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pipeline: repo-reprepro: run clearvanished and check before adding to repo pipeline: repo-reprepro: run clearvanished and check before adding to repo View the full article

repo: split image apt .list deployment into image-early and image-late repo: split image apt .list deployment into image-early and image-late split image apt .list deployment into image-early (after rootfs extract, before building) and image-late (after building) rationale: having the repo enabled during the image build can cause 'apt upgrade' and others to do inconsistent stuff depending on the (possibly random) state of the repo View the full article

prepare-host: check_host_has_enough_disk_space(): don't check if dir does not exist; fixes #5246 prepare-host: check_host_has_enough_disk_space(): don't check if dir does not exist; fixes #5246 View the full article

distro-agnostic: don't assume armbian.list exists when seding for beta distro-agnostic: don't assume armbian.list exists when seding for beta View the full article

uboot: introduce hook post_config_uboot_target uboot: introduce hook post_config_uboot_target runs after other configuration changes, but before actually compiling a target useful to hack into .config for a specific target View the full article

rk3568-odroid edge: .config, remove ARCH_TEGRA and ARCH_SUNXI, since this is Rockchip kernel rk3568-odroid edge: update config, no actual changes rk3568-odroid edge: .config, remove ARCH_TEGRA and ARCH_SUNXI, since this is Rockchip kernel View the full article

BREAKING CHANGE: patches failing to apply now break the build. fixes #4958 BREAKING CHANGE: patches failing to apply now break the build. fixes #4958 also break on legacy process_patch_file() failure, remove EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR View the full article

Upstream link: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/drivers/net/phy/motorcomm.c?h=v6.3.5&id=4ac94f728a588e7096dd5010cd7141a309ea7805 How Has This Been Tested? No test preformed. 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

Lets us put down the hammer. Cleaned 6.1, 6.3 and added 6.2 patch set. Simplified function: rtw88_driver This PR was created in order to ease the pain here https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5276 and add support for the current edge branch 6.2. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description The 32-bit Allwinner dtb files are under /boot/dtb and not under /boot/dtb/allwinner as expected by u-boot because of the current board config. Fixed dtb location by removing the allwinner/ prefix for nanopi-r1 and nanopi duo2 boards. This issue seems to have already reported on the forums as well - https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28117-nanopi-duo-2-hang-on-boot/ How Has This Been Tested? Tested by creating edge image with the changes included in the pull request. The stable image still doesn't boot because of the ongoing issue with the 6.1.30 kernel image, but 6.2.16 kernel from edge image works [x] Created edge image and booted on nanopi duo2 Checklist:…

driver_rtl8723cs: completely (not partially) disable for bcm2711 and d1 families I think Igor half-disabled this for the release. No use having half of this View the full article

rock-5a: fix broken u-boot build + move from family to board file rock-5a: fix broken u-boot build by forcing build of u-boot.dtb before u-boot.itb rock-5a: move board-specific code from family file to board file with post_family_config_branch_legacy hook View the full article

For @pyavitz @adeepn appreciation, most patches failed to apply on 6.3, and a few on 6.2. View the full article

rpardini's bag-of-stuff incl fixes - early June/'23 I'm back at it, fixing and breaking stuff. Fixing: prepare-host: check_host_has_enough_disk_space(): don't check if dir does not exist; fixes #5246 distro-agnostic: don't assume armbian.list exists when seding for beta pipeline: repo-reprepro: run clearvanished & check before adding to repo Breaking: BREAKING CHANGE: patches failing to apply now break the build. fixes #4958 also break on legacy process_patch_file() failure, remove EXIT_PATCHING_ERROR repo: split image apt .list deployment into image-early (after rootfs extract, before building) and image-late (after building) rationale: having the re…

This will reset bluetooth host-wake-gpios, enabling it to come back upon reboots. Jira reference number AR-1724 How Has This Been Tested? [X] On cold boot and reboot. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Adaptation of @the-going import and closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5268 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 [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

Description Simple change to h616 OrangepiZero2 LED's functioning. Resembles Legacy kernel behavior, symbolically signifies more active development OrangepiZero2 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test A compiled and booted with expected result [ ] Test B Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

A while back I presented USB 2.0 host support that was added to U-boot for the Radxa Rock-5B RK3588 Rockchip board. This time, USB 3.0 was added with support for the host and gadget. View the full article

The Armbian project is nearing its 10-year anniversary, and we’re excited to announce that our upcoming release Armbian 23.05, codename “Suni”, will be the biggest one yet! It’s a significant milestone as it marks the first release based on our completely refactored build framework! The new framework has been in development for around 3 years, during which we combined our decades long experience with Linux and embedded systems with the latest technologies that have emerged in recent years. We’ve taken all that knowledge and expertise to create something truly exceptional for our users and Linux community at large. Continue reading to learn more about the project and …

BPI-CM4: In accordance with the BSP DTS, set LED gpio to GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW. Added default-on trigger to led-green Board now powers off, added reboot node 'meson64-reboot'. CONFIG_POWER_RESET_MESON64 Isolated RESET ODROID driver and renamed to MESON64 as it can be used in more than ODROIDS. MESON UART Series improves support for UART attached Bluetooth modules on Amlogic Meson G12A and newer SoCs. These SoCs also support the "divide XTAL by 2" bit which (greatly) reduces jitter when generating baud rates such as 1500000 (which is used by the Bluetooth part of the RTL8822CS SDIO WiFi and UART Bluetooth combo chip). Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested?…

Description BigTreeTech CB1 current(6.1) & edge(6.2) patches. AXP313A PMIC ok Onboard RTL8189FS WIFI ok The Ethernet AC200/AC300 PHY drivers built-in H616 and HDMI have not yet been adapted. In fact, the HDMI of sun50i-h616-orangepi-zero2.dts and the ethernet of sun50i-h616-x96-mate.dts also have the same effect(cannot work) Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Both BRANCH=current and BRANCH=edge have been compiled successfully without any errors and can be started normally when written to the device. 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 m…

Description Add @adeepn to meson64-related stuff Jira reference number AR-1766 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description 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 Revert "Revert "BPI-CM4 IO: RTW88: Realtek 8822CS SDIO Wireless Support"": This reverts commit 672bd5393af1d8d59cad02462bc52980f1a99dfd. This restore commit 3f169bcae25557e60fe9fec613ab2a5bcf8219ac. Revert: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5257 Based on: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5248 WARNING: This move RTL88x2CS driver to EXTRA_WIFI=no Jira referenc…

Description Rock5a has emmc and spi flash sharing the same pin, so we can't support them in the same devicetree. I've added a new uboot defconfig supporting spi flash: https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/pull/23. We have to build uboot twice for rock5a, the first time supporting spi flash, the second time supporting emmc. 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 image for rock5a and flash it to emmc, boot fine. [x] Flash rkspi_loader.img to spi flash, booting image flashed to nvme SSD, boot fine. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines …

Readability/grammatical improvements Removed icon to fix broken Contribution link in TOC View the full article

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 35 to 36. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v36 Changes in v36.0.9 What's Changed Upgraded to v36.0.8 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1192 Update README.md by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1195 Updated README.md by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1196 fix: matching all nested files with a directory name by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1197 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v36...v36.0.9 Changes in v36.0.8 What's Changed Upgraded to v36.0.7 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1190 feat: add support for runn…

Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, XR enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting to see the latest advancements on display at Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2023. View the full article

Description Same fixes for rockchip 32 bit and rk322x families applied to patches for kernel 6.1 here, but for edge kernel 6.3 to let it compile happily. Can wait next release, but it should be no harm in any case How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled kernel deb packages for rk322x [x] Compiled kernel deb packages for rockchip 32 bit 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 pub…

Description As per subject, fixes the esp8089 driver to allow module remove without errors and leave the hardware in cold state to allow further module insertion. Not a great deal, can even wait after release, but only deal with CSC boards so should not be too worrisome. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Module has been tested [x] Current kernel debian packages compile [x] Edge kernel debian packages compile 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 gene…

Description Enabling since it works. Jira reference number AR-1762 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated Jammy rootfs View the full article

Description The default power_allocator governor will not speed up the pwm fan when temp rises up, but step_wise will do according to cooling_level defined in the devicetree. Before this commit I have to set the governor manually by command echo step_wise > /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/policy on rock5b. Since there are many rk3588 boards have pwm-fan node defined in the devicetree, I think it's better to set this governot to default. 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] No need to manualy set the governor after installing the kernel Checkli…

starfive/edge: bump 6.1.23 to 6.1.y; rebase to v6.1.30; hammer dma,pwm patches; update .config no idea if this works, at least it builds View the full article

Description U-boot will go into boot loop when SSD is attached to the USB 3 port. There is a conflict in the patch patch/u-boot/v2022.10/meson64-boot-usb-nvme-scsi-first.patch. The boot loop has been resolved by removing the patch or by placing the priority of USB below MMC. How Has This Been Tested? By compiling u-boot.bin from trunk (linux-u-boot-bananapim5-current_23.05.0-trunk) for u-boot v2022.10 and v2023.4 and testing it on Bpi-M5. Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Test A - Removing patch/u-boot/v2022.10/meson64-boot-usb-nvme-scsi-first.patch [x] Test B - Reorde…

😢 still fallout from yesterday's 6.1.30 / 6.3.4 chaos and we're 6.2.16 in the middle EOL 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

Released last week, Weston 12.0 brings a number of highlights including two new backends, support for multiple scanout devices, and the addition of new protocol implementations. Here's a look at some of the changes that have landed in this new version. View the full article

Description Just a board status change. View the full article

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 Add cpu-frequency to orangepizero2, allwinner h616 6.x.y kernels Follow up Jira reference number AR-1683 How Has This Been Tested? Armbian 23.05.0-trunk Bullseye ttyS0 orangepizero2 login: alistair Password: ___ ____ _ _____ ____ / _ \| _ \(_) |__ /___ _ __ ___|___ \ | | | | |_) | | / // _ \ '__/ _ \ __) | | |_| | __/| | / /| __/ | | (_) / __/ \___/|_| |_| /____\___|_| \___/_____| Welcome to Armbian 23.05.0-trunk Bullseye with bleeding edge Linux 6.2.16-sunxi64 No end-user support: built from trunk System load: 13% Up time: 0 min Memory usage: 8% of 984M IP: 10.0.0.12 CPU temp: 42°…

Description Test build from here: https://github.com/amazingfate/armbian-rock5b-images/releases/tag/20230524-0807 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] Image build sucessfully [x] Image running fine on rock5b 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…

drivers_network: fix bluetooth stuff landed in 6.1.30/6.3.4 but not in 6.2.y drivers_network: wireless-driver-for-uwe5622-park-link-v6.1-post: fix for 6.1.30 drivers_network: rtl8723cs bt: disable landed patches in 6.1.30/6.3.4; keep for 6.2, which is EOL rockchip64/current 6.1.y: fix broadcom bt serdev hack for 6.1.30 rockchip64/edge 6.3.y: fix broadcom bt serdev hack for 6.3.4 Only after doing this I saw https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5240 -- sorry View the full article

Description A bunch of patches did not apply anymore to rk322x/rockchip familes due to small upstream changes. This PR fixes the annoyance. How Has This Been Tested? [x] rk322x family patches apply cleanly for current kernel [x] rockchip family patches apply cleanly for current kernel Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED --> (43) WARNING: * applying patch/misc/wireless-rtl8723cs/bluetooth-btrtl-quirk-local-ext-features.patch [ failed ] 10 out of 14 hunks FAILED Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Skipping patch. 1 out of 1 hunk ignored --> (43) WARNING: * applying patch/misc/wireless-rtl8723cs/Bluetooth-btrtl-add-support-for-the-RTL8723CS.patch [ failed ] Ass per title. https://paste.next.armbian.com/girevorico @paolosabatino Also bump Allwinner Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiling current meson64 kernel Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I ha…

rock-5a: add support for Rock-5A, WiP, using rockchip-rk3588 - by @amazingfate Split-off from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5230 Board file straight from https://github.com/amazingfate/armbian-rock5b-images/blob/master/rock-5a.conf View the full article

rockchip64/edge 6.3.y: manually fix Radxa E25/CM3 patches, rebase to v6.3.3, update .config fix E25/CM3 patches from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5165#issuecomment-1560666066 rebase all patches to v6.3.3, archeology for missing mboxes update .config, no actual changes Still trying to keep edge clean & patching working... View the full article

kernel: drivers: wireless-rtl8723du-6.3.patch: don't patch the same thing twice Can't really tell how this happened. Am I missing something, @paolosabatino? This removes second identical patch in the same file... View the full article

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number AR-1754 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. booted and verified that wlan0's MAC was being derived from the CPU's serial number again 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 corres…

Description Fix for Orangepi-r1plus-lts network interface logical names that changed and broke networking. The problem was caused by one of the network interface logical names changing from eth0 to end0. Fixed with a rename in /etc/udev/rules.d/70-rename-lan.rules which is already created from a hook in the board config file (to rename the other network interface). Jira reference number AR-1747 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built images on: current bookworm, current jammy, edge sid. [x] Tested each image with an iperf3 server session via each network interface individually from an iperf3 client session on a computer with Gb NIC. Performance was as expected. [x] Teste…

New boards & fixes; this de-media-fies the khadas-edge2 khadas-edge2: switch to rockchip-rk3588 legacy kernel add bluetooth-hciattach for working bluetooth most of the work done by @monkaBlyat mekotronics (all boards): use new bluetooth-hciattach extension for out-of-the-box working bluetooth rock-5a: add support for Rock-5A, WiP, using rockchip-rk3588 - by @monkaBlyat bluetooth-hciattach: new generic extension to facilitate adding hciattach systemd service, given the correct params this is not specific to rk3588 and can be reused by others View the full article

image: sanity check: warn if any deb artifacts' actually-installed version does not match artifact-built version this catches problems with outdated/crazy repos, customize doing wrong things, wrong pinning, etc View the full article

rootfs-to-image: find, warn, and remove dangling symlinks in FAT32 /boot otherwise rsync gags. it should not happen, but if it does, we get a nice warning now View the full article

artifacts: introduce calculate_hash_for_variables() which normalizes the input; use in kernel/uboot/etc Does not look like it, but this is a bugfix -- UBOOT_TARGET_MAP might contain $SRC (due to BL31=, etc) and that is hashed into something only ever matches by accident Also fixes artifact-armbian-desktop vs appgroups/config_base differences some hashed variables might contain "${SRC}", so hashes never match, unless built in Docker - this strips away SRC from all vars and adds debugging so we can detect more later. artifact-uboot: include more variables into hash, for ATF & rk stuff artifact-armbian-desktop: - hashed vars actually contain /armbian in different…

artifacts (all): implement DONT_BUILD_ARTIFACTS=any (so we don't need to list them all for CI image builds) View the full article

Description As per description. Jira reference number AR-1751 View the full article

Description Enable INNOLUX_AFJ101_BA2131 panel on rk3588 legacy kernel Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build 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

rpi4b/bcm2711: introduce RPI_DEBUG_CONSOLE=yes which at once disables bt, enables uart, and adds ttyAMA0 Enabling uart debug on rpi4b requires a bunch of seemingly unrelated changes. The UART stuff on bcm is a bit cuckoo. View the full article

rockchip-rk3588-legacy: switch to 48-bit virtual address; enable more eBPF/net stuff enable more eBPF/net stuff for Cilium switch to 48-bit virtual addresses, so we're tcmalloc compatible - see https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/17467 - see https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/issues/15235#issuecomment-850516622 View the full article

git-ref2info: source.denx.de is a GitLab instance, add it to the selector See #5168 View the full article

artifact-uboot: include more variables into hash, for ATF & rk stuff More vars hashed into u-boot version, mostly for ATF and rk stuff. This will cause a full rebuild of all uboots, but better be safe than sorry. Impact of not having this: certain changes to u-boot in board or family won't be detected. View the full article

Greetings Armbian Community, Here are some fresh updates and announcements for this week. We are approaching the release of Armbian 23.05, codenamed “Suni”. As we finalize this release, we kindly request your assistance in testing it on devices that we were unable to cover. Your feedback will help us ensure the stability and reliability of the release https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28289-armbian-2305-suni-testings/ In an effort to improve user experience, we have recently redesigned the participation page, https://www.armbian.com/participate on our website. The new page provides basic guidance on how to get involved with the project and showcases open bugs and tasks …

Description Add support for BigTreeTech CB1 (Allwinner H616) board AXP313A PMIC HDMI HDMI Audio H616 Audio Codec AC200 or AC300 (Drive automatic detection) ethernet PHY inside the H616 chip Onboard RTL8189FS WIFI 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] HDMI: The CLI and desktop displays are both normal [x] H616 Audio Codec: LINEOUTL/R aplay -D hw:0,0 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Noise.wav output audio is normal [x] AC200 or AC300: recognize the PHY(ac200/ac300) and connect to the network normally [x] RTL8189FS WIFI: conne…

Description Remove postinst manipulation as its not needed. SKEL is copied at user creation, psd goes up at first run if its there. Also fix executing bit at armbian-firstlogin script Jira reference number AR-1706 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Image with removed get psd up and skel is also copyed View the full article

armbian-zsh: use fixed commit for ohmyzsh; was using very high traffic 'master' branch upstream has no branches, no tags, only way to quiesce this is via commit:<sha1> View the full article

prepare-host: refactor disk space check; test "${DEST}" and "${SRC}/cache", no longer "${SRC}" View the full article

grub: fixes for wallpaper / gfxmode / submenu /etc Debian working Ubuntu's grub needs more work (refuses to use wallpaper in many situations) View the full article

odroidm1 / rk3568-odroid: recover overlays from 6.1; update .config; fix patch dir name I had inadvertently: used wrong naming for the patch folder completely left behind the patches in 6.1 folder when moved to 6.2 made it worse by moving to 6.3 This recovers the patches (confirmed working), updates the .config (no changes), and fixes the patch dir name. View the full article

initrd: when cache hit, don't preserve perms during deploy, otherwise FAT32 /boot gags AR-1715 View the full article

utils-dpkgdeb: fix wrong DEBIAN/md5sums generation remove the prefix, otherwise a temporary path is included don't include DEBIAN/* files themselves AR-1714 View the full article

meson64-edge (6.2.y): rebase & update .config to 6.2.16 (EOL); pick chewitt (add t95z+fixes); rework SPI-NOR dtbs 6.2.16 is EOL, so lets rebase one final time. Pick some strategic patches from chewitt; fixes for ODROID C2 USB, Kernel Panic on VIM3, SDIO for gxl/gxm Remove old builddeb patch that did nothing useful after armbian-next Rework the -spinor extra DTBs, for all meson64's that have SPI flash meson64-edge (6.2.y): drop old/unused/pre-armbian-next builddeb patch that was leftover meson64-edge (6.2.y): pick & squash from chewitt's tree; new t95z board and its tm1628 driver, fixes for odroidc2, vim3, gxl/gxm SDIO meson64-edge (6.2.y): reword the -spi extr…

Description beaglev, edge, sid, cli, ubuntu-latest error! Could not download 'http://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/pool/main/b/base-files/base-files_12.4_riscv64.deb' https://deb.debian.org/debian-ports/pool -> pool-riscv64 Jira reference number AR-1733 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual rebuild 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 t…

Description Disable excessive debug on packages install. Not really something that we need in production. Jira reference number AR-1717 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generate image without using pre-cached packages. View the full article

Description BPI-CM4 CM4IO dts/dtsi backport to Linux 6.1 LTS Added "current" to the KERNEL_TARGET variable Jira reference number AR-1723 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] Added the relevant patch to the meson64-6.1 patch directory and adjusted the board .conf file to support both current and edge. [X] Issued the following command to make sure it pulls and builds: ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapicm4io BRANCH=current kernel Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I hav…

Description The old branch https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/tree/stable-5.10-rock5 is not updated since Feb 2023, and radxa changes to a new branch next-dev which has merged a lot of commits from rockchip. Radxa is now working at next-dev for rk3588 devices. 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 test on rock5b 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 th…

After upstream gets this pr https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/26 merged, we can delete all patches under patch/kernel/archive/rk35xx-5.10. View the full article

Description Move disable-debug-rtl8189.patch from kernel to misc(drivers_network.sh), theoretically, all release OS Image dislike these redundant debug information 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 completed normally without error messages, And the redundance debug information in the Image dmesg has disappeared 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 …

Work continues on the Radxa ROCK5B RK388, as PCIe and RTL8125B networking support in U-boot have now been added. Publishing code as Open Source can benefit many different other projects, and allows anyone to benefit. View the full article

Description After this pr https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/25 is merged, we don't need these patches anymore. View the full article

Description This PR contains update to make creation of armbian i3-wm images possible for the following distributions listed by their code names. jammy focal bookworm bullseye Jira reference number AR-1708 How Has This Been Tested? So far I have made sure that the images can be built and that they are bootable and functional. Testing was done on real hardware, bare metal. [X] Test A - able to create the image in the first place without errors present [X] Test B - check if bootable and can be used like a regular i3-wm setup Checklist: Not sure what to mark exactly, so leaving most of these blank for now [] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I…

Description Jira reference number AR-1443 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build and boot test image https://paste.armbian.com/cozadamazi Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

export-logs: add GHA output for logs_url (when SHARE_LOG=yes) View the full article

RFC: introduce armbian-base-files artifact, which downloads & repacks base-files from upstream distro This was raised by Igor during upgrade testing. base-files upgrade coming from upstream distro causes many problems during upgrade, including losing the Armbian identity in /etc/os-release and /etc/issue. bsp-cli: now depends on base-files (>= ${REVISION}), this way upgrading the bsp-cli causes our base-files to be installed - bsp-cli no longer does gymnastics with /etc/os-release et al, all done in armbian-base-files now general/apt-utils.sh: introduce apt_find_upstream_package_version_and_download_url() base-files: add release to version, in order to comply…

rootfs: partially revert f26a41ff, so all repo components (all -utils -desktop) are included in rootfs cache View the full article

Description Just updating kernel configs. View the full article

Updated missing desktop to the armbian-firstlogin script View the full article

rpardini's mid-may/`23 pipeline fixes, debs-to-repo, rootfs-repo de-chicken-egg-ize General fixes for GHA/pipelines, produced debs, etc export-logs: add GHA output for logs_url (when SHARE_LOG=yes) github-actions: more logging for GHA actions outputs oci-oras: retry harder, and sleep for more time, if push failed artifacts(debs): include DEBIAN/md5sums and a correct Installed-Size: field in DEBIAN/control (for all debs) artifacts(debs): rationalize "bash hash" creation with new calculate_hash_for_bash_deb_artifact() helper kernel-debs: include "Priority: optional" in all kernel debs (all other packages have it...) also for fake_ubuntu_advantage_tools also include "S…

Description There are many rk3588 boards using u-boot from radxa, and they share the same patch fix_source_so_boot_scr_works.patch. It's better to have just one patch in the repo. So I create one common patch dir legacy/u-boot-radxa-rk3588 for all boards using radxa's u-boot. Since 0001-Add-defconfig-and-dtb-of-nanopi6.patch and add-board-mekotronics-r58.patch won't harm other boards so I also move them to the common dir. If someone want board specfic patches, he can put them to patch/u-boot/legacy/u-boot-radxa-rk3588/board_${BOARD}, just like patch/u-boot/legacy/u-boot-radxa-rk3588/board_hinlink-h88k/uboot-hinlink-h88k-config.patch. How Has This Been Tested? Please desc…

Add possibility of nilfs2 fs based image generation. nilfs2 automatically does snapshots and allow to restore any file to state back in time until it purged. 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: [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 publ…

Description We voted to switch before release. Jira reference number AR-1695 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot Nanopi M4v2 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 We somehow ended with non-bootable image yet again. Jira reference number AR-1692 How Has This Been Tested? Does not work yet, while it boots with defconfig. 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 Bump rockchip-edge to kernel 6.3 Jira reference number AR-1674 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Kernel patches apply correctly 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 Add support for NanoPi R4SE, which has eMMC for R4S. The dts file mostly come from lede When upgrade to kernel 6.0, it will be much simple since the FriendlyElec already contrib it, armbian should only need this. How Has This Been Tested? I have compiled this patch in userpatches and running on R4SE hardware for a month (kernel upgrades disabled). 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes h…

Description Current u-boot is a bit unstable, so this bump can't hurt. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated image, survived several reboots. Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Hello Armbian Community, We are already in May! As we approach the code freeze, we begin the bug-hunting phase, with all our efforts focused on one final check. Our primary focus is on the boards that our vendors assist us with, labelled as platinum support. We apply the same level of service to “supported” boards, but we carry the biggest burden of board maintenance. If we still have time, at the end of the process, we will also evaluate the status of boards that are still in development and those that we have officially deemed as unsupported. We are continuing with the development and testing of our CI! It has been completely rewritten to significantly improve the re…

Description The current kernel.sh build system uses the grab_version() function in utils-compilation.sh to determine the version string of the kernel and locate the build artifacts after make has completed. grab_version is a simple implementation that parses the makefile to guess the final kernel version, but if a userpatch has been applied to the kernel that includes a localversion-xx file (the PREEMPT_RT patch does this, for example), the returned value will be wrong (grab_version returns 5.10.110 when the true value used to name the vmlinuz image is 5.10.110-rt53-rockchip-rk3588) Thank you to @rpardini on Discord for helping me identify a fix for this issue. This pa…

Description Radxa e 25 now booting 6.3 kernel, no test done yet Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [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 cha…

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

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

Shenzhen Rongpin Electronic Technology (Rongpin) DR4-S905 and DR4-A311D are SO-DIMM system-on-modules (SoM) respectively powered by Amlogic S905D3 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor and Amlogic A311D octa-core Cortex-A73/A53 processor. The modules come with 2GB LPDDR4 and 16GB eMMC flash by default, but can be ordered with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, and the company offered a feature-rich carrier board to test all interfaces provided but the system-on-modules. DR4-S905 system-on-module specifications: SoC – Amlogic S905D3 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 1.9GHz with Arm Mali-G31MP2 GPU up to 800MHz supporting OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0 and OpenCL 2.0, real-time Cortex-M4 …

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

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