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We're proud to announce that Whisper is now available in Hindi! With 2,500 hours of Hindi speech data and innovative techniques like Indic Normalization, this model sets a new benchmark for Hindi ASR. View the full article

Immich is a high-performance, self-hosted photo and video backup solution, ideal for individuals and families seeking an alternative to cloud-based services like Google Photos or iCloud. It offers a private, secure space to store, browse, and share memories without sacrificing modern features or user experience. With Armbian, deploying Immich on single-board computers is easy whether you're using a RockPro64, Raspberry Pi, or Odroid running Armbian. What makes Immich stand out?Immich combines a sleek interface with powerful functionality: Automatic mobile uploads for seamless backupFacial recognition and machine learning search to organize contentMulti-user support for f…

A friendlier, faster, snap-free desktop install in armbian-configIf you've installed a desktop environment with armbian-config over the last few months, you may have noticed things feel different: there's a tier you can pick, the browser actually works on every arch, uninstall doesn't take half your system with it, and there's no snap pop-up surprising you on Ubuntu builds. That's not by accident — the desktop submodule has been quietly rebuilt from the ground up. Here's what landed, why we did it, and what it means for you. Pick the desktop you want — at install, and afterThree tiers, instead of one all-or-nothing install: minimal — DE + display manager + a terminal. Abo…

This week's work centers on kernel 7.2 enablement across out-of-tree drivers, a redesigned armbian-install with expanded boot topologies, and new UEFI cloud ISO delivery alongside board additions. The mainline bump to 7.2-rc6 drove a coordinated pass through wireless and peripheral drivers, with compatibility updates landing for uwe5622, rtl8723ds, rtl8852bs, and radxa-aic8800, plus a broader rewrite of kernel configs and patch sets for the new baseline. Rockchip received targeted fixes including RGA3 upscaling flicker correction, scoped rk3576 HS400 DLL calibration, RK808 clkout cell naming, and a switch to CUBIC congestion control as the default. Additional platform wor…

Tyr’s latest Rust GPU kernel driver work puts GPU memory management in place, from VM binding and GPUVM to GEM-backed buffers and firmware boot, moving key pieces upstream before tackling synchronization next. View the full article

Rockchip RK3566 processor is designed for AIoT applications like NVR systems, but we’ve seen it integrated into mini PCs, TV boxes, and now a gaming handheld with the Anbernic RG503 equipped with a 4.95-inch OLED display. The portable gaming console also includes 1GB LPDDR4 and 16GB storage, plus an optional 64GB microSD card with 4193 games, all the buttons you’d expect from a gaming handheld, plus micro HDMI output for connection to a larger screen. Anbernic RG503 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor @ 1.8 GHz with Arm Mali-G52 EE GPU, 0.8 TOPS NPU/AI accelerator System Memory- 1GB LPDDR4 Storage 16GB microSD card Optional 64GB microSD ca…

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The open source Panfrost driver for Arm Mali Midgard and Bifrost GPUs now provides non-conformant OpenGL ES 3.0 on Bifrost and desktop OpenGL 3.1 on Midgard (Mali T760 and newer) and Bifrost, in time for Mesa's first release of 2021. View the full article

Modern CPUs implement a number of technologies that may affect application performance in unpredictable ways. Figuring out what is going wrong with an application can be a hard task, but it can become much easier with the correct analysis tools. View the full article

Description Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4197 View the full article

Description Run apt update or it will fail to install dependencies. Jira reference number AR-1405 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual run View the full article

Bumps cirrus-actions/rebase from 1.7 to 1.8. Release notes Sourced from cirrus-actions/rebase's releases. 1.8 What's Changed docs: Fix errors in the example in README.md (#1) by @​martolini in cirrus-actions/rebase#98 runs-on property missing. by @​dim0627 in cirrus-actions/rebase#102 fix(chore): bugs autosquash always set true by @​adeherysh in cirrus-actions/rebase#103 New Contributors @​martolini made their first contribution in cirrus-actions/rebase#98 @​dim0627 made their first contribution in cirrus-actions/rebase#102 @​adeherysh made their first contribution in cirrus-actions/rebase#103 Full Changelog: https://github.com/cirrus-actions/rebase/compare/1.7...…

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

meson64 general asound.state fix; Khadas VIM3/VIM3L asound.state fixes for HDMI audio meson-{sm1|g12a|g12b}: default, but don't override, ASOUND_STATE; this way board-specific asound.state's are honored add logging during actual deployment so we know what is happening khadas-vim3: update asound.state enabling HDMI out khadas-vim3l: update asound.state with correct card name and enable HDMI output View the full article

partitioning: declare global readonly ROOT_PART_UUID for later hooks partitioning: declare global readonly ROOT_PART_UUID for later hooks re-use local root_part_uuid instead of running blkid multiple times View the full article

Description Introduce a driver that leverages the virtual poweroff feature of Trust OS for rk322x that allow Power On with IR remote controller KEY_POWER. It brings the board into suspended state (ie: "virtual poweroff") on shutdown and resumes power when the user pushes KEY_POWER of the remote controller. This is for current 6.1 and edge 6.5 kernels on rk322x family, but it could be possible to extend to other rockchip socs with minor changes. The driver may need some polishing here and there, but it already very usable. To be enabled, it requires the ir-wakeup overlay. How Has This Been Tested? [x] current kernel compiled and tested on live debian bookworm system [x…

Description Debian sid desktops have been failing to build for a while due to a dependency issue with ghostscript-x this package has been abandoned... or mostly abandoned.. see Debian Bug #1022718 Removed package from base desktop package lists... Resolves error message below The following packages have unmet dependencies: ghostscript-x : Depends: ghostscript (= 10.01.2~dfsg-1) but 10.02.1~dfsg-1 is to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. tested with ./compile.sh build BOARD=pinebook-pro BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes \ DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='3dsupport browsers internet multimedia' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=cinnamon \ DE…

Description All ethernet network names start with en, not just e. This is how predictible network interface names work in udev/systemd. :D Commit a57f4e2cf00da902610a6640507797e6eff071e5 already prevents managing other interfaces, for example docker and vpn interfaces (which should not be managed by netplan), but this makes it even less likely to match a wrong interface name. Documentation summary for feature / change I'm guessing the documentation will be automatically generated into here: https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Networking/#default-armbian-configuration ? Please correct me if something needs to be done. How Has This Been Tested? Edited and applied the co…

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A testament to its long standing community interest and devote volunteers, FOSDEM will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Join us as we take the stage to discuss BlueZ, GStreamer, Open Source AI models, & more! View the full article

This week's work centers on kernel 7.2 enablement across out-of-tree drivers, a redesigned armbian-install with expanded boot topologies, and new UEFI cloud ISO delivery alongside board additions. The mainline bump to 7.2-rc6 drove a coordinated pass through wireless and peripheral drivers, with compatibility updates landing for uwe5622, rtl8723ds, rtl8852bs, and radxa-aic8800, plus a broader rewrite of kernel configs and patch sets for the new baseline. Rockchip received targeted fixes including RGA3 upscaling flicker correction, scoped rk3576 HS400 DLL calibration, RK808 clkout cell naming, and a switch to CUBIC congestion control as the default. Additional platform wor…

Khadas VIM4 single board computer was first unveiled last October with Amlogic A311D2 octa-core Cortex-A73/A53 processor, 8GB LPDDR4X, but it’s only been launched today, and you can now buy the Khadas VIM4 board for right under $200. It is an upgrade to Khadas VIM3 Pro launched with Amlogiv A311D hexa-core processor a few years ago, and our testing in Android 11 revealed the main benefit may be the upgrade GPU that delivered a 67% boost in 3DMark, but CPU multi-core performance and memory bandwidth will also see some benefits over Amlogic A311D, even against in overclocked systems like ODROID N2+. Here’s a reminder of Khadas VIM4 specifications: SoC – Amlogic A311D2 octa-…

After several months of work, we are excited to announce a first proposal for a Wayland driver for Wine. The proposal is in the form of an RFC, in order to explore how to best move forward with the upstreaming and further development of the driver. 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

Once upon a time, people tried to avoid STM32 fakes and clones, but in a world where companies are allegedly purchasing washing machines to extract a few unavailable components, people have started to look for alternatives, and last week I wrote about the Geehy APM32 family of STM32 clones. But I had never heard about Flashchip Microelectronics FCM32 microcontrollers, and they are even not that easy to find in search engines, so they must be relatively new. The company appears to make both FCM32F clones and FCM32H derivatives with no direct equivalent STM32 part numbers, a higher clock frequency, and faster flash. For example, the FCMF030F4P6 will match the specifications…

Description As per subject How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built edge kernel deb packages [x] Built current kernel deb packages 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 A change in kernel 5.19.2 causes kernel oops in inno usb2 phy initialization (at least) when there is an usb3 type-c connector device (like fairchild usb3 controller) trying to initialize the usb2 phy. My Orange PI 4 LTS was entering kernel panic when the monitor was brought on by effect of fusb302 kernel module initializing the whole type-c subsystem (display port, usb2 and usb3 phys). This patch removes the init code introduced in 5.19.2 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Produced kernel debs and installed on living Orange PI 4 LTS system Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x…

Description install xfce4-power-manager by default on xfce desktop remove x11 config which is obsolete and prevent dkms functinality remove per board power manager install Jira reference number AR-1186 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested manually in VM [ ] Tested on bare metal 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

WCH CH32V003 is a new ultra cheap RISC-V microcontroller (MCU) clocked at 48 MHz with 2KB SRAM, 16KB flash, and a bunch of interfaces that sells for under 10 cents in quantities. The MCU offers up to eighteen GPIOs, UART, SPI, I2C, an 8-channel 10-bit ADC, and several timers in TSSOP20, QFN20, SOP16, or SOP8 packages, and a small development board is also available. WCH CH32V003 specifications: CPU – 32-bit “RISC-V2A” core up to 48 MHz Memory – 2KB SRAM Storage – 16KB flash Peripherals Up to 18x GPIO with interrupt support 1x USART interface 1x I2C 1x SPI 10-bit ADC up to 8 channels 1-Wire debug interface General purpose DMA controller Timers 16-bit advanced timer 16-bit …

Description Patch Maintenance. 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] Current Build test [ ] Edge Build test To-do: patch adjustement on edge View the full article

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 34 to 35. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v35 Changes in v35.0.1 What's Changed Upgraded to v35 by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#886 chore: code cleanup by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#887 chore: update test by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#888 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35...v35.0.1 Changes in v35.0.0 🔥 🔥 BREAKING CHANGE 🔥 🔥 Removed input max_fetch_depth What's Changed Upgraded to v34.6.2 by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#878 fix: fail when the merge base is not found by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#879 fix…

Description Lets rather show success percentage instead of binary values. Before: true / false After: % How Has This Been Tested? You see the difference. 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

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…