Systems Go! is ready to explore foundational user-space Linux technologies after a 4-year hiatus. View the full article

Description Rewrite patches since we have stable git hash length KERNELPATCHDIR is no longer $LINUXFAMILY-$BRANCH, so declare it in board config file Bump kernel to 6.7.y Add support for nintendo pro/joycon controller since this device can run yuzu emulator 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 kernel BOARD=xiaomi-elish BRANCH=sm8250 DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_GIT=shallow [x] Xiaomi elish boots fine Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have comm…

Description As per subject, bump edge kernel to 6.8 for rockchip 32 bit family. Also include a patch to handle an apparently missing Makefile in tools/cgroup directory which makes the compilation process crash when cleaning the tools kernel subdirectory. In case other families are bumped to kernel 6.8, it should be copied as well or moved into misc directory and applied somewhere until kernel people fix that. Jira reference number AR-2111 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Kernel .deb packages compiled and tested on a rk322x-box live system 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 co…

Description ssh.service activation fails on first boot due to a race condition with armbian-firstrun (missing host keys at ssh.service startup) By changing armbian-firstrun.service to run After=ssh.service SBC is always reachable realibaly via ssh, even on first run, so that it can be configured headlessly by remote login IT also reverts commit IDs: #911c756083164c32051d533ca3f2de488f202130 and #30c47f6f6cebd75f5c28866918fea093b8c82b44 disabling ssh.socket - this fixes SSH Deamon behavious to honour ListenAddress directive when set via sshd_config Jira reference number [AR-2356] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled and first-run vanilla armbian Bookworm-Edge [x] Co…

Changes to be committed: modified: config/boards/aml-s9xx-box.tvb modified: packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf.template The aml-s9xx-box builds use the native TV Box u-boot. I've had as a todo item to figure out how to not build and include an unused u-boot. In a recent PR for a different board the opposite was being done (adding a u-boot where a board didn't previously ship one), thus I then had the info to remove it here. This also changes the generated extlinux.conf to include a fdt line by adding the boot_fdt_file to the board config file. This reduces the effort needed to manually modify the extlinux.conf. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Bui…

Description Ship images with Chromium v126 instead of v124 How Has This Been Tested? [x] VP9 and H264 works well with chromium and haven't caught any crash in various websites. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description OrangePi 5 Plus Bump current and edge to mainline 2024.10-rc3 ensure ARMV8_CRYPTO is disabled (currently broken) enable creation of /chosen/kaslr-seed node (to enable Kernel address space layout randomization) How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built, installed, and succesfully booted trixie current and edge Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Gustavo Noronha helps break down C++ and shows how that knowledge can open up new possibilities with Rust. View the full article

Open hardware is growing faster than ever and breaking in new ways.http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/12/New_review1.png2025 has been a productive year for the Armbian project. As the Single Board Computer ecosystem continues to fragment and expand, Armbian has consolidated its position as the universal glue holding the open-source hardware world together. Our mission remains clear: providing a consistent, reliable build framework that generates operating system for an increasingly diverse hardware landscape. Hardware diversity and development velocityThe most visible metric of our growth is hardware support. This year, the team successfully integrated 61 new boa…

Our multimedia engineering team delivered major improvements to GStreamer 1.28: hardware acceleration and zero-copy pipelines, HDR and color support for Wayland, AI inference integration, plus critical codec and RTP/WebRTC interoperability fixes. View the full article

NXP i.MX RT1180 is the latest member of the company’s i.MX RT Series crossover MCUss with application processor-like performance. The 800 MHz dual-core Arm Cortex-M7/M33 microcontroller is specifically designed for industrial IoT communication with a Gigabit Ethernet port supporting time-sensitive networking (TSN). NXP also highlights that it is the first crossover MCU to include an EdgeLock secure enclave that “eases the complexity of implementing robust, system-wide security intelligence for industrial IoT applications”, and the new processor aims to bridge the gap between existing industrial systems and Industry 4.0 system. NXP i.MX RT1180 key features and specificatio…

Xiaomi Moaan InkPalm Plus is a 5.84-inch eReader powered by the same Rockchip RK3566 processor found in Pine64 PineNote 10.3-inch Linux eReader, and currently selling for 999 CNY, or about $150 US, on JD.com after a 100 CNY discount. The device looks more like a smartphone than an eReader with its relatively small display, but there must be demand for this type of hardware since it succeeds the earlier InkPlam 5 eReader with Allwinner B300 quad-core Cortex-A7 SoC, plus an even smaller 5.2-inch display. Inkpalm Plus specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 quad-core A55 processor @ 1.8 GHz with Arm Mali-G52 EE GPU, 0.8 TOPS NPU (AI accelerator) System Memory – 2GB RAM Storage…

Description One to many was enabled in CURRENT kernels. Odroid current is 5.4.y while for one wireless driver that is too old. https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3918 Jira reference number AR-182 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

Linus has released the 5.4 kernel and Collabora was once again a very active contributor with 12 Collaborans authoring 95 commits while also helping the kernel maintainers by contributing 124 Reviewed-by tags. View the full article

Kernel.org Collabora contributions View the full article

Unboxing SunFounder TS7-Pro touchscreen display SunFounder TS7-Pro is a 7-inch touchscreen display designed for Raspberry Pi 4 board and the company sent us one review sample for evaluation. SunFounder has a wide range of Raspberry Pi and Arduino accessories designed for makers, and the TS7-Pro 7 is their latest offering that’s optimized to work with Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 3. Adding a touchscreen display to a Raspberry Pi may be a bit messy with the display or other accessories such as cameras and/or 2.5-inch drive spread on the table, but the TS7-Pro display simplifies all that with a neater assembly. Let’s start the review with an unboxing The package is compac…

Smart Bee Designs’ Bee S3 is an ultra-low-power development board based on Espressif ESP32-S3 WiFi & Bluetooth microcontroller that consumes less than 20 uA in deep sleep mode allowing the board to theoretically last over 5 years under specific conditions. The board provides WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5 LE connectivity, features a battery voltage monitoring circuitry to check the battery charge level, a USB Type-C port for power and programming, plus 20 through holes for extensions such as connecting sensors, and so on. Bee S3 specifications: Wireless module – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3-MINI-1 module (PDF datasheet) with ESP32-S3 dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor with WiFi 4 a…

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mvebu64: remove dangling symlinks for both current and edge No use having them in there pointing to something that does not exist. Also, didn't hurt. This PR might be proof of OCD View the full article

Qualcomm Snapdragon X75 is the latest 5G Modem-RF System from the company bringing 5G Advanced connectivity to smartphones, PCs, industrial IoT, vehicles, and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) routers. 5G is getting more confusing than ever, as after just having launched a 5G NR-Light modem for smartwatches, industrial IoT, and XR glasses, Qualcomm introduced the first “5G Advanced” modem with the Snapdragon X75 targetting a wide range of applications that benefit from the improvements in speed, coverage, mobility, power efficiency, etc… made possible by the 5G NR Release 18. Snapdragon X75 key features and specifications: Cellular Technology – 5G NR, LTE, LAA, WCDMA, TD-SC…

Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini router board is powered by MediaTek MT7986 (Filogic 830) quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor with 2GB DDR4, an 8GB eMMC flash, two low-profile 2.5GbE ports, and WiFi 6 support. The BPI-R3 Mini is based on many of the same chips as found on the Banana Pi BPI-R3 board, but with a much more compact design that makes it suitable as a 2.5GbE firewall, wireless router or repeater, home security gateway, home automation gateway, NAS device, and more. Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini specifications: SoC – MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830) quad-core Arm Cortex A53 processor with hardware acceleration engines for Wi-Fi offloading and networking System Memory – 2GB DDR4 RA…

01Space has designed a tiny ESP32-C6 IoT board with WiFi 6 and Bluetooth LE 5.0 connectivity built around the ESP32-C6-WROOM-1 wireless module, and exposing I/Os through two 10-pin headers. Espressif launched their ESP32-C6 modules and development kits last January, and the 01Space is the first third-party ESP32-C6 board we’ve covered. It’s a minimal board with a wireless module, a USB Type-C port for power and programming, and Reset and Boot buttons. 01Space ESP32-C6 board specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N4 module with Espressif Systems ESP32-C6 single core 32-bit RISC-V processor @ 160 MHz with 2.4 Ghz WiFi 6 1T1T, Bluetooth LE 5.0, and 802.15.4 radio…

Description This brings early support for Linux kernel v6.5 for allwinner boards. Following patches are changed Megous patches: disabled patches.megous/video-fbdev-eInk-display-driver-for-A13-based-PocketBooks.patch to prevent build failure. Will work on re-enabling the same Fixes patches: disabled Fix-depends-only-ARM-eInk-display-FB.patch as it changes code introduce by patch disabled above Armbian patches: disabled drv-clk-sunxi-ng-ccu-sun50i-a64-revert-ccu-Pinebook-A64.patch due to patch application failure. Will check if its still needed. Need help from someone who has a PInebook A64 for the same. removed drv-pmic-add-axp313a.patch as it is upstreamed rework…

Description In several situations we need to have systemd-resolved installed and configured or we loose DNS. This happens in case of HA and most likely OMV too. As per documentation: systemd-resolved will work out of the box with a network manager using /etc/resolv.conf. No particular configuration is required since systemd-resolved will be detected by following the /etc/resolv.conf symlink. This is going to be the case with systemd-networkd, NetworkManager, and iwd. move DNS server set from Ubuntu specifics change switch to if and check for DISTRIBUTION instead of RELEASE detach bullseye so we can keep it operational without systemd-resolved change bullseye to EOS Ins…

Description Jira reference number AR-2079 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated KDE desktop image for Odroid M1. Firstrun goes without password and after reboot (system must be up 1m) login is not automatic anymore. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Quick fix to hdmi patch due to mainlined hunks. How Has This Been Tested? [x] New fixed patch apply on 6.8.9 edge kernel [x] Compiled rockchip drm code on the fly to check it works Did not check the real functionality, but I hope I did not break anything, the patch is minimal... Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Dear Armbians, We’re excited to announce a new Armbian release: Armbian 24.5.1 Havier! This release focuses on stability and UX improvement, with an emphasis on stable builds and the hardwares we support the most. The changelog of this release is just massive! Key highlights Reproducible Armbian OS and Armbian build framework are tightly connected. Framework can build custom Debian or custom Ubuntu. Armbian Ubuntu is made from LTS or latest packages and is cleaned from all Canonical packaging including snapd. By default, we provide the latest critical packages also in the LTS package base. Armbian Jammy and Noble comes with highly optimized, specially built for each har…

Description Radxa Rock 5B Bump current and edge to mainline 2024.10-rc3 ensure ARMV8_CRYPTO is disabled (currently broken) enable creation of /chosen/kaslr-seed node (to enable Kernel address space layout randomization) How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built, installed, and succesfully booted trixie current and edge Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Collabora is headed to Stuttgart for XR Expo 2026! Visit us in Hall 2, booth 2C22, to experience the latest around Monado and ElectricMaple, and catch our 2 talks! View the full article

Description As our CI progresses into a complicated suite, we are finding new and new small issues that its best to work on under one Jira story. Jira reference number AR-1238 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

With the advent of meson and gst-build, it is now possible to set up a GStreamer Windows development environment that rivals the finest Linux has to offer, with full support for Visual Studio debugging into the library. View the full article

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Description Bumping versions for sunxi. @The-going should we switch this to follow versions automatically? View the full article