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This week's development centered on kernel and toolchain progression, expanded board support, and substantial wireless driver cleanup. Mainline tracking advanced with kernel bumps to 7.2-rc7, Rockchip edge promoted to 7.2, and sunxi edge moved to 7.1.y. Platform work included loong64 migration from debian-ports to the main Debian archive with corresponding apt repository publishing, mainline kernel and U-Boot enablement on the Avaota A1, restored CONFIG_DWMAC_SUN8I for sunxi64, and a new RK3528 bl32/DDR blob update. Rockchip64 also received backported fixes for an 8250 DMA reopen crash and for CAN TX stalls. Board coverage grew across multiple vendors, with the NanoPi NEO…

Description Package deprecation in Debian SID. Jira reference number AR-1178 View the full article

There's been quite a few updates to Zink, an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan, since I last wrote about it. Here's an overview of the recent changes, as well as an exciting announcement! View the full article

Amsterdam, The Netherlands February 10-12, 2015: the world’s largest tradeshow dedicated to professional AV and electronic systems integration. Collabora booth #11-E61 View the full article

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x ] armbianmonitor -m 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 …

While we like open-source tools such as KiCAD, Altium has added a pretty cool feature to the Altium Designer program with a 3D layout tool, which as its name implies, allows the design of 3D PCBs… The new 3D layout tool relies on 3D-MID technology that combines electrical circuits with three-dimensional mechanical parts. I’m not sure who really needs this, but I have to admit the results look pretty neat. Altium explains the design process is quite similar to standard 2D PCBs, and designers would create a layout on the surface of a 3D substrate using the standard library components and with the connectivity driven by the schematic design in the same way as with a standard…

Description Maint. Some patches does not align well, but it builds. View the full article

Adding a variety of expertise from across the globe, the departments of Core, Multimedia, Kernel, XR, People Operations, and DevOps now have more hands on deck. Discover a snapshot of our newest teammates! View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.220. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 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 This overlay enable 7″ lcd(https://pine64.com/product/7-lcd-touch-screen-panel/) on rockpro64 linux 6.x How Has This Been Tested? I haven't a rockpro64,but it was tested in there https://forum.armbian.com/topic/21528-possible-to-get-jammy-515-kernel-to-use-dsitp-display/?do=findComment&comment=157010 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 …

I don’t think I’ve ever written about open-source hardware headphones. But that’s precisely what Ploopy offers with an amplifier based on a Raspberry Pi RP2040, a Texas Instruments PCM3060 24-bit DAC, and an amplifier circuit, as well as 3D printed parts and open-source firmware written in C. As we’ll see further below the project is reasonably well documented, and you can either build it from scratch, purchase a fully-assembled kit, or something in the middle. I suppose you could even do some knitting since woven covers are part of the build just in case making your own PCBs and 3D printing parts are not your things. The electronics are comprised of two boards: The Gould…

Description Add missing files. Jira reference number AR-1578 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test of related hardware 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

Last year, Jean-Luc introduced the T113-S3 processor and the small MangoPi-Dual board with T113-S3. This time, I will introduce a development board with relatively rich resources, the 100ASK-T113-PRO, which consists of a core board with T113-S3 and a carrier board with a large number of peripheral interfaces, and the upcoming Allwinner T113-S4 SoC with 256MB DDR3. 100ASK-T113-Pro Allwinner T113-S3 industrial board While the T113-S3 and D1s/F133 RISC-V processors are pin-to-pin compatible, the T113-S3 is a dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 processor with HiFi4 DSP, CAN interfaces added (CAN is not mentioned publicly, but can be seen in the T113-S3 Datasheet) and 128MB DDR3 on-chip m…

“Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI Output Port” is another Raspberry Pi RP2040 board with an HDMI port that can output DVI video signal (no audio) to most TVs or monitors with an HDMI input port thanks to the PicoDVI project. The board builds upon the company’s Adafruit Feather RP2040 with the HDMI port adding just a few dollars. Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI Output Port specifications: MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ microcontroller ~125 MHz (but it should be overclocked for DVI output) with 264 KB RAM Storage – 8MB SPI flash Video Output – 1x HDMI port for DVI output up to 320×240 or 400×240 resolution with 16-bit pixels, I2C signals to read EDID da…

As of today, NVK, the new Vulkan driver for Nvidia GPUs, has landed in the main Mesa branch and will be included as an experimental driver in the 23.3 release of Mesa. View the full article

This patch does nothing useful and could cause issues in the future with the strange "driver", delete it. Description This is the work for https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5348 Jira https://armbian.atlassian.net/browse/AR-1784 How Has This Been Tested? 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 [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 "i.MX8M Plus" boards from TQ-System. Use atf and uboot from https://github.com/tq-systems Add BSP packages for the tqma8mpxl family Add kernel patches (6.1 and 6.6) for the tqma8mpxl family Supported mainline kernels: current = 6.1.71 and edge=6.6.10 Supported boards: mba8mp-ras314 mba8mpxl How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build images for mba8mp-ras314 and mba8mpxl with current and edge kernel [x] Boot test "bookworm_current" and "bookworm_edge" mba8mp-ras314 [x] Boot test "jammy_current" and "bookworm_edge" mba8mpxl [x] HDMI, WLAN, USB test's mba8mp-ras314" bookworm_edge" with xfce image [x] HDMI, WLAN, USB test's mba8mpxl" bookworm_edge"…

Description This is a sample JSON file that can be used to track features and well as their documentation. This will help bridge information between the developers and the technical writers and help maintain up-to-date documentation. View the full article

Description Rock 4C+ image experienced instability during boot due to the bootloader initializing with an incorrect memory clock of 800MHz, instead of the maximum supported 666MHz. This update incorporates a newer version of U-Boot that includes a default configuration for the 4C+ and specifies binaries for DDR and BL31. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled and verified default image builds for 4C+ on working hardware [x] Confirmed that bootloader sets memory clock to 666MHz [x] Confirmed stability of boots Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings V…

Description Added a call to losetup -f which would make sure that there is a loop device that exists and available for use. See #6568 Added doas support to is_root_or_sudo_prefix function. I will understand if this change would be asked to be removed, added just because I use doas. Jira reference number AR-2132 How Has This Been Tested? Building using the command ./compile.sh BOARD=orangepi5 BRANCH=legacy BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no KERNEL_GIT=shallow RELEASE=bookworm on my machine. For some reason fails on the first try, creating the device and not finding it, but the second run succeeds. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevan…

Description Rockchip has released new sdk with rk3576 support and kernel's tag is linux-6.1-stan-rkr3. I have rebased commits from rkr1 to rkr3 and this pr depends on https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/200. Prebuilt kernel can get downloaded from github actions: https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/actions/runs/9740746614?pr=200 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=rock-5b BRANCH=vendor DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no KERNEL_GIT=shallow [x] Kernel boots fine on rock5b. [ ] rk356x boards need test [ ] rk3528 b…

Wayland 1.25 refreshes its documentation with three new chapters covering Wayland XML specification, content model updates, and color management design. View the full article

Description Needed for assembling Orangepizero2 legacy boot loader. Jira reference number AR-1199 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated and booted image from sources 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

With DebConf19, the annual conference for Debian contributors and users, in full swing this week in Curitiba, Brazil, what better time to look at the contributions made by Collaborans to the latest Debian release! View the full article

Las Vegas, USA - January 6th - 9th, 2015: Collabora will be participating with key partners at CES 2015, the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. View the full article

ΔMIDI 001:model D is an Arduino-based MIDI controller inspired by the Minimoog Model D synthesizer first introduced in the early 1970’s, but not in production anymore. The MIDI controller is compatible with VST (Virtual Studio Technology) plugins designed for the Minimoog synthesizer, DAWs (Digital Audio Workstation), and as an open-source, can be directly modified or tweaked by its user. ΔMIDI 001:model D key features and specifications: MCU – Arduino-compatible ATMega microcontroller Controls 21x analog potentiometers 6x 6-stage knobs 15x toggle switches 2x lever switches 3x LED indicators 44x physical controls in total. Sync button for instant settings transfer. Map bu…

Description Due to Github Actions upgrade all modules that are using Node 16 become obsolete. Action script we were using for handling TAGS is not maintained anymore so we have to switch to its fork. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test from a PR branch Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Hotfix for missing bluetooth on Asus Tinkerboard (rk3288) in RC build for Quoll 23.02 release. Also reinstate AUFS kernel module that was lost in some previous iteration. For reference: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/26661-armbian-2302-quoll-testings/?do=findComment&comment=160020 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 deb packages, installed and tested successfully on a running 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…

Description We don’t need to scare people with displaying odd hash version. Before: _ _ _____ _____ ___ ___ __ | | | | ____| ___|_ _| __ _( _ ) / /_ | | | | _| | |_ | | \ \/ / _ \| '_ \ | |_| | |___| _| | | > < (_) | (_) | \___/|_____|_| |___| /_/\_\___/ \___/ Welcome to Armbian 23.05.0-trunk--1-PC7446-V521e-H1f65-Be6c1 Jammy with Linux 5.15.106-x86 No end-user support: built from trunk After: _ _ _____ _____ ___ ___ __ | | | | ____| ___|_ _| __ _( _ ) / /_ | | | | _| | |_ | | \ \/ / _ \| '_ \ | |_| | |___| _| | | > < (_) | (_) | \___/|_____|_| |___|…

u-boot espressobin v23.01: fix defconfig patch so it applies u-boot espressobin v23.01: fix defconfig patch so it applies View the full article

Description Fixed thermal monitoring in 6.1 kernel caused by missing GPU trips. Also configured sw4 switch as power button for suspend/resume support for Orange Pi Prime. Jira reference number AR-1804 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Booted on Orange Pi Prime and checked that armbianmonitor -M reports back the temperature [X] Booted all three kernels on Orange PI Prime and ensured that button is working fine for rebooting or resuming the board Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-rev…

Description I had kept it back because I wasn't sure about what values to use for CONFIG_DRAM_SUN50I_H616_DX_ODT, CONFIG_DRAM_SUN50I_H616_DX_DRI, CONFIG_DRAM_SUN50I_H616_CA_DRI and CONFIG_DRAM_SUN50I_H616_TPR10. I found them on BigTreeTech's u-boot repository https://github.com/bigtreetech/u-boot/blob/v2023.07-cb1/configs/bigtreetech_cb1_defconfig 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] 2023.07.02 uboot builds successfully for BigTreeTech CB1 Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of m…

Description These are dead kernels with no ties to either vendor or mainline support. Remove patchsets to reduce clutter and confusion for any/all future contribution. (Example: Fixes should be posted to all LTS and current stable mainline kernel, not to these dead ones) How Has This Been Tested? Kernels have to be manually selected be editing config files, they aren't being used in the build system itself, any niche use for them can be accomplished by pulling them from history by the user. 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-underst…

A little over a month and a half ago, Collaborans including Aaron Boxer, George Kiagiadakis, Guillaume Desmottes, Stéphane Cerveau and myself took part in the GStreamer Spring Hackfest in Oslo. This year, the hackfest was kindly hosted by Pexip. View the full article

Cambridge, UK January 25-29, 2015: Hosted at Collabora's UK headquarters, the Event Developer Hackfest 2015 aims to continue the tradition of pushing forward roadmaps for the toolkit and developer experience. View the full article

The can2040 project is a software CAN bus implementation for the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller that leverages programmable I/Os (PIO) to achieve reading and writing CAN 2.0B data frames at rates up to 1Mbit per second. Kevin O’Connor, the developer of the project, further explains the implementation uses only one of the two RP2040 PIO hardware blocks, so it is possible for a single Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip to have two separate CAN bus interfaces. Some processing also happens on one of the Arm Cortex-M0+ cores of the microcontroller with the processing time dependent on the amount of bus traffic, and a fully saturated CAN bus at the fastest supported rate of 1Mbit/s …

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.210. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 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 Orange PI 4 LTS was flawed with sdcard detection issues, sometimes happening on current 5.15 kernel, practically always happening. All the changes have been taken from xunlong orangepi repositories device tree for kernel 5.17 Jira reference number AR-1369 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled a device tree with the changes and applied to existing system with kernel 5.19.3. After this modification, the board rebooted from sdcard 3 times out of 3. Previously the board would boot 1 time out of dozen of attempts. 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…

Description switch sunxi EDGE to 6.1.1; CURRENT to 5.15.85 Checklist: Successfully rebased and updated: v6.1.1; v5.15.85 [ ] Test build sunxi [ ] Test build sunxi64 View the full article

In this review of Khadas VIM1S SBC, we’ll install Ubuntu 22.04, and report our experience testing the performance such as memory speed and eMMC flash performance, and 3D graphics capabilities. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 on Khadas VIM1S Just like Khadas VIM4 and Edge2, the Khadas VIM1S SBC ships with the OOWOW firmware that allows easy installation of operating systems by downloading the images, and flashing them directly to the eMMC flash. You need just to connect a monitor and a USB keyboard and have an Internet connection through either LAN or Wi-Fi. Let’s start by installing Ubuntu 22.04 on Khadas VIM1S together. If no OS is installed, OOWOW will boot automatically, but …

Kontron D3724-R mSTX is an upcoming industrial Mini-STX motherboard powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 Series SoC and designed for applications with high graphical requirements such as casino gaming, medical displays, thin clients, and compact industrial PCs. The motherboard supports up to 32GB RAM, SATA & NVMe storage, and is equipped with up to three DisplayPort outputs, one HDMI port, as well as eDP and dual-channel LVDS interfaces to support up to four independent 4K displays. Kontron D3724-R mSTX specifications: SoC (One or the other) D3724-R1 – AMD Embedded R2312 dual-core/quad-thread processor @ 2.7 / 3.5 GHz (Turbo) with 3-core AMD Radeon Vega Graphics; 12…

Description Fixes meson64 current & edge kernels. Add patch https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-amlogic/patch/d9721029-780e-09f1-0207-72d3897032a4@gmail.com/ The usage of edge-triggered interrupts lead to lost interrupts under load, see [0]. This was confirmed to be fixed by using level-triggered interrupts. The report was about SDIO. However, as the host controller is the same for SD and MMC, apply the change to all mmc controller instances. [0] https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-mmc/msg73991.html Fixes: 1499218c80c9 ("arm64: dts: move common G12A & G12B modes to meson-g12-common.dtsi") Reported-by: Peter Suti <peter.suti@streamunlimited.com> Te…

I encountered some python path issues when using legacy kernel with edge release. Rock5b Legacy Kernel v5.10 & Ubuntu Kinetic. Debian Bullseye & Ubuntu Kinetic Don't have a /usr/bin/python symlink that points to python2, due to deprecation of Python 2 This breaks some old python scripts etc in linux-headers deb There is also a python-is-python3 that creates a /usr/bin/python symlink pointing to python3 So better to patch the legacy kernel incase cause issues later on. The patchfile is based off radxa kernel linux-5.10-gen-rkr3.4 Note: Any legacy kernel build (version 5.10 and previous) will be effected on a edge release. Sorry if not implemented in correct …

Description New Linux family declaration featuring both flagship devices X13s and Microsoft devkit. No needed hacks implemented at this stage, untested, no hardware, but someone might take it from here:) @xlazom00 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Kernel builds, image structure looks o.k. 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 View the full article

Arduino Portenta C33 is the latest board from the Arduino Pro family which the company dubs a “high-performance, low-price” solution based on a 200 MHz Renesas RA6M5 Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller and equipped with a ESP32-C3 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy module. The new board provides a cost-effective alternative to the Portenta H7 and X8 boards, but still offers wireless connectivity, a secure element for industrial-grade security, and compatibility with Portenta, MKR, and Nicla components. Portenta C33 specifications: Microcontroller – Renesas R7FA6M5BH2CBG Arm Cortex-M33 microcontroller @ up to 200 MHz with 512KB SRAM, 2MB Flash, Arm TrustZone, and Secure Crypto Engi…

Queclink Wireless Solutions WR300FG is a dual SIM 5G industrial router with five Gigabit Ethernet ports, WiFi 6, GNSS, RS232 and RS485 interfaces designed for factory automation, smart energy infrastructure, and Internet of Vehicles (IoV). TheWR300FG is based on a Qualcomm IPQ8072 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 networking processor running OpenWrt, supports both 5G SA/NSA modes, backward-compatibility with 4G/3G, and its dual SIM features enabled automatic switchover for interrupted 5G connectivity. WR300FG specifications: SoC – Qualcomm IPQ8072 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 @ 2.2 GHz part of Qualcomm Networking Pro 1200 Platform System Memory – TBD Storage – 1GB flash (described …

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…

docker: use ${SRC} as DOCKER_ARMBIAN_TARGET_PATH instead of hardcoded /armbian docker: use ${SRC} as DOCKER_ARMBIAN_TARGET_PATH instead of hardcoded /armbian this way host-side and Docker-side SRC are now the same path messages containing the path to a file will now match across Docker and actual host View the full article

Description Make it possible to toggle EXTRAWIFI as a way to disable all extra network patches. For patches for one or more chipsets, user can use KERNEL_DRIVERS_SKIP 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 EXTRAWIFI=no and EXTRAWIFI=yes, checked that patches gets skipped when EXTRAWIFI=no is set to no and gets applied by default or when EXTRAWIFI=yes 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 […

Gerard (aka halfmarble) has released hm-panelizer open-source software allowing for a panelization of PCBs via a simple GUI interface and doubling as a Gerber file viewer. He’s mostly tested it with PCBs designed in KiCad 6.x, but it should also work with design files from other tools. Note that hm-panelizer is just a side project, and Gerard released it as an open-source project in hopes that it might be useful to users and the community will contribute to it. The project relies on kivy cross-platform library, pygame and pycairo libraries, as well as pcb-tools and pcb-tools-extension projects. There are some requirements for the utility to work on with your PCB : Use th…

With 11 engineers authoring, reviewing and testing nearly 170 patches for this latest release, Collabora ranked 8th in the list of most active employers by lines changed, sharing ranks with some of the prominent employers in Linux kernel development. View the full article

Differences between pkg-config variables, the use of AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES, and what to include in custom variables. automake and autoconf snippets are provided View the full article

Description This reverts commit 8d16d9f8104492bfaf99359ea0118069f1486c2d. which seems to cause problems. View the full article

Lolin S3 is the first ESP32-S3 board from the company, but instead of using the more compact D1 mini form factor, the board features a longer design with two rows of 20 pins offering up to 31 GPIOs. Based on ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module, the board features 16MB QSPI flash, 8MB SPRAM, two USB Type-C OTG and UART ports, a Lolin I2C port, an RGB LED, as well as Reset and user buttons. Lolin S3 specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module with: Espressif Systems ESP32-S3 dual-core Tensilica LX7 @ up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration, 512KB RAM, 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE with support for long-range, up to 2Mbps data rate, mesh networking…

Description This code have 2 issues. The argument -f ${binary:Package} will be treated as varibale. So the command is incorrent and output nothing to stdout. But debsums will check all package when we don't specify any package. So it happens to work. What's more, when we silense it by default (#4080) , we leave a } after '>/dev/null 2>/dev/null'. It's really strange how it can work. lol 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 documen…

The FNIRSI 1013D is a dual-channel flat-panel oscilloscope with a rich set of features. It is cost-effective and useful to people in the maintenance and R&D industries. Although it has been on the market for a few years, I purchased one, and I decided to introduce it and disassemble it to check out the hardware design. FNIRSI describes its oscilloscope as “small and portable”, so I assume it should include a lithium battery, a TFT LCD screen, a processor to handle the display, and another chip to process the digital signals. Let’s take it apart first to find out. FNIRSI 1013D oscilloscope unboxing FNIRSI 1013D package content: 1x FNIRSI 1013D oscilloscope 2x 100MHz ma…

meson64-6.1 - rebased patches 3 were mainlined: JetHub device was mainlined 👏 ODROID's hack for pwm1_enable was re-done differently in mainline few fixes for overlays etc rebased @adeepn clock phase patches [ ] please review? should be simple but there were conflicts I resolved switch current to 6.0 (please also merge #4546 for consistency/patch formatting) Tested devices: [x] Khadas VIM3 [x] Khadas VIM3L [x] Radxa Zero [x] Radxa Zero2 [x] ODROID N2 [x] ODROID HC4 [x] S912 (not-really VIM2) 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…

mekotronics-r58x-4g: enable pcie3x4 and nvme boot for vendor u-boot mekotronics-r58x-4g: enable pcie3x4 and nvme boot for vendor u-boot switch back from rockchip#next-dev to radxa#next-dev add patch with defconfig and kernel-derived dtb NVMe boot works USB3 boot doesnt View the full article

Description JetHome: fix u-boot patches for rescue button. Applies only to JetHub devices Jira reference number AR-2081 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] Fixed JetHub D1/D1+ [ ] 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modu…

Description Add panthor support to rockchip-rk3588-edge with panthor v6 patch. [x] gpu node is enabled for rock5b by collabora's patch [x] ubuntu user can use mesa from oibaf's ppa How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=rock-5b BRANCH=edge DEB_COMPRESS=xz GHCR_MIRROR=dockerproxy GITHUB_MIRROR=ghproxy KERNEL_GIT=shallow [x] panthor works on rock5b Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have c…

Description Adds the Radxa E20C board, which is based on the Rockchip RK3528 SoC. U-Boot config from https://github.com/radxa/u-boot/commit/5202c429714e34dcaeb6ea2a76822fb8447e1409 Depends on https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/231 (which, as of writing, is not merged) How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boots (from microSD) [x] USB serial via debug port works (see note) [x] LAN port works (RK3528 Ethernet) [x] WAN port works (RTL8168 Ethernet) [x] Debug USB-C port works (can run USB gadgets) [x] USB-A port works (can use USB devices) [x] User button works (via /dev/input/event0) [x] LED control works (via /sys/class/leds) [x] eMMC access works Not tested: RKMPP…

DepthVista is a USB Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera designed for precise 3D depth measurement in close range mode (1.2m) and person and/or object detection in far-range mode up to 6 meters away. This ToF camera combines a 3D depth camera capable of 640 x 480 @ 30fps, and an Onsemi AR0234 color global shutter sensor supporting HD and FHD at up to 30fps, plus an 850nm VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) for safety and the ability to operate in complete darkness. e-con Systems’ DepthVista (See3CAM_TOF_25CUG) specifications: Depth camera 3D camera technology: Time-of-Flight Depth range Near mode – 0.2m to 1.2m Far mode – 1m to 6m Illumination: 850nm pulsed laser (Indoo…

In my last Panfrost blog post, I announced my internship goal: improve Panfrost to run GNOME3. GNOME is a popular Linux desktop making heavy use of OpenGL; to use GNOME with only free and open source software on a machine with Mali graphics, Panfrost is necessary. View the full article

A Coruña, Spain - December 7-10, 2014: Collabora are pleased to be sponsoring and attending the upcoming Web Engines Hackfest, which will bring together members from all parts of the Web Platform community. View the full article

Description Back in the days we were using internal parallel executing. This feature is not maintained nor used anymore as we are using CI functionality for parallel execution. This commit removes last leftovers. Jira reference number AR-1073 How Has This Been Tested? Just files and one if sentence removal. No need. 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…

SolidRun has launched two SolidWAN Linux-based system-level solutions for software-defined wide area networks and network security applications with the SolidWAN Single LX2162 based on NXP LX2162 16-core Cortex-A72 SoC designed for small offices (SoHo) and SMBs, and the SolidWAN Dual LX2160 equipped with two NXP LX2160A 16-core Cortex-A72 networking processors targetting enterprise and edge data center applications. SolidWAN Single LX2162 Hardware specifications: SoC – NXP Layerscape LX2162A 16-core Arm Cortex A72 processor @ up to 2GHz System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR4 Storage – 8GB eMMC flash, MicroSD card slot Networking 8x dedicated Gigabit Ethernet ports 2x SFP 10GbE c…

AMD has just launched the Ryzen Embedded V3000 family of processors with four to eight Zen3 cores, a DDR5 memory interface, twenty PCIe Gen4 lanes, and two 10GbE interfaces that make it ideal for storage and networking applications, especially since there’s no GPU at all. The new embedded processors succeed the Ryzen Embedded V2000 Zen2 family introduced two years ago, and the Ryzen V1000 processors in 2018. For some reason, AMD decided to compare the new V3000 processors against the latter and claims up to 124% greater CPU performance, 50% improved memory transfer rate, twice the number of CPU cores, and improved I/O connectivity. There are five Ryzen Embedded V3000 SKUs…

Everactive has launched a batteryless IoT devkit to let engineers evaluate its ultra-low-power energy harvesting solution and the Evernet wireless protocol for the “Hyperscale” Internet of Things. The kit is comprised of two environment sensors (ENV+ Eversensor) with a low-light photovoltaic harvester, one USB Evergateway, and an unlimited number of accounts to the Everactive developer console for data visualization. The ENV+ Eversensor features temperature, humidity, and pressure sensors, as well as a 3-axis accelerometer, supports the Evernet IoT protocol, and instead of using a battery for power, the device relies on a photovoltaic cell that provides enough energy for …

CNX Software’s Giveaway Week 2022 has just ended, and it’s time to announce the winners. Just like last year, some companies added to the review samples I offered with Rakwireless and ELECFREAKS offering a LoRaWAN devkit and an educational robot respectively. If you check out the photo of the items given away below you’ll find quite more than seven because the SONOFF NSPanel kit includes four Zigbee modules, and more importantly, we also organized a parallel giveaway week on CNX Software Thailand with small boards such as the Raspberry Pi Zero W or XIAO BLE. We had eight winners on CNX Software: NanoPi R5S gateway – Ingmar, GERMANY e-con Systems e-CAM20_CURB camera – John…

Description During the investigation of the issue, was found that the rk3399-rock-pi-4.dtsi file had undergone significant changes, which created a mess in the code during the patch application and unstable pcie operation. &pcie0 { ep-gpios = <&gpio4 RK_PD3 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; num-lanes = <4>; max-link-speed = <1>; pinctrl-names = "default"; pinctrl-0 = <&pcie_clkreqnb_cpm>; vpcie12v-supply = <&vcc12v_dcin>; vpcie3v3-supply = <&vcc3v3_pcie>; status = "okay"; }; &pcie_phy { status = "okay"; }; &pmu_io_domains { status = "okay"; pmu1830-supply = <&vcc_3v0>; }; &pcie_phy { status = "okay"; }; …

Just over a year has passed since the futex_waitv() syscall, part of the new futex2 systems calls, landed in Linux 5.16. But why are both needed? What role do they play in the context of gaming on Linux? Let's find out. View the full article

Octavo Systems OSD62x is a system-in-package (SiP) combining the Texas Instruments AM62x processor with LPDDR4 RAM, EEPROM, power management, oscillators, and passive components, plus optional features such as an RTC and an 8-channel ADC. At least that’s true for the OSD62x Max Integration SiP (22×22 mm BGA), but Octavo Systems also have a smaller 14x9mm package called the OSD62x Size Optimized with “just’ the AM62x processor, LPDDR4 memory, and passive components. OSD62x “Max Integration” specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments AM62x (AM623/AM625) CPU – Up to 4x Arm Cortex-A53 @ 1.4GHz MCU – Arm Cortex-M4F GPU – 3D graphics up to 2048×1080 @ 60 fps (AM625 only) Storage I…

Released earlier this week, Linux Kernel 6.3 brings thousands of new lines of code to improve the core kernel, architectural support, networking and filesystems. View the full article

Description Bump u-boot version to v2022.10 and refreshed the u-boot-sunxi patches wherever needed. I had to remove the add-zeropi.patch as the support already seemed to be there in upstream u-boot. I was not able to check all the supported functionality of zeropi though as I don't have the board myself How Has This Been Tested? [X] Checked that all patches gets applied successfully [X] Tested by booting on nanopiduo2 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…

Adjusted patching in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c and drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c to reflect update in Linux 6.4.4 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c?id=v6.4.4&id2=v6.4.3 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/diff/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c?id=v6.4.4&id2=v6.4.3 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 …

Description Internal switch change. View the full article

rockchip64 + rk3568-odroid / edge 6.6: update montjoie's rk crypto v2 patches to crypto-rk3588-03-10-2023 rockchip64 + rk3568-odroid / edge 6.6: update montjoie's rk crypto v2 patches to crypto-rk3588-03-10-2023 View the full article

Description Move tv-box based rk3318-box and rk322x-box target to use u-boot v2024.07-rc5 from v2024.01, mostly for experimentation and also because v2024.07 contains some fixes for rockchip devices explained in this previous PR: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6731, in particular we can leverage uboot relocation for rockchip 64 bit devices and rk3328 hdmi/vop/phy drivers are now mainlined. This PR also rework hdmi/vop/phy patches for rk322x and fixes usb issues on rk3318-box The changes does not affect any other board, since none of them actually use v2024.07 of uboot (at the moment of writing the comment, it is still in RC5). The v2024.07 patch directory has bee…

Description Preparing for sunxi EDGE migration to version 5.18 Checklist: [x] Test build ./compile.sh KERNEL_VERSION_LEVEL=5.18 KERNELSWITCHOBJ=v5.18 View the full article

Dummy_hcd which consists of a software-emulated host controller and a UDC chip. In other words, this means you can play with USB gadgets even if you don't have the appropriate hardware, because your PC can act as both a USB host and a USB device. View the full article

libnice upstream improvements done at Collabora View the full article

At the beginning of the year, we wrote about WCH CH32V307 RISC-V microcontroller and a development board with 8 UART ports controlled over Ethernet. I’ve now been informed of a similar, but much more compact by VCC-GND Studio named “YD-CH32V307VCT6”. Besides the 144 MHz RISC-V microcontroller, the board features a 10Mbps Ethernet port, two USB Type-C ports, SPI flash, EEPROM, a microSD card socket, and four rows of 24 pins each for a total of 96 pins exposing all pins out of the LQFP100 package. YD-CH32V307VCT6 board specifications: MCU – WCH CH32V307VCT6 32-bit RISC-V microcontroller @ 144 MHz with 256K Flash, 64K SRAM Storage – 32Mbit SPI NOR flash (W25Q32), 64kbit EEPR…

Description As the tittle. Solution / workaround = attach it to last known working commit id. Jira reference number AR-1282 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested with 5.4.y and 5.19.y 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

fixing the creation of correct partition numbers for EFI. View the full article

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The PineTab-V is a RISC-V tablet, or rather a tablet development kit, based on StarFive JH7110 quad-core RISC-V SoC, and with the same design as the upcoming Arm-based PineTab2 tablet that’s scheduled to launch on April 11. Pine64 just launched the Star64 single board computer to help with software development on Linux-capable RISC-V hardware, and they took the opportunity to lay out a tablet board based on the same JH7110 to replace the Rockchip RK3566 board found in the PineTab2, so eventually, a working sample should look like that… PineTab-V preliminary specifications: SoC – StarFive JH7110 with CPU – Quad-core 64-bit RISC-V (SiFive U74 – RV64GC) processor @ up to 1.5…

Description CSC target, not tested on hardware View the full article

Create a overlay_prefix to h616 for orangepizero3. Description There are no overlays nor fixup scripts for h618. Since the orangepizero3 is i/o hardware identical to the orangepizero2, it makes sense to just point the zero3 to the zero2 overlays. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? An image for orangepizero3 with this change was generated. It ran the fixup script on boot. Armbian-config -> System-> Hardware was used to enable an spidev. On reboot the overlay was loaded. 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…

With adversity comes the need to rise to the challenge. As the tech climate continues to shift, our talented new joiners have readily jumped in to advance the open source mission. View the full article

Description The app icon of armbian-config is broken for a long time, fix it. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Just editing ~/.local/share/applications/armbian-config.desktop, and see armbian-config icon from app menu of gnome3. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged a…

Description Support partner. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Was reported as working good. Checklist: [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add a patch series to support VEPU121/VPU121, which mainly enables hardware decoding for H.264. It can also decode MPEG2 and VP8 as well as do JPEG encoding. Usually I am against bloating the kernel with patches since it makes it more difficult to maintain. But having access to the RK3588's H.264 decoder is really useful for day to day tasks. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Needs some testing View the full article

Description We really, really don't need to keep legacy factory Allwinner wonder SDK 4.9.y in our framework. Jira reference number AR-2399 How Has This Been Tested? [x] CI Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description added support for board core3566 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] vendor kernel 6.1 with ubuntu 24.04, server build. OK, with eth works. [x] edge kernel 6.10 with ubuntu 24.04, server build. Failed to boot. Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [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 publish…

JetHome (Shenzhen JetHome Technology Co.) donated a build server for Armbian. The server compiles Armbian images, kernels and U-Boot packages. Thank you, JetHome. HW Specifications CPU 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 6148, 80 threads Memory 384 GB Storage 3.84 TB SSD, plus 20 TB of disk Network 2 × 1 Gbit/s, bonded Build runners 40 That is about a tenth of the fleet's capacity, running up to 3 kernel or 40 full image builds at once. The server also remembers work it has already done: Compiled code is reused. A rebuild takes under a minute instead of three.Software packages are downloaded once and shared by all 40 b…

Description set correct boot script for modern kernels add current build target add current build option Jira reference number AR-1200 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated and booted Focal CLI image 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

Morpheans ShaRPiKeebo is a portable Linux computer based on Raspberry Pi Zero W or Zero 2 W SBC that reminds me of the Allwinner R8 powered PocketCHIP handheld computer that was introduced in 2016, and was quite popular (for a niche product) at the time. The ShaRPiKeebo comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard, a daylight-readable screen, and Wi-Fi & Bluetooth connectivity, but also adds a 433 MHz LoRa radio that should make it usable as an off-the-grid communicator. Just like PocketCHIP, the ShaRPiKeebo can be used for system administration, retro-gaming, pen testing, STEM education, and all sort of maker projects. ShaRPiKeebo specifications: Supported SBCs via 40-pin G…

For many, June 21, day of the Solstice, is a day of celebrations. At Collabora, we're also celebrating, as we take a moment to welcome all the newest members of our engineering and administration teams who've joined over the last year! View the full article

Introductory talk on libnice (done as part of Collabora's tea time training) View the full article