[News from Armbian] - Github Highlights

This week in Armbian development saw significant enhancements across multiple areas, including expanded board support and improved hardware compatibility. Notable additions include new images and configurations for Qidi X-6, X-7, and Ariaboard Photonicat2 mainboards, as well as refined kernel patch maintenance and updates for various platforms. The build system received important fixes, such as resolving compilation errors and device tree issues, alongside improvements in Docker utilities and offline mode detection. Several refactoring efforts streamlined backend processes and enhanced user interface elements. The team also introduced automatic fallback mechanisms for Hetzner server types, optimizing runner scaling. Overall, these updates reinforce Armbian's commitment to stability, broader hardware support, and a smoother user experience.

Changes

• Add automatic fallback to smaller Hetzner server types with runner count scaling. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/actions#15
• Add board and board vendror image for Ariaboard Photonicat2. by @HackingGate in armbian/armbian.github.io#255
• Add image for Qidi X-7 Mainboard. by @Shadowrom2020 in armbian/armbian.github.io#257
• Add some board image. by @retro98boy in armbian/armbian.github.io#258
• Add support for dialog via new wrapper functions. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#762
• Add support for qidi x-* boards. by @Shadowrom2020 in armbian/build#9564
• Change unit tests badge link in documentation. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#885
• Drop patches that landed upstream and fix two. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9544
• edge: bump 7.0 to rc5. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9580
• Enable BCACHE on Raspberry Pi build. by @aulanov in armbian/build#9550
• feat: offline mode detection with local asset cache. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#117
• feat: settings refactoring, DiskArbitration device detection, and filename parser improvements. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#114
• fix race condition and NULL ptr deref in PCIe threaded probe. by @AlomeProg in armbian/linux-rockchip#458
• fix(docker): add trixie support for upstream docker-ce to fix HomeAssistant installation. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#765
• fix: correct dialog argument order causing box option errors. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#768
• fix: resolve Phytium stmmac compilation errors for kernel 6.19. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9545
• fix: settings modal reset, custom image manufacturer, and board detection setting. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#116
• Image for Qidi X-6 Mainboard. by @Shadowrom2020 in armbian/armbian.github.io#256
• kernel patch maintenance. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9562
• meson64-6.18: rewrite kernel config. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9581
• mksklipad50: fix devicetree opp voltage settings. by @torte71 in armbian/build#9569
• OrangePi-RV2/R2S: rename board config from wip to csc. by @sven-ola in armbian/build#9560
• Qidi X-6: fix defconfig patch. by @Shadowrom2020 in armbian/build#9567
• refactor: add comprehensive Docker wrapper utilities with progress display. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#769
• refactor: deduplicate hooks, add CSS design tokens, clean up backend. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#115
• rockchip64-7.0: mekotronics-r58x-pro: analog sound: use SuperKali's new clock. by @rpardini in armbian/build#9554
• rockchip64: rk3588: add I2S MCLK output gate clocks for audio codec support. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9548
• rockchip64: rk3588: update I2S MCLK gate patches to match upstream v3 and add u-boot clock IDs. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9568
• sm8250: Fix application of Retroid Pocket 5/mini device trees. by @kay-lambdadelta in armbian/build#9572
• SpacemiT: Update ATFSOURCE, BOOTSOURCE and SD card support.. by @pyavitz in armbian/build#9552
• sunxi-6.18: remove stray commit from patch. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9556
• sunxi: bump edge to 6.19.y, current to 6.18.y and legacy to 6.12.y. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9381
• Update odroidxu4-current to 6.6.129. by @belegdol in armbian/build#9558
• Update VERSION. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9553

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