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At Collabora one of the many things we do is build Debian derivatives/overlays for customers on a variety of architectures including 32 bit and 64 bit ARM systems. And just as Debian does, our OBS system builds on native systems rather than emulators. View the full article

Description bump edge to thirdparty linux-5.18-rc7 bump current to linux-5.15 change legacy back to LTS linux-5.10 edge and current enable NTFS3 driver. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] 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 [X] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Yuzuki Chameleon is an open-source hardware single board computer powered by an Allwinner H616 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor that somewhat follows the shape of Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ SBC with a different port layout that should still keep mechanical and electrical compatibility with some Raspberry Pi HATs. The board supports up to 2GB RAM, up to 128GB eMMC flash, features a MicroSD card slot, one 4K-capable HDMI 2.0 port, an audio jack, four USB Type-C ports to keep the design as slim as possible, as well as a wireless module for WiFi and Bluetooth and a connector to optionally add Fast Ethernet through an external module. Yuzuki Chameleon specifications: SoC – Allwinne…

SolidRun Bedrock V3000 Basic is an industrial fanless computer based on the new AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 Zen3 processor family designed for storage and networking applications. More specifically, the embedded computer is based on the AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C48 octa-core/sixteen-thread processor with up to 64 GB DDR5 memory, support for up to three M.2 key-M 2280 NVMe SSDs, and impressive network connectivity options with two SFP+ cages capable of 10 Gbps speeds, four 2.5GbE RJ45 ports, and optional support for WiFi 6, 4G and/o 5G cellular connectivity. Bedrock V3000 Basic specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 family with up to 8C/16T Zen3+ cores @ up to 3.8 GHz; TD…

Lichee Pi 4A is a single board computer (SBC) powered by Alibaba T-Head TH1520 quad-core RISC-V Xuantie C910 processor @ 1.8 GHz with an Imagination GPU and a 4 TOPS NPU for AI that can compete against the Raspberry Pi 4 in terms of performance and features. We previously mentioned the Lichee Pi 4A (LPi4A) in our article about the Sipeed LM4A RISC-V system-on-module, but at the time we only had some benchmarks for the board and no photos and specifications about the SBC. Sipeed has now released photos and more detailed specifications and is taking “pre-orders”. So let’s have a look. Lichee Pi 4A specifications against the ones for Raspberry Pi 4. The TH1520 used to be …

Banana Pi BPI-CM4 system-on-module powered by an Amlogic A311D hexa-core Cortex-A73/A53 processor and compatible with the Raspberry Pi CM4 module has now been launched for $95 and up. Banana Pi introduced the Raspberry Pi CM4 compatible module with Amlogic A311D CPU last May with some 3D renders and specifications, and we expected a launch in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023 at the time. The Banana Pi BPI-CM4 is now available together with a carrier board so let’s have another look. 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 – 4GB LPDDR4 RAM Stora…

Aetina has recently announced several embedded systems based on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano which they showcased at CES 2023. We’ll specifically have a look at the AIE-KO21/31 and AIE-KN31/41 edge devices designed for mainstream and entry-level edge AI computing. NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX SO-DIMM modules in March 2022 and followed up with the lower-cost pin-compatible Jetson Orin Nano modules in September with mass production scheduled for Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 respectively. Last week, we covered the first NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX edge AI computer we had seen, namely Seeed Studio reComputer J4012, but it turns out Aetina also announced their own Jetso…

Contributing to the Vulkan Working Group since 2015, Faith has continues to make a significant impact. Her expertise and diligence has helped to shape the group and we're proud to see his hard work see some well earned spotlight. View the full article

Thingpulse ePulse Feather is an ESP32 development board following Adafruit’s Feather form factor and optimized for low power with 12 to 27 uA deep sleep power consumption. The board is based on the ESP32-WROVER with 8MB Flash and 8MB SPRAM and comes with a USB-C connector for charging the battery and programming through a CH9102F UART chip, as well as the I/Os headers provided by the Feather form factor. The board can be especially useful in battery-operated WiFi remote controls for home automation or other purposes that sleep most of the time until the user presses one of the buttons. ThingPulse ePulse Feather specifications: Wireless module – Espressif Systems ESP32-WRO…

Changes to be committed: deleted: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/board-bananapim5-002-switch-VDDIO_C-pin-to-OP.patch - Patch upstreamed in 6.1.16: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-bananapi-m5.dts?h=v6.1.20&id=58dccc65221c6465a35cb6bb2ff41f2b75b367f0 modified: patch/kernel/archive/meson64-6.1/board-bananapim5-003-convert-dts-to-dtsi.patcha - Fixed patch due to upstream change in 6.1.16: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-bananapi-m5.dts?h=v6.1.20&id=e35feeb3fdbe3eeffae5e75123fa44523b5076b8 deleted: patch/k…

Description I copied patches from rockchip64-6.1 to rockchip64-6.3 and made the following changes: deleted patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.3/board-rock3a-cec.patch since upstream merged deleted patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.3/board-rock3a-gmac1.patch since upstream merged deleted patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.3/board-rock3a-pcie.patch since upstream merged deleted patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.3/general-enhance-backport-es8328-driver.patch because this patch is for station p1 and upstream device tree don't need it modified patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.3/board-pbp-add-dp-alt-mode.patch to match upstream changes. modified patch/kernel/archive…

Description Debian moved riscv64 into 1st class so exceptions are not needed. But ports repository is still needed in the lists file as they didn't manage to move everything. Jira reference number AR-1824 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated image with clean rootfs Armbian_23.08.0-trunk_Star64_sid_edge_5.15.0.img 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

Pull Request Description Documentation-Focused: Armbian Build Framework Wrapper Script Overview This pull request introduces a user-friendly wrapper script that acts as a bridge to interact with the Armbian Build Framework. Its main goal is to enhance accessibility and facilitate communication for users who may not be familiar with the underlying script. Key Features Provides a simplified interface for easier interaction. Improves documentation with enhanced help messages. Supports multiple system languages (English, German, Spanish). Future Enhancements Implementation of man pages generation. Integration for markdown documentation. Potential flexibility for JSON outp…

kernel drivers: replace all "branch:xxx" references with sha1; hash the whole of patch/misc stacktraces: introduce get_stacktrace_element_by_index() to get a specific stracktrace element git: fetch_from_repo(): introduce FETCH_FROM_REPO_CALLBACK_IF_REF_MUTABLE function defined in FETCH_FROM_REPO_CALLBACK_IF_REF_MUTABLE is called if reference is mutable which is anything that's not commit: or tag: and really there's no guarantee that tag: is immutable, but lets assume drivers-harness: hash the whole of patch/misc; throw error if driver does fetch_from_repo with mutable ref this should make drivers hash consistent, at the expense of being moar tiresome any change…

Description Adding broadcom wifi modules to the rk35xx legacy kernel configuration. The edge configuration already has these. This are supported hardware that shipped as optional accessories with the Rock 5b (Official adapter list) 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] Compiled kernel with new options, deployed to rock-5b board, and validated wifi module (A1) connectivity. % ls /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/driver -l lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Jan 27 13:21 /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/driver -> ../../../../../../../bus/sdio/drivers/brcmfmac % ip l…

Description Turns out the Khadas u-boot has some code hidden deep within pxe.c file to enable and disable lcd screen. As we don't use extlinux for vim1s and vim4, that doesn't get executed for us leaving the device to detect ghost screens. Hence copied the code to bootscript in order to disable the lcd screens when they are not really present. This makes the vim4 and vim1s a lot more responsive. Also fixes issue where we can't login to gnome because login screen was being rendered on non-existent lcd screen. 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] Tes…

Description Armsom is going to add mainline edge support to these two boards, and now all branches are using the same uboot config. So we do the uboot config to all branches. Just like what we do to mixtile-blade3: https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/bd0a09b24c7c9e4f9eae6bb24f526ae6cea48777 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 uboot BOARD=armsom-w3 BRANCH=edge DEB_COMPRESS=xz [x] ./compile.sh uboot BOARD=armsom-sige7 BRANCH=edge DEB_COMPRESS=xz Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style…

Description This pull requests adds a device tree overlay for the Odroid C4 enabling hardware SPI on pins 19, 21, 23 and 24 on the GPIO header. It doesn't require any other changes, except one additional line in the Makefile. Besides, it can replace the old device tree meson-sm1-odroid-c4-spidev.dtb (which activates wrong pins and doesn't work due to this) while offering more flexibility. How Has This Been Tested? The SPI communication has been successfully tested with a LogicPort analyzer and some custom made FPGA board (SPI readout of a Mamamatsu silicon spectrometer). [x] Logic Analyzer: timing of MOSI vs. SCK has been verified, maximum speed is about 12MHz for SCK …

Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter: your source for the latest developments, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing. Armbian has released images based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon the latest long-term support base. As always, Armbian applies its own platform-optimized kernel, board-specific patches, and tested drivers on top so what you get is a clean, stable foundation across SBCs, PCs, and cloud environments, with no Snap packages, fully compatible with the Ubuntu ecosystem, and no surprises. SPONSORED …

Modernizing SBC Storage: From Qualcomm EDL Flashing to SPI-to-NVMe Boots For years, single-board computer (SBC) storage followed a simple, predictable pattern: flash an image onto a microSD card or eMMC module, plug it in, and turn on the board. However, as modern embedded hardware approaches laptop-grade performance, that legacy approach is starting to break down. The latest quarter of Armbian development highlights a major shift toward modern storage pipelines. By combining Qualcomm Emergency Download (EDL) flashing in Armbian Imager 2.0 with a redesigned installation engine, Armbian is making high-performance hardware far easier to set up. Direct Qualcomm Flashing with…

Most mini PCs are offered with Windows 10 or 11 operating systems, but MinisForum DeskMini UM350 Manjaro Edition mini PC ships with Manjaro Linux, making it one of the rare mini PCs pre-loaded with a Linux distribution. The mini PC hardware is pretty standard with a 35W AMD Ryzen 5 3550H quad-core processor, support for up 64GB RAM, 2.5-inch SATA and M.2 2280 SSD storage, and the only real highlights are Linux support, and relatively affordable pricing. DeskMini U350 Manjaro Edition specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen 5 3550H 4 Cores/8 Threads processor @ 2.1 GHz / 3.7 GHz (Turbo) with Radeon Vega 8 Graphics @ up to 1200MHz System Memory – 2x SO-DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM up …

As part of a project backed by INVEST-AI, a program managed by IVADO Labs, we have developed a multi-stage neural network-based solution that accurately locates and tracks the hands despite complex background noise and occlusion between hands. View the full article

The feature to improve NVMe performance over emulated environments has now been officially released in the NVMe Specification Revision 1.3 under the name "Doorbell Buffer Config command", along with an implementation in the mainline Linux kernel! View the full article

Description Fix OrangePi One Plus early manufactured board dosen't work with current and edge kernel Discussion about issue: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/21009-orange-pi-one-plus-early-manufactured-board-does-not-work-with-515x-kernel/ https://forum.armbian.com/topic/20227-gave-up-waiting-for-root-file-system-device/ View the full article

Description For the unlikely case do some unneeded work and add a fallback JUST IN CASE ix.io is unreachable or down or closes door or doomsday is coming. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Tested with OPi Zero on 22.08 [x] Do normal armbianmonitor -u and verify working [x] Block ix.io using iptables and retry to verify working fallback 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 chang…

Description Jira reference number AR-1393 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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 Less fragile. Jira reference number AR-1414 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Several reboots on Bananapi M5 with SD and eMMC Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

Description Divide kernel config ownership more precise. Jira reference number AR-1435 View the full article

Description https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4759#issuecomment-1407809336 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled the kernel succesfully 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

SmartCow, an AI engineering company specializing in video analytics, AIoT devices, and smart city solutions, and an NVIDIA Metropolis partner, has released a new version of the Ultron controller. Smartcow Ultron is an AI-enabled controller with sensor fusion capabilities that empowers industrial applications of vision AI at the edge. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX system-on-module and compatible with Jetson Orin NX, Ultron is suitable for smart traffic and manufacturing that can leverage its high computing power and low latency for vision AI applications in various configurations. It is also applicable in smart factories, smart cities, smart buildings, and smart a…

Description Currently there is an error when generating desktop rootfs: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/apt/lists' If index is not generated, package search is super slow. Jira reference number AR-1684 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Just a board status change. View the full article

Description When booting on H3 boards with regulator-gpio, we get the following error. [ 8.518147] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1320000 maxuV: 1320000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518188] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1104000000) [ 8.518373] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1320000 maxuV: 1320000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518391] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1200000000) [ 8.518565] core: _opp_supported_by_regulators: OPP minuV: 1340000 maxuV: 1340000, not supported by regulator [ 8.518585] cpu cpu0: _opp_add: OPP not supported by regulators (1296000000) [ 8.518752…

odroidm1: de-infest Petitboot 🔥 use Kwiboo's 2023.10-rc2+gmac u-boot odroidm1/edge (rk3568-odroid): bump to 6.4.y, update config, rebase patches to 6.4.10 odroidm1/edge (rk3568-odroid): bump to 6.5-rc6; manually fix RK808 breakage in .config; rebase patches add patch to remove Petitboot-mandated MTD partitions this way we have access to the full flash, and can write our own u-boot to it rebase all patches odroidm1/edge (rk3568-odroid): drop 6.3 and 6.4 patches odroidm1: de-infest Petitboot 🔥 use Kwiboo's 2023.10-rc2+gmac u-boot using Kwiboo's rk3568-2023.10-gmac branch with BINMAN-handled blobs patches: boot usb first preboot pci/usb enum/scan usage instructio…

Description WireGuard support got lost with one of the recent changes to the Odroid XU4 kernel config. This commit re-adds it as module. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Kernel built with lastest Armbian main branch + this change [x] Tested on Odroid XU4Q with an actual WireGuard server test installation root@OdroidXU4:~# dpkg -l linux-image-current-odroidxu4 ii linux-image-current-odroidxu4 23.11.0-trunk armhf Armbian Linux current kernel image 6.1.61-current-odroidxu4 root@OdroidXU4:~# uname -a Linux …

Description Currently, if losetup -f has to create a new device node and is run in a docker container, the device will be created on host butt will not be available to the already running container. This PR mitigates that by running losetup -f in a container in case there are no loop devices (/dev/loop0 is checked). The container exits after executing losetup and the main build container is run after. The MKNOD capability does not affect the issue, so it was removed. For additional context, previous attempts at fixing: #6576 #6642 #6927 #6936 GitHub issue reference: #6568 Jira reference number AR-2132 How Has This Been Tested? Fresh boot on a system that doesn't have…

Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter: your source for the latest developments, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing. Armbian has released images based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon the latest long-term support base. As always, Armbian applies its own platform-optimized kernel, board-specific patches, and tested drivers on top so what you get is a clean, stable foundation across SBCs, PCs, and cloud environments, with no Snap packages, fully compatible with the Ubuntu ecosystem, and no surprises. SPONSORED …

Did you know you could run a permissively-licensed MTP implementation with minimal dependencies on an embedded device? Here's a step-by-step guide on how to easily run cmtp-responder on a Rock Pi 4 or any other board equipped with a UDC. View the full article

GPUs like Intel and Vivante support storing contents of graphical buffers in different formats. Support for describing these formats using modifiers has now been added to Android and Mesa, enabling tiling artifact free running of Android on the iMX6 platform. View the full article

Firefly Station M3 is a mini PC powered by Rockchip RK3588S octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor, the cost-down version of the RK3588, and equipped with up to 16GB RAM, 128GB eMMC flash storage, support for M.2 SATA and NVMe SSD, 8K capable HDMI and DisplayPort (USB-C) video outputs, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, and more. The new model follows the Station M1 and Station M2 mini PCs with Rockchip RK3328 and RK3566 respectively and will deliver 4 times the CPU performance and up to 8 times the 3D graphics performance compared to the M2 model, but in a slightly larger and about twice as thick enclosure – probably for active cooling – than the first two Station M fanless mini PCs.…

Description For the past few years, I've seen dozens of posts with people having the same PCIe link training gen1 timeout! error as I've been running into. I noticed I could workaround the issue myself by unloading and loading the module to get it working, but that's a dirty userspace hack that shouldn't be needed. We can just retry the training code a few times. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Ran on a NanoPi R4SE that was previously unable to reliably have it's PCIe ethernet trained. 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 are…

The Brume 2 security gateway/router is powered by a MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) dual-core processor @ 1.3 GHz and is available as the GL-MT2500A with a metal enclosure or the GL-MT2500 with a plastic case. GL.iNet sent me the GL-MT2500A for review. In the first of the review, we’ll have a look at the device and accessories, and tear it down to check out the hardware design and main components. I’ll then need some time to test OpenWrt 21.02 and features such as WireGuard and OpenVPN, AdGuard Home, Tor Anonymity, and soon. GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2) unboxing The router ships with a short Ethernet cable, a 5V/2A USB Type-C power supply with EU, US, and UK plug adapters,…

Description Adding this https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4408 to CURRENT / 5.19.y kernel too. Jira reference number AR-1413 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Improved boot stability on Bananapi M5 View the full article

Description I want to rebuild Bpi M5 with current kernel (now they are EDGE only). Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot Odroid N2+ image Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Fixes the build of DEB packages after changing files in the shared GIT. Switching the LEGACY kernel from RK BSP 4.4 to RK BSP 5.10. View the full article

Description Hotfix for rk3328 dram memory controller driver has some issues and causes crashes on board on which is activated (see https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4767) on edge 6.1 kernel. This pull request fixes the issue, plus removes some cruft and warnings from the existing code. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compile kernel deb packages successfully [x] Install on a rk3318 system [ ] Install on rk3328 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 commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My…

This ensures that the armbian-audio-config script actually works in minimal builds too. This fixes #5012 (AR-1644) How Has This Been Tested? ./compile.sh BOARD=orangepipc BRANCH=current RELEASE=jammy BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=prebuilt booting it Installing mpg321 Trying to play some audio file on the minijack output: mpg321 -a hw:0 sample-15s.mp3, which produces audible sound Using alsamixer to see that the "Line out" control of card 0 is indeed successfully unmuted and set to 45% (0dB), presumably by armbian-audio-config Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project N/A [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code…

BPI-CM4 IO: RTW88: Realtek 8822CS SDIO Wireless Support Additional driver support: Realtek 8822BS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8822BU USB wireless network adapter Realtek 8822CS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8822CU USB wireless network adapter Realtek 8821CS SDIO wireless network adapter Realtek 8821CU USB wireless network adapter Jira reference number AR-1724 How Has This Been Tested? Built a new kernel with the latest changes, installed it, added required firmware and rebooted. ____ ____ _ ____ __ __ _ _ ___ ___ | __ )| _ \(_) / ___| \/ | || ||_ _/ _ \ | _ \| |_) | | | | | |\/| | || |_| | | | | | |_) | __/| | | |___| | | |__ _…

Description Some people is complaining in the forums, thus it is better to revert this back to 333mhz How Has This Been Tested? [x] kernel and image compilation works 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, Let’s welcome 2024! As always, we are committed to providing you with the latest updates and improvements to enhance your Armbian experience. Here’s a roundup of recent developments: Armbian Build Framework The Armbian build framework has been extended with official Github action scripts. These scripts make image re-compilation for your hardware a breeze, allowing you to choose different configurations with or without customization. Check it out on the GitHub Marketplace. Kernel Upgrades We have completed kernel upgrades for the current kernel selection. The default upcoming kernel on most platforms will now be based on the most recent LTS kerne…

Description add patch which add to vendor u-boot support for sata boot from m.2 e-key(switch m.2 to sata and extra sata defconfig) added additional u-boot target too build the additional u-boot image with these changes the patch can be removed if this pull request for vendor u-boot for rock-3a is accepted https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/pull/95 Documentation summary for feature / change rock-3a:add u-boot image for sata boot on m.2 e.key for sata boot the rkspi_loader_sata.img has to be flashed on spi flash (use dd or flashcp) flash armbian image to sata device with dd (or ifd3f/caligula , etcher cli ) mount armbian boot partition on sata device and add ro…

As the Armbian project transitions from spring into summer, the final week of May 2025 brought a dense flurry of development activity, delivering improvements across kernel support, bootloader updates, system performance, and user experience enhancements. With over 35 pull requests merged, this week showcased the Armbian community’s continued dedication to modernizing and stabilizing its build framework and board support packages. Performance & Build System Optimizations A notable performance enhancement arrived via #8248, where build engineer @rpardini delivered a major speed-up in Docker extension handling, cutting processing time by over 50%. Complementing this, P…

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/01/githubhighlights-2-1.webpThis week in Armbian development saw a significant round of kernel updates, board support enhancements, and workflow improvements. Notable changes include refactoring of the sunxi patchset, multiple kernel bumps for Rockchip and sunxi platforms, and the introduction of parallel repository management. Several device-specific fixes were implemented, such as improved fan control and USB support for the Station M3, and initial support for the OrangePi 4A. Deprecated and problematic drivers were removed to streamline builds, while eBPF options and bootloader updates further enhance system capabilities. The…

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Fix #3850 second try. The first was ubuntu-only. Hope this will work for debian and ubuntu both. additional tests needed. View the full article

ADLINK Technology has just unveiled the SMARC 2.1 compliant LEC-MTK-I12000 system-on-module (SoM) powered by MediaTek Genio 1200 octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 AIoT processor coupled with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB UFS storage, as well as the I-Pi SMARC 1200 development kit designed for robotics and AIoT applications. LEC-MTK-I1200 MediaTek Genio 1200 system-on-module LEC-MTK-I1200 SoM specifications: SoC – MediaTek Genio 1200 (MT8395) octa-core processor with 4x Cortex-A78 cores @ 2.2GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 2.0GHz with penta-core Arm Mali-G57 GPU @ 880MHz with support for OpenGL ES 3.2/2.0/1.1, Vulkan 1.1/1.0, OpenCL 2.2, 4.8 TOPS NPU, HiFi 4 audio DSP, etc… System Memory – 4 …

The Panfrost project started as a reverse engineering effort to understand Arm Mali Midgard and Bifrost GPU internals. With the driver getting more and more mature, the natural next step was to work on an Open Source Vulkan driver for those GPUs. View the full article

Collabora is proud to once again be sponsoring the latest round (Round 14) of Outreachy internships, which began earlier this week! More specifically, Collabora has chosen to sponsor the Linux kernel projects for the May-August semester. View the full article

Luxonis OAK-D Series 2 are the second-generation of USB or PoE cameras with 3D depth and a built-in AI accelerator mostly used for computer vision in robotics applications. We first wrote about Luxonis’ DepthAI module for Raspberry Pi based on the Intel Myriad X AI accelerator in 2019, and later found the module integrated into OpenCV AI Kit Lite, aka OAK-D Lite camera. The second-generation OAK-D cameras replace the module with a Robotics Vision Core 2 (RVC2) “chip-down design” equipped an SoC and Myriad X AI accelerator for up to 4 TOPS of processing power, including 1.4 TOPS for AI inference. Luxonis OAK-D Series 2 specifications and features: Robotics Vision Core 2 ba…

Description UX / cosmetic. Jira reference number AR-1411 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Not needed. 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

AAEON RTC-710AP is a 7-inch rugged tablet powered by an Intel Celeron N3350 or Pentium N4200 Apollo Lake processor with up to 8GB LPDDR4 memory, 128GB eMMC flash, WiFi, Bluetooth, and optional 4G LTE connectivity. as well as GNSS supports. The IP65-rated tablet also comes with five physical function keys, an NFC reader, a 2MP front-facing camera, an 8MP rear camera, and an I/O expansion module for a 2D barcode scanner, LAN, UART, and other options. It also features a master battery and a hot-swappable slave battery to ensure continuous operation. AAEON RTC-710AP specifications: SoC (one or the other) Intel Celeron N3350 dual-core processor @ 1.1GHz / 2.4GHz with Intel HD …

Description This PR enables support for MediaTek USB modules in Rockship legacy kernel. MediaTek branch was enabled in the past but all the devices were set not to build. This change adds them as modules. 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] Create and build full Armbian desktop image based on OPI5 WIP [X] Test with hardware on Orange PI 5 [X] Connect to Wifi network with image + Asus USB AC55 (MediaTek MT7621U) 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 comment…

Description Hardware cursor is currently broken and sometimes it's randomly disappearing. Ref: https://github.com/radxa/kernel/issues/57 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Compiled and checked that cursor is no longer disappearing. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Move board-specific configs from the rockchip64-common.inc file to the individual board config files using the new extension/hook system. This removes the clutter and traceability issues of all the if ... fi constructs in the family include file, and improves the separation of individual board nuances from the build system at large. How Has This Been Tested? boards available to me have been tested. requesting help testing all (second set of eyes is good) 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…

Description Apt cache is only useful in build time. Users usually don't need cache for installed packages. Removing them will save space and make images smaller. 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 command ./compile.sh COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,xz DEB_COMPRESS=xz DOWNLOAD_MIRROR=china BOARD=rock-5b BRANCH=legacy GITHUB_MIRROR=ghproxy RELEASE=jammy BUILD_MINIMAL=no BUILD_DESKTOP=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED="3dsupport browsers chat desktop_tool…

Description It depends on https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/76 https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5519#pullrequestreview-1549880906 Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes h…

Description Some forum users got issue due to exotic 1.5gb ddr emcp chips; this updates the ddrbin blob for the imminent release and solve their issues. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Image compiled and tested on a couple of rk322x boards Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description This should get wifi working on OrangePi Zero2 on current and edge kernel 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] Not tested as I don't have the device. @AGM1968 Could you please test the same? Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in d…

Description losetup -f always return 1st free loop device and in parallel build it often happens that same is found which results in: failed to set up loop device: Device or resource busy If we seek random way, chances of allocating the same device are significantly smaller. Jira reference number AR-1582 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Few manual runs 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…

Description Proposed by mboehmer How Has This Been Tested? Not tested yet. 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

In this final article of a three-part series, I look at locking with C++ and Matt Godbolt's notion of CADR. View the full article

SENSE is a compact multi-sensor board supporting measurement of air quality, sound, light intensity, temperature, proximity, etc… and designed by Zack Seifert, a seventeen-year-old electronics enthusiast and president of his school’s robotics team. SENSE can work with any microcontroller or processor with I2C (hardware or implemented with bit-banging), including Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards. and an extra Qwiic connector allows for additional sensors. SENSE board specifications: Storage – MicroSD card holder Sensors BME688 4-in-1 air quality sensors with pressure, humidity, temperature, and VOC measurements (also used to estimate CO2), as found in Arduino Nicla Sense M…

Earlier this year, the Rust compiler gained support for LLVM source-base code coverage. In this post we'll explain how to setup a CI job in a Rust project to feed source-base coverage information to GitLab. View the full article

Over the next few days, Collabora is very excited to be taking part in three events where we'll be exhibiting as well as giving talks: Augmented World Expo, Automotive Linux Summit and Open Source Summit Japan. View the full article

Description Issue #4031 supports label. But the flag for label in mkfs.vfat and mkfs.f2fs isn't -L. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Temporally solution to make build working - later we have to cleanup all the code. Close https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4104 View the full article

RK3328 UART1 and I2C0 are available on Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS 13 pin connector. Add device tree overlay files for rk3328 uart1 and i2c0. I have noticed chatter on Github (@rpardini) around dtbo naming conventions. I'm therefore not absolutely clear on what is expected. Historic dtbo's for rk33xx are formatted with a rockchip prefix (there are some exceptions). I've used the rockchip prefix: rockchip-rk3328-i2c0.dtbo rockchip-rk3328-uart1.dtbo And the "Hardware" selection in armbian-config displays them correctly without the prefix. Jira reference number AR-1509 [x] Builds correctly and produces the dtbo's [x] Tested that the "Hardware" can be selected via armbian-…

Hey Karl here. I am going to be sharing my experience with the xTool D1 Pro 20W. It is a 20W laser cutter/engraver with a 340x390mm working area. It has been heavily reviewed and I will comment on a few points I have not seen spoken about. I join a lot of Facebook groups for these reviews to get real-world feedback and ideas to write about. With nearly all forms of digital fabrication, I regularly read about misconceptions and frustration that stem from unknowingly purchasing a machine that requires a substantial amount of time and patience to learn. For this review, I kept a daily log and will summarize the time it took me to complete one project. I did get sidetracked o…

Description #5007 Support unmbers in username. But don't make sure that the first charactor of username isn't number. So let's fix it. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual grep Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add dockerproxy to accelerate ghcr.io. 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 command ./compile.sh kernel COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,xz DEB_COMPRESS=xz DOWNLOAD_MIRROR=china BOARD=rock-5b BRANCH=legacy GITHUB_MIRROR=ghproxy GHCR_MIRROR=dockerproxy DOCKER_ARMBIAN_BASE_COORDINATE_PREFIX="ghcr.dockerproxy.com/armbian/docker-armbian-build:armbian-" 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…

Description meson: edge: bump to linux-6.3.y How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] Burn and test Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Also update rk35xx to 5.10 rkr4 for rk356x boards. 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 legacy image for rock3a [x] Image works on rock3a 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 sunxi-6.2 Small correction incorrect spelling 'fixses' directory files which don't apply when checking series.armbian How Has This Been Tested? Patches apply finding correct directories after changes [ ] Test A [ ] Test B 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 I thought edge would carry the fixes forward, missed 6.4 folder. How Has This Been Tested? Carryover from 6.3 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

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

Our look at the Rust crate for interconnected objects continues, as we examine how persian-rug really does tie the room together by providing a convenient container solution with a safety net to go along with it. View the full article

Description Bump Allwinner kernels Legacy - 5.15.x -> 6.1.x Current - 6.1.x -> 6.6.x Edge - 6.6.x -> 6.7-rc6 Removed old leftover kernel patch directories. 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. [ ] Edge kernel builds with EXTRAWIFI=no. Some driver harness drivers including xradio, rtl8189es, rtl8189fs, rtl8812au, rtl8192eu and possibly others needs some fixes as compilation fails for the same. 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, p…

PWM controllable fan (G12A/B/SM1) Commit provides two new overlays. One for the BananaPi CM4IO Baseboard "GPIOH_5" and another for general use "GPIOX_5". CM4IO HEADER PINS: 5V "4"; GND "6"; PWM "7" On other units the location of the PWM HEADER PIN may vary, so users will need to either review the wiki or schematic of said unit. Fan used in testing: https://a.co/d/hasnLtj Modifications: M2S/M5 RTL8822CS Modded the overlays to be specific to the unit they were made to be used on. Tested-on: BananaPi BPI-CM4IO Baseboard with BPI-CM4 Module [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented m…

Description stmmac ethernet driver is in use on all rockchip SoCs; its statistics system has been revised on kernel 6.6, but something is not working correctly right now on 32 bit platforms and a lock contemption happens very often when an userland process tries to read the statistics of the ethernet device. One of the most common victim is vnstat daemon, which often gets stuck hogging a cpu core and skyrocketing the average load. This also makes the whole kernel angry, RCU complains, processes hang, and so on... The patch provides a horrible workaround (remove the mutual exclusion in the reader) to fix the problem temporarely. This may break ethernet statistics that ca…

Description armsom-sige7 mainline support with: [x] one HDMI port output [x] two 2.5G RTL8125 ethernet [x] usb2.0 A ports [x] USB 3.0 A ports(USB 3.1 Gen 1) [x] M.2 Key M [x] FAN [x] RTC [x] TF CARD Documentation summary for feature / change Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh build BOARD=armsom-sige7 BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='3dsupport browsers chat desktop_tools editors email internet multimedia office programming remote_desktop' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base DOWNLOAD…

Description What comes out of automation - no other changes. How Has This Been Tested? Haven't been tested, CI will do this job. Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

MECOOL KP1 is a Full HD projector equipped with the MECOOL KD5 HDMI dongle powered by an Amlogic S805X2 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB flash and running Android 11 for TV. Most Android projectors are equipped with a low-end processor accompanied by an outdated version of Android, and while the Amlogic S805X2 SoC found in the KP1 is not a workhorse, Android 11 for TV OS should make it useable for a few more years, and it might even be possible to upgrade the TV stick down the road. MECOOL KP1 specfications: TV Stick – MECOOL KD5 with SoC – Amlogic S805X2 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor with Arm Mali-G31 MP2 GPU, 1080p60 10-bit AV1, H.265, VP9 P-2, H…

Join us this week at the Spring edition of Linaro Virtual Connect, as we discuss bringing stateless video decoding support to Linux, and take a look at where we are, and what's to come, for open drivers for Arm GPUs. View the full article

On the road again! Collaborans are heading to London, A Coruña & Buenos Aires to attend a VR event, a hackfest, a conference on Open Source systems, and a day of technical sessions on Vulkan! See you there? View the full article

The configuraiton now works by default. Such progress... It also provides a nginx installation, so that the user can just go on its port 80 and have a nice message. Signed-off-by: Myy Miouyouyou myy@miouyouyou.fr View the full article

Description Remove some useless modules and enable some modules. 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 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

Lilygo has launched yet another ESP32-S3 board with an integrated display, but the T-HMI has a larger 2.8-inch color display and a resistive touch panel suitable for HMI (Human Machine Interfaces). It is also equipped with three Grove connectors for expansion with sensors or actuators. Like all the recent ESP32-S3 boards from Lilygo, the T-HMI features the ESP32-S3NR8 WiFi 4 and Bluetooth MCU with 8MB PSRAM, as well as a 16MB SPI flash, a microSD card slot, a few buttons, and power from USB or a LiPo battery. Lilygo T-HMI board specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S3R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration, …

Description fixing links removing notes for old branch View the full article

Description Bumped the Allwinner kernel and U-boot U-boot - 2023.07-rc6 -> 2023.07 Legacy - 5.15.119 -> 5.15.120 Current - 6.1.37 -> 6.1.38 Edge - 6.4.1 -> 6.4.2 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Built and booted on NanoPi Duo2 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 cha…

Description meson: edge: Bump to v6.6 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 [X] Burn and test 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