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Uptime Lab Compute Blade is yet another Raspberry Pi CM4 carrier board, but it’s kind of unique with its long design designed to be mounted in racks and the board features an M.2 socket for an NVMe SSD plus an Ethernet port with PoE+ support. The board is designed for high-density, low-power consumption, plug-and-play blade servers for home and data-center use and users can build Home labs, edge servers with lower latency than cloud services, and CI/CD systems (build farms) for testing and software development. Compute Blade specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 support and potentially alternative system-on-modules such as Radxa CM3 and Pine64 SoQuartz Storage NVMe SSD s…

Firefly EC-A3588Q is a fanless 8K AI embedded computer powered by a Rockchip RK3588 processor and fitted with up to 32GB RAM, SATA or NVMe storage, offering dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and optional 5G/4G cellular connectivity, dual 8K video outputs, etc… It is a higher-end and larger version of the Firefly EC-R3588SPC industrial mini PC based on the Rockchip RK3588S processor that adds a 4K HDMI input port, a VGA output port, gets two GbE interfaces and support for WiFi 6/Bt 5.0, offers more USB ports, and replaces some terminal blocks with DB9 interfaces for RS232, RS485, and CAN Bus interfaces. Firefly EC-Q3588Q specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 oc…

Disable config_ion for better compatibility with modern android containers like redroid 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. [ ] 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…

Description https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/5dee9ee935703a559992478fa8045b464af72b50#commitcomment-111988535 Rockpi4 is using BL31 blobs to build uboot, so it should get configed with BOOT_SCENARIO="tpl-spl-blob". If BOOT_SCENARIO is not declared it will be only-blobs by default, which will not build tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin and spl/u-boot-spl.bin needed by spi image creating. So it's better to declare BOOT_SCENARIO="tpl-spl-blob" just like rockpro64. I don't have rock4 board so someone has to confirm this fix. 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…

It is with the utmost excitement that we witness the release of PipeWire 1.0, the first officially stable release of this noteworthy inter-process multimedia streaming framework after many years of development. View the full article

Based on the works done by @lanefu for the same RK3568 NanoPi R5S, with ethernet interface name updated and corresponding LED dtb overlay. Tested with a local built Armbian-unofficial_24.2.0-trunk_Nanopi-r5c_bookworm_edge_6.6.4_minimal.img on my NanoPi R5C: [✔️] Boot with SD card. [✔️] Install into eMMC and boot from eMMC. [✔️] LAN / WAN interface renamed and corresponding LEDs work with link status change. View the full article

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 Update edge kernel to 6.11 Add Hantro VPU decoder back (H264 is not enabled) Refresh HDMI TX and RX patches from Collabora tree Disable HDMI-RX on OPi5+ by default and add an overlay in order to avoid interrupts Use green led as heartbeat in Orange Pi 5 Plus To Do [ ] Crypto, RNG and some other nodes seem to have been removed during rewrites. I will add them back. [ ] USB-C doesn't work on both boards as far as i've tested. This needs to be checked. GitHub issue reference: Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Orange Pi 5 Plus and Khadas Edge 2 boots. [x] HDMI works up to 1080p@120fps [ ] Tests with more boards. Checklist: Please…

Description patch u-boot 2024.07 to support KASLR enable KASLR Reference patchset: 1949474 Credit: Tim Harvey How Has This Been Tested? [x] built and ran minimal trixie edge orangepi5-plus --> KASLR Enabled 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 Minor regression fix for extensions that need to modify the root device, such as LVM and Crypto Root. Fix for newer ubuntu build host requiring re-instantiation of LVM devices mid build process. GitHub issue reference: #7210 Jira reference number AR-2489 How Has This Been Tested? The build process failed before, now builds again. Tested with Jammy and Noble, installed distributions, etc. View the full article

The single-board computer (SBC) and embedded computing market is seeing steady expansion, with a projected valuation of $3.6 billion USD by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6–7% ¹². Growth is largely driven by the rising demand for edge computing, IoT, industrial automation, and AI-enabled systems. ARM-based systems dominate the market due to their low power consumption and cost efficiency, accounting for over 40% of deployed SBCs ¹. However, RISC-V is emerging as a compelling open-source alternative, particularly in industrial and academic sectors, while x86 remains important for legacy and high-performance use cases ². Asia-Pacific leads global g…

Khadas VIM4 is a compact Amlogic A311D2 octa-core Cortex-A73/A53 SBC with 8GB RAM, HDMI input and output, WiFI 6 connectivity, and more. You can check our earlier post for the full specifications. The good news is that it will officially launch on May 10. I’ve also just received a Khadas VIM4 review sample today together with accessories. Today, I’ll start by checking out the board, assembling the kit, and trying out OOWOW services to boot OS from the cloud, before testing available operating systems in more detail in the second part of Khadas VIM4 review a little later. Khadas VIM4 kit unboxing I received everything in a bland card board package with several small packag…

HC32L110 Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU is found in a minuscule 1.59 x 1.436 mm CSP16 package that should make it the world’s smallest MCU. LilyGO T-HC32 is one of the first boards with the HC32L110B6 microcontroller, and it is now available for $8.98 on Aliexpress including shipping. The board offers really basic features with two buttons, a WS2812 RGB LED, and two-row of ten pins each for GPIOs and power signals, plus a 4-pin header for SWD programming. There’s nothing really special about the board or its price, except for the MCU’s size that’s barely discernable from a discrete component, and much smaller than the 7x7mm ESP32-PICO-D4 system-in-package shown in the photo below for…

While Khadas VIM4 board has just been launched, the earlier Khadas VIM3 SBC has the advantage of featuring a 5 TOPS NPU that’s being leveraged by Lilium Robotics for their humanoid robots, notably the Lily Delta V7 robot cat girl doll using the Amlogic A311D board to control motors and provide AI features such as face and object detection and tracking. The Delta V7 is offered as an Android kit running Linux (Android refers to humanoid robot here) with a full motorized body kit, a head with a dual camera and sound system, accessories like a dress, wig, cat ears and tail, and other features that are more geared towards the adult crowd… Content of the Lily Delta V7 full Andr…

Two years ago, we reviewed CrowPi 2 Raspberry Pi 4 laptop designed for STEM education with embedded electronics modules and Letscode software with step-by-step tutorials to learn Scratch and Python programming. I found it quite good, but many people were mostly interested in having a Raspberry Pi 4 laptop, and the price tag was a bit high at the time. That’s probably why Elecrow has now designed for CrowPi L laptop shell for Raspberry Pi 4 based on the CrowPi 2 but without all the electronics modules, and with a built-in battery to operate more like an actual laptop. CrowPi L laptop shell specifications: Compatible SBC’s – Raspberry Pi 4 Model B only Storage – Full-size S…

Even amidst the chaos and uncertainty that 2020 brought, Linux Kernel development keeps moving forward at a constant and relentless pace. Collabora remains active, developing, maintaining, documenting and testing many parts of the kernel. View the full article

Before being able to write firmware data to any production Chromebook device, the Write-Protect screw has to be removed. View the full article

Description We have this in Ubuntu variant. Jira reference number AR-1338 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Image build of Debian Sid XFCE 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

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fixes #4532 Description In case of booting from NAND SUNXI boards are not echoing "U-Boot loaded from NAND". refers to GH-4532 Testresult This has been tested on a Cubietruck board. [x] Test s. screenshot: Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [n/a] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [n/a] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [n/a] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

You may soon be able to get true global coverage even in remote areas thanks to Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite which will offer pole-to-pole coverage and two-way messaging for emergency use, SMS texting, and other messaging applications. Qualcomm made this possible through a partnership with Iridium to bring satellite-based connectivity to next-generation premium Android smartphones starting with devices based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, while emergency messaging support was done in collaboration with Garmin. You’ll just need to point your phone to the sky to send and/or receive messages, and the connection should take place within a few seconds. Note it can onl…

AAEON UP Squared Pro 7000 is an upcoming single board computer (SBC) based on a choice of Alder Lake-N SoCs up to the Core i3-N305 octa-core processor, up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 64GB eMMC flash. The board supports up to three displays and comes with a MIPI CSI port, dual 2.5GbE networking, three USB 3.2 ports, two RS232/RS422/RS485 interfaces, as well as several M.2 sockets for storage and wireless expansion that makes it suitable for machine vision solutions for smart factories and robotics applications. UP Squared Pro 7000 specifications: Alder Lake-N SoC (one or the other) Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core processor up to 3.8 GHz with 6MB cache, 32EU Intel UHD Graphics Gen…

lib/tools/shellcheck.sh: add (very low-bar "error") checks to config/sources and config/boards while keeping lib/ code in custom "critical" level To run (one day will be added to some pre-commit and PR checks) bash lib/tools/shellcheck.sh View the full article

Want to develop your Meson project in a modern IDE? Make sure to install Meson VSCode extension which is now fully functional with the recent release of Meson 1.1.0! View the full article

mixtile-blade3: bump rk3588 blobs: DDR to 1.11 and BL31 to 1.38 mixtile-blade3: bump rk3588 blobs: DDR to 1.11 and BL31 to 1.38 tested on actual board, works perfectly View the full article

Description Enabled compilation options for the USB interface MT7921 chip driver module mt7921u. Need to work with the corresponding firmware https://github.com/armbian/firmware/pull/57 . How Has This Been Tested? [x] built and tested on nanopi-r4s The Wi-Fi is working well, Bluetooth was not tested. 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View t…

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

Description version bump for rockchip-rk3588 edge from 6.7-rc3 to rc4. Jira reference number [-] How Has This Been Tested? [x] built on aarch64 for OPi5 From a quick look it does not seem that there are a lot of changes related to the board or even arm64 architecture in general. Therefore booting was not tested. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/diff/?id=v6.7-rc4&id2=v6.7-rc3&dt=2 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 […

Description 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] I compiled a own build from my repository [x] Booting the system and the system booting up without any error in dmesg 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] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Collabora's Board Farm demo, showcasing our recent hardware enablement and continuous integration efforts, has undergone serious development over the years. Here's a look at notable changes, and improvements, made for Embedded World 2025. View the full article

Description Update sunxi-5.17 for linux version v5.17.5 Checklist: [x] Test build [x] Test work on the boards View the full article

patch obsolete, fixes present in ATF 2.6 https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware/commit/7fb82d82863d94eb5938119f149299558deeca46, introduced to armbian https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/6bf936d2e3eeae8cddadb294ead89d0e1ce89c7d Description Obsolete patch removal How Has This Been Tested? Patch not applied so removed 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 publi…

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

Over the next two weeks, Collaborans will be present at four different events across the globe. If you plan on attending at any of these conferences, please reach out and say hello! View the full article

Description Adding missing package. Jira reference number AR-1337 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual installation 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

build work for kernel 6.0 View the full article

Description u-boot v2022.07 and up failed to build with helios64 code call to spi_get_bus_and_cs whose previous signature has been renamed _spi_get_bus_and_cs (note the underscore). Note that this new function is not available in v2022.04, but I guess Armbian does not require its code to be backward compatible. No JIra report I know of. There is a forum thread https://forum.armbian.com/topic/24005-helios64-u-boot-does-not-build-anymore-after-we-bumped-to-202207/ How Has This Been Tested? ON helios64 running on SD card (since I am investigating the emmc hs400es issue) but I had to update the emmc u-boot since my helios64 jumper is set to boot from emmc and not sd. (thus …

Description Missing font in Bullseye desktop cause strange fonts in Terminator @paolosabatino Jira reference number AR-1416 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Open terminal before and after View the full article

In researching a post in the forums, I found that the meson64-edge kernel config doesn't include rtl8822cs (which apparently some TV boxes use). This is enabled in most kernel configs: linux-bcm2711-current.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-bcm2711-edge.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-imx6-current.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-imx6-edge.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-media-current.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-media-edge.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-media-legacy.config:# CONFIG_RTL8822CS is not set linux-meson64-current.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-meson64-edge.config:# CONFIG_RTL8822CS is not set linux-mvebu64-current.config:CONFIG_RTL8822CS=m linux-mvebu64-edg…

Description Update meson64 edge kernel branch to linux-6.2.y Jira reference number AR-1551 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Fixing https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/26fb31cfbfae41557f75ad8669e03e28bbc0aa0a#commitcomment-111843350 How Has This Been Tested? Tested thoroughly with custom builds. 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 Bumped legacy, current and edge kernel. Legacy - 5.15.127 -> 5.15.130 Current - 6.1.47 -> 6.1.51 Edge - 6.5 -> 6.5.1 Fixed compilation of xradio and as its working fine, disabled cw1200 driver that I added for edge last week. Refreshed kernel configs. Also uwe5622 patches needed for orange pi 3 lts were not being applied as least kernel version was set to 6.0. Moved it back to 5.15. Not sure if it works though will test next week once I receive my orangepi 3 lts. Also for edge kernel, enabled rtw88 based drivers and disabled their corresponding legacy counterparts. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your cha…

thinkpad-x13s: bump to 6.6-rcX; support trixie/sid/mantis userspace sans PPA partitioning: efi: introduce UEFI_MOUNT_POINT_SKIP_FSTAB, if set to yes, skips /etc/fstab entry for the ESP sometimes we just don't want the ESP listed in the fstab, otherwise works the same thinkpad-x13s: bump to 6.6-rcX; support trixie/sid/mantis userspace sans PPA This requires https://github.com/armbian/firmware/pull/65 thinkpad-x13s: workaround ubuntu's pd-mapper only starting on "-laptop" kernels thinkpad-x13s: add fprintd and pam thinkpad-x13s: throws warnings about missing userspace if not trixie/sid/mantic thinkpad-x13s: split hooks into functions thinkpad-x13s: enable touchscreen h…

Description Use Radxa's upstream dtb from here. How Has This Been Tested? Built, flashed, booted on a CM5 I/O 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

Description now that 6.6.y is -current.. Need to add -current as a build target. tested works.. 6.7.0 -edge is weird-broken. but that's for discussion here. View the full article

u-boot-radxa-rk3588/legacy: use 000.patching_config; fix boot from SD when combined with from-factory eMMC blobs (TEE mismatch) u-boot-radxa-rk3588/legacy: rewrite u-boot patches, no changes u-boot-radxa-rk3588/legacy: add 0000.patching_config.yaml and move all null-patches into dt and defconfig dirs as bare files DTs and defconfigs should be identical to their null-patch equivalents u-boot-radxa-rk3588/legacy: rewrite nanopc_t6_defconfig -- no changes CONFIG_REGULATOR_RK806=y seems a leftover that's not really used? u-boot-radxa-rk3588/legacy: rewrite nanopc_cm3588_defconfig -- no changes CONFIG_REGULATOR_RK806=y seems a leftover that's not really used? u-boot-…

Starting from Linux kernel v5.4, the HAVEGED inspired algorithm has been included in the Linux kernel, see the LKML article and the Linux Kernel commit. Additionally, since v5.6, as soon as the CRNG (the Linux cryptographic-strength random number generator) gets ready, /dev/random does not block on reads anymore: see this commit. SOURCE: jirka-h/haveged How Has This Been Tested? [x] Succesfully built nanopi-r5c BRANCH="current" RELEASE="jammy, bookworm, noble, trixie" 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

aml-s9xx-box: bsp-cli hashing fixes aml-s9xx-box: inline bsp-cli preinst function so it's hashed together with the hook; half fixes #6817 this is technically cheating, but works add TODO's ref the manual include'ing of files that are not hashed in the bsp-cli aml-s9xx-box: move files included in bsp-cli from packages/bsp/aml-s9xx-box to config/optional/boards/aml-s9xx-box/_packages/bsp-cli; fixes #6817 with this: those files are automatically hashed by the bsp-cli hashing mechanism no need to copy them manually any more View the full article

Description Allwinner is tied to tags by default in order to have better control on upgrading. Due to large amount of patches, this is safest method. How Has This Been Tested? Not tested, CI at PR needs fixing. 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

Wayland is still lacking proper consideration for color management & support for high dynamic range (HDR) imagery. However, a group of developers has begun an effort to fix this situation. This is their story. 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

Shenzhen Xunlong Software has released a 10.1-inch LCD touchscreen for the company’s Orange Pi 4 single board computer powered by a Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core Cortex-A72/A53 processor. The MIPI DSI display is based on Ilitek ILI9881c panel controller supported in mainline Linux, offers 1280×800 resolution, and besides working with the original Orange Pi 4, it’s also compatible with Orange Pi 4B (with AI accelerator) and the more recent Orange Pi 4 LTS SBC launched earlier this year. 10.1-inch LCD touchscreen specifications: Display Controller – Ilitek ILI9881C (See PDF datasheet) 10.1-inch panel size 1280×800 resolution @ up to 60Hz, with 16.7 million colors Luminance – 25…

Description Jira reference number AR-1336 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Copy config from live virtual machine 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

Info name patch https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4404 View the full article

Description https://forum.armbian.com/topic/24832-rock4c-nvme-btrfs-installation/#comment-154588 Jira reference number AR-1412 View the full article

Description Sorry for my force push same as https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4729 Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the f…

Texas Instruments has unveiled the SimpleLink CC33xx family of Wi-Fi 6 companion IC with optional Bluetooth 5.3 Low Energy designed to be connected to a microcontroller (MCU) or a microprocessor (MPU) for secure and power-efficient IoT devices, The SimpleLink CC3000 supports 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, and interfaces over SDIO, SPI, and/or UART to the host system, while the SimpleLink CC3301 also adds support for Bluetooth 5.3 LE. Both chips can operate in high-temperature environments up to 105ºC. Texas Instruments CC3300/CC3301 specifications: Wireless 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 (802.11ax) up to 50 Mbps; Support for TWT and OFDMA, multirole (Access Point and Station) CC3301 only – Bluetooth 5.…

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 With this change, it is possible to select the collabora branch and build it on a Radxa Rock 5A. How Has This Been Tested? In Ubuntu on an x64 CPU, I have run ./compile.sh, selected the Rock-5a wip product, and then selected the collabora branch. I built if with desktop (which is overkill of course), but it boots nicely to Linux. I was allowed to setup my own user and the Ethernet port works nicely. uname -a Linux rock-5a 6.5.0-rc1-collabora-rockchip-rk3588 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jul 28 15:49:06 UTC 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux lsusb Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub B…

meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc7; rebase/rewrite patches for 6.6-rc7 meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6-rc7; rebase/rewrite patches for 6.6-rc7 View the full article

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

Thanks to sponsors like STMicroelectronics, Netflix, Living Optics, and ChromeOS, Collabora once again came in first place with the most contributors for this release, with 16 developers taking part. View the full article

Description Correcting hook locations in https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6756 Jira reference number AR-2384 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual image assembly Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

bsp-cli/bsp-desktop: hashing fixes bsp-cli/bsp-desktop: hashing fixes both artifacts use functions in the bsp/utils-bsp.sh file, which wasn't being hashed bsp-cli hashed non-existent 'packages/bsp-cli' directory, remove bsp-cli: be verbose when rsync'ing packages/bsp/common force sync in a few strategic spots utils-bsp.sh: be verbose when copying files (incl config/optional stuff) View the full article

We're reflecting on the steps taken as we continually seek to improve Linux kernel integration. This will include more detail about the tests used to enhance the quality of testing processes and coverage. View the full article

bump u-boot to 2024.07 patch in kaslrseed support enable kaslrseed in nanopi-r5c-rk3568-defconfig set CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y(kaslr) (kernel) Reference patchset: 1949474 Credit: Tim Harvey How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built and run edge kernel + u-boot --> KASLR enabled 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

Dear Armbians, welcome to this week’s newsletter! Here, you’ll find updates on the latest release and community contributions. New Additions and Improvements 1. TQMa Configuration Update Enabled SQUASHFS_XZ: This feature uses XZ compression to optimize storage, which is particularly useful for systems where space is limited. XFCE AccountsService Support: XFCE now includes user profile management, enhancing usability and personalization for those using this desktop environment. 2. Rockchip64-6.11 Kernel Enhancements WiFi/BT Patch for Orange Pi 3B v1.1: The UWE5622 WiFi and Bluetooth are now supported on Orange Pi 3B v1.1, offering more connectivity options. Kernel P…

Join us next week in Utrecht for RustWeek! We'll be running a SuperTuxKart tournament to showcase Tyr, the Rust driver for Arm Mali GPUs. Come and see if you've got what it takes! View the full article

“Turing Smart Screen” is a low-cost 3.5-inch USB-C display that connects to systems with a USB port, and works with Windows, Linux (including Raspberry Pi), MacOS, and other operating systems that support Python3. But contrary to my initial assumptions, it does not exactly act as a second monitor, and instead, it is an information display, originally designed to show resource utilization, e.g. CPU and memory usage, in Windows, and controlled through commands send to the USB port. Turing Smart Screen specifications: 3.5-inch IPS display with 480×320 resolution, portrait and landscape support MCU – WCH CH552T 8-bit E8051 core MCU for USB devices Host interface – USB Type-C …

Previously, I reviewed Beelink’s new SEi8 and SER3 mini PCs running Windows 11, so in this part, I will cover Ubuntu 22.04. Hardware Recap The SEi8 is an actively cooled Intel mini PC that physically consists of a 124 x 113 x 41 (4.88 x 4.45 x 1.61 inches) square metal case with a plastic top and uses Intel’s 14++ nm Coffee Lake Refresh Core i3-8109U processor from 2018 which is a dual-core 4-thread 3.00 GHz mobile processor boosting to 3.60 GHz with Intel’s Iris Plus Graphics 655. In comparison, the SER3 is an AMD mini PC and is physically very similar, consisting of a 126 x 113 x 40mm (4.96 x 4.45 x 1.57 inches) square metal case. It is also actively cooled and uses AMD…

Starting today, and running until Saturday, join us at Linux App Summit for a look at Linux graphics, PipeWire, our work with Valve, and a virtual office hour with our Engineering Manager! View the full article

How to create your custom Android image, and APK app(s), all at once. View the full article

Description After some experimenting I found a way to flush the journal and maintain logs in tmpfs using /run/log/journal, and only have a softlink from /var/log/journal to /var/log.hdd/journal. Additionally the cached journals are to be cleaned up when /var/log becomes too full. Some logic was needed in cases where the user decides to do Storage=volatile journal logging in /etc/systemd/journald.conf, or when the user or journald with Storage=persistent creates a /var/log/journal folder which will be moved to /var/log.hdd/journal and replaced by the softlink. I didn't find any documentation, so wasn't able to update it. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Bee…

CNXSoft: This is another tutorial using SenseCAP K1100 sensor prototype kit translated from CNX Software Thai. This post shows how computer vision/AI vision can be combined with LoRaWAN using the Arduino-programmable Wio Terminal, a Grove camera module, and LoRa-E5 module connecting to a private LoRaWAN network using open-source tools such as Node-RED and InfluxDB. In the first part of SenseCAP K1100 review/tutorial we connected various sensors to the Wio Terminal board and transmitted the data wirelessly through the LoRa-E5 LoRaWAN module after setting the frequency band for Thailand (AS923). In the second part, we’ll connect the Grove Vision AI module part of the SenseC…

NewAE Technology’s ChipWhisperer-Husky is a compact tool designed for side-channel power analysis and fault injection with features such as a high-speed logic analyzer used to visualize glitches, real-time data streaming for attacking asymmetric algorithms, and support for JTAG/SWD programming. The security research company explains its device delivers a more stable and reliable experience compared to other off-the-shelf test gear such as oscilloscopes and function generators thanks to features such as synchronous sampling, which means the sample clock of your target device and the sample clock of ChipWhisperer-Husky can be perfectly aligned, or the ability to generate gl…

Description Add new application to the desktop. Jira reference number AR-1417 View the full article

Description This address https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4656#issuecomment-1373549295 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] Run Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

add support for various HID game controllers and waydroid on rk3588 legacy kernel 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. [ ] 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…

Description Rework of https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4807 as its not possible to push into the original branch to fix remaining problems and merge. Removed necessary config options: all u-boot configs are custom we avoid FAT boot if possible. This hardware boots from ext4 without problems. Changing to fat will not help in reliability. armbian wireless package have all firmware needed for this hw and for most popular USB dongles. If those wireless drivers firmware would be considered as a bloatware, we should also make very custom kernel and remove all things that are wasteful for this device. We could do that, but what we don't have is - time. build config has b…

Description There are many sound outputs on rock5b with the same name. This udev rule will differentiate them. 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] Desktop image built success [x] Audio output name changes in gnome sound setting. 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 bee…

EVerest is a software project initiated by PIONIX GmbH, but now part of the Linux Foundation’s LFEnergy initiative, whose primary goal is to develop and maintain an open-source software stack for EV charging infrastructure. EVerest supports multiple standards and it will run on any device from AC home chargers to public DC charging stations. I noticed the EVerest project in an upcoming talk at the Embedded Open Source Summit 2023 entitled ” EVerest: Electric Vehicle Chargers With Open Hardware and Software” and whose abstract reads in part: You will learn how to build your own electric vehicle charger using open hardware designs in combination with the EVerest open-source…

Description The default power_allocator governor will not speed up the pwm fan when temp rises up, but step_wise will do according to cooling_level defined in the devicetree. Before this commit I have to set the governor manually by command echo step_wise > /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/policy on rock5b. Since there are many rk3588 boards have pwm-fan node defined in the devicetree, I think it's better to set this governot to default. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] No need to manualy set the governor after installing the kernel Checkli…

Dear Armbian Community, We are pleased to announce the official support for the Bigtreetech CB1 board on Armbian! The Bigtreetech CB1, developed by the respected Bigtreetech company, one of the most popular 3D printer brands among global creators, is a remarkable addition to our lineup. We are delighted to them as a Platinum partner, and we believe this collaboration will bring great value to our community. In other news, we want to address the state of our Allwinner support. Realizing the need for a fresh approach and a dedicated focus on Allwinner-specific problems, we have been actively searching for someone who can take on this responsibility. We are fortunate to ha…

Description Swapped one tiny bit (really) to set ddrbin command rate to 2T instead of 1T for rk322x family. How Has This Been Tested? Untested 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 to OrangePi Zero 2W (allwinner H618), changes: Patch for u-boot v2024.04-rc5, includes: allwinner-h616-THS-workaround.patch allwinner-h616-GPU-enable-hack.patch allwinner-pwrled-config-option.patch allwinner-enable-autoboot-keyed.patch allwinner-boot-splash.patch Kernel patch for adding zero2w dts, some part are taken from the orange pi official repo. 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 …

Armbian's next release boots the FriendlyElec NanoPi M5 end-to-end from UFS on a mainline U-Boot, with no proprietary recovery image in the loop. It is the first RK3576 board in the catalogue to reach this state, and the integration pattern paves the way for the others. UFS, the storage class that replaced eMMC in phones, is packet-based and full-duplex with command queuing. The practical gain over an SD card shows up in random I/O, in latency under concurrent load, and in write endurance that holds up over years of deployment. FriendlyElec ships UFS on the M5 because the RK3576 has a native UFS controller, a sensible choice for any board destined for kiosks, robots, or i…

Description meson8b: Use thirdpart kernel xdarklight/linux to support HDMI How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Odroid-C1 [X] Build [ ] Boot and Test (Because I don't have) [X] OneCloud [X] Build [X] Boot and Test Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description In #3814 I disable rtl8812au since build failed in kernel 5.18. Now upstream has fixed this issue aircrack-ng/rtl8812au#964, so I add it back. 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 kernel successfully 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…

This week marks two years since the OpenGL implementation on Vulkan was initially announced. Since then, and especially over the past few months, much has progressed with many new features being added and performance now close to native (95%!). View the full article

Starting today, and for the next few days, Collaborans will be taking part in this year's Embedded Linux Conference North America, the "premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products". View the full article

Intel Meteor Lake processor family is supposed to succeed the 13th generation Raptor Lake chips itself coming after the current 12th generation Alder lake processors. It is scheduled to launch next year (2023), but we already have some details about the Meteor Lake U, P, and H mobile processors from a leak. Just like most Alder Lake processors, Meteor Lake will be hybrid processors with power and energy-efficient cores, but they’ll also feature new LP E-cores which should stand for “low power efficiency” cores in order to further lower the power consumption while a laptop or mini PC in standby mode. Meteor Lake mobile processors highlights: CPU P cores + E cores + LP-E co…

Espressif ESP-WIFI-CSI software relies on the disturbance in the force WiFi signals between one or more ESP32 boards and a router to detect whether humans are present in a room, or even indoor positioning, providing a cost-effective solution since no sensors are needed. Channel state information (CSI) leverages carrier signal strength, amplitude, phase, and signal delay indicators to reveal the signal scattering, reflection, and power attenuation phenomena that occur with the carrier as the transmission distance changes. This is typically used to measure the channel status of the wireless network in Wi-Fi communication, but it’s also possible to analyze and study the chan…

Inovato Quadra is an Arm Linux mini PC based on Allwinner H6 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor with 2GB RAM, 16GB flash, and running Armbian-built Debian 11 Bullseye 64-bit. If the device looks like a repurposed Android TV box, it is because it is based on the T95 Mini model with one HDMI 2.0 port, USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports, a microSD card slot, a Fast Ethernet port and WiFi 4 wireless connectivity. Inovato Quadra specifications: SoC – Allwinner H6 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor @ up to 1.7 GHz with Arm Mali-720 MP2 GPU System Memory – 2GB RAM Storage – 16GB eMMC flash, MicroSD card slot Video & Audio Output HDMI 2.0 port up to 4Kp60 3.5mm AV port with video composite an…

We’ve had a sample of the Khadas Edge2 single board computer powered by Rockchip RK3588S octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor for a couple of weeks, and now that the board is officially launched we can post our review of the board with Ubuntu 22.04, and we’ll check out Android 12 later on. Khadas Edge2 Pro accessories The Khadas Edge2 comes in two variants: Basic and Pro, We received the Edge2 Pro SBC with 16GB RAM and 64GB flash that ships with two WiFi antennas by default, but the company also sent a low-profile fansink and thermal pad for cooling that in theory would be optional, but in practice, it is required as while the board runs fairly cool considering the performa…

Description Jira reference number AR-1418 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

Description This PR includes a patch that fixes: HDMI sound. X11 cursor flickering (https://github.com/radxa/kernel/pull/50) Missing resolutions (https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/linux-orangepi/commit/6947bce36393fc034389ab1eef6f18a5ea64f17d) HDMI-CEC feature (https://github.com/radxa/kernel/commit/d35989ed644b9d67de09849779e5147f4332df55) How Has This Been Tested? [x] I compiled kernel and tested sound, flickering. [x] Confirmed adding missing resolutions -> https://forum.armbian.com/topic/25600-wip-current-issues/#comment-156823 [x] HDMI-CEC is confirmed by @catalinii. Orange Pi has CEC but i'm not able to test it. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style gu…

Description Removing packages we might not need. Jira reference number AR-1516 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build all (supported) changed scenarios 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 irony of using bleeding edge uboot was to take advantage of the native rock 4SE support in uboot....which is broken. using generic rockpi-4i uboot defconfig for now.. which works.. leaving placeholder so that we can one day, embrace what is pure. View the full article

Description add dts for Mini M8s Pro tvbox (S912, 2G/16G), which is essentially same as Beelink GT1 Ultimate, but with QCA9377/LTM8830 Wifi/BT Also for some re-branded tvboxes based on same hardware, e.g. LobbyTV How Has This Been Tested? Tested on my box. Boots, wifi & bt works. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article