[News from Armbian] - Github Highlights

This week’s Armbian development saw a series of notable updates focused on expanding hardware support and improving system stability. Key highlights include the addition of new board configurations, such as the Radxa E24C and rk3566-box-demo, as well as enhancements to device tree files for improved hardware control. Kernel updates were prominent, with fixes for AV1 and VP9 decoding, expanded support for kernel 6.18, and a rewrite of Rockchip kernel patches. Installation processes were streamlined with the introduction of a direct flashing method, while sound card and display support received targeted improvements. The team also deprecated EFI/Grub in favor of a more robust u-boot flow for Genio devices. Overall, these changes reflect Armbian’s ongoing commitment to broadening compatibility and refining user experience.

• Add BOARD_VENDOR to board configs. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9063
• Add Radxa E24C; vendor kernel and vendor u-boot only for now. by @rpardini in armbian/build#9038
• Add support for rk3566-box-demo. by @andyshrk in armbian/build#9008
• dts: rockchip: rk3399-fine3399: adjust pwm-fan control strategy. by @Lemon1151 in armbian/build#9036
• Enable direct flashing method in armbian-install menu. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9022
• Fixed SOC_RT5651 build. by @iamdrq in armbian/build#9052
• Genio: Deprecate EFI/Grub in favor of proper uboot flow. by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9040
• jethubj200: update JetHub D2 DT file for I2C display and GPIO expande…. by @QwaSeeK in armbian/build#9048
• lib / rootfs-create: make rm command more robust. by @leggewie in armbian/build#9060
• nanopct6: Add ALSA sound card configuration. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9045
• nanopi-r76s: move patch to board specific folder. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9062
• qcs6490: VP9 fix backported from mailing list. by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9055
• Rock-5B-Plus: Fix Mainline u-boot. by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9039
• rockchip-current: rewrite kernel patches. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9054
• rockchip64-6.18: add patch to fix av1 decoding on rk3588. by @amazingfate in armbian/build#9042
• rockchip64-edge: enable CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_DW_DP. by @amazingfate in armbian/build#9047
• rtw88: Add kernel 6.18 support and clean up patch logic. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9041
• sunxi-current: bump to latest 6.12.y version. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9053
• sunxi: bump current to latest minor. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9066
• Watchdog extension. by @iav in armbian/build#9044

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