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fix create efi parted for arm View the full article

GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000) is a pocket-sized Wi-Fi 6 router running OpenWrt on a MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) dual-core processor @ 1.3 GHz and equipped with a 2.5GbE port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a USB 3.0 port. The hardware is basically the same as the Brume 2 (GL-MT2500A) security gateway, except it adds support for WiFi 6 connectivity and as an AX3000 router more than doubles the bandwidth compared to the earlier Beryl (GL-MT1300) AC1300 router. The company has sent me a sample so I’ll start the two-part review by checking the specifications, doing an unboxing, and tearing it down to have a closer look at the hardware design, before trying out OpenWrt and tes…

ICOP QEC-M-01 is an EtherCAT master system running FreeDOS based on DM&P Vortex86EX2 dual-core x86 processor. It is programmable with an industrial Arduino IDE – the 86Duino IDE – that supports an EtherCAT API for real-time field monitoring and big data collection. The system can be used for industrial automation applications that require precise timing and it can monitor the hardware’s voltage, current, and temperature to calculate/estimate carbon emissions for industrial manufacturing to assist in the tracking of a factory’s carbon footprint. ICOP QEC-M-01 specifications: SoC – DM&P Vortex86EX2 dual-core processor with the Master core clocked up to 600MHz and th…

rockchip64_common: refactor: extract BOOT_SPI_RKSPI_LOADER=yes into rock-3a, rock-5b, and orangepi5 no more such rockchip-rk3588 references in common code View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.241 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Mainline updated the opp table handles to match the schema, this broke the overlays. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a30f3d90e2d2f4d0452c0f6f77693d0e9bba3b1e Overlays updated with corrected handle names. reported-by: @neofeo How Has This Been Tested? rk3399 successful application of overlays Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream m…

bsp-cli: allow hooks to cleanly add code to the bsp-cli postinst; fix helios4 to match bsp-cli: allow hooks to cleanly add code to the bsp-cli postinst; fix helios4 to match bsp-cli: postinst is now generated after the hooks are run hooks are allowed to append to postinst_functions array hooks are not allowed to modify DEBIAN/postinst directly anymore (it won't even be there) rewrite the postinst stuff in helios4's family_tweaks_bsp() to use new way introduce add_file_from_stdin_to_bsp_destination(), a helper for easy heredoc-based adding of files to bsp-cli First and only argument is the destination path, relative to the root of the package -- do NOT include $desti…

Description Enabled CONFIG_RCU_TRACE as a workaround to fix booting 6.1.64 kernel on 32-bit allwinner boards. Edge kernel is not having this issue and hence workaround was not added for the same. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Booted on Orange Pi Zero (sun8i H3) Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warn…

bcm2711: don't force SKIP_ARMBIAN_REPO=no; include bootloader fw in bsp-cli if set to yes bcm2711: don't force SKIP_ARMBIAN_REPO=no; include bootloader fw in bsp-cli if set to yes do not force SKIP_ARMBIAN_REPO=no anymore instead, if SKIP_ARMBIAN_REPO=yes: include the bootloader "fw" in bsp package, from Debian's raspi-firmware git source add Debian/Ubuntu-specific packages for Wifi/BT firmware For Ubuntu, include raspi-eeprom and raspi-config too (not available on Debian) tested on rpi4b (bookworm/mantic) - untested on rpi5b (I don't have/want one) View the full article

Recently, both Weston 14.0, and 14.0.1 (bug fix) were released. Here's at look at some of the highlights and changes for this latest release of Wayland's reference compositor. View the full article

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 Het…

This week's work centers on board portfolio expansion, kernel and U-Boot version bumps, and CI and infrastructure hardening across the build and documentation pipelines. Board support saw notable growth with the introduction of the SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX and Luckfox Nova (RK3308B), alongside a new generic uefi-arm64-dt family and board intended to standardize UEFI device-tree targets. Qualcomm enablement advanced through Radxa Dragon Q6A and Q8B work, including UFS provisioning for Kodiak, EDL-based UFS flashing in the imager, and audioreach topology firmware for sc8280xp. Catalog assets were extended for the MaaXBoard 8ULP, Mellow Fly C5, Xiaomi Sheng, and the new Radxa an…

This cycle centers on Linux 7.2/7.3 kernel enablement across out-of-tree drivers, new board support and platform fixes across Rockchip, SpacemiT, and Amlogic, and a broad documentation and CI cleanup. Kernel progression dominated the driver ecosystem, with 7.3 patch sets prepared for rockchip64, meson64, and the UEFI targets, and edge bumps to 7.2.3 landing for qcs6490, qrb2210, and sc8280xp. A wave of Wi‑Fi drivers was re-enabled and bumped for 7.3 compatibility, including rtl8189es/fs, rtl8192eu, rtl8723ds, rtl8852bs, uwe5622, and bcmdhd-dkms, most addressing the strncpy removal and the cfg80211 remain_on_channel cookie signature change. The rk35xx vendor kernel also ad…

Description Add hint about .csc meaning View the full article

Collabora will be presenting on five separate occasions during the virtual editions of Embedded Linux Conference North America and Open Source Summit North America, taking place later this month. View the full article

Nowadays, in Google Cloud Engine (GCE), it is possible to attach a local SSD with the NVMe interface to your virtual machine. Unfortunately, you only get a good number of iops (input/output operations per second) if you instantiate a machine with nvme-backports-debian-7-wheezy image; other available distributions on GCE will have a lower number of iops. View the full article

Description It seems like, with no other network service to bring them up (networking, NetworkManager), systemd-networkd will not set "up" the wan and lan0/lan1 interfaces. To fix this, the default systemd.network files get the line "BindCarrier=eth0" to bring those three interfaces up with the mii port. This should make no change for most users. View the full article

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Now changes to most variables/hooks affecting u-boot are correctly hashed and changes cause a recompile/cache miss as they should Extra: UBOOT_CONFIGURE=yes experimental, nothing fancy or magic, might be useful for some, does not export patches, only the defconfig bare. Goes a bit crazy if multiple targets (runs and exports twice+). View the full article

debian: add Trixie (Debian 13, testing) csc target & build host debian: add Trixie (Debian 13, testing) csc target & build host Trixie, like Bookworm and Sid, does not have python2 anymore View the full article

Bumps actions/checkout from 3 to 4. Release notes Sourced from actions/checkout's releases. v4.0.0 What's Changed Update default runtime to node20 by @​takost in actions/checkout#1436 Support fetching without the --progress option by @​simonbaird in actions/checkout#1067 Release 4.0.0 by @​takost in actions/checkout#1447 New Contributors @​takost made their first contribution in actions/checkout#1436 @​simonbaird made their first contribution in actions/checkout#1067 Full Changelog: https://github.com/actions/checkout/compare/v3...v4.0.0 v3.6.0 What's Changed Mark test scripts with Bash'isms to be run via Bash by @​dscho in actions/checkout#1377 Add option to fe…

Update maintainers and board status synced status from the database rename to .csc where we don't have anyone If you want to become a board maintainer, adjust data here. Ref: Board Maintainers Procedures and Guidelines View the full article

BananaPi CM4/M2S Update to u-boot v2024.01 Fixup meson-g12b-waveshare-cm4-io-base-b.dts Removed from 'fanctrl' node: #address-cells = <1>; #size-cells = <0>; Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Minimal fix for rk322x-box devices to restore the correct sdcard -> usb -> emmc boot order How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested boot from sdcard and usb stick when armbian is installed in emmc Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code View the full article

Update maintainers and board status synced status from the database rename to .csc where we don't have anyone If you want to become a board maintainer, adjust data here. Ref: Board Maintainers Procedures and Guidelines View the full article

Happy New Year from the Armbian Team! As we step into this exciting new year, we at Armbian would like to extend our warmest wishes for a Happy New Year to our amazing community! Thank you for your continued support and contributions that make Armbian what it is today. Together, we look forward to achieving great things and exploring new possibilities in Linux and open-source innovation. Armbian Updates Summary Week 1 (v25.2.0-trunk.274): What’s Changed in the Past Week Armbian continues to push the boundaries of Linux performance and hardware compatibility with its rolling release updates. The latest changes in version v25.2.0-trunk.274 bring exciting enhancements in…

Description Fix the peripheral aliases to ensure consistent allocation when enabled, so that kernel assignment matches the numbering convention of the SOC. This targets the Allwinner A10 and A20 and ensures, that for example if enabling UART2 exposes it correctly in userspace as ttyS2 rather than dynamically assigning it to the first avaliable ttySx slot. Secondly spidev overlays creates an instance of spidevX.Y based on the bus specified with armbianEnv.txt however it does not correctly configure the corresponding pins into spi mode. To resolve this the individual spi bus overlays have been include in the makefile. The desired bus must be enabled alongside spidev or sepe…

Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter: your source for the latest developments, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing. This week: the desktop installer in armbian-config has been rebuilt from the ground up tiered installs, clean uninstalls, and snap-free native browsers across all architectures. Armbian Imager 2.0 is out, rewritten interface and flashing engine, with boards that boot already configured (username, Wi-Fi, timezone) and byte-for-byte write verification. And the NanoPi M5 becomes the first RK3576 board to boot end-to-end from UFS on mainline U-Boot, with no proprietary image in the loop. …

Description Minor fix for MGLRU armhf patch on kernel v5.17 and v5.18 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Kernel compilation completes Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Adaptive streaming is a technique to provide flexibility and scalability by offering variable bit-rate streams to the client. Here's a quick guide on how to generate a MPEG-DASH stream (the most completely adaptive streaming technique) using GStreamer. View the full article

I have recently been involved in reviewing some large feature patchsets for a project at work, and thought it might be interesting to discuss some of the principles we have been trying to stick to when going about these reviews. View the full article

Changes to the add-board patch did not get added to the makefile patch. Fixed. Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number AR-1258 How Has This Been Tested? Build and boot tested Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged…

T-Watch-Keyboard-C3 is a device that looks like a miniature PC replica comprised of an ESP32-C3 powered keyboard, and the TTGO T-Watch ESP32 programmable device with a 1.54-inch touchscreen display. The LilyGo TTGO T-Watch ESP32 programmable touchscreen display has been around for a while, and the company used to provide an accessory keyboard based on Microchip ATSAM20 Cortex-M0+ microcontroller that has now been replaced with ESP32-C3 WiFi and Bluetooth RISC-V microcontroller to create the T-Watch-Keyboard-C3 devices pictured below. T-Watch-Keyboard-C3 specifications: TTGO T-Watch MCU – ESP32-D0WDQ6 dual-core microcontroller @ 240 MHz with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 4.x with…

Tuya T6E is a 4-inch control panel with a touchscreen running Android 8.1 on Rockchip PX30, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee, and designed to be wall-mounted for home automation and other HMI applications. It looks fairly similar to the ITEAD NSPanel Pro introduced last month, for Tuya’s “Central Control System” (CSS) appears to be mostly designed for OEMs who want to roll their own products with custom firmware. Tuya T6E specifications (details vary depending on OEM requirements): SoC – Rockchip PX30 quad-core Arm Cortex-A35 processor @ up to 1.5GHz with Mali-G31 MP2 GPU System Memory – 4GB RAM Storage – 4GB to 8GB eMMC flash Display – 4-inch 480×480 IPS screen with 5-point…

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number AR-1301 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Tested by end users in nightly builds [x] Tested myself in local builds Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding change…

Description Radxa has changed to use branch linux-5.10-gen-rkr3.4 for rock5b: https://github.com/radxa/kernel/tree/linux-5.10-gen-rkr3.4. So we just use new branch and remove obsolete patches. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build kernel for rock5b successfully. [x] Kernel works for rock5b. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My …

Description The current xradio patch causes the wifi mac address to randomize after every reboot on kernel 5.13+ Modified it to use the updated of_get_mac_address function on kernel 5.13+ and get a stable mac address How Has This Been Tested? Tested patch with 5.15.85 kernel on 3 aw-h6-tv boards. The wifi mac address is now stable/unique and not randomized after every reboot Checklist: [X] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [X] Any dep…

tOCORAD32, aka ESP32 Software Controlled Radio, is a hackable, open-source hardware ESP32-based amateur radio board for walkie-talkie and data communication applications. The board comes with an ESP32 module with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth connectivity, an RDA Microelectronics RDA1846 RF IC used in many commercial walkie-talkies and offering a range up of to 5 km, a small display, a speaker, and a 18650 battery holder. SOCORAD32 specifications: Microcontroller module – ESP32-WROOVER-32E with ESP32 dual-core microcontroller, 4MB flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, built-in PCB antenna Walkie-talkie chip – RDA1846 single-chip transceiver for Walkie-Talkie applications…

Description Related to https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5137 How Has This Been Tested? None. Build fails without and this is CSC config. View the full article

rootfs-image: don't fail synaptic/xapian index creation if update-apt-xapian-index is not there rootfs-image: don't fail synaptic/xapian index creation if update-apt-xapian-index is not there allows us to remove_package apt-xapian-index synaptic in userpatches View the full article

Description In the spirt of 6.6.y being an LTS kernel.... would be a nice win to get to it. Minimal effort to bring mvebu-edge to 6.6.y. I'm testing on helios4. Included all non-failing patches from 6.2. The following failing patches were removed: 12-net-dsa-mv88e6xxx.patch 412-ARM-dts-armada388-clearfog-emmc-on-clearfog-base.patch 91-01-libata-add-ledtrig-support.patch 94-helios4-dts-add-wake-on-lan-support.patch dts-disable-spi-flash-on-a388-microsom.patch use-1000BaseX-clearfog-switch.patch Issue: PWM broken on fan-17. Fan-10 works. │ │ 7.239482] pwm-fan j17-pwm: error -EBUSY: Could not get PWM [ 7.239494] pwm-fan: probe of j17-pwm failed with error -16 …

Description Related to auto-test system only. View the full article

In continuation with our series about Kernel Integration we'll go into more detail about how regression detection, processing, and tracking can be improved to provide a better service to developers and maintainers. View the full article

Greetings Armbian Community, We’re thrilled to share our latest strides in enhancing partnerships, expanding support, and advancing innovations within the Armbian ecosystem. Here’s a roundup of recent developments: 1. Strengthening Partnerships in Shenzhen: We’ve embarked on a mission to fortify our collaborations with partners in Shenzhen, aimed at fostering better support for our community. During our visit, we engaged with both existing and potential partners to deepen our ties and enhance the services we offer to you. Read more 2. Platinum Support and Giveaway for Bananapi M7: We’re excited to announce the launch of platinum support and a special giveaway for the l…

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. To modify the PWM-fan temperature control policy of fine3399 to adjust the fan speed to a lower level. Integrating support for xiaobaonas and fine3399 boards into the rockchip64-6.9 kernel Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR …

Description armsom aim7 is a SoM compatible with Jetson Nano: https://docs.armsom.org/armsom-aim7 armsom aim7-io is jeston nano base board with armsom aim7. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=armsom-aim7-io BRANCH=vendor BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=noble KERNEL_GIT=shallow BUILD_DESKTOP=yes DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED= DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base ENABLE_EXTENSIONS="mesa-vpu" [x] usb, pcie, ethernet, hdmi works Checklist: Please delete options that are no…

Collabora is heading to Amsterdam! Join us at Booth A63 in Hall 14 to see GStreamer Analytics with machine learning, standalone XR remote rendering, and our MediaTek Genio-powered Magic Mirror for virtual clothing swaps. View the full article

Description Changes needed for Helios64 to use TF-A and u-boot, and no rkbin or rktools, to boot. These changes are just weakly tested on my helios64, but they have a much larger impact on the whole family of rk3399 boards. Similar changes ought to be able to be made for 3328, 3288, and 3368 boards according to https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/board/rockchip/rockchip.rst How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Boots on Helios64 and performance seems unchanged in p7zip test [ ] other supported boards (which I don't have and can't test…

With only free software, a Mali G31 chip can now run Wayland compositors with zero-copy graphics, including GNOME 3. We can run every scene in glmark2-es2, 3D games like Neverball can be played, and video players mpv and Kodi are now supported. View the full article

For years the open source Linux OpenGL drivers have been playing catchup to the proprietary drivers and in the case of Intel hardware to the Windows driver. Recently, a major milestone was reached in bridging this gap with the enablement of OpenGL 4.4 for the Intel Broadwell and Skylake platforms. View the full article

New to arrive in the Beelink SER lineup is the SER5 marketed as a ‘SER PRO’ and features one of last year’s AMD Ryzen 5000 H-series processors typically used in high-performance productivity and gaming laptops. Beelink kindly sent one for review and I’ve looked at performance running both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04. Beelink SER5 Hardware Overview The Beelink SER5 physically consists of a 126 x 113 x 42mm (4.96 x 4.45 x 1.65 inches) square metal case. As an actively cooled mini PC, it uses AMD’s 7 nm Zen 3 Ryzen 5 5600H Cezanne processor which is a six-core 12-thread 3.3 GHz mobile processor boosting to 4.2 GHz with Radeon Graphics. The front panel has an illuminated powe…

Robustel has launched three Arm-based industrial IoT gateways namely the EG5100, EG5120, and LG5100 that offer 5G, 4G LTE, and/or LoRaWAN connectivity, and runs Debian 11-based RobustOS Pro Linux operating systems The edge gateways also feature two Ethernet ports, two RS232/RS485 ports for connection to industrial devices, digital inputs and outputs for simple monitoring and control, and support a wide 9 to 60V DC power input through a 2-pin terminal block. Robustel LG5100, EG5100, and EG5120 specifications: SoC/memory/storage LG5100 and EG5100 Unnamed quad-core Cortex-A7 processor @ 792 MHz (possibly NXP i.MX 7ULP) 512MB DDR3 8GB eMMC flash EG5120 Unnamed quad-core Corte…

This config simplifies the U-Boot build only scenario. If this switch is set, then KERNEL_ONLY is implied to "yes". The U-Boot only build also ensures proper host prepare and any other validation, the default build procedure performs. The motivation is to simplify UBOOT_ONLY building by just one compile parameter / switch, but keeping the default dependent compile procedures like e.g. host compare and other pre-config validations as is. This makes it also useful for CICD compile configurations. Changes lib/functions/main/config-prepare.sh: imply to set KERNEL_ONLY=yes, if UBOOT_ONLY is set "yes" lib/functions/main/default-build.sh: changed do_default(): added appr…

Description We also need to specify runners. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Switch to correct image targets before release. Jira reference number AR-1538 View the full article

by popular demand: bring back KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes during image build It seems I was once again terribly wrong. People love KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes and specially the ability to select in dialog, and specially the one-step config+build all at once. Sorry for inconvenience caused... partially revert 6ef394d95de6a113099caf3d31b668c04dda3862 (thus bring back the TUI/dialog for selecting KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes/no) partially revert d890b418c7107af183b5f1f2a9304923537766c4 (thus bring back the capacity to config & build image in one go) stop after configuring kernel, but only if command is kernel-config, not regular image-build KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes View the full article

Description Hello all, This PR adds support for the Texas Instruments SK-AM62B. Features, schematics, and purchase links can be found on the board page[0]. This board is similar to the already supported SK-AM64B board but with a AM62 SoC. One big difference being the AM62 has a display controller and a GPU (IMG AXE-1-16M). Unfortunately the display controller driver is still being upstreamed and is not supported in the v6.4 kernel, so desktop support will have to wait until that is finished, we set HAS_VIDEO_OUTPUT to "no" for now. Thanks! [0] https://www.ti.com/tool/SK-AM62B Depends on #5543 and #5544 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build/Boot tested Bookworm CLI/Mi…

RFC: partitioning: stop disabling 64bit and metadata_csum for mkfs.ext4 RFC: partitioning: stop disabling 64bit and metadata_csum for mkfs.ext4 this has been a contention point for many years View the full article

Description This problem was first reported by a user on Armbian forum affecting Orange Pi Win and Orange Pi Prime with 6.1 kernel. The problem was when running iperf3 for network testing, it reported extremely low speed in the range of 40Mbps instead of 900Mbps that was shown on Debian kernel. It was also observed on multiple other devices during testing of 6.5 including Orange Pi Zero Plus by @schwar3kat and Pine A64+ by @PanderMusubi. Legacy kernel performed a bit better giving 400+ Mbps speed. Running something like htop or watch -n 1 echo in parallel seemed to resolve the issue. I was able to narrow it down to sun8i-a33-mbus driver which is dram frequency scaling dr…

Not sure why this hasn't been adjusted yet... View the full article

https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6053#issuecomment-1869032590 View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.1.80. How Has This Been Tested? Reboot of my Odroid HC1. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description See title. Reference: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6409#issuecomment-2006680880 Feel free to discuss/decide if the removal is appropriate. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Search for boot-rockchip64-vendor in the whole project View the full article

Description Lets add some system wide aliases and list some of them at https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Getting-Started/ root user under BASH does not load .bash_aliases GitHub issue reference: Jira reference number [AR-9999] Documentation summary for feature / change How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested if new aliases are available [ ] Check if aliases also works with root user Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Support for Rockchip’s VDPU381 and VDPU383 decoders is now upstream in Linux, bringing mainline H.264/HEVC decode support, robust IOMMU-reset recovery, and new HEVC V4L2 UAPI controls aligned with Vulkan Video. View the full article

This cycle centers on Linux 7.2/7.3 kernel enablement across out-of-tree drivers, new board support and platform fixes across Rockchip, SpacemiT, and Amlogic, and a broad documentation and CI cleanup. Kernel progression dominated the driver ecosystem, with 7.3 patch sets prepared for rockchip64, meson64, and the UEFI targets, and edge bumps to 7.2.3 landing for qcs6490, qrb2210, and sc8280xp. A wave of Wi‑Fi drivers was re-enabled and bumped for 7.3 compatibility, including rtl8189es/fs, rtl8192eu, rtl8723ds, rtl8852bs, uwe5622, and bcmdhd-dkms, most addressing the strncpy removal and the cfg80211 remain_on_channel cookie signature change. The rk35xx vendor kernel also ad…

Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 Audio DK is a Bluetooth LE audio development kit that enables better audio quality with LC3 codec, longer playtime, and new features such as Multi-Stream Audio and and Broadcast Audio. Equipped with the nRF5340 dual-core Cortex-M33 SoC, nPM1100 PMIC, and Cirrus Logic’s CS47L63 Audio DSP, the kit can be configured as a True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbud, an LE Audio USB dongle, an enterprise headset, or a broadcast receiver. nRF5340 Audio DK specifications: WiSoC – Nordic Semi nRF5340 dual-core Arm Cortex-M33 multi-protocol microcontroller with support for Bluetooth 5.1 LE, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread, Zigbee, 802.15.4, ANT, and 2.4 GHz propriet…

Linux 5.18 is out! Linus Torvalds has just announced the release on lkml: No unexpected nasty surprises this last week, so here we go with the 5.18 release right on schedule. That obviously means that the merge window for 5.19 will open tomorrow, and I already have a few pull requests pending. Thank you everybody. I’d still like people to run boring old plain 5.18 just to check, before we start with the excitement of all the new features for the merge window. The full shortlog for the last week is below, and nothing really odd stands out. The diffstat looks a bit funny – unusually we have parsic architecture patches being a big part of it due to some last-minute cache flu…

This latest release is the first to contain development work accomplished amid the lockdown measures. Despite these significant changes, Collaborans have also been steadfast in their contributions, with multiple projects progressing. View the full article

Linux Kernel 4.7 was released this week with a total of 36 contributions from five Collabora engineers. It includes the first contributions from Helen as Collaboran and the first ever contributions on the kernel from Robert Foss. Here are some of the highlights of the work Collabora have done on Linux Kernel 4.7. View the full article

Espressif Systems have announced their one-stop Matter solution that features their ESP32, ESP32-C, and ESP32-S series wireless microcontrollers with WiFi and/or Bluetooth LE connectivity, as well as the ESP32-H series with an 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee connectivity. Matter, which was first introduced in 2019 as Project CHIP, aims to improve interoperability among Smart Home products, has a focus on security, and the protocol is supposed to work on top of the most popular communication standards like Ethernet, Thread, 802.15.4, WiFI, Bluetooth, and so on, but more on that later. The first commercial products with support for Matter are scheduled for the end of t…

Chips may suddenly disappear from the supply chain or get really expensive due to the recurring supply shortage, companies are now designing their PCBs to support multiple chips either selecting drop-in replacements or creating multiple footprints to cater to at least one alternative part. That means one PCB and multiple bill-of-materials are needed to be more resilient to any supply disruption. Radxa did that on the ROCK 3A board for the USB PD circuitry with the ability to use either Injoinic IP2315 or WCH CH224D IC. Those are not pin-to-pin compatible chips, and two circuitry were made for the board requiring two BoMs as it’s not just possible to only replace IP2315 by…

The sixth prize of this year’s Giveaway Week will be GL.iNET GL-S10 BLE to MQTT gateway based on the ESP32 microcontroller and offering Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth LE connectivity. The gateway is used to gather data from Bluetooth LE devices such as beacons and can be used in warehouses, shopping malls, airports, exhibition halls, tourist attractions, etc… for personnel management, asset management, environmental monitoring, indoor navigation, and more. I reviewed the ESP32-based BLE to MQTT gateway with the provided BLE beacon at the end of last year using MQTT X open-source client and the GL-S10 Tool App for Android. It allowed me to send commands through MQTT topics,…

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Description Cleanup of @monkaBlyat https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4732 CONFIG_PSI=y is enabled by default now. Should not cause troubles. Jira reference number AR-1531 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

We’ve previously seen it’s possible to connect an eGPU to a mini PC through a PCIe x16 to M.2 NVMe adapter or a Thunderbolt 3 port, but while it’s fine to install on your desk for gaming or develop AI applications, the eGPU being larger than most mini PCs, it’s a little too big to integrate into products, and potentially inconvenient to carry around. ADLINK Pocket AI portable eGPU changes that with an NVIDIA RTX A500 GPU housed in a 106 x 72 x 25mm box that’s about the size of a typical power bank and connects to a host through a Thunderbolt 3 connector. The company says the upcoming eGPU is mostly designed for AI developers, professional graphics users, and embedded indu…

Description Update to the latest v6.4 kernel when using "edge" on K3 family devices How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on SK-TDA4VM, SK-AM62B, and SK-AM64B boards Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description This will prevent running into "No space left on device" pretty soon. How Has This Been Tested? Just config value change. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Bumped u-boot for allwinner to 2023.10 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] All patches gets applied [X] U-boot build for all of the allwinner boards Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Add patches as Justin Green mentioned to enable DMA buffer caching on hantro and rkvdec driver. Hantro and rkvdec driver have set dst_vq->dma_attrs to DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_SINGLE_PAGES | DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING and it will not pass check in dma_alloc_noncontiguous, so I add a patch to deal with it. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] rockchip64-edge build success [x] chromium v4l2 decoder works on orangepi3b. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I ha…

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 40 to 41. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v41 Changes in v41.0.1 What's Changed Upgraded to v41 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1811 chore(deps): update dependency eslint-plugin-prettier to v5.1.2 by @​renovate in tj-actions/changed-files#1813 fix: update characters escaped by safe output by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1815 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v41...v41.0.1 Changes in v41.0.0 🔥 🔥 BREAKING CHANGE 🔥 🔥 A new safe_output input is now available to prevent outputting unsafe filename characters (Enabled by default). This would esc…

Description Other devices could be added if whatever the regulator needed for UHS is enabled. Read perf def improved on the gnome disk benchmarks. Jira reference number [AR-9999] let's enable salva's UHS overlay for RK3399 tested on PBP with 2ghz with 64 gig samsung evo select i like using the yabs.sh fio benchmark for mixed r/w tests curl -sL yabs.sh | bash -s -- -i -g -n also did gnome disk utility read benchmark before kernel 6.6.10 yabs # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## # # Yet-Another-Bench-Script # # v2024-01-01 # # https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script # # ## ## …

Description Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Test A [x] Test B Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no ne…

Description Rename audios like other rk3588 boards. Jira reference number [AR-9999] Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR to documentation or you can leave following information for technical writer: [ ] short description (copy / paste of PR title) [ ] summary (description relevant for end users) [ ] example of usage (how to see this in function) How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you r…

Description Maint. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] CI Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Description How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Compile own build from my repository [x] Booting the system Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Collabora is thrilled to see its partner, Hololight, join the Khronos Group and become an active member of the OpenXR Working Group. We are excited to support their innovative approach and rapid expansion in the XR streaming space. View the full article

Description Few leftovers that prevent full recompilation Jira reference number AR-1222 View the full article

Coding hss begun for this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC) projects, announced earlier last month. The 2020 edition selected 1,199 students from 66 countries, to work with 199 mentoring organizations over the course of the summer. View the full article

For a long time I believed that echo cancellers had no place inside GStreamer. The theory was that GStreamer was too high level and would never be able to provide accurate enough delay information for any canceller to work. View the full article

Showcasing two new software demonstrations featuring machine learning, including backend video compression that runs on Panfrost, and a data quality assurance tool designed to integrate into the annotation pipeline. View the full article

Microsoft has just introduced the Windows Dev Kit 2023, that’s basically a Windows 11 Arm mini PC powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor designed for developers of Windows programs. Previously known as “Project Volterra”, the system comes with 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe storage, mini DP video output, Ethernet, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity, as well as five USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, and more. Windows Dev Kit 2023 specifications: SoC – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform with CPU – 4x 3.0 GHz Prime cores, 4x 2.4 GHz Efficiency Cores GPU – Unnamed Adreno GPU with DirectX 12 (DX12) API support DSP – Qualcomm Hexagon Processor, Qualcomm Sensing Hub AI – …

Description This fixes a wrong error message from nand-sata-install when filesystem tools are missing. Prior to this change, the script doesn't notice that the tools are missing and tries to actually check the target FS size. Since that size is a blank string (because the target FS was never created), it gives a wrong error message saying that the FS is too small. Jira reference number AR-1398 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Tested on a nightly build with Orange PI 3 LTS Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project …

Ali Hassan Shah has deployed a deep learning model for hand gesture recognition on the ESP32-S3-EYE board using the ESP-DL library and achieved AI-powered hand recognition with a 0.7-second latency on the ESP32-S3 camera board. Last year, Espressif released the ESP-DL library for the ESP32-S3 microcontroller with AI vector extensions, as well as ESP32 and ESP32-S2, along with a face detection demo that ran much faster on the ESP32-S3. Ali rolled out his own solution for AI gesture recognition and provided a step-by-step tutorial along the way. The main steps to deploying a custom model with the ESP-DL library include: Model Development that involves Getting or creating d…

I have started this months ago, but due to high demand from other subjects (armbian-next) haven't had time to finish. What I did here was take Khadas tree (.66) and rebase it on top of rk3.4/Radxa tree (.110) for the rock-5b, similar to what was done for the OrangePi5. Some patches conflicted and I intervened (those are marked as intervention). This needs review, a board file, a developer with the new Khadas I/O board for UART, and some luck, patience to fix my mistakes, and might just work. Who knows? If it's useless just bin this... There's two patch files, one with stuff I deemed "required" and other with stuff "might be nice". The MCU stuff of Khadas is heavily ent…

Description With particular artifacts build, build runtimes become short. So I'd like to log the runtime in minutes with seconds. Test result: [x] Run e.g.: ./compile.sh u-boot BOARD=cubietruck BRANCH=current RELEASE=focal BUILD_MINIMAL=yes BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,7z SYNC_CLOCK=no CREATE_PATCHES=no Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code View the full article

We first spotted the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 processors in a micro-ATX motherboard last August, but AMD has now only announced the availability the of Ryzen Embedded 5000 Series “Zen 3” processors designed for “always on” networking firewalls, network-attached storage systems, and other security applications. AMD also mentions the Ryzen Embedded 5000 are “power-efficient processors”, but that does not mean low power, as those embedded processors are 65 to 105W parts, and offer a step-up in performance from the 10 to 54W AMD Ryzen Embedded V3000 processors also targetting networking and storage applications. As we found out last year, four SKUs are available with the Ryze…

LOLIN S3 Mini is a tiny ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth IoT development board that follows the Wemos D1 Mini form factor and supports its equally tiny stackable shields to add relays, displays, sensors, and so on. Wemos/LOLIN introduced their first ESP32-S3 board last year with the LOLIN S3 board with plenty of I/Os and an affordable $7 price tag. But I prefer the company’s Mini form factor because of its size and the ability to select add-on boards to easily add a range of features to your projects. So I’m pleased to find out the company has now launched the LOLIN S3 Mini following the ESP32-C3 powered LOLIN C3 Mini board unveiled in March 2022. LOLIN S3 Mini specifications…

The default will align the data structures with the cluster size, which causes the size to not be set to the full partition size. This causes issues with some board ROMs. Use the -a flag to ignore the alignment and fill the available space. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on SK-TDA4VM, SK-AM62B, and SK-AM64B boards Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downst…

Description Currently "Repeat Build Options" shows at the end of screen log only if process was successfully finished. This change adds "Repeat Build Options" text on the screen at the end of visible log. View the full article