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@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.

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.

I ran Geekbench on the A7S with all the clocks at maximum. Here are the results: https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/24253556 https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/17727869 And your script gives me: ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ CPU Performance Benchmark Tool v1.0 ║ ║ Single · Multi-Core · Big/LITTLE Benchmark ║ ║ Auto-detects heterogeneous cores ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ System Info ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ OS: Linux 6.6.98-vendor-sun60iw2 (aarch64) Processor: aarch64 Logical cores: 8 Core topology: 8 cores [homogeneous / unprobed] Python: 3.13.5 (CPython) Test time: 2026-04-21 00:46:32 Single-core 5s/test | Per-core 3rounds x 3s | 8 dimensions ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Single Core Benchmark (Fastest Core) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ [1/8] Integer (Prime Sieve) ... 4637 iters / 5.00s (927.39 ops/s) [2/8] Float (Matrix Mul) ... 7 iters / 5.12s (1.37 ops/s) [3/8] Float (FFT) ... 3 iters / 7.05s (0.43 ops/s) [4/8] Hash (SHA-256) ... 114 iters / 5.02s (22.70 ops/s) [5/8] Memory Sort ... 4 iters / 6.56s (0.61 ops/s) [6/8] Recursion (Fibonacci) ... 1 iters / 11.63s (0.09 ops/s) [7/8] Math (Pi) ... 1852 iters / 5.00s (370.35 ops/s) [8/8] Compress (zlib) ... 25 iters / 5.14s (4.86 ops/s) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Per-Core Power Probe (8 logical cores) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ System reports no heterogeneous topology, probing empirically 3 rounds x 3s/round, warmup 0.5s, pinned mode, 8 workers Probing Integer (3 rounds): Round 1/3 ... max 923.9 min 277.1 ratio 3.33x pinned Round 2/3 ... max 922.6 min 275.2 ratio 3.35x pinned Round 3/3 ... max 921.8 min 273.9 ratio 3.37x pinned Median results (3 rounds): Core 6: 922.63 ops/s [████████████████████] 100.0% Core 7: 916.12 ops/s [███████████████████░] 99.3% Core 4: 276.21 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.9% Core 1: 276.10 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.9% Core 3: 276.04 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.9% Core 5: 275.76 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.9% Core 2: 275.56 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.9% Core 0: 275.17 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 29.8% -> Heterogeneity detected: 2 big cores (avg 919.4 ops/s) + 6 little cores (avg 275.8 ops/s) ratio 3.33x Probing Float (3 rounds): Round 1/3 ... max 370.4 min 95.4 ratio 3.88x pinned Round 2/3 ... max 371.1 min 95.4 ratio 3.89x pinned Round 3/3 ... max 369.5 min 95.3 ratio 3.88x pinned Median results (3 rounds): Core 6: 370.39 ops/s [████████████████████] 100.0% Core 7: 369.28 ops/s [███████████████████░] 99.7% Core 5: 95.59 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.8% Core 4: 95.51 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.8% Core 1: 95.46 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.8% Core 3: 95.46 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.8% Core 2: 95.45 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.8% Core 0: 95.36 ops/s [█████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 25.7% -> Heterogeneity detected: 2 big cores (avg 369.8 ops/s) + 6 little cores (avg 95.5 ops/s) ratio 3.87x Multi-benchmark cross-validation agrees: 2 big + 6 little System didn't report heterogeneous, but probe found 2 big + 6 little (ratio 3.58x) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Big/Little Independent Benchmark (2 big + 6 little) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Three phases: big(2 threads) / little(6 threads) / mixed(8 threads) [1/8] Integer (Prime Sieve) Big ( 2 threads): iters 3637 | throughput 1818.20 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 907.88/909.10/910.33 Little ( 6 threads): iters 5881 | throughput 2939.47 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 275.72/489.91/924.17 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 6989 | throughput 3492.59 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 275.81/436.57/919.04 Speedup: big 1.97x little 3.18x mixed 3.78x Efficiency: big 98.4% little 53.0% mixed 47.3% Big per-core min/avg/max: 907.88/909.10/910.33 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 275.72/489.91/924.17 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 275.81/436.57/919.04 ops/s [2/8] Float (Matrix Mul) Big ( 2 threads): iters 4 | throughput 1.14 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.57/0.57/0.57 Little ( 6 threads): iters 8 | throughput 1.95 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.23/0.32/0.51 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 8 | throughput 2.59 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.24/0.32/0.48 Speedup: big 1.48x little 2.54x mixed 3.37x Efficiency: big 74.2% little 42.3% mixed 42.1% Big per-core min/avg/max: 0.57/0.57/0.57 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 0.23/0.32/0.51 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 0.24/0.32/0.48 ops/s [3/8] Float (FFT) Big ( 2 threads): iters 2 | throughput 0.74 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.37/0.37/0.37 Little ( 6 threads): iters 6 | throughput 1.51 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.18/0.25/0.36 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 8 | throughput 1.79 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.16/0.22/0.35 Speedup: big 1.93x little 3.93x mixed 4.65x Efficiency: big 96.3% little 65.4% mixed 58.1% Big per-core min/avg/max: 0.37/0.37/0.37 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 0.18/0.25/0.36 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 0.16/0.22/0.35 ops/s [4/8] Hash (SHA-256) Big ( 2 threads): iters 90 | throughput 44.91 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 22.44/22.45/22.47 Little ( 6 threads): iters 192 | throughput 93.90 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 12.15/15.65/22.60 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 241 | throughput 117.73 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 12.10/14.72/22.54 Speedup: big 1.98x little 4.14x mixed 5.19x Efficiency: big 99.0% little 69.0% mixed 64.9% Big per-core min/avg/max: 22.44/22.45/22.47 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 12.15/15.65/22.60 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 12.10/14.72/22.54 ops/s [5/8] Memory Sort Big ( 2 threads): iters 4 | throughput 1.06 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.53/0.53/0.53 Little ( 6 threads): iters 6 | throughput 2.01 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.23/0.33/0.49 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 8 | throughput 2.28 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.19/0.29/0.47 Speedup: big 1.78x little 3.37x mixed 3.83x Efficiency: big 89.1% little 56.2% mixed 47.9% Big per-core min/avg/max: 0.53/0.53/0.53 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 0.23/0.33/0.49 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 0.19/0.29/0.47 ops/s [6/8] Recursion (Fibonacci) Big ( 2 threads): iters 2 | throughput 0.17 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.08/0.08/0.09 Little ( 6 threads): iters 6 | throughput 0.36 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.04/0.06/0.08 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 8 | throughput 0.43 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 0.04/0.05/0.08 Speedup: big 2.00x little 4.20x mixed 5.07x Efficiency: big 100.0% little 70.1% mixed 63.4% Big per-core min/avg/max: 0.08/0.08/0.09 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 0.04/0.06/0.08 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 0.04/0.05/0.08 ops/s [7/8] Math (Pi) Big ( 2 threads): iters 1492 | throughput 745.39 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 370.74/372.70/374.65 Little ( 6 threads): iters 2263 | throughput 1130.50 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 94.95/188.42/375.07 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 2642 | throughput 1319.41 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 95.16/164.93/374.73 Speedup: big 2.03x little 3.07x mixed 3.58x Efficiency: big 101.3% little 51.2% mixed 44.8% Big per-core min/avg/max: 370.74/372.70/374.65 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 94.95/188.42/375.07 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 95.16/164.93/374.73 ops/s [8/8] Compress (zlib) Big ( 2 threads): iters 20 | throughput 9.51 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 4.73/4.75/4.78 Little ( 6 threads): iters 40 | throughput 18.53 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 2.21/3.09/4.78 Mixed ( 8 threads): iters 50 | throughput 22.02 ops/s | per-core min/avg/max: 2.09/2.75/4.62 Speedup: big 1.96x little 3.81x mixed 4.53x Efficiency: big 97.8% little 63.5% mixed 56.6% Big per-core min/avg/max: 4.73/4.75/4.78 ops/s Little per-core min/avg/max: 2.21/3.09/4.78 ops/s Mixed per-core min/avg/max: 2.09/2.75/4.62 ops/s ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Score Report (Heterogeneous: 2 big + 6 little) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Test Single Big Little Mixed Big eff Little eff ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Integer (Prime Sieve) 11592 22728 36743 43657 98.4% 53.0% Float (Matrix Mul) 2733 2282 3899 5183 74.2% 42.3% Float (FFT) 142 247 503 596 96.3% 65.4% Hash (SHA-256) 1514 2994 6260 7849 99.0% 69.0% Memory Sort 203 354 670 761 89.1% 56.2% Recursion (Fibonacci) 29 57 119 144 100.0% 70.1% Math (Pi) 1852 3727 5652 6597 101.3% 51.2% Compress (zlib) 972 1901 3705 4405 97.8% 63.5% ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Single geomean.................... 719 Big group geomean................. 1236 Little group geomean.............. 2289 Mixed geomean..................... 2760 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Big/Little Power Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Big/Little power ratio (from per-core probe): 3.58x Big avg ops/s: 1.99 Little avg ops/s: 0.56 Power composition: Big (2 cores): [████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 54.4% 54.4% Little (6 cores): [█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 45.6% 45.6% Equivalent big cores: 3.7 (little cores converted to big power) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ Single score: 719 (fastest core) Big group score: 1236 (big cores only) Little group score: 2289 (little cores only) Mixed score: 2760 (big+little mixed) Mixed / Single: 3.84x ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ Benchmark complete!

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

@Kauã Fonseca There are SSH commands in my GitHub repository. Just SSH into your TV box and execute them one by one. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) git git clone https://github.com/cdhigh/armbian_sv6256p.git cd armbian_sv6256p chmod +x ./parser-conf.sh make ARCH=arm64 KSRC=/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build ls -lh ssv6x5x.ko sudo cp ./ssv6x5x-wifi.cfg /lib/firmware/ sudo cp ./ssv6x5x-sw.bin /lib/firmware/ sudo cp ./ssv6x5x.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ sudo depmod -a sudo modprobe ssv6x5x ip link show nmtui

Hi Ive just installed the latest version of Armbian (Ubuntu Noble+KDE) and everything works fine except it looks like it is not detecting my TV resolution correctly. I can choose 1920x1080@120hz but if I try yo go to 4K I can only select 24Hz I attach armbian monitor logs url, modetest and kscreendoctor My cable is HDMI 2.1 Any help would be appreciated modetest -c trying to open device '/dev/dri/card1'... is not a KMS device trying to open device '/dev/dri/card0'... done opened device `RockChip Soc DRM` on driver `rockchip` (version 1.0.0 at 0) Connectors: id encoder status name size (mm) modes encoders 83 82 connected HDMI-A-1 1880x1060 35 82 modes: index name refresh (Hz) hdisp hss hse htot vdisp vss vse vtot #0 4096x2160 24.00 4096 5116 5204 5500 2160 2168 2178 2250 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #1 4096x2160 23.98 4096 5116 5204 5500 2160 2168 2178 2250 296703 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #2 3840x2160 30.00 3840 4016 4104 4400 2160 2168 2178 2250 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #3 3840x2160 29.97 3840 4016 4104 4400 2160 2168 2178 2250 296703 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #4 3840x2160 25.00 3840 4896 4984 5280 2160 2168 2178 2250 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #5 3840x2160 24.00 3840 5116 5204 5500 2160 2168 2178 2250 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #6 3840x2160 23.98 3840 5116 5204 5500 2160 2168 2178 2250 296703 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #7 1920x1080 120.00 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #8 1920x1080 119.88 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 296703 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #9 1920x1080 100.00 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 297000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #10 1920x1080 60.00 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 148500 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #11 1920x1080 59.94 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 148352 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #12 1920x1080 50.00 1920 2448 2492 2640 1080 1084 1089 1125 148500 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #13 1920x1080 30.00 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 74250 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #14 1920x1080 29.97 1920 2008 2052 2200 1080 1084 1089 1125 74176 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #15 1920x1080 24.00 1920 2558 2602 2750 1080 1084 1089 1125 74250 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #16 1920x1080 23.98 1920 2558 2602 2750 1080 1084 1089 1125 74176 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #17 1680x1050 59.88 1680 1728 1760 1840 1050 1053 1059 1080 119000 flags: phsync, nvsync; type: driver #18 1600x900 60.00 1600 1624 1704 1800 900 901 904 1000 108000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #19 1280x1024 60.02 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 108000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #20 1152x864 75.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 108000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #21 1280x720 60.00 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 74250 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #22 1280x720 59.94 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 74176 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #23 1280x720 50.00 1280 1720 1760 1980 720 725 730 750 74250 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #24 1280x720 30.00 1280 3040 3080 3300 720 725 730 750 74250 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #25 1280x720 29.97 1280 3040 3080 3300 720 725 730 750 74176 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #26 1280x720 24.00 1280 3040 3080 3300 720 725 730 750 59400 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #27 1280x720 23.98 1280 3040 3080 3300 720 725 730 750 59341 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #28 1024x768 60.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 65000 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver #29 800x600 60.32 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 40000 flags: phsync, pvsync; type: driver #30 720x576 50.00 720 732 796 864 576 581 586 625 27000 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver #31 720x480 60.00 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 27027 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver #32 720x480 59.94 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 27000 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver #33 640x480 60.00 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 25200 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver #34 640x480 59.94 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 25175 flags: nhsync, nvsync; type: driver props: 1 EDID: flags: immutable blob blobs: value: 00ffffffffffff004dd9057901010101 011e010380bc6a780a0dc9a057479827 12484c2108008180a9c0714fb3000101 01010101010108e80030f2705a80b058 8a005a227400001e023a801871382d40 582c45005a227400001e000000fc0053 4f4e5920545620202a33300a000000fd 0017790e883c000a20202020202001bf 020367f05861605d5e5f621f10140513 0420223c3e1203110265663f402f0d7f 071507503d07bc570601670403830f00 006e030c004000b8442b008001020304 67d85dc401788003eb0146d000480382 88627697e200cbe305df01e40f030030 e6060d018aac10011d007251d01e206e 2855005a227400001e000000000000a3 2 DPMS: flags: enum enums: On=0 Standby=1 Suspend=2 Off=3 value: 0 5 link-status: flags: enum enums: Good=0 Bad=1 value: 0 6 non-desktop: flags: immutable range values: 0 1 value: 0 4 TILE: flags: immutable blob blobs: value: 84 max bpc: flags: range values: 8 8 value: 8 kscreen-doctor -o Output: 1 HDMI-A-1 ea40cb77-73bf-4175-8970-22f84927f147 enabled connected priority 1 HDMI replication source:0 Modes: 1:4096x2160@24.00*! 2:4096x2160@23.98 3:3840x2160@30.00 4:3840x2160@29.97 5:3840x2160@25.00 6:3840x2160@24.00 7:3840x2160@23.98 8:1920x1080@120.00 9:1920x1080@119.88 10:1920x1080@100.00 11:1920x1080@60.00 12:1920x1080@60.00 13:1920x1080@59.94 14:1920x1080@50.00 15:1920x1080@30.00 16:1920x1080@29.97 17:1920x1080@24.00 18:1920x1080@23.98 19:1680x1050@59.88 20:1600x900@60.00 21:1280x1024@60.02 22:1152x864@75.00 23:1280x720@60.00 24:1280x720@60.00 25:1280x720@59.94 26:1280x720@50.00 27:1280x720@30.00 28:1280x720@29.97 29:1280x720@24.00 30:1280x720@23.98 31:1024x768@60.00 32:800x600@60.32 33:720x576@50.00 34:720x576@50.00 35:720x480@60.00 36:720x480@60.00 37:720x480@59.94 38:720x480@59.94 39:640x480@60.00 40:640x480@59.94 Custom modes: None Geometry: 0,0 1821x960 Scale: 2.25 Rotation: 1 Overscan: 0 Vrr: incapable RgbRange: unknown HDR: incapable Wide Color Gamut: incapable ICC profile: none Color profile source: sRGB Color power preference: prefer efficiency and performance Brightness control: supported, set to 100% and dimming to 100% Color resolution: automatic (10), range: [8; 8] bits per color Allow EDR: unsupported Sharpness control: unsupported Automatic brightness: unsupported Thank you

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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?

Thank you for your reply, Werner. As I mentioned, all firmware versions from the very old ones to the latest are already installed. Since then, after some trial and error, I have confirmed that it works by building the RELEASE as resolute. The command I used for the build is as follows: ./compile.sh BOARD='nanopi-r5c' BRANCH=edge RELEASE=resolute DISABLE_IPV6=no EXTRAWIFI=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no PREFER_DOCKER=no CONSOLE_AUTOLOGIN=no && pigz -9 -v output/images/*r5c*.img

Any suggestions?

I used the one from github link shared before - dq08_ha_supervised_3.0.0_r2.img But wifi, bt and remote controler are not working afterwards. USBs seem to work fine - screenshots from HomeAssistant. I have 3 of those LinknLink iSG boxes. First one went perfect, second one was flashing there and back, eventually got it working. 3rd one is still giving me troubles 🤷‍♂️😅

I usually use Falkon in a Plasma environment with Wayland backend.

Thx 2, but how do we go there from the boards page, these days!? After not been around for a while I'm happy to find out that Igor still (re)-supports the Espressobin board. Though the homepage had been redesigned heavily I was missing e.g. the links to the adapted u-boot files, rescue stuff, etc. - thx

I've found these firmware.Maybe they are helpful? nvram_ap6611s.txt clm_syn43711a0.blob SYN43711A0.hcd fw_syn43711a0_sdio.bin

I am not sure if it is a configuration error on my side or intended behaviour, but I am getting apticron emails about armbian-config almost daily due to releases being made by CI/CD. Is there a "release" branch I could switch to to make it stop? Or do I need to blacklist armbian-config from apticron reports? Thanks!