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I have been testing the R2S extensively. The 1GbE is very stable, but the 2.5GbE drops frequently. I do not have debug logs yet but it is something I need to analyze. I also have a wireless AP running on the R2S. Performance is poor: 1GbE WAN connection, but I am getting only 20Mbps throughput but it is stable.

@robertojGood afternoon. How are you? How is your health? Excuse me, but have you made any progress on writing the manual?

Device: Orange Pi 5 Plus Image: Armbian_26.2.1_Orangepi5-plus_noble_current_6.18.8_kde-neon_desktop.img.xz Installation on SD Card without issue. Ethernet works WiFi (RTW89_8852BE): Works Bluetooth: Available but did not test pairing with bluetooth device Chromium_v144: vpu hardware acceleration working USB-3.0 & USB-2.0 Ports working PCIE-NVMe: Accessible HDMI Display: working HDMI-Audio: working Headphone Jack-Audio: Working (After using alsamixer to increase "output1" volume") Out of the box, konsole (terminal-emulator) and dolphin (file manager) not pre-installed.

@Brow Mosh Have you tried extracting your arndroid dts to find the gpio settings for emmc? The only other thing I can suggest at this point is trying mainline U-Boot booted over USB (FEL). Booting mainline U-Boot via FEL completely bypasses SD.

Thank you all... I was able to install Armbian on the H96 Max M9 thanks to all of your help.

@Bones558 Try these images. No boot splash on a7z yet. I'll look into it when I have time. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/releases/tag/Radxa-a7a-a7z-v0.6

I wonder if a port is possible and/or feasible, if it is, where can I check? I tried searching on documentations for a guide on how to start a port, but couldn't find anything. If I remember correctly, xiaomi-elish hardware is very related to xiaomi-alioth, to the point of some of the code for PMOS being shared, obviously each hardware has it's quirks but, I think it's possible, i do have the device for testing, and I have some knowledge of programming, but I can learn more in the process.

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2026/02/githubhighlights-2.webpThis week’s Armbian development saw significant progress across multiple areas, including desktop environment enhancements, kernel updates, and expanded hardware support. Notable changes include the addition of GNOME desktop options, improvements to XFCE organization, and updates to U-Boot for several boards. The team introduced new board images and logos, refined Docker automation and documentation, and standardized numerous software modules for better maintainability. Kernel advancements featured bumps to 6.19-rc8, integration of ZFS v2.4.0, and targeted fixes for Rockchip and Odroid platforms. Community governance and build processes were also strengthened, alongside the deprecation of Matrix and OFTC chat utilities. These updates collectively improve user experience, system stability, and future development agility. Add community governance and improve documentation. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#197Add DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED to stable XFCE desktop target. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#198Add documentation for ARMBIAN_DOCKER_AUTO_PULL build switch. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#865Add GNOME desktop and reorganize XFCE in stable targets. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#199Add Khadas Mind, Minisiforum logo and Orangepi 6 Plus. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#203Add manual append for standard UEFI images. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#204Add zfs-zed to GLOB pattern in ZFS configs. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#426armbian-kernel: add AMD DC support for UEFI boards. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9324armbianmonitor: fix error message at the end of every report. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9325bcm2711 Family: Remove post_family_tweaks_bsp__rpi_firmware func. by @pyavitz in armbian/build#9331Board images for Orange Pi RV2 and Orange Pi R2S. by @sven-ola in armbian/armbian.github.io#201Bump BesTV R3300-L U-Boot. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9303Bump CAINIAO CNIoT-CORE U-Boot. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9304Chat utilities: remove missing package. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9334ci: run all unit tests on schedule and main branch workflow_dispatch. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#727clang: enable colored diagnostic output for kernel compilation. by @iav in armbian/build#9310Deprecate Matrix. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9318Deprecate OFTC and matrix. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/documentation#872docker: add automatic image pull cronjob and cleanup system. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9265feat: add reusable board definitions to image JSON generator. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#202Fix missing Cinnamon menu by removing outdated Cinnamon menu applet blob.. by @schwar3kat in armbian/build#9300fix(software): correct stderr redirection placement in docker commands. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#746fix(software): fix netdata module issues and add test cleanup. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#747fix: motd: handle empty temperature values in printf. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9296followup #9164 2ba0766 - add ubuntu resolute,questing to optional-cli. by @iav in armbian/build#9320forge1: switch to RK3506J variant and add OPTEE support. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9326json: add kernel_version field to images output. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#206Kernels 6.18 needs ZFS v2.4.0. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/os#425mainline-kernel: bump 6.19 to 6.19-rc8. by @rpardini in armbian/build#9332mainline: bump to 6.19-rc7. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9294networking: relax networkd-wait-online to avoid multi-NIC timeouts. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9311Odroid XU4: remove upstreamed patches. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9306odroidm1: u-boot v2026.01 + kernel fix for ethernet. by @rpardini in armbian/build#9333OrangePi 3 LTS: Update U-Boot to v2026.01 and Linux DTS "and other fixups". by @pyavitz in armbian/build#9323Re-enable build targets after fixing their assembly. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#200refactor(docker): use upstream docker-ce for bookworm, distro for others. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#726refactor(immich): standardize module and update postgres interface. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#733refactor(network): standardize modules and add hidden WiFi support. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#739refactor(pihole): standardize module with docker.io and improve detection. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#734refactor(software): move docker check to install command. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#738refactor(software): standardize 33 docker modules with modern patterns. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#736refactor(system): harden armbian_firmware module with standard conventions. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#744refactor(system): standardize headers and ZFS modules with improved hardening. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#742refactor(wireguard): consolidate status checks and simplify module interface. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#731refactor: standardize ghost and mysql docker modules. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#728Resolving boot issues. by @rvdr in armbian/build#9329Rockchip 6.19: drop upstreamed patches. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9309rockchip/64: import mainlined patch to fix gpio . by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9328rockchip64-6.18: fix helios64 pcie patch. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9315rockchip64-current: rewrite patches. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9313rockchip64-current: rewrite patches due to upstream changes in 6.18.8. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9319rockchip64: fix clang build error. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9307rockchip: fix gpio-ir-recv stack dumps, other minor fixes. by @paolosabatino in armbian/build#9317SMART AM40: Bump U-Boot. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9302sun55i aftercare. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9321sunxi a523: Adding support for PCIe, SPI Flash and Iommu. by @rvdr in armbian/build#9280sunxi: drop unneeded patches. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9312targets: change community builds from forky to trixie. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#207Update header level for Pi-hole Explained section. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/configng#748Update odroidxu4-current to 6.6.122. by @belegdol in armbian/build#9322Update sm8250 current kernel config. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9292Use EDGE branches for Orangepi 6 and Minisforum R1S. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#205uwe5622: fix compilation with clang on Linux 6.19. by @iav in armbian/build#9314[RFC] qcs6490: fix patched dtb not compiled. by @amazingfate in [#9301](https://github....View the full article

Here, yes. Thank you! No, but we need to test images made for release. There is another last minute change https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/1890d7f6566a65202f73730b469d024c20f863b8 than can, in theory, make unbootable image. OK. Bugs will be present and we won't be fixing them at this stage. Here - if basic things works - that image boots, have connectivity and video output ... its ready to ship. All other things can be fixed with an update. If / when they are fixed.

I tried several Armbian images, but none of them booted successfully, so I ended up compiling a custom kernel for this Orange Pi 4 Pro. The Ubuntu and Debian images hosted on the Orange Pi website were also missing too many features. https://github.com/blippu/orangepi4pro with this new kernel, you can properly use docker, tailscale and samba/ cifs

I don't know if this is known already and if its off topic for this thread. I did a search for moonlight in the allwinner section and nothing came up so I'm sticking it here I got moonlight running on H618 (actually it might be a H616....) box with no issues at all. Streamed a game from my main PC (with sunshine) at 1080p and it ran great. Makes for a cheap Steamlink alternative. I just followed the instructions here, It does mention v4l2 so maybe the v4l2request patch is required for it to work. There is an Embedded version that might work if you don't have v4l2 support.

I download Armbian_26.2.1_Odroidm2_noble_current_6.18.8_gnome_desktop.img.xz and burnt to a new SD card. Tested: Install OK Initial startup to desktop OK shutdown OK boot OK HDMI OK HDMI audio FAILED only dummy sound device Wifi via PCI M-key to E-key adapter Intel Wifi 6 AX200 OK USB-2 OK multiple devices including HUB USB-3 OK thumb drive USB-C FAILED nil buses detected or exposed I have managed to add a user device tree overlay to expose the USB-C port in non OTG mode and get some USB-C devices working. A USB-C thumb drive was consistent. But I only managed to connect my Pixel 8a successfully once at 480m speed.

Armbian 25.11.2 Noble XFCE (BSP Kernel: 6.1.115) + PanVk - mesa 26.0 (https://launchpad.net/~ernstp/+archive/ubuntu/mesaaco) + Box64 arm64 v0.4.1 652da4fbc (https://ryanfortner.github.io/box64-debs/) + proton-10.0-4-amd64-wow64 (https://github.com/Kron4ek/Wine-Builds/releases/download/proton-10.0-4/wine-proton-10.0-4-amd64-wow64.tar.xz) + DXVK-stripped v1.10.3 ~50fps@720p (low settings) box64 environment variables: Injustice Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

@Kevin su Armbian uses one kernel config for both server and desktop images. You could compile your own server image and enable this option. I can help you with build errors. SBCs often have relatively weak single-core performance compared to x86 servers. Full preemption prevents a single long-running kernel task from causing noticeable "stutter" in network responses or shell interaction.

I am currently on the community Odroid M2 CURRENT (6.18) (not edge 6.19) rolling release. Does this differ significantly enough from the images provided here: https://fi.mirror.armbian.de/incoming/igorpecovnik/ that I should download afresh and re-install before submitting any test results? Reporting! Where? (Every other section 1 - 7 had a necessary link) Much appreciated in advance. Willing to help or donate a M2 board if necessary.

@Nick A I agree with your point — for modern SBCs, the difference is probably not that significant, and it’s more of a psychological feeling. However, it would be even better if the new version could switch to CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY.

@Kevin su I wouldn’t call fully preemptive scheduling “not suitable” for server use, especially on ARM SBCs. On modern kernels, CONFIG_PREEMPT=y has low overhead and is widely used by Armbian even for headless/server images. For a purely headless system under sustained, throughput-focused load, CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY can be a reasonable alternative, but the difference is usually small. It’s more a tuning preference than a correctness issue.

Hello, I have some troubles with this TVBOX: it runs armbian and other distros correctly, using the meson-gxm-t95z-plus.dtb but sometimes wifi goes into kernel panic at boot, and when it does, the whole system becomes unstable (i.e. not rebooting, eth0 hangs...). I have extracted the original .DTB from the only firmware that exists for this box, the ancient 6.0 Marshmellow Android (I guess it's a 3.x kernel...). I attach it to this message hoping someone more expert than me can help in making it work ina more stable manner. I attach a picture of the board also, it reads "M8S". Box has 2GB ram and 16GB eMMC, brcmfmac wifi/bt and ZTE PHY chip. meson1.dtb

UPDATE: Serial Logs and GPT Signature Error on RK3229 (Kingston eMCP) Hi everyone, Following up on my previous post about the "Red LED" issue with my RK3228A (Kingston eMCP) box. I managed to hook up an ESP32-S3 as a USB-to-Serial bridge to see what’s happening under the hood. The box is communicating at 1,500,000 baud. Here is the log I captured when trying to boot the Multitool from the SD card: Secure read PBA: 0xc04 Secure read PBA: 0x1004 Secure read PBA: 0x1404 Secure read PBA: 0x1804 Secure read PBA: 0x1c04 SecureInit ret = 0, SecureMode = 0 atags_set_bootdev: ret:(0) GPT 0x631442f0 signature is wrong recovery gpt... GPT 0x631442f0 signature is wrong recovery gpt fail! LOADER Check OK! 0x2000, 735748 TOS Check OK! 0x4000, 804945 Enter Trust OS INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_primary_helper:377: Initializing (1.1.0-333-gc9d95d1 #2 2018年 08月 17日 星期五 03:32:22 UTC arm) INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_primary_helper:378: Release version: 2.0 INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_primary_helper:379: Next entry point address: 0x61000000 It seems the bootloader initializes the RAM and Trust OS correctly, but then it hits a GPT signature is wrong error and the recovery fails. This happens right before the kernel should start loading. I have already tried two different SD cards (16GB Lexar and 8GB Generic) with the same result. Given these logs, what should be my next steps?

For me, those 57°C is fine without further cooling. Starting cool on my RV2 is: root@orangepirv2:~# uptime;cat $(find /sys -name temp) 18:55:15 up 0 min, 1 user, load average: 0.90, 0.25, 0.08 27000 28000 Now some work, will probably max out at 95° or so root@orangepirv2:~# uptime;cat $(find /sys -name temp) 19:23:11 up 28 min, 3 users, load average: 7.61, 6.79, 3.86 90000 90000 Stop compiling and wait a bit gives this which is fine IMO root@orangepirv2:~# uptime;cat $(find /sys -name temp) 19:35:07 up 40 min, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.64, 1.81 56000 58000

Thank you. Looking forward to all these contributions hitting the main branch so I can depend on the standard edge and current builds!

That's not bad honestly. The K1 series runs hot in general. If you add heavy lifting to thee equation it would require a fan. I have the MusePi Pro and BPI-F3 and both run hot.

The patch brought the idle load average drastically down on the R2S from 2.0 to 0.18. However the temp remains at 57-58 deg C. orangepi@orangepir2s:~$ cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone1/temp 56000 orangepi@orangepir2s:~$ htop orangepi@orangepir2s:~$ cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone1/temp 57000

I think the onboard fan is not being controlled correctly. root@rock5b01:~# dmesg | grep -i fan [ 6.577344] pwm-fan pwm-fan: Looking up fan-supply from device tree [ 6.577352] pwm-fan pwm-fan: Looking up fan-supply property in node /pwm-fan failed [ 6.581563] thermal_sys: Failed to bind 'soc-thermal' with 'pwm-fan': -22 [ 6.581571] thermal_sys: Failed to bind 'soc-thermal' with 'pwm-fan': -22 [ 6.581574] thermal_sys: Failed to bind 'soc-thermal' with 'pwm-fan': -22 [ 6.581577] thermal_sys: Failed to bind 'soc-thermal' with 'pwm-fan': -22 Running: Armbian v25.11.2 for Rock 5B running Armbian Linux 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx

I patched that, am rebuilding and will post the R2S temps after that patch.