SBC News

base-files: hardcoded cache of base-files version per RELEASE/ARCH, as of 20240522 base-files: hardcoded cache of base-files version per RELEASE/ARCH, as of 20240522 packages.debian.org and packages.ubuntu.com are having a meltdown and builds are stuck this is a quick & dirty fix to get builds going we should urgently replace this with the 'right thing' trying to maintain this manually will cause insanity View the full article

Description Bookworm is the latest stable release of debian from 2023, with mesa 22 in its repo, which will not support rk3588 panthor mainline gpu driver. I backported mesa 24.1.3 in obs: https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:amazingfate:mesa-bookworm-backport. And here is the instruction of updating mesa from obs's repo: https://software.opensuse.org//download.html?project=home%3Aamazingfate%3Amesa-bookworm-backport&package=libgl1-mesa-dri 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=edge BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_…

Description ArmSoM CM5 IO board is a board carrying SoM ArmSoM CM5, which has rk3576 soc and is compatible with raspberry's cm4 carrier board. Board info: https://docs.armsom.org/armsom-cm5-io Vendor device tree is already merged https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/215 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. [ ] ./compile.sh BOARD=armsom-cm5-io BRANCH=vendor BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=noble KERNEL_GIT=shallow BUILD_DESKTOP=yes DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED= DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME…

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/02/githubhighlights-2.pngThis week’s Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, software modules, and workflow enhancements. Notable additions include new board images for ForLinx OK3506-S12, Cix-ACPI, and expanded support for Raspberry Pi 400, 500, and RPi3 series. Improvements to build targets and kernel patches were implemented, alongside fixes for overlayfs module logic and OpenMediaVault installation. The imager received updates for macOS compatibility and enhanced handling of write-protected devices. Several workflow optimizations and cleanup tasks were completed, streamlining concurrency and retry …

After over five years of development and collaboration across the Open Source community, mainline Linux support for Rockchip RK3588's video capture hardware has finally landed. View the full article

Join us next week for Open Source 101, a one-day conference where we'll dive into the latest around FOSS virtual & augmented reality, and look at the implications of enabling automated testing upstream. View the full article

Linux Kernel 4.16 was released over the weekend, and with it came 33 patches contributed by 8 different Collabora developers, including the addition of usb3 and extcon support for Rockchip RK3399 devices, and display support for the Nokia N9. View the full article

Description Desktop doesn't install properly from CLI for several reasons. This commit addresses those problems. move skel and PSD configuration directly to the desktop package postins script move sources from desktop to cli image so we can make proper upgrades switch gdm3 de-instsall logic by adding it as a conflicting package to the armbian desktops as we only use lightdm Jira reference number AR-1326 AR-1327 AR-1328 How Has This Been Tested? On top of CLI and repository with updated package placed to local repository: apt -y --no-install-recommends install lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" --allow-downgrades -y --install-reco…

Description Maintenance. @The-going @Heisath View the full article

Description Move into new structure which will be cleaned further. Stage I is moving legacy patches from main folder & removing obsolete. ├── legacy │ ├── board_bananapir2 │ ├── board_imx7sabre │ ├── board_odroidc1 │ ├── board_odroidm1 │ ├── board_odroidxu4 │ ├── board_orangepizero2 │ ├── board_rock-5b │ ├── board_rockpi-s │ ├── u-boot-clearfog │ │ ├── board_clearfogbase │ │ ├── board_clearfogpro │ │ ├── target_mmc │ │ ├── target_sata │ │ ├── target_sdhc │ │ ├── target_spi │ │ └── target_uart │ ├── u-boot-helios4 │ │ ├── board_clearfogbase │ │ ├── board_clearfogpro │ │ ├── board_helios4 │ │ ├── target_sp…

Description https://github.com/badges/shields/issues/8671 Jira reference number AR-1437 View the full article

Pentium and Celeron brands are officially dead with Intel introducing the Alder Lake-N family comprised of “Intel Processor” and Core-i3 N-series processors based on the Gracemont “Efficiency” cores found in Alder Lake hybrid processors. Some of the details about the Intel Processor N100 and N200 processors were leaked last fall, followed by the Core i3-N300 and Core i3-N350, but at least it is now official, and we have more details so let’s dig into it. Alder Lake N-series key features and specifications: CPU – Up to 8x Gracemont Efficient cores for Core i3 N-series processor, and up to 4x with Intel Processor processor GPU – Intel UHD graphics with AV1 decode support Me…

STMicroelectronics’ STM32MP13 1 GHz single-core Arm Cortex-A7 microprocessor series is the latest addition to the Linux-capable STM32MP1 family, with a cost-optimized design that does without the Cortex-M4 real-time core found in the original STM32MP15 series, while still offering Ethernet, CAN FD, camera and display depending on the specific SKU: STM32MP131, STTM32MP133, or STM32MP135. STM32MP131 The STM32MP131 is a single-core Cortex-A7 core clocked at 650 MHz or 1GHz with Ethernet connectivity and is the most cost-effective part of the new STM32MP13 series. Four parts are available in three different packet sizes (TGBGA 289, TFBGA 320, and LFBGA 289) as well as some p…

Follow up to #4955 — add sample of term type inclusion, whitelist my terminal View the full article

Dear Armbian Community, We are excited to share some updates on the progress of our project with you. Our crowdfunding campaign is just 3 days away from completion, and we have already started negotiating with one of our hardware suppliers for possible partnership. Join now if you haven’t yet! We have added build configs for Mekotronics R58 and expanded our community supported targets to include Risc-V Vision Five 2 boards, Star64, MangoPi, and Beagle V. Additionally, we have made 50+ bug fixes across all segments this week. We have also made some improvements to our download images wizard with several new features: We have added a data range filter to the board sel…

Description This PR ports over recent changes for the Orange Pi Zero 2 board brought by AGM1968 for 6.2.y kernel, back to 6.1.y kernel (current LTS). Changes being ported (minor modifications required to the patching metadata, overall code & structure intact): https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5247 (CPU scaling) https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5270 (on-board LED states changes) How Has This Been Tested? CPU scaling tests [x] Test A: Build & boot-up the board, making sure it still works [x] Test B: Run ThomasKaiser/sbc-bench See: https://github.com/mdziekon/armbian-build/pull/2 LED changes tests [x] Test A: Build & boot-up the board, making…

Description During testing new test procedure for automated kernel switching I have noticed that some boards sometimes hangs in the test process. It looks like it is possible to mitigate this by lowering CPU clock. IMO it is good enough if we do this in user space. Jira reference number AR-1797 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Running smoke tests Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas View the full article

Description Found we had cvbs support for allwinner H3 for current kernel. It had bits to make it working for H5 as well with only thing missing was the overlay to enable the it. Hence added the overlay for H5. Also as the patch was missing in edge kernel, added the same. 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] Created a server image for OrangePi Prime and attached a CVBS/AV display to it. The console was also shown on the AV monitor. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own cod…

This is just a cosmetic change. Patches have been consolidated into one patch within each corresponding linux version directory. Added: linux-6.6 (RC-1) Removed: linux-6.2/6.3 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add node sprd-mtty to mainline devicetree. And add userspace binary hciattach_opi to enable uart bluetooth. 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 [ ] 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 …

Description When booting U-Boot for rockchip64 or rk3588 devices, the error Failed to load '...-fixup.scr' pops up. This PR fixes this error by checking if the file exists before trying to load it. This PR partially fixes https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/6398 Unfortunately, I was not able to fix the error with missing kaslrseed (even though it may only be cosmetic). Note: U-Boot uses Hush cli language. Not this Hush cli (!) but a different old Hush shell in Busybox which is very badly documented overall unfortunately. I could not find any Hush functionality or a U-Boot command to check if the command kaslrseed exists. Should we include CONFIG_CMD_KASLRSEED for e…

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] Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR to documentation or you can leave following information for technical writer: [x] short description (copy / paste of PR title) [x] summary (description rel…

Description None. How Has This Been Tested? Not been. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

The Evolution of SBCs: From Hobby Boards to Edge ComputingOver the past two decades, single-board computers (SBCs) have transformed from experimental maker tools into the backbone of modern embedded and edge systems. What started as a handful of affordable hobby boards has grown into a diverse ecosystem powering automation, AI, and connected infrastructure around the world. From Prototypes to PossibilityEarly SBCs were humble experiments — small circuit boards combining processor, memory, and I/O on one platform. For years they lived quietly inside industrial machines and educational kits. The real turning point came in the early 2010s with boards like the Raspberry Pi, B…

An incredible amount has changed in Mesa and in the Vulkan ecosystems since we wrote the first Vulkan driver in Mesa for Intel hardware back in 2015. Not only has Vulkan grown, but Mesa has as well. View the full article

Following on from part 1 in the series, part 2 covers more developments in low-level graphics, including support for buffer modifiers in the kernel, Mesa, Wayland, Weston, Mutter and GNOME Shell, and X.Org. View the full article

NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB production module is now in mass production and available, after the 12-core Cortex-A78E system-on-module was first announced in November 2021, and the Jetson AGX Orin developer kit was launched last March for close to $2,000. Capable of up to 200 TOPS of AI inference performance, or up to 6 times faster than the Jetson AGX, the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB can be used for AI, IoT, embedded, and robotics deployments, and NVIDIA says nearly three dozen partners are offering commercially available products based on the new module. Here’s a reminder of NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB specifications: CPU – 12-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit processor …

Qualcomm Robotics RB3 (aka DragonBoard 845c) and Robotics RB5 boards can already support Android 13, just a few days after the source code was pushed to AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Once upon a time (i.e. a few years ago), it would have taken weeks, and more likely months, to port the latest version of Android (AOSP) to a specific single board computer. But thanks to initiatives such as Project Treble, Android reference boards such as DragonBoard 845c (RB3), HiKey 960, Khadas VIM3, and Qualcomm Robotics Board RB5 can now get the latest version of Android up and running in a matter of days. Android 13 was released on August 15, and Linaro wrote about RB3 and RB5 sup…

Canonical has launched free Ubuntu Pro subscriptions for individuals and small companies for up to five machines, enabling anybody to get longer-term support and features that were only reserved to paying enterprise customers so far. Canonical provides Ubuntu for free with LTS versions released every two years and supported for 5 years. The latest Ubuntu 22.04 LTS was released in April 2022, meaning it will be supported until April 2027. But if you’d like to get 10-year support and extra security features you can now do it for free through an Ubuntu Pro subscription for up to 5 machines. Let’s compare the key differences between Ubuntu LTS and Ubuntu Pro first. You’ll get…

This is a critical fix, without it, all images with extlinux.conf will be broken and will not be able to run the system normally. View the full article

Beelink have launched their first Intel Alder Lake mini PC calling it the SEi12. Featuring a mobile 12th gen Core-i5-1235U processor it is also their first mini PC to incorporate a PCIe4 NVMe slot. Beelink kindly sent one for review and I’ve looked at the performance running both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04. Beelink SEI12 hardware overview The Beelink SEi12 physically consists of a 126 x 113 x 42mm (4.96 x 4.45 x 1.65 inches) square metal case with a new and innovative waterproof fabric-covered top. As an actively cooled mini PC, it uses Intel’s Alder Lake Core i5-1235U processor which has a thread count of 12 with 2 ‘performance’ cores boosting to 4.40 GHz and 8 ‘efficie…

Arducam OCam, whose name stands for Object Camera, is an AI camera with 3 TOPS of AI performance and designed to work with OStream‘s PhysicO Edge AI media platform that adds context to MP4 video streams in real-time. The camera supports resolutions from QVGA to 2K, takes USB or PoE power, comes with a drag-and-drop AI pipeline for easy programming/configuration, and is also compatible with common AI tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Edge Impulse, and others. Arducam OCam specifications: Resolution – QVGA up to 2K Frame Rate – Up to 60 fps FoV – 80° Audio – Dual beamforming AI processing power – Up to 3 TOPS Power Supply 5V via USB PoE Power Consumption – Up to 5 Watts Di…

Description JetHub BSP: update preinstalled python packages to install via apt Jira reference number AR-1545 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] Test build on jammy, bullseye, sid,lunar [ ] 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 downs…

Recently, Sonoff has released a new Zigbee product – called ZBCurtain – that turns your ordinary curtains into smart curtains. With this product, you can experience new benefits when using your curtains, such as automatic opening/closing, remote control through your mobile device, or setting up advanced automation to control your curtains based on factors such as temperature, humidity, or even using input from the other sensors. These smart capabilities provide benefits for your home or workplace, such as increased safety, energy savings, and convenience. The Sonoff Zigbee Curtain Motor (or ZBCurtain for shorts) can be integrated with your existing ordinary curtains, tran…

Description Add the USB2 and PCIE2 support for NanoPC-T6 Enables both Ethernet adapters Enables WLAN USB2 on this board only goes to the WLAN and LTE slots, so nothing exposed to the user directly. How Has This Been Tested? Boot, WLAN, ETH1 and ETH2 functioning 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 As per description. Maintainer on vacations / legacy kernel. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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 Add support for the HiKey 960 board. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot from SD Card [x] Serial console [x] USB ethernet [x] WLAN 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 rockchip drivers to the uefi-arm64 kernel config to be able to use https://github.com/jaredmcneill/quartz64_uefi on some rk3566/rk3568 boards. How Has This Been Tested? Booted a Pine SOQuartz/CM4IO board with the EDK2 bootloader mentioned above on a sdcard and the patched generic uefi-arm64 image on an nvme drive. Tested with ACPI and Devicetree. 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 change…

Dear Armbian community, We’re excited to announce the latest Armbian release,24.2, codename: Kereru! This update comes with a plethora of changes, making the Armbian experience even better. Highlights of Completed Actions Closed Projects In recent developments, we’re proud to announce the completion of several projects geared towards refining the Armbian experience. Notably, we’ve resolved DNS resolution issues associated with Debian Bookworm, ensuring smoother connectivity for users. Furthermore, our team has optimized the performance of HDMI consoles on Khadas VIM1S and VIM4 devices, alleviating previous sluggishness. Additionally, we’ve successfully t…

This week we merged support for the VK_EXT_image_drm_format_modifier extension in NVK, the new open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware. We've also back-ported the code to the Mesa 24.1 staging branch, part of the upcoming Mesa 24.1 release. View the full article

Linux kernel 6.12 is here with real-time preemption support and an extensible scheduler class. Take a look at the contributions our kernel team made for this release. View the full article

Introducing Armbian’s New Cloud Images: Optimized for x86 and aarch64 Cloud Deployments Armbian is taking a significant step forward in cloud computing support with the introduction of dedicated cloud images tailored for cloud environments. The latest enhancement brings a new ‘cloud’ image set specifically designed to optimize generic x86 and aarch64 deployments, ensuring better performance, security, and compatibility in cloud infrastructures. Why Dedicated Cloud Images? As more enterprises and developers deploy lightweight Linux images in cloud environments, the need for a streamlined, cloud-optimized configuration has grown. The new ‘cloud’ images aim to address this…

Configuring WirePlumber on embedded Linux systems can be somewhat confusing. We take a moment to demystify this process for a particular use case. View the full article

We first covered the Turing Pi V2 mini-ITX cluster board supporting up to four Raspberry Pi CM4 or NVIDIA Jetson SO-DIMM system-on-module in August 2021. The company has now launched the Turing Pi 2 on Kickstarter with a little surprise: the Turing RK1 module with Rockchip RK3588 Cortex-A76/A55 processor and up to 32GB RAM. The board allows you to mix and match modules (e.g. 3x RPi CM4 + 1x Jetson module as on the photo below), and with SATA ports, Gigabit Ethernet networking, USB 3.0 ports, mPCIe socket, you could build a fairly powerful homelab, learn Kubernetes, or self-host your own apps. Turing Pi 2 specifications: SoM interface – 4x 260-pin SO-DIMM slots for up to f…

ZeroKey’s Quantum RTLS is a 3D real-time location system (RTLS) for millimeter-level accuracy designed for the real-time monitoring of assets and people to optimize workflows in the manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics industries. The company claims that with time and location data, the solution provides the “highest level of accuracy and actionable analytics through its Spatial Intelligence Platform, giving customers 4D operational intelligence that truly delivers on the promise of Industry 4.0”, and the “hyper accuracy of Quantum RTLS empowers companies to solve problems that have never been solved before in industrial environments”. Quantum RTLS works with anchor…

When we first wrote about Fingerbot Bluetooth mechanical button pusher to add automation control to (dumb) home appliances over two years ago, I was not convinced about the solution. But it must have gained enough traction, as Adaprox has now launched a sensor version – the Fingerbot Sense – with either Zigbee or Bluetooth connectivity, plus a new touchless control function. It works just the same way as before, simply place the Fingerbot Sense on top of a physical button, and control it with your smartphone, a voice assistant like Amazon Alexa or Google Home, or with the new touchless control, simply wave your hand in front of the button without having to touch it. Finge…

Every file system used in production has tools to try to recover from system crashes. To provide a better infrastructure for those tools, our kernel team developed FAN_FS_ERROR, a new fanotify event which monitors error notifications. View the full article

After a particularly long cycle of over 10 months, GStreamer accumulated many improvements that are now available in the 1.14 release. Here's a look at some of the contributions from Collabora's engineers that we're particularly proud of. View the full article

ROMA is an upcoming Linux laptop equipped with an unnamed quad-core RISC-V processor with GPU and NPU, up to 16GB RAM, 256GB storage, primarily aimed at software developers, and with Web3 technology integration. The ROMA laptop will be born out of the collaboration between DeepComputing working on engineering and Xcalibyte taking care of system tuning, plus PW (assembly), ECP (security), XC (crypto), Rexeen (voice), and the LatticeX Foundation (PoS blockchain, NFT). ROMA laptop preliminary specifications: SoC – Quad-core RISC-V CPU with GPU for graphics, NPU for AI (12nm chip for the Pro model, 28nm chip for the Standard model) System Memory – 16GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X RAM Sto…

It’s been a while since Qualcomm released a new platform for wearables. More exactly, the Snapdragon 4100 platform was announced a little over two years ago, and now Qualcomm has just introduced the Snapdragon W5+ and W5 Gen 1 platforms with up to 50% longer battery, twice the performance, and 30 percent smaller size. Just like the Snapdragon 4100, the Snapdragon W5 comes with four Arm Cortex-A53 processor (SW5100), but is clocked at 1.7 GHz and manufactured with a 4nm process, while the always-on (AON) co-processor is upgraded from a Cortex-M0 chip to the QCC5100 Cortex-M55 chip manufactured with a 22nm process. Snapdragon W5+/W5 specifications: W5100 SoC CPU – Quad-…

AAEON’s UP Bridge the Gap community has partnered with Intel to release two robotic development kits based on either UP Xtreme i11 or UP Squared 6000 single board computers in order to simplify robotics evaluation and development. Both robotic development kits come with a four-wheeled robot prototype that can move omnidirectionally, sense and map its environment, avoid obstacles, and detect people and objects. Since those capabilities are already implemented, users can save time and money working on further customization for specific use cases. Key features and specifications: SBC UP Squared 6000 SBC – Recommended for power efficiency and extended battery power SoC – Inte…

No descriptionView the full article

The PineTab2 is an upcoming 10.1-inch Linux tablet based on the 1.8 GHz Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor and equipped with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB eMMC flash. The new model is a clear step-up compared to the Allwinner A64-based PineTab which did not survive the supply shortage and has also gone through a complete physical redesign with a modular metal chassis that is easy to disassemble for upgrades and change parts such as the eMMC module, camera module, battery, or even the display. PineTab2 preliminary specifications: SoC – SoC – Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Arm Cortex-A55 @ up to 1.8 GHz with ARM Mali-G52 2EE GPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2. OpenCL 2.…

Description This is experimental support for DDR dynamic frequency changing for Allwinner H3. It based on: https://github.com/smaeul/u-boot/commits/patch/h3-dram-devfreq https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commits/wip/devfreq-a83t Discussion on linux-sunxi listing: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sunxi/CAKAF0m_6C68ox5z-NX1D6rjREgiySmSdxcda-KRvyehZssD5OQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#t My fixes for H3 Due to H3 hardware bugs (see listing) it implemented by software "emulation" of MDFS: It uses a special helper in the u-boot PSCI code. This is needed, because changing DDR freq is possible only in the SRAM. Before freq changing all secondary CPU's put in the while(true) on PSCI handler …

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…

Powered by Rust, the video codec stack on ARCVM is now bringing faster and more reliable video decoding on ChromeOS. Here's how Collabora has been helping shape video virtualization for Chromebooks, and what it means for end users. View the full article

rk3588-legacy: add Mixtile Blade 3 mixtile-blade3.wip rk3588-legacy: add Mixtile Blade 3 mixtile-blade3.wip with it's own rockchip next-dev based u-boot and patches for PD View the full article

After months of work, led by Collabora's own Faith Ekstrand, Red Hat's Karol Herbst, and numerous open source contributors, NVK is now considered ready to be merged into the main Mesa project. View the full article

Description Fixed the problem that nanopi r1 cannot boot from emmc. The reason is that uboot uses nanopineo's defconfig and dts when compiling so that it lacks the mmc2 definition. A topic on the forum about this issues: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28704-nanopi-r1-emmc-install-fails-to-start How Has This Been Tested? Build and update u-boot 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 merg…

don't break downloads if GITHUB_SOURCE is unset don't break downloads if GITHUB_SOURCE is unset fixes f200587b866deb358b57decfcf77f18189f9b872 from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5791 View the full article

Description As per title and move RK3588 EDGE tag to 6.6.y branch enable EDGE on Khadas Edge 2 Jira reference number AR-1913 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

rk322x family: disable addgroup calls that are intended for image (chroot) but are running on host rk322x family: disable addgroup calls that are intended for image (chroot) but are running on host fixes building rk322x-box on bare metal / non-Docker View the full article

Bumps setuptools from 74.1.0 to 74.1.2. Changelog Sourced from setuptools's changelog. v74.1.2 Bugfixes Fixed TypeError in sdist filelist processing by adding support for pathlib Paths for the build_base. (#4615) Removed degraded and deprecated test_integration (easy_install) from the test suite. (#4632) v74.1.1 Bugfixes Fixed TypeError in msvc.EnvironmentInfo.return_env when no runtime redistributables are installed. (#1902) Commits 3b2ef1e Removed test_integration tests (for easy_install). c484f9e Bump version: 74.1.1 → 74.1.2 d8933c5 Merge pull request #4630 from pypa/bugfix/4615 a07de2b Skip test on stdlib distutils 6bf20d9 Add news fragment. 9d4b288 Enabl…

The first release candidate of Mesa 25.0 has recently shipped, bringing with it multiple updates to Panfrost, and most notably to PanVK, the open source Vulkan driver for Arm Mali GPUs. View the full article

Description Fixes the not matching mvebu pwm patch, no functional changes. Jira reference number AR-1213 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build clearfogpro current [x] Build clearfogpro edge View the full article

The PipeWire project made major strides over the past few years, bringing shiny new features, and paving the way for new possibilities in the Linux multimedia scene. A look what was accomplished in 2021, and what lies ahead for 2022. View the full article

After a great time in Portland last week for ELC, Collaborans have arrived in Singapore for the 2018 edition of FOSSASIA Summit, the premier Open Technology event in Asia for developers, contributors, start-ups, and technology companies. View the full article

Description As per subject How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built Debian Bullseye minimal image and successfully boot on rk322x board 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

Blues Wireless Sparrow is a LoRaWAN solution designed to connect a group of low-cost, low-power device sensors for shared data backhaul to the cloud. It is comprised of STMicro STM32WLE5 LoRa-based sensors whose data is then routed through the company’s Notecard-powered WiFi or cellular gateway and ultimately a cloud app hosted on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or other IoT cloud platforms. The company claims the Notecard and Sparrow solutions ease the development of IoT networks in a way that was previously only available “to sophisticated engineering firms”, and now Blues Wireless supports cellular, WiFi, and LPWAN technologies. Let’s have a look at the “Sparrow Essentials” boar…

The release of Linux 6.0 earlier this week brought a significant milestone: the H.265/HEVC user-space API was mainlined, the result of more than two years of efforts by our engineering team. View the full article

The OTG port was accidentally set to host mode in the dtb. View the full article

Description On my samsung TV, Rock 5b disconnects the CEC communication after TV restart. This patch fixes that. 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 ] Rock 5b using Samsung TV 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 [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…

Yesterday, I wrote about the BBT Pi V1.2 Allwinner H616 SBC designed for 3D printers, but also mentioned I had received the Pad 7 from BIGTREETECH which is a software-compatible, but more complete solution with a 7-inch display and an Allwinner H616-powered CB1 system-on-module compatible with the Raspberry Pi CM4. The BIGTREETECH Pad 7 should be more convenient to use with its integrated 7-inch touchscreen display, and if you ever decided you didn’t need it to control your 3D printer anymore, it could always be used as a small Linux computer running Raspberry Pi OS or another operating system. BIGTREETECH Pad 7 specifications: Supported modules BIGTREETECH CB1 v2.2 (incl…

thinkpad-x13s: bump to steev's 6.4.y; fix for missing chroot_sdcard for add-apt-repository thinkpad-x13s: bump to steev's 6.4.y; update .config thinkpad-x13s: fix for missing chroot_sdcard for add-apt-repository call View the full article

Description We still have some weird kernel versions, for x13s, media and some 32b that should be addressed in some way. They sits on 6.2 and 6.3 so we need to keep some conditions. Also patch for 6.5 is deprecated since today. Ref: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5697 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Few manual runs 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 down…

rk322x family: use run_host_command_logged() for u-boot postprocessing (so DDR blob used shows in debug logs) rk322x family: use run_host_command_logged() for u-boot postprocessing (so DDR blob used shows in debug logs) cosmetical change for future clarity View the full article

Bumps oras from 0.1.30 to 0.2.2. Release notes Sourced from oras's releases. Oras Python Release v0.2.2 What's Changed Token Auth Backend: Token request function didn`t set Authorization Header by @mariusbertram in oras-project/oras-py#153 Full Changelog: https://github.com/oras-project/oras-py/compare/0.2.1...0.2.2 Oras Python Release v0.2.1 What's Changed wip: separate auth into backends by @vsoch in oras-project/oras-py#134 docs: use valid media_type format in examples by @tarilabs in oras-project/oras-py#139 [tributors] contributors/update-2024-06-06 by @github-actions in oras-project/oras-py#140 chore: fix typing for manifest_config param of push fn by @taril…

Dear armbians, The ThinkPad X13s hummed as the kernel upgraded, while Rockpi-S saw multiple fixes—its new kernel demanding a bootloader update, now automated. A ghost touch vanished from BigTreeTech boards. Meanwhile, CoolPi GenBook awaited revival, and Ubuntu Plucky arrived—an era of seamless innovation unfolded. Recent Highlights ThinkPad X13s (ARM64) Enabled RTW88 in-kernel USB drivers. Kernel upgrade from 6.13-rc7 to Jhovold’s WIP/SC8280XP-6.13 Final. (Commit) – Contributed by rpardini & igorpecovnik Rockpi-S Automatic U-Boot flashing now supported upon package installation. (Commit) – Contributed by igorpecovnik This improvement was made possible by our team…

Next week Collabora will be covering a lot of ground, attending 3 separate events in 3 different time zones: ISC High Performance, Augmented World Expo, and InfoComm! Catch up with us at one of these events. View the full article

Congratulations to Valve on the release of the Steam Deck, their new handheld gaming PC! With it comes a new release of SteamOS, complete with a brand new A/B design for seamless system updates. View the full article

The latest enhancements to the DRM subsystem have made mainline Linux much more attractive, making drivers easier to write, applications portable, and a much more friendly and collaborative community than we've ever had. View the full article

Description A couple of regressions from #4013 and #3619 was fixed. The first one causes Ambian Sid images to hang until Ctrl+C is pressed at login. The second regression is minor, and Finally, the logic is updated to detect Debian Sid and Bookwork using lsb_release when available. How Has This Been Tested? This was tested on Armbian Sid on a La Frite, by modifying the /etc/update-motd.d/10-armbian-header script before logging in 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 corresponding changes to the d…

Silicon Labs announced various new products at its annual Works With Developer Conference including the FG25 Arm Cortex-M33 SoC designed for sub-GHz Wi-SUN FAN networks for Smart Cities and applications such as smart metering, street lighting, electricity distribution automation, municipal infrastructure, and more. The microcontroller runs at up to 97.5 MHz, features 512KB RAM and up to 1920 KB flash, operates at up to 125°C, consumes as little as 2.6 μA in deep sleep mode, and can offer a range of up to 3 km when used in combination with the new EFF01x front-end module delivering up to +30 dBm output power. Silicon Labs FG25 (EFR32FG25) specifications: CPU core – Arm Cor…

Nordic Semi nRF54H20 is a 320 MHz multiprotocol wireless SoC with several Arm Cortex-M33 and RISC-V cores, support for Bluetooth 5.4 and greater with features like LE Audio and Bluetooth mesh, as well as Thread, Matter, and so on. It is the first part of the fourth generation nRF54 family manufactured with a 22nm process, and its application processor doubles the processing power (2x CoreMark) of the Arm Cortex-M33 application core in the nRF5340 SoC and embeds up to 2MB flash, 1MB SRAM. nRF54H20 preliminary specifications and highlights: CPU Application core – Arm Cortex-M33 @ up to 320 MHz with 2 MB Flash + 1MB SRAM Network core – Arm Cortex-M33 Several RISC-V cores (…

debs: remove Installed-Size: 1 from control files; Installed-Size is properly calculated at fakeroot_dpkg_deb_build() for all packages debs: remove Installed-Size: 1 from control files; Installed-Size is properly calculated at fakeroot_dpkg_deb_build() for all packages View the full article

Description Bump kernels. Without this bump, EDGE breaks due to rtw88 patch issue. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patching doesn't break View the full article

rockchip64/edge 6.5.y: rebase patches against v6.5.5; archeology rockchip64/edge 6.5.y: rebase patches against v6.5.5; archeology View the full article

artifact-uboot: fix hashing for uboot_custom_postprocess old-timey non-hook artifact-uboot: fix hashing for uboot_custom_postprocess old-timey non-hook also, for extension style hook post_uboot_custom_postprocess, don't do it 3 times, just once this commit will cause rebuild of all u-boots and that's a good thing, many custom changes in family code (eg ddr change in rk322x) were being ignored thanks @paolosabatino View the full article

Description As per description. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build test Not tested on hardware. View the full article

rtl_bt: Update RTL8822C BT UART firmware to 0xB5D6_6DCB View the full article

Description Bump rockchip64 edge kernel to v6.10. Includes the rk3328 gpio2 bank fix from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6974 Minor changes have been needed to bring patches from 6.9 to 6.10 (notably, very small rework of the overlay compilation). @brentr rk3308 now has a mainline audio codec driver. It breaks several patches that previously introduced a driver and manipulated it to "sync with BSP" and convert to "component". This commit contains all the modifications I did to allow the kernel to compile cleanly, but the result may not provide working audio or may not provide the same functionalities as before, hence rk3308 audio section requires some more separa…

Description This way we don't need to calculate yet again. Before merging, we need to figure out which other are used. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Last summer, Canaan introduced the Kendryte K510 tri-core RISC-V AI processor, now also known as Canaan K510, as an updated version of the Kendryte K210 with a much higher 3 TOPS of performance, but at the time, there were no development board and SDK. But I’ve now just been informed of the availability of the Canaan Kendryte K510 CRB (customer reference platform) AI development kit with camera module and LCD display, as well as a software development kit with U-Boot, Linux, and AI tools which can be used to develop smart audio and computer vision applications. Kendryte K510 CRB-Kit development kit specifications: SoC – Canaan Kendryte K510 dual-core RISC-V64 CPU up to 80…

Renesas RZ/G2L or RZ/V2L Cortex-A53/M33 processors have found their way into several system-on-modules and single board computers recently with the likes of Geniatech AHAURA board, Avnet RZBoard, or ARIES Embedded MSRZG2UL OSM module among others. Forlinx Embedded has joined the fray with the Renesas RZ/G2L-based FET-G2LD-C system-on-module, and a corresponding OK-G2LD-C development board with plenty of I/Os including dual Gigabit Ethernet, RS485 and CAN Bus interfaces, built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, plus an optional EC20 4G mini PCIe module. FET-G2LD-C system-on-module Specifications: SoC – Renesas RZ/G2L (R9A07G044Lxx) dual or single-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor @1.2GHz…

The recent disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre hardware vulnerabilities were unprecedented in the history of computing. They affect a substantial portion of chips powering most of the infrastructure used by our society today. View the full article

Description clean patch and enable Type C on roc-rk3399-pc 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. compile and boot test Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [X] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description We need to read at store it at boot. Now this works. This is the reason why headers install doesn't work on many installations. Jira reference number AR-1060 AR-1363 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual script execution Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description UEFI kernel, current and edge, can build both, can generate rootfs, grub unconfigured. Jira reference number AR-1390 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build tests only 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 modules View the full article

A look into the new job-scheduling model with Mali GPUs, their support in the new PanCSF DRM driver, and what it means as the rest of the ecosystem also moves to firmware-assisted scheduling. View the full article

Description I just move config/kernel/linux-rockchip-rk3588-legacy.config to config/kernel/linux-rk35xx-legacy.config, and make them share the same family rk35xx. Now rk356x will use the same kernel rk3588 legacy is using. I tested the new kernel on my rock3a, working well. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build legacy kernel of rock3a and rock5b, same result. [x] New kernel 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, parti…