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rk3588: bump default blobs (DDR:1.16, BL31:1.45); remove board-specific blobs from boards that used those versions rk3588: bump default blobs (DDR:1.16, BL31:1.45); remove board-specific blobs from boards that used those versions in practice: boards that didn't specify their own blobs: bump DDR 1.08->1.16 ; BL31 1.28 -> 1.45 (example: rock-5b!) boards that specified 1.16/1.45 individually now follow the defaults (no change) boards that specified a different version: no change; just a TODO suggesting review/removal/go-with-the-defaults Mekotronics boards: bump from 1.11/1.38 to defaults (1.16 / 1.45) View the full article

Description Those are already in the stable section View the full article

Ever since announcing the project at GDC 2019, we have been working on improving the full open source XR stack to a usable state. Today, we are very happy to tag version 0.1 of the Monado OpenXR runtime for Linux! View the full article

Description You can get the event details directly from the github action environment and also just pass the secret directly into the step. Removed excess steps/processing to simplify the action. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#github-context How Has This Been Tested? I have tested and used this in my repo here Checklist: I can add additional comments if needed but I don't believe they are. [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 View the full article

Description Use same uboot for current and edge builds, so that we can remove redundant lines. Add sata spi image to current, edge uboot builds. It is a bit hacky, but it works. Also add selection for SPI images like https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/8123 GitHub issue reference: 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…

Description Some network related dependency were missing as DNS within docker container was not working. While dealing with config, several other options were enabled, which should be harmless. Jira reference number AR-2086 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated Debian Bookworm with HA extension which loads automatically 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

With an ever-increasing interest in more modern hardware support, and a more reliable kernel that is thoroughly tested, contributions by Collabora's developers continue to help make this a reality for the Linux kernel. View the full article

How to set up a fully functional ChromiumOS development environment on actual Chromebook hardware. View the full article

Reverts armbian/build#6576 View the full article

A look at the work and motivation behind implementing the Khronos EGLDevice extensions in Mesa. These extensions allow users of open source graphics drivers to cleanly describe & select which device to use in heterogeneous systems. View the full article

As we continue improving the kernel integration landscape on multiple fronts, this also means making better tests available for all. Working closely with the community, we have now landed a new, ready-to-use, kselftest upstream in mainline Linux. View the full article

Collabora brought Bluetooth Auracast broadcasting to MediaTek Genio 700 for Embedded World 2026. Here's the complete, fully Open Source setup featuring Debian, BlueZ, PipeWire, with all the code and configs from our live booth demo. 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-1488 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] JetHub H1/D1/D1+ bullseye image View the full article

Description Default images has to be current, not EDGE. View the full article

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

How can we measure the comprehensiveness of a test suite? Code coverage is the standard metric used in the industry and makes intuitive sense. However, it can often present some difficulties for large scale surveys. View the full article

Update maintainers synched from the database View the full article

For a second time this year, Collabora is proud to be sponsoring the latest round (Round 15) of Outreachy internships! More specifically, Collabora has chosen to sponsor the Linux kernel projects for the December 2017 - March 2018 semester. View the full article

Despite the many obstacles brought on by the pandemic, Collabora has continued to grow its teams for the road ahead. Join us in welcoming Kiril, Benjamin, Daniel, Shreeya, Ariel, Nicolas and James! View the full article

This fix is provided by mainline U-Boot since v2022.10. For any details refer to: https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/5fd30ed78539e11c2c155001a88f483441a96ebd fixes #4401 Tested: [x] Current Armbian build includes the patch with success [x] Has been tested on a Cubietruck 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 (s. U-Boot mainline reference above) [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstr…

Description Update and run our shellfmt script version 3.8.0 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run sudo ./lib/tools/shellfmt.sh 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

BPI-CM4: Add support for the waveshare cm4-io-base-b https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/CM4-IO-BASE-B BPI-CM4: Enable usb support on waveshare baseboards via overlay BPI-SM1: Removed UART_B overlay. Short of it being an available option in the vendor kernel via overlay. I can't find any docs to support why that is. I feel it is safer that we just remove it. BPI-SM1: Add UART_A "pin-ctrl: cts rts" Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new …

Description Add a description of the new BUILD_ONLY key to example.conf View the full article

Description Fix typo in boot.cmd for jethub devices Jira reference number AR-1232 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Transfers DTB to a package shared with the kernel DEB. Solves the problem of missing DTB when using an assembly from the package repository. View the full article

Single Board Computers (SBCs) like the Orange Pi 5, Radxa Rock 5, and others powered by modern SoCs are more powerful than ever. But that performance comes with a cost heat. Without proper thermal management, these boards can throttle, crash, or suffer long-term damage. Whether you’re running a server, media center, or developer workstation, adding a simple heatsink can dramatically improve stability, performance, and device lifespan. Why heat is a problem for SBCsAll computers generate heat and SBCs are no exception. The CPU, GPU, RAM, and power management chips on an SBC work hard, and as a result, temperatures rise quickly under load. Unlike laptops and desktops, most …

Description I wrote the wrong path and it has now been fixed 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] Gamepad 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 https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28197-pinecube-error-fdt-image-overlaps-os-image/ Attempt to implement suggested fix to allow pinecube booting. Basically the new bootenv file is a copy from sunxi.txt with an additional line. If there is a better way to implement this feel free to adjust as needed. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build on arm64 using artifacts [x] Build on arm64 without artifacts [ ] Boot test not possible due to lack of hw 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 ch…

The world-renowned culinary scene in The City of Light will be getting a pack of different types of chefs next week for Kernel Recipes and Embedded Recipes. Kernel Recipes kicks off on September 25, then Embedded Recipes from September 28 to 29. View the full article

Kraid is a new Rust-based compiler for Panfrost that replaces the aging Bifrost-rooted compiler stack with a cleaner, more flexible design for modern Mali GPUs, improving IR structure, register allocation, hardware testing, and long-term maintainability. View the full article

This initial version includes static checks (checkpatch and smatch for now) and build tests across various architectures and configurations, and introduces a flexible 'scenarios' mechanism for subsystem-specific extensions. View the full article

rkdevflash: don't wait for "Loader" mode after sending spl_loader; show the loop counter rkdevflash: don't wait for "Loader" mode after sending spl_loader; show the loop counter I thought sending the spl_loader blob puts it into "Loader" mode, but... ... turns out "Loader" mode is a separate (rockusb, etc) mode. So if in Maskrom mode, just send the loader, and trust it can now WriteLba still keeps the timeout, for when a loader is not accepted View the full article

Description This fixes armbian-firmware-full missing the symlinks from linux-firmware How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build an image with armbian-firmware-full and confirmed the symlinks were there and pointed to the right location Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

initrd: cache: add /etc/modprobe.d to cache key (eg for MODULES_BLACKLIST) initrd: cache: add /etc/modprobe.d to cache key (eg for MODULES_BLACKLIST) 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] 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: [] short description (copy / paste of PR title) [ ] summary (description rele…

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.1.60. 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 [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Maint View the full article

Description Attempt to fix build job failure - https://github.com/armbian/os/actions/runs/7675198892/job/20921297126 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] built vim4 image Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full…

pipeline: inventory all board vars; add not-eos-with-video; introduce TARGETS_FILTER_INCLUDE pipeline: inventory all board vars; add not-eos-with-video; introduce TARGETS_FILTER_INCLUDE How to use: ./compile.sh inventory - does just the board inventory; look for output in output/info ./compile.sh targets-dashboard - does inventory, targets compositing, and images info; look for output in output/info, read the instructions output by the command if you want to load the OpenSearch dashboards. ./compile.sh targets - does the full targets compositing and artifacts, look for output in output/info If you don't have a userpatches/targets.yaml, one will be provided for you d…

Now changes to most variables/hooks affecting u-boot are correctly hashed and changes cause a recompile/cache miss as they should Extra: UBOOT_CONFIGURE=yes experimental, nothing fancy or magic, might be useful for some, does not export patches, only the defconfig bare. Goes a bit crazy if multiple targets (runs and exports twice+). View the full article

Description Couple small fixes I found when starting to add support for TI SK boards. Wanted to test the waters with these patches before working to add board support. How Has This Been Tested? Built a couple platforms without issue due to this change. 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 set CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y to BRANCH=edge & BRANCH=current Advised for KASLR-enabled kernels complements nicely #7078 (but not depending on each other) - no side effect for non-KASLR-enabled kernel/boards How Has This Been Tested? [X] Built/ran orangepi5-plus edge (with patched u-boot from #7078) 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 View the full article

The third prize of this year’s giveaway week comes courtesy of ELECFREAKS which offers a Cutebot Pico:ed kit based on the Pico:ed board with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and following BBC Micro:bit form factor. The kit also includes two high-speed motors to drive two wheels, ultrasonic & distance sensors, two RGB LED lights and clearance lamps on the bottom, two line-tracking probes, and an active buzzer used as a horn. It is powered by three AAA batteries. The company initially me asked me if I wanted to review the board/robot, but since I may not have the time to do so, I asked whether they wanted to be included in our yearly giveaway week which they accept…

Description Legacy kernel is not supported no more for these rockchip boards and thus, they can be removed from their associated board configuration files. Jira reference number AR-1882 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 View the full article

Description This address https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4656#issuecomment-1373549295 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 [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4871 View the full article

Description Switch sunxi to LK 6.1 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 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

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

patching: if 0 files left to commit after config-filtering, don't commit nor rewrite the patches patching: if 0 files left to commit after config-filtering, don't commit nor rewrite the patches this is mostly useful for Makefile's and DT patches which should end be bare instead of null-patched View the full article

The most complete automated testing and continuous integration tool for the Linux kernel continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Here's a look at the latest improvements to the KernelCI dashboard, the main web interface used by the project. View the full article

The past few months have been busy ones on the open-source graphics front, bringing with them Wayland 1.13, Weston 2.0 and Mesa 17.0. Here's a look at some of these developments, including Collabora's behind-the-scenes work on performance improvement. View the full article

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

Description Minor formatting fix. extensions should use tabs as indentation as @viraniac pointed. Definitely not mixed space/tabs. Also minor fix in examples to fully comply with spec. View the full article

In Linux, the Industrial Input/Output subsystem manages devices like Analog to Digital Converters, Light sensors, accelerometers, etc. On the other hand, the Input subsystem handles keyboards, mice, touchscreens, and any device that has a human interface. View the full article

Description For HW testing purposes we really don't need to make fully featured images. Lets produce minimal CLI / minimal desktop only. View the full article

This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support and kernel updates. New boards such as the Cainiao CNIOT Core, EByte ECB41-PGE, DG SVR 865 Tiny, and NORCO EMB-3531 received initial support, expanding hardware compatibility. Kernel patches were rewritten for the meson64 and rockchip64 platforms, aligning with version 6.18.18, while edge releases were bumped to 7.0-rc3 and rc4. Improvements included enhanced SD card and audio support for SpacemiT and Youyeetoo YY3588 boards, as well as refined configuration checks and display fixes. Several upstream patches were dropped or disabled, and the Dependabot schedule was updated for daily maintenance…

Released by Linus Torvalds on May 22 after a busy two-month development cycle, Linux kernel 5.18 brings new features and lights up new hardware. Let's take a look at the contributions made by our engineering team. View the full article

Description removing network manager dependency. Left over from moving networking into extensions. address errors when wireless networking is still not detected Jira reference number AR-2390 Documentation summary for feature / change How Has This Been Tested? [x] Several images on board without wifi only [x] Tested making wrong wifi password 3x, exits with "Unable to connect to AP" [x] Connecting with correct credentials [x] Choosing to not connect to wireless [x] Tested on NM and systemd networkd Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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

Description meson: Bump edge to v6.0 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build and run Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Switch mvebu current to 6.1.y Jira reference number AR-1577 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

It's with excitement and nervousness that I'm writing this post, sitting on a plane heading to Boston where I will attend the MIT Reality Hack as a mentor. View the full article

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Description Update the kernel to use the preset configurations so that you don't need an external keyboard to access the desktop 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] Flash and directly boot to the desktop 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 mer…

As requested, reverting of https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5100 and https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5095 View the full article

mekotronics rk3588: rebase & unify u-boot patches; restore attribution for one patch mekotronics rk3588: rebase & unify u-boot patches; restore attribution for one patch no functional changes, only a double patch I'd rather not have 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

kernel / drivers-harness: use the kernel git SHA1 ($KERNEL_GIT_SHA1) instead of $KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR for drivers cache key kernel / drivers-harness: use the kernel git SHA1 ($KERNEL_GIT_SHA1) instead of $KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR for drivers cache key this should avoid (late) patching errors that might happen during a point release bump like 6.4.5 -> 6.4.6 cos we'd be using the wrong cached drivers patch using the SHA1 will instead (possibly) trigger the "real patching failure", during drivers-harness when building a new driver patch cache also try to cleanup old caches in the old format so we've not many leftovers -- each patch is ~150mb View the full article

Description Improving Allwinner u-boot patches maintainability. Jira reference number AR-1389 On halfway done: Before: https://github.com/armbian/build/tree/master/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi After: https://github.com/armbian/build/tree/AR-1389/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi @150balbes When this step is done, we can discuss other variants. I expect to need another 2-3h to get this done alongside with build testings. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build all u-boots for boards that has been altered 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-under…

Description Add AmLogic soc patches for read chip_id and soc information from Secure Monitor call to soc-driver. Enabled by default only for JetHub devices (other needs to be enabled via general-socinfo-sm-4-arm64-dts-meson-add-dts-links-to-secure-monitor-for-.patch.disabled patch) https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/202402221557.ELxBYVKH-lkp@intel.com/T/ Jira reference number AR-2073 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. [ ] JetHub works [ ] some other closed-source devices based on axg/gxl/a1 soc works too. Checklist: [X] My code follows the …

khadas-vim3/khadas-vim3l: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook khadas-vim3l: bump to u-boot v2024.01; boot-usb-first patch in board folder patch is slightly different for 2024.01 khadas-vim3l: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook khadas-vim3: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook View the full article

Description Some rk322x boards (notably those with X96-Mini signature) are stuck in a bootloop. The cause has been identified in the tsadc node and in particular is related to what is described in this kernel pull request. This PR simply removes the pinctrl properties, so the GPIO pin that does the reset on these board is left as per default, thus not causing any unwanted reboot. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Device tree has been compiled without errors 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 correspondin…

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 thead: update current&edge kernel, fix pinctrl config. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup. 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

Transmitting low delay, high quality video over the Internet is hard. The trade-off is normally between video quality and transmission delay (or latency). Internet video has up to now been segregated into two segments: video streaming and video calls. View the full article

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/24554-armbian-install-fails-due-to-bad-lsblk-argument/#comment-153675 Untested View the full article

The fall conference season continues next week with the X.Org Developer's Conference, taking place from October 17 to 19 in A Coruna, Spain. Sponsored by Collabora, this event brings together developers with an interest in open graphics and is free to attend. View the full article

This year, the global pandemic has put a strain on us all. Motivation can become hard to maintain, worries can cloud our minds. Now more than ever, it is important to try and connect with our colleagues. View the full article

With only free software, a Mali G31 chip can now run Wayland compositors with zero-copy graphics, including GNOME 3. We can run every scene in glmark2-es2, 3D games like Neverball can be played, and video players mpv and Kodi are now supported. View the full article

HACK: BOOT ORDER: NVMe SDCARD eMMC. NOTES: In my testing there has been no false starts or hangs up. Meaning the boot process has been stable. The downside to this in my opinion is that if there is an OS on the NVMe it will always take boot priority. The drive would need to be pulled or DD'd in order for SD eMMC boot to kick in. This has been tested by pulling the NVMe and booting from the drive and killing it; dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nvme0n1 bs=32768 count=32768 Tested-on: Waveshare CM4-IO-BASE-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…

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

Years ago, I joined the open-source community with a passion and a mission: to enable equal access to high-quality computing via open-source software. With this mission, I co-founded Panfrost, aiming to create an open-source driver for the Mali GPU. View the full article

Up until now, talking in-depth about userspace tracing was deliberately avoided because it merits special treatment, hence this part devoted to it. We'll now look at the why of it, and we'll examine eBPF user tracing in two categories: static and dynamic. View the full article

pipeline: download-debs: de-hardcode path to compile.sh for downloader pipeline: download-debs: de-hardcode path to compile.sh for downloader View the full article

cli: introduce rewrite-kernel-patches; fix kernel-patches-to-git; refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() cli: introduce rewrite-kernel-patches; fix kernel-patches-to-git; refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() kernel-patches-to-git wasn't providing the needed KERNEL_GIT_SHA1 for kernel drivers refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() out of artifact_kernel_prepare_version() so we can reuse introduce rewrite-kernel-patches, which is just an alias to kernel-patches-to-git with REWRITE_PATCHES=yes View the full article

Once you've setup a virtual machine in QEMU using debootstrap, there are a number of tools available for testing, tracing and debugging, such as Kmemleak for memory leaks, GDB (GNU Debugger), ftrace et dynamic_debug. View the full article

DMESG; https://paste.debian.net/1308388/ Wifi / Bluetooth patrick@bananapim4zero:~$ ip a 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 3: wlx9803cf623b3f: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000 link/ether 98:03:cf:62:3b:3f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 10.0.0.172/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlx9803cf623b3f …

Collabora is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of this year's GStreamer Conference, taking place at the Betahaus in Berlin, Germany on 10-11 October 2016. Come say hello, or catch one of the four presentations given by Collaborans during the conference! View the full article

https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6053#issuecomment-1869032590 View the full article

Description An attempt to improve review process. Code owners are automatically requested for review when someone opens a pull request that modifies code that they own. Code owners are not automatically requested to review draft pull requests. Jira reference number AR-1435 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Not tested yet 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 published in downstr…

Next week we'll be in Long Beach, California for AWE USA 2026. Catch our talk exploring OpenXR, from its practical foundation for cross-platform XR interoperability, to its extension support across devices, and more! View the full article

Description Expand legacy hooks to vendor. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build previously broken u-boot Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Firmware update. Jira reference number AR-1700 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build test as HW is n/a 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 Adding u-boot patches to recognize the espressobin ultra, and compile a device tree for firmware use. How Has This Been Tested? Compiled and booted on ebin ultra View the full article

See ./lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh View the full article

Description Improved support for BigTreeTech Pi and CB1 Jira reference number AR-2312 How Has This Been Tested? Testing building and running on real hardware was not performed yet [ ] Hardware tests 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 [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description legacy was broken. Let's drop it since current and edge work well. How Has This Been Tested? Unnecessary. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description When we try to install a new kernel. All files under /boot will be removed. This PR will keep them until the special version kernel was removed. How Has This Been Tested? Need to be tested on other devices. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [X] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.1.65. 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 [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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