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Is it possible to enable the I2S service (for audio) on BananaPim2pro? In the program configuration: armbian-config / manage device tree overlays...there are no entries for: I2S. Maybe someone already knows what to enter or how to enable it 🙂

Does sway eat a lot of RAM? Can it be used fine in a 640x480 display? I've been staying with my labwc setup, because it's known to be minimalistic. Orange Pi Zero3 and Raspberries with 1GB RAM can run it fluidly.

Hi, I upgraded to the stable version of Debian (Trixie) Armbian Linux 6.18.23-current-rockchip64. And the USB 3.0 port stopped working. Other USB 2.0 works fine. orangepi3b:~$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 152d:0578 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JMS578 SATA 6Gb/s Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub orangepi3b:~$ sudo dmesg|grep usb6 [ 2.474823] usb usb6: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001, bcdDevice= 6.18 [ 2.474852] usb usb6: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 2.474867] usb usb6: Product: Generic Platform OHCI controller [ 2.474881] usb usb6: Manufacturer: Linux 6.18.23-current-rockchip64 ohci_hcd [ 2.474893] usb usb6: SerialNumber: fd840000.usb orangepi3b:~$ sudo dmesg|grep usb7 [ 2.416665] usb usb7: We don't know the algorithms for LPM for this host, disabling LPM. [ 2.416917] usb usb7: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 6.18 [ 2.416940] usb usb7: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1 [ 2.416956] usb usb7: Product: xHCI Host Controller [ 2.416969] usb usb7: Manufacturer: Linux 6.18.23-current-rockchip64 xhci-hcd [ 2.416983] usb usb7: SerialNumber: xhci-hcd.1.auto [ 5.223412] usb usb7-port1: connect-debounce failed

that is huge! Congrats @Kevin su!!! I'll give it a test with my rk3228a box... Actually I have spent the last weekend building a noble release with the legacy 4.4 kernel... wish I had seen your post earlier hahaha root@bisonho:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Armbian 26.2.1 noble Release: 24.04 Codename: noble root@bisonho:~# uname -a Linux bisonho 4.4.194-legacy-rk322x #1 SMP Sat Nov 14 09:27:12 UTC 2020 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux root@bisonho:~# uptime 11:29:11 up 2 days, 1:45, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.03 root@bisonho:~#

@humanus Which A7S image are you using? Mind sharing it? I'm only getting a Mixed score of 1700+ with my script on the official A7S image.

I updated to my self-build 6.6.135 [1] kernel today. I soft-rebooted, and the issue did not reappear. Hopefully it stays this way. [1] https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/9705

Also interested in this. Was able to install using `sudo ./sunxi-fel -p spiflash-write 0 u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin`, where the u-boot image came from the Armbian I downloaded (scp'd it off). That makes use of a patch submitted to the sunxi-tools repo (https://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools/pull/232), which does actually work. It is quite happy to boot the image from SD card, and runs even when there is no SD card installed, which is great! However, I don't see any SPI or mtdblock messages in dmesg, and naturally, none exist in /dev/. Am I missing something? Or is SPI not enabled currently for some reason?

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Upstream support for rk3588 is still wip. For desktop usage I suggest to either try "edge" which may have the feature you want already merged in or try "vendor" kernel which is based on Rockchip BSP.

@DaBo Thanks for sharing this. Are you able to run Armbian on this? Is LAN, HDMI, etc working fine on this?

Hello, good evening. I'll check again tomorrow; I don't remember which version of Armbian I have installed, but the microphone works without any problems in Armbian. I simply installed the Armbian version and didn't have to modify anything.

The problem (Armbian on U9-H requires physical button after power loss) The discovery process (MCU at I2C bus 0, address 0x15, register 0x11) The fix: i2cset -y 0 0x15 0x11 0x00 The systemd service for persistence That 0x01 = button required, 0x00 = auto power on Note it likely applies to the Minix NEO U1 as well since it uses the same MCU

From your logs: Healthy: 6.12.32-current-meson64 Unhealthy: 6.18.15-current-meson64 Certainly sounds like something changed/broke in a major kernel update? For the near term, I would grab a copy of the 6.12 kernel and keep a copy. The apt tool should have saved a copy in /var/cache/apt/archives, so you should be able to pull a copy from the good system, and use "sudo dpkg -i" to downgrade the other two boards for the time being. If the working node has been upgraded, it's fan will probably stop working as intended after a power cycle. In parallel, the next thing to do is to take a look at the .dtb files for both kernels (amlogic/meson-sm1-odroid-hc4.dtb), and see what's changed. If I have a free evening, I'll take a peek. As @Igor as the board maintainer, you can also file a bug at https://github.com/armbian/build/issues, but could be a bit to get addressed.

@BacchusIX Odroid H4 Plus

@Sponzo that image also doesnt work for me, did you have to unlock to bootloader or something else in dev settings?

@Alexander Polko Do you still have stock firmware in eMMC? You should get some output from the serial uart if you have the stock firmware, otherwise your serial is not working correctly. Also, boot from sdcard only works via u-boot from stock firmware on this board, for the reason I stated above.

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Hi. I booted the image, ran the gpu script provided earlier and did a reboot. uart gets stuck at (from my memory) "running premount script". I connected monitor over hdmi, but it's just a mouse on black screen. I could switch to different tty. WiFi module doesn't seem to work either: the armbian script doesn't show on option to connect to a wifi hotspot. I noticed this in update logs: ``` Armbian 'linux-image-current-spacemit' for '6.18.21-current-spacemit': 'prerm' starting. dkms: removing: bcmdhd-spacemit-sdio 101.10.591.84.37-4 (6.18.21-current-spacemit) (riscv64) Module bcmdhd-spacemit-sdio-101.10.591.84.37-4 for kernel 6.18.21-current-spacemit (riscv64). Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel. bcmdhd.ko.xz: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/6.18.21-current-spacemit/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. dhd_static_buf.ko.xz: - Uninstallation - Deleting from: /lib/modules/6.18.21-current-spacemit/updates/dkms/ - Original module - No original module was found for this module on this kernel. - Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version. depmod...... Deleting module bcmdhd-spacemit-sdio-101.10.591.84.37-4 completely from the DKMS tree. Armbian 'linux-image-current-spacemit' for '6.18.21-current-spacemit': 'prerm' finishing. Armbian 'linux-image-current-spacemit' for '6.18.22-current-spacemit': 'preinst' starting. Armbian 'linux-image-current-spacemit' for '6.18.22-current-spacemit': 'preinst' finishing. ``` Which IIUC means that wifi module was uninstalled. Also there is this: ``` gdm.service is not active, cannot reload. invoke-rc.d: initscript gdm3, action "reload" failed. Synchronizing state of lightdm.service with SysV service script with /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install. Executing: /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install disable lightdm The unit files have no installation config (WantedBy=, RequiredBy=, UpheldBy=, Also=, or Alias= settings in the [Install] section, and DefaultInstance= for template units). This means they are not meant to be enabled or disabled using systemctl. Possible reasons for having these kinds of units are: • A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's .wants/, .requires/, or .upholds/ directory. • A unit's purpose may be to act as a helper for some other unit which has a requirement dependency on it. • A unit may be started when needed via activation (socket, path, timer, D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...). • In case of template units, the unit is meant to be enabled with some instance name specified. OK. ```

Good afternoon. I extracted the DTS. What is the next step? Thanks in advance extracted_dt.dts

I see. I actually tried to educate myself to see if I could help out, that is why I extracted the code in the first place. I would love to be able to help, but it seems outside of my capabilities. But I'll keep reading trying to learn, and maybe some day I will be able to make a pr rather than just a post on the forum. Thank you AGAIN for ALL you do!!

This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, desktop environments, and infrastructure. Notably, NanoPC T6 LTS Plus was added as a reusable board, and support for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ("Resolute") expanded to desktop package coverage and testing. Multiple improvements targeted desktop environments, including package updates, installation fixes, and branding enhancements for browsers. Kernel and bootloader updates were implemented for various boards, with mainline kernel bumped to 7.0 stable and u-boot upgrades for Rockchip devices. Infrastructure enhancements included new CI workflows, multi-arch unit tests, and migration to a REST API. Several bug fixes, optimizations, and cosmetic cleanups rounded out the release, ensuring greater stability and usability for Armbian users. ChangesAdd Beaglebadge. by @Grippy98 in armbian/armbian.github.io#284Add few images. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#858Add NanoPC T6 LTS Plus as reusable board. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#275Add NanoPC-T6 LTS Plus board support. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9617arduino-uno-q: bump edge kernel to 7.0.0-unoq. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9696base-files: symlink upstream distro logos to Armbian's. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9688boot: stop emitting splash=verbose to the kernel cmdline. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9653bsp: drop /etc/apt/preferences.d/armbian — desktop pin moves to armbian-config. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9664bsp: ship Armbian distributor logo (svg + wordmark png variants). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9674chore(deps): patch rustls-webpki and rand advisories. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#132ci: add dependabot config (github-actions, daily). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#16ci: build repository-update images for armhf. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#22ci: build repository-update images for riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#15ci: drop deprecated golint. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian-router#41ci: multi-arch unit tests + JSON report published to armbian.github.io. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#872ci: run unit tests under qemu-user for armhf + riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#875ci: validate board config required fields on PR. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9678copyright: match website footer. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#916cosmetic: clean up build warnings (locale, setfont, GPG, oras). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9684desktops/common: strip armbian-imager on armhf/riscv64/loong64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#867desktops/common: use epiphany-browser on Ubuntu/riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#870desktops/gnome: drop loong64 from sid. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#877desktops/gnome: fix gnome-bluetooth-sendto install failure on jammy. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#876desktops/mate: drop brisk-menu + mate-applet-trash from minimal. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#866desktops/postinst: drop stray 'fi' from five scripts that fail bash -n. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#879desktops/xfce: drop apport stack from packages_uninstall. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#869desktops: add mode=build to skip user-dependent steps at image build time. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#859desktops: availability + editorial-status filters, CSC menu. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#863desktops: brand Chromium / Chrome / Firefox(-esr) first-run + homepage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#854desktops: disable DM in mode=build after install. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#862desktops: drop libu2f-udev from resolute (no installation candidate). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#853desktops: drop NetworkManager override from postinst scripts. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#861desktops: drop plucky and questing release blocks. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#849desktops: fix forky minimal installs (drop obsoleted/moved pkgs). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#871desktops: flip netplan renderer to NetworkManager on live install. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#880desktops: install runtime apt pin so apt.armbian.com .debs. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#851desktops: route apt.armbian.com browsers + add code, armbian-imager, restore thunderbird. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#848desktops: skip plymouth-theme install when mode=build. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#865desktops: suppress dpkg conffile prompt on install (non-interactive). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#856Disable Sk-am64b as its not compiling on Resolute. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#280distributions: mark questing (Ubuntu 25.10) as eos. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9693Drop anubis and aptly. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#447extension: fix importlib_resources detection for U-Boot v2024.x-v2025.04. by @iav in armbian/build#9692external: add resolute (Ubuntu 26.04 LTS) to desktop package coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#444external: add resolute (Ubuntu 26.04 LTS) to desktop package coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#446external: consolidate chromium configs + add armhf/amd64 coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#448external: drop jammy from desktop multi-release RELEASE lists. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#445external: pull libwidevinecdm0 for noble from liujianfeng1994 rockchip-multimedia PPA. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#451feat(api): migrate to api.armbian.com REST v1. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#129Feature Proposal - armbian-firstlogin add support for web setup fallback. by @Grippy98 in armbian/build#9639Fix. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#453Fix copyright formatting in mkdocs.yml. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#917fix recomputer rk35xx dts. by @ackPeng in armbian/linux-rockchip#470Fix USB Type-C port for Orangepi 5/5B. by @chaitan3 in armbian/build#9624fix(cache): switch to sort_by_key for LRU ordering. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#131fix(download): use direct_url so filename keeps its extension. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#130fix(kernel-config): append missing newline to .config before edits. by @iav in armbian/build#9681fix: armbian-resize-filesystem diskdevname fallback for /dev/sda* devices. by @mvanhorn in armbian/build#9595gateway-dk-ask: pin ASK with libxml2 2.12+ compat fix for fmc. by @tomazzaman in armbian/build#9677json-generation: handle .tar.xz image archives. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian.github.io#283kernel-headers: add version to linux-headers virtual package. by @iav in armbian/build#9686mainline: bump to 7.0 stable. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9661make-yaml-redirector: add more special extensions. by @SuperKali in armbian/actions#18map: accept .tar.xz and register boot-payload / hyperv.zip.xz specialExtensions. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian-router#40Minor fixes and improvements. by @tomazzaman in armbian/build#9655module_devicetree_overlays: rewrite — atomic writes + subcommand interface + rename. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#846mvebu: helios4 edge → 6.18 LTS, restore orphaned patches. by @iav in armbian/build#9694nanopi-r3s-lts: bump uboot to v2026.04. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9671nightly: blacklist gateway-dk. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#281Optimized config. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#452Orangepi-5-max: Remove upstreamed patches and use mainline bluetooth.. by @fbernier in armbian/build#9673partitioning: fix #9201 /etc/fstab entry (double comma). by @iav in armbian/build#9488patch/misc: rtw88: fix patch rtw88 driver in 6.12.y, remove in 6.18. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9652readme: add desktops bullet to the feature list. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#857remove stray left-over patch. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9670Rockchip family tweaks: add to group only if group doesn't exists yet. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#8479rockchip-rk3588: add Rock 5 ITX PWM fan control overlay. by @ccarpinteri in armbian/build#9695rockchip64: bump some boards u-boot to v2026.04. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9662rockchip: migrate xt-q8l-v10 uboot patches. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9669rockchip: upgrade u-boot to v2026.04. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9663software/jellyfin: gate udevadm reload on udevd presence. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#873sunxi: remove old patchsets. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9687targets: align with armbian/build desktop-to-armbian-config PR. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#449tests: enable resolute on every desktop test. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#852ti: configs: family: k3: Update baseline to 12.00.00.07. by @jonaswood01 in armbian/build#9643Try with this. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#454u-boot: v2026.01: fix BTRFS zstd decompression failure (error 70). by @iav in armbian/build#9651Update board_slug and board_name for NanoPC T6. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#285Update RELEASE version in google-chrome.conf. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#450workflows: chunk external-download matrix across 4 parallel invocations. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#282workflows: run external-package purge once per workflow, not per chunk. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#286xt-q8l-v10: forward-port u-boot board patches to v2026.04. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9666 View the full article

This week in Armbian development saw significant progress across board support, desktop environments, and infrastructure. Notably, NanoPC T6 LTS Plus was added as a reusable board, and support for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ("Resolute") expanded to desktop package coverage and testing. Multiple improvements targeted desktop environments, including package updates, installation fixes, and branding enhancements for browsers. Kernel and bootloader updates were implemented for various boards, with mainline kernel bumped to 7.0 stable and u-boot upgrades for Rockchip devices. Infrastructure enhancements included new CI workflows, multi-arch unit tests, and migration to a REST API. Several bug fixes, optimizations, and cosmetic cleanups rounded out the release, ensuring greater stability and usability for Armbian users. ChangesAdd Beaglebadge. by @Grippy98 in armbian/armbian.github.io#284Add few images. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#858Add NanoPC T6 LTS Plus as reusable board. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#275Add NanoPC-T6 LTS Plus board support. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9617arduino-uno-q: bump edge kernel to 7.0.0-unoq. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9696base-files: symlink upstream distro logos to Armbian's. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9688boot: stop emitting splash=verbose to the kernel cmdline. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9653bsp: drop /etc/apt/preferences.d/armbian — desktop pin moves to armbian-config. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9664bsp: ship Armbian distributor logo (svg + wordmark png variants). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9674chore(deps): patch rustls-webpki and rand advisories. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#132ci: add dependabot config (github-actions, daily). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#16ci: build repository-update images for armhf. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#22ci: build repository-update images for riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/docker-armbian-build#15ci: drop deprecated golint. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian-router#41ci: multi-arch unit tests + JSON report published to armbian.github.io. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#872ci: run unit tests under qemu-user for armhf + riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#875ci: validate board config required fields on PR. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9678copyright: match website footer. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#916cosmetic: clean up build warnings (locale, setfont, GPG, oras). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9684desktops/common: strip armbian-imager on armhf/riscv64/loong64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#867desktops/common: use epiphany-browser on Ubuntu/riscv64. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#870desktops/gnome: drop loong64 from sid. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#877desktops/gnome: fix gnome-bluetooth-sendto install failure on jammy. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#876desktops/mate: drop brisk-menu + mate-applet-trash from minimal. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#866desktops/postinst: drop stray 'fi' from five scripts that fail bash -n. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#879desktops/xfce: drop apport stack from packages_uninstall. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#869desktops: add mode=build to skip user-dependent steps at image build time. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#859desktops: availability + editorial-status filters, CSC menu. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#863desktops: brand Chromium / Chrome / Firefox(-esr) first-run + homepage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#854desktops: disable DM in mode=build after install. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#862desktops: drop libu2f-udev from resolute (no installation candidate). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#853desktops: drop NetworkManager override from postinst scripts. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#861desktops: drop plucky and questing release blocks. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#849desktops: fix forky minimal installs (drop obsoleted/moved pkgs). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#871desktops: flip netplan renderer to NetworkManager on live install. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#880desktops: install runtime apt pin so apt.armbian.com .debs. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#851desktops: route apt.armbian.com browsers + add code, armbian-imager, restore thunderbird. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#848desktops: skip plymouth-theme install when mode=build. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#865desktops: suppress dpkg conffile prompt on install (non-interactive). by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#856Disable Sk-am64b as its not compiling on Resolute. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#280distributions: mark questing (Ubuntu 25.10) as eos. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9693Drop anubis and aptly. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#447extension: fix importlib_resources detection for U-Boot v2024.x-v2025.04. by @iav in armbian/build#9692external: add resolute (Ubuntu 26.04 LTS) to desktop package coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#444external: add resolute (Ubuntu 26.04 LTS) to desktop package coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#446external: consolidate chromium configs + add armhf/amd64 coverage. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#448external: drop jammy from desktop multi-release RELEASE lists. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#445external: pull libwidevinecdm0 for noble from liujianfeng1994 rockchip-multimedia PPA. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#451feat(api): migrate to api.armbian.com REST v1. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#129Feature Proposal - armbian-firstlogin add support for web setup fallback. by @Grippy98 in armbian/build#9639Fix. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#453Fix copyright formatting in mkdocs.yml. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#917fix recomputer rk35xx dts. by @ackPeng in armbian/linux-rockchip#470Fix USB Type-C port for Orangepi 5/5B. by @chaitan3 in armbian/build#9624fix(cache): switch to sort_by_key for LRU ordering. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#131fix(download): use direct_url so filename keeps its extension. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#130fix(kernel-config): append missing newline to .config before edits. by @iav in armbian/build#9681fix: armbian-resize-filesystem diskdevname fallback for /dev/sda* devices. by @mvanhorn in armbian/build#9595gateway-dk-ask: pin ASK with libxml2 2.12+ compat fix for fmc. by @tomazzaman in armbian/build#9677json-generation: handle .tar.xz image archives. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian.github.io#283kernel-headers: add version to linux-headers virtual package. by @iav in armbian/build#9686mainline: bump to 7.0 stable. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9661make-yaml-redirector: add more special extensions. by @SuperKali in armbian/actions#18map: accept .tar.xz and register boot-payload / hyperv.zip.xz specialExtensions. by @SuperKali in armbian/armbian-router#40Minor fixes and improvements. by @tomazzaman in armbian/build#9655module_devicetree_overlays: rewrite — atomic writes + subcommand interface + rename. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#846mvebu: helios4 edge → 6.18 LTS, restore orphaned patches. by @iav in armbian/build#9694nanopi-r3s-lts: bump uboot to v2026.04. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9671nightly: blacklist gateway-dk. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#281Optimized config. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#452Orangepi-5-max: Remove upstreamed patches and use mainline bluetooth.. by @fbernier in armbian/build#9673partitioning: fix #9201 /etc/fstab entry (double comma). by @iav in armbian/build#9488patch/misc: rtw88: fix patch rtw88 driver in 6.12.y, remove in 6.18. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9652readme: add desktops bullet to the feature list. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#857remove stray left-over patch. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9670Rockchip family tweaks: add to group only if group doesn't exists yet. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#8479rockchip-rk3588: add Rock 5 ITX PWM fan control overlay. by @ccarpinteri in armbian/build#9695rockchip64: bump some boards u-boot to v2026.04. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9662rockchip: migrate xt-q8l-v10 uboot patches. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9669rockchip: upgrade u-boot to v2026.04. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9663software/jellyfin: gate udevadm reload on udevd presence. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#873sunxi: remove old patchsets. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9687targets: align with armbian/build desktop-to-armbian-config PR. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#449tests: enable resolute on every desktop test. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#852ti: configs: family: k3: Update baseline to 12.00.00.07. by @jonaswood01 in armbian/build#9643Try with this. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#454u-boot: v2026.01: fix BTRFS zstd decompression failure (error 70). by @iav in armbian/build#9651Update board_slug and board_name for NanoPC T6. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#285Update RELEASE version in google-chrome.conf. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#450workflows: chunk external-download matrix across 4 parallel invocations. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#282workflows: run external-package purge once per workflow, not per chunk. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#286xt-q8l-v10: forward-port u-boot board patches to v2026.04. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9666 View the full article

When I replaced 6.12.58-current-sunxi with armbian-utility to 6.6.16-current-sunxi It did not fully boot up again. Hopefully, replacing the whole content of /boot with the 6.1.24-sunxi kernel from the original image worked and brought m2u back to life. Also, the related modules folder was transferred. So it looks like it is a kernel problem.

First of all, a huge thank you for your work on bringing Armbian to RK3128 TV boxes. Your guide is incredibly detailed and practical — not just theoretically correct, but actually usable in real-world scenarios where hardware varies wildly. That’s something many tutorials lack. It’s clear you spent a lot of time testing across different boards, and it really helps people like me who are dealing with these unpredictable cheap TV boxes. I also want to say I truly appreciate how you approached the NAND installation process using rkdeveloptool. The way you structured the workflow, especially handling boot components and low-level flashing, made it much easier to understand what’s actually happening under the hood instead of just blindly following commands. I happen to have a bunch of RK3128 devices myself, and thanks to your work, I’ve successfully brought several of them back to life. Even with different variants of RK3128, I was able to get them running properly on NAND with kernel 4.x, which is honestly impressive given how inconsistent these boards can be. That said, I’d like to ask if you might consider extending your approach to RK3228/RK3229 devices using rkdeveloptool on Windows, similar to what you’ve done for RK3128. I’ve been trying to replicate a similar workflow based on your guide and also by studying the multitool source, especially the step-nand function. So far, I’ve attempted: Reusing trust.img and legacy U-Boot from the multitool BSP folder Manually creating a GPT at 0x8000 Writing the image with dd while skipping the first 4MB (similar to step-nand logic) Unfortunately, none of these attempts have worked so far. The main challenge is that many RK3229 boards don’t have an accessible SD card slot (or even pads for one), which makes recovery and testing much harder. If SD boot were available, this would be much easier to debug and iterate. Since you’ve already done the hard work of figuring things out for RK3128 using rkdeveloptool, I was wondering if you might be willing to give RK3229 a try using a similar method. Even a partial guide or some hints about differences in bootloader layout, trust image, or NAND handling would be extremely helpful. Thanks again for your contribution — it’s genuinely valuable for the community. Hopefully RK3229 can be the next one to crack Cheers!

Thank you. Could you recommend a system where all the hardware can work together?