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Rockchip SoCs, notably the RK3399, are popular in devices such as Chromebooks and single-board computers. Indeed, they bring some interesting features, one of them being the Arm Frame Buffer Compression (AFBC). View the full article

How the use of Yocto and OpenEmbedded helps corporations migrate to free software. View the full article

The last time we wrote about the ZOTAC ZBOX PICO PI336 mini PC it featured an Intel Celeron N4100 Gemini Lake processor, but the company appears to have launched an upgrade with an Intel Celeron N6211 Elkhart Lake processor instead. The new ZBOX PI336 PICO fanless mini PC also gets more storage up to 128GB eMMC flash, but the rest of the specifications remain pretty much the same with 4GB RAM, HDMI & DisplayPort video outputs, three USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFI, and Bluetooth, although some of the interfaces got a version bump for additional performance. ZOTAC PI336 specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron N6211 dual-core Elkhart Lake processor up to 1.2/3.0 GHz with …

The latest mini PC marketed in the ‘Pro’ range from Beelink is the SEi11 Pro and features one of last year’s Intel H-series processors typically used in gaming laptops. Beelink kindly sent one for review and I’ve looked at performance running both Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04. Beelink SEi11 Pro hardware overview The Beelink SEi11 Pro physically consists of a 126 x 113 x 40mm (4.96 x 4.45 x 1.57 inches) square metal case. As an actively cooled mini PC, it uses Intel’s ‘10 nm SuperFin’ Tiger Lake processor and the review model included an i5-11320H which is a quad-core 8-thread 3.20 GHz Core processor (at 35W TDP) boosting to 4.50 GHz with Intel’s Iris Xe Graphics. The front…

Description On DIFF between PR and master. This should hopefully help finding out mistakes we do in scripting. After brief testing, this will become mandatory to deal with. When we change a script, we need to deal with ShellCheck problems. Jira reference number AR-1399 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Running snippet by hand 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 and published in dow…

uefi-arm64: 6.1: working Phytium D2000 onboard Ethernet ACPI stmmac glue, PHY hack there are 2 gmacs, but only eth1 has an actual PHY original https://gitee.com/atzlinux/atzlinux-kernel/tree/master/debian/patch adapted to default to =m, not require Feiteng kernel reqs, and small api change around 5.19.y (done before) squash and rename patch to reflect what it is remove numbering, let's not do numbered patches in UEFI families? View the full article

Barring barebone models, most mini PCs sell with Windows 10 or Windows 11 pre-installed, and that’s not ideal for people wanting to run Linux only since they also pay extra for the license of an operating system they are not going to use. But MeLE is now selling the Quieter2D mini PC with an Intel Celeron N4000 dual-core processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB or 128GB eMMC storage for $139.99 and up without an operating system or a Windows key. The ultrathin fanless mini PC also features M.2 2280 SATA/NVMe socket, a microSD card reader, two HDMI 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, four USB 3.0 ports, and takes 12V power input through a USB Type-C port. MeLE Quieter…

Description As per title. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patch test Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Update and run our shellfmt script version 3.8.0 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run sudo ./lib/tools/shellfmt.sh 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] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Dear Armbians, welcome to this week’s newsletter! Here, you’ll find updates on the latest release and community contributions. New Additions and Improvements Raydium Display Compatibility Orientation and Timing Enhancements: Raydium displays now read orientation and timing directly from the DTS (device tree source), improving display support for more consistent visuals. (Contributor: @ginkage) PWM Fan Fix for RetrOLED CM5 Cooling Optimization: PWM fan frequency adjustments bring improved cooling management for RetrOLED CM5 devices, increasing device longevity and performance. (Contributor: @ginkage) SHELLFMT Tool Upgrade Developer Tooling Update: SHELLFMT_VERSI…

As the Armbian 25.11 release approaches, development is entering its final phase with emphasis on testing, stabilization, and release coordination. A code freeze will begin on November 20th, limiting merges to critical fixes and release-essential changes only. Following the freeze period, maintainers will have the flexibility to release once standard validation and review processes are complete. Here's an overview of coordination priorities and upcoming milestones. Coordination meetingA brief coordination session will be held before the freeze to ensure alignment: When: Saturday, 8 November 2025, at 16:00 CET / 10:00 EST Where: Release Coordination Event Agenda: Review op…

Synergy Logic SLM-RP4 industrial PLC is built around a Raspberry Pi 4 SBC and designed for industrial automation, machine control, data acquisition, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications. The DIN-rail mountable controller supports 24V DC input and an SPI-based backplane that connects up to eight Synergy Logic I/O modules, providing up to 128 I/O points. It also features Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, USB ports, two micro-HDMI outputs, and a fanless aluminum enclosure. The system runs Raspberry Pi OS with OpenPLC pre-installed for standard IEC 61131-3 logic programming. Synergy Logic SLM-RP4 specifications: SBC – Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2GB RAM) Storage – 16GB m…

Fixing package list in all mate desktops as mouse input and keyboard input fail after booting desktop. View the full article

Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Linux kernel development continues. Here's a look at the various projects Collaborans have been involved in, and the progress made in kernel 5.6, which was released over the weekend. View the full article

On Thursday 28th of April in Paris, France Bosch and Collabora will be hosting the first Apertis hands-on session during the GENIVI AMM. The session will give everyone present an opportunity to work first hand with Apertis and produce applications to be deployed on automotive targets. View the full article

Arduino was already involved in LoRaWAN with its MKR WAN 1300 board, but now the company has started offering Arduino-branded Wisgate Edge Pro and Wisgate Edge Lite 2 LoRaWAN gateways for respectively outdoor and indoor environments as part of the Arduino Pro family. If the names of the gateways seem familiar, it’s because Arduino collaborated with Rakwireless, and is simply using their existing LoRaWAN gateways. As I understand it RAKwireless will provide the hardware and technical support, while Arduino will sell the gateways and other LoRaWAN hardware through its existing customer base, more acting as a distributor. Arduino WisGate Edge Lite 2 indoor gateway specificat…

Description Maint. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Not tested yet. Will be in CI View the full article

Sipeed has launched the M1s and M0Sense AI modules. Designed for AIoT application, the Sipeed M1s is based on the Bouffalo Lab BL808 32-bit/64-bit RISC-V wireless SoC with WiFi, Bluetooth, and an 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee support, as well as the BLAI-100 (Bouffalo Lab AI engine) NPU for video/audio detection and/or recognition. The Sipeed M0Sense targets TinyML applications with the Bouffa Lab BL702 32-bit microcontroller also offering WiFi, BLE, and Zigbee connectivity. Sipeed M1s AIoT module The Sipeed M1S is an update to the Kendryte K210-powered Sipeed M1 introduced several years ago. Sipeed M1s module specifications: SoC – Bouffalo Lab BL808 with CPU Alibaba T-head C…

Sony ALT1350 is a new ultra-low-power 5G LPWA LTE-M/NB-IoT chip that supports Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for satellite connectivity and also integrates sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz radios for short-range communication and improved efficiency. The chip is comprised of an Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller core as well as an Arm Cortex-M0+ always-on core for sensors and will be upgradable to 3GPP Release 17 to support higher bitrates for Cat-M1 (eMTC) and Cat-NB2 (NB-IoT). It also implements GNSS, cellular and wifi-based location, supports AI acceleration, and embeds a secure element for secure communication. Sony ALT1350 specifications: MCU cores Arm cortex-M4 with 1MB NVRAM and 752…

meson64-6.0 kernel patches mbox formatting (git) archeology to find lost authors/descriptions rebase against 6.0.12 no actual changes View the full article

Description moving out cleaning TBD: handling of parameters, removing of parameter "build repo as its not needed" edit aptly.conf in mktemp folder Jira reference number AR-1444 How Has This Been Tested? ./repo input output "update" "/home/igorp/Devel/build/" password sid,jammy,bullseye,focal This looks into input and make a repo in output, for sid,jammy, ... 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 chan…

mvebu: 6.1: fix mbox formatting for 12-net-dsa-mv88e6xxx.patch FFrom ... -> \nFrom makes it mbox-valid again detected by armbian-next's Python patching which now matches mbox-to-magic-markers count @Heisath before I forget about this View the full article

Coral Dev Board Micro is the latest iteration of Google’s Edge AI devkit with an NXP i.MX RT1176 Cortex-M7/M4 crossover processor/microcontroller coupled with the company’s 4 TOPS Edge TPU, a camera, and a microphone in a board that’s about the size of a Raspberry Pi Zero SBC. The new board follows the original NXP i.MX 8M-based Coral Dev board that was introduced in 2019, and Coral Dev Board mini based on MediaTek MT8167S processor launched in 2020, and keeps with the trend of providing more compact solutions with lower-end host processors for edge AI. Coral Dev Board Micro specifications: MCU – NXP i.MX RT1176 processor with an Arm Cortex-M7 core @ up to 1 GHz, Cortex-M…

fixes and squash warnings, mid May/'23: All not-eos artifacts & boards now build OK Board/family fixes for non-building stuff mt7623: remove packages/extras-buildpkgs/mmc-utils/debian/rules install that does not exist anymore (should fix bananapir2) no idea where this went... ❓ rootfs/aggregation/helios64: fix: include PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE (and FAMILY version) into rootfs' artifact_input_variables PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE is used only in helios64 board the fact is PACKAGE_LIST_BOARD_REMOVE removes the packages from the rootfs and not from the image (this is a breaking, unwanted, change in aggregation that happened during armbian_next, that should be fixe…

Description Bump rockchip64 family edge kernel to 6.4. All enabled patches from 6.3 have been ported from to 6.4, some of them have been reworked/adapted. Jira reference number AR-1810 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patches apply cleanly [ ] kernel compiles 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 As specified in PR https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5967, there was a nasty mistake in rockchip and rk322x source files that were attempting to create two groups (gpio and i2c) on the building host instead of the built image. This caused the build system to crash when the groups were already present on the building host, which is totally not desiderable, and the intended feature was also broken. After some inspection, the groups were leveraged by a couple of udev rules to allow non-root users have access to gpio and i2c resources out of the box. This PR fixes the group creation on the target built image. Note: gpio and i2c gids starts from 900 because g…

Description We probably don't want to bother people with upstream release upgrades as they are outside our power. How Has This Been Tested? Not tested yet. Configuration change. 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 [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Maint, rename patch folder and rewrite kernel config. Jira reference number AR-2355 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patch Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Dear Armbians, Armbian point releases are times when our entire team works diligently to stabilize our highly complex ecosystem. We understand that, despite our best efforts, there will always be some issues that may not work perfectly. We estimate that resolving bugs and adding new features for each release takes thousands of hours to be completed. This is what the Armbian and its community contributes on top of the vanilla Linux code, which is aggregated at common points, usually referred to as mainline. The code, contributed by many individuals, is intended to be stable. However, given the complexity of the Linux kernel and its maintenance by a diverse group of people…

Description Add megous patches Sunxi edge switch kernel to v6.10.5 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test build on ubuntu 22.04 env the Bookworm img [x] Test work on BPI-m64 & install on eMMC ____ ____ _ __ __ __ _ _ | __ )| _ \(_) | \/ |/ /_ | || | | _ \| |_) | | | |\/| | '_ \| || |_ | |_) | __/| | | | | | (_) |__ _| |____/|_| |_| |_| |_|\___/ |_| Welcome to Armbian_community 24.8.0-trunk Bookworm with bleeding edge Linux 6.10.5-edge-sunxi64 No end-user support: built from trunk System load: 7% Up time: 0 min Memory usage: 7% of 1.94G IP: 192.168.100.101 CPU …

The GStreamer project has recently released version 1.26, and once again, Collabora has made numerous contributions including improved hardware efficiency, the MPEG-5 LCEVC codec and improved support for analytics and machine learning. View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/11/githubhighlights.pngThis week’s Armbian development saw significant progress across multiple fronts, including expanded hardware support and key software enhancements. Notable additions include support for new boards such as the Radxa E54C and Hardkernel ODROID M1S, as well as the integration of Debian Forky as a CSC target. Kernel updates were prominent, with bumps to versions 6.17 and 6.18, alongside improved configuration management for various devices. Bootloader improvements were made, including enhanced BTRFS support and more reliable local version settings in U-Boot. Several bug fixes addressed build errors and kernel …

Turnip is the first Mesa driver to achieve official Vulkan conformance on Android, with stronger Android integration, shared Vulkan runtime improvements, and real-device CI testing on Qualcomm Adreno hardware. View the full article

MYIR MYC-JR3576 is a SMARC 2.2 system-on-module (SoM) powered by a Rockchip RK3576/RK3576J octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC with a 6 TOPS NPU designed for Edge AI applications. It features up to 8GB LPDDR5, up to 64GB eMMC flash, an optional WiFI 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 module, and exposes all I/Os through a 314-pin MXM connector as defined in the SMARC 2.2 standard. The company says it’s the socketed counterpart to its LGA-packaged MYC-LR3576 (43 x 45 mm) module introduced in 2024, so the same processor is now available in both solder-down and standard form factors from MYiR. MYC-JR3576 – Rockchip RK3576 SMARC 2.2 module MYIR MYC-JR3576 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3576 (c…

ITEAD has just introduced the SONOFF Zigbee Bridge Pro WiFi <-> Zigbee gateway as an upgrade to the Sonoff ZBBridge gateway launched in 2020. Both devices look exactly the same, and the changes are under the hood with the EFR32MG21 and ESP8266/ESP8285 combo being replaced by Texas Instruments SimpleLink CC2652P and ESP32 chips to boost the number of supported sub-devices from 32 to 128. Other changes include the addition of a buzzer acting as an alarm or doorbell chime, as well as a “built-in high-precision local RTC” for gateway time synchronization of local scene schedules. SONFF Zigbee Bridge Pro (aka ZB Bridge-P) specifications: Wireless MCUs Texas Instruments C…

Mekotronics R58 is a single board computer based on Rockchip RK3588 processor that will also be sold as a mini PC with an enclosure, and offers a cheaper alternative to the company’s R58X embedded mini PC with up to 16GB RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet, dual SATA, etc… The R58 comes with fewer ports notably only one Gigabit Ethernet port, one SATA interface, and the RS485/RS232 terminal block and M.2 socket are gone, but it does add an extra HDMI output port, meaning it could support up to four independent displays. It still features up to 16GB RAM and 64GB eMMC flash. Mekotronics R58 specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with four Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.4 GH…

Built around two Arm Cortex-A52 cores clocked at up to 800 MHz, Renesas RZ/T2M microprocessor units (MPUs) target real-time, high-precision motor control applications such as AC servo drives and industrial robots. The RZ/T2M microprocessor also supports Ethernet with TSN and functional safety, and has been designed in such a way to reduce the number of external components in order to both decrease the BoM costs and the product size. Renesas RZ/T2M key features and specifications: CPU – Up to 2x Arm Cortex-R52 cores clocked at up to 800MHz, one core for motor control, and the other for networking Trigonometric function accelerator Memory – Tightly coupled memory 576KB with…

This week, Daniel Stone and Tomeu Vizoso will be taking part in Linaro Tech Days, a series of technical sessions presented live online via Zoom webinar and streamed on YouTube. These sessions are free to attend and open to the public! View the full article

Linux Kernel 4.5 was released earlier this week, and once again Collabora engineers played a role in its development. In addition to their current projects, seven Collabora engineers contributed a total of 33 patches to the new Kernel. View the full article

LILYGO TTGO T-Encoder, a round-shaped ESP32 board with a built-in rotary encoder, has gotten a shield with a 2-key keypad based on WCH CH552 8-bit microcontroller. Launched several months ago, the TTGO T-Encoder is a USB-powered rotary encoder with ESP32 microcontroller offering WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and now, you can build a keypad with rotary encoder thanks to T-Encoder shield that features two mechanical switches and keycaps with RGB LED backlight. Since we missed it at launch, let’s check out the tiny TTGO T-Encoder board specifications first: System-in-Package (SiP) – Espressif ESP32-PICO-V3-02 with MCU – ESP32 Xtensa dual-core 32-bit Xtensa LX6 microcont…

Description fix https://forum.armbian.com/topic/20093-rock-pi-4b-rk3399-sound-broken-after-latest-kernel-update How Has This Been Tested? (TBD) [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: (TBD) [ ] 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

Banana BPI-Bit-S2 is a board for the education market that’s compatible with the BBC Micro:bit V2, but offers WiFi connectivity instead of Bluetooth LE through an Espressif Systems ESP32-S2 wireless microcontroller. The BPI-Bit-S2 succeeds the earlier Banana Pi BPI-Bit with ESP32 WiFi & BLE microcontroller that was a closer match to the original BBC Micro:bit than the new ESP32-S2 board for which I see little benefit, except for the slightly lower price tag. Banana BPI-Bit-S2 specifications: Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-S2FN4R2 single core LX7 microcontroller with 320 kB SRAM, 2MB PSRAM, 4MB flash, 2.4 GHz WiFi connectivity LEDs – 25x RGB LED matrix USB – 1x…

Times are changing: LLVM has become more than a spare to GCC, such that glibc - the last big GCC bastion, is now working towards supporting LLVM as a first-class citizen. View the full article

Linux 6.1 (current) / 6.4 (edge) Add "current" to: config/boards/bananapim2pro.csc Add uart_AO_B and uart_B to: meson-sm1-bananapi.dtsi Add related pins to: meson-g12-common.dtsi Add wif/bt support to: meson-sm1-bananapi-m5.dts (BT = uart_A) Add the ability to enable via overlays NOTE: The overlay to enable the wifi on the BPI-M5 will be added at a later date. 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…

RFC: mixtile-blade3 / rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: add DT from Joshua Riek + some fixes mixtile-blade3 / rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: add DT (original from Joshua Riek) base for https://github.com/Joshua-Riek/linux/pull/1 mixtile-blade3 / rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: cleanups for Mixtile Blade3 arm64: dts: rockchip: cleanups for Mixtile Blade3 drop hym8563 pinctrl (don't think the blade3 has an RTC) i2c5 is exposed on the 30-pin, add comment fix tab in pcie30phy mixtile-blade3 / rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: pci3x4 for Mixtile Blade3 (rpardini's bad take) arm64: dts: rockchip: pci3x4 for Mixtile Blade3 pinctrl for 1 RK_PB2 pull_up regulator vcc3v3_pcie30 always-on and boot-on …

Description The user idubrov reported on forums and discord that the current and edge images are not bootable from sdcard as mmc driver fails to probe due to regulator not being available. This is a regression that happened due to switching from bigtreetech provided axp313a driver to mainline axp313a driver. Updating regulator node name in dts apparently makes it work with the upstream driver as tested by the user. I have also noticed that CI was not covering current and edge kernel for this board. I have enabled the same to make sure we will be aware of such issues in the future. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. P…

This PR enables kernel modules for various USB Gadget applications for rockchip 32 bit platforms (rk322x, rk3288) for both current 6.6 and edge 6.7 kernels. Also provides a bunch of patches to address issues with rk322x, whose peripheral mode does not really well with dwc2 driver yet. A couple of patches are self-produced after trial-and-error sessions, another pair are imported from rockchip 5.10 kernel and substitutes an older patch with a bit more refined code (see the "debounce" patch). edit: the patches addressing the rk322x issues probably are worth also for rk3318 and rk3328, since the controller is the very same with similar issues. During my tests, I quickly ch…

Description Maint, moving folder to expected location, add upstream patch Jira reference number AR-2354 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patch test Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Heltec HT-M2808 Helium Miner. RK3328 https://heltec.org/project/ht-m2808/ 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 build BOARD=rk3328-heltec BRANCH=current BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no EXPERT=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes KERNEL_GIT=shallow RELEASE=bookworm [x] Tested on both current and edge [x] Flash via RKDeveloptool using rk3328_loader_ddr333_v1.16.250.bin bootloader Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-revi…

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

AI development is shifting from implementing models from scratch to composing powerful capabilities via APIs, enabling developers to integrate speech recognition, language models, and tool execution into useful applications with far less effort. View the full article

Adafruit has launched the Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra, an Arduino UNO-shaped development board with ESP32-P4, 16MB PSRAM, and 16MB NOR flash, and an ESP32-C6 for WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, Thread, and Zigbee connectivity. Other features include Raspberry Pi-compatible MIPI DSI and CSI interfaces, a USB 2.0 High-Speed host port, a microSD card slot, and Arduino UNO expansion headers. The board also includes a STEMMA QT connector, LiPo battery charging, and multiple power input options, making it suitable for HMI, camera, and IoT applications. Adafruit Metro ESP32-P4 Hydra specifications: Microcontroller – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4 (v1 chipset) CPU Dual-core 32-bit RISC-V HP (High…

Description We have a broken cache set. Force rebuild it. View the full article

DongShanPi One system-on-module features SigmaStar SSD202D Arm Cortex-A7 processor with 128MB on-chip RAM, a 128MB NAND SPI flash and a microSD card slot, an LCD interface, two USB Type-C ports, and a mini PCIe edge connector that exposes interfaces like Ethernet, USB, and GPIOs when connected to a baseboard. I noticed the module in Linux 5.18 changelog yesterday together with the Miyoo game console, with support being added by dpg (Daniel Palmer), a frequent commenter on CNX Software, who also happen to maintain the linux-chenxing community. The DongShanPi One is optionally offered with a baseboard equipped with an RJ45 port, four USB ports, an IR receiver, and plenty of…

With the code base of the Linux kernel constantly changing and deployed in devices around the world, performing proper testing is crucial. Here's a look at syzkaller, a valuable tool widely adopted by the kernel community to detect bugs in the kernel. View the full article

How is an uncompressed raster image laid out in computer memory? How is a pixel represented? What are stride and pitch and what do you need them for? How do you address a pixel in memory? How do you describe an image in memory? Pekka discusses the essential digital imaging concepts for programmers. View the full article

Chipsee AIO-CM4-156 is an industrial All-in-One computer powered by a Raspberry Pi CM4 module and equipped with a 15.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 1920×1080 resolution. The new panel PC builds upon the earlier AIO-CM4-101 model with a 10.1-inch touchscreen display and besides the larger and higher resolution 15.6-inch Full HD display, it also adds support for an optional 250GB Sandisk NVMe SSD and a 2mm protective “armoplated” Glass. Since as far as I know, “armoplated” is not a word, they may refer to armored/toughened glass instead. AIO-CM4-156 specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM4 with Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 processor at 1.5 GHz, up to 8GB …

Description ... and leave common package so one can mount NFS share OOB. Removing server package from all variants. Rationale: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/23370-2208-jammy-downloads-why-are-nfs-and-openvpn-servers-installed Jira reference number AR-1317 How Has This Been Tested? Non essential package removal. 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 and published in downstream m…

Electronic components have shrunk a lot over the year, but batteries are usually one of the larger items in a design. ITEN changes that with solid state lithium-ion micro-batteries in the shape of SMD components with up to 100 µAh capacity. This is clearly not going to power your next smartphone, but ITEM micro-batteries could be found in ultra-low-power sensors potentially replacing non-rechargeable coin cell batteries with much higher capacities (e,g. 100 mAh). ITEN says their solid-state micro-batteries are superior to coin cell batteries because those are polluting, difficult to assemble on PCB, costly to recycle and require periodic maintenance once a battery is de…

Description We should be able to run multiple images build jobs at once. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Manual run of two concurrent build jobs View the full article

Anne Barela’s Floppy Thumb Drive project houses the Adafruit PyPortal internet display in a 3D-printed enclosure that looks like a 3.5-inch floppy disk, just a bit thicker. The computer-in-a-floppy-disk project runs CircuitPython code to list the first 12 files stored in the flash and can display photos or animations, play audio, or execute scripts. The project consists of three main parts: The Adafruit PyPortal internet display with Microchip SAMD51 (ATSAMD51J20) Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller @ up to 120 MHz with 1 MB flash, 256 KB SRAM Display – 3.2-inch 320 x 240 color TFT display with resistive touchscreen Audio – Speaker Storage 8MB flash storage optional microSD ca…

Description Optimized PNG images that were not yet optimized. Image quality is not reduced, only the file size of the PNG. The tool optipng was used for this. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? Images are still PNG images and look identical. 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 This PR partially reverts #5677 that I raised and merged today. I was able to get in touch with Samuel Holland and he suggested a fix for the network slowness issue which worked fine for current and edge. The fix doesn't seem to make a difference for legacy, but then the driver in legacy seems to be some early version of the driver that got merged in mainline. Hence I am leaving the driver disabled for legacy, while re-enabling the driver for current and edge with his proposed fix. Jira reference number AR-1833 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 configur…

Description Sadly ghproxy.com is down. But this site is based on https://github.com/hunshcn/gh-proxy and has many candidates. I did create one with a cloudflare accout: gitboost.haguro.workers.dev. So add GHPROXY_ADDRESS to let user choose their own proxy url. Default url is still ghproxy.com if GHPROXY_ADDRESS is not set. 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 with extra args GITHUB_MIRROR=ghproxy GHPROXY_ADDRESS=gitboost.haguro.workers.dev Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review…

rockchip-rk3588 edge: bump to 6.7-rc7; add overlays rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7-rc4: rewrite/rebase patches in the process, MAINTAINERS file patches are dropped rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: bump to 6.4-rc7; rebase patches rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7: add overlay support; add rockchip-rk3588-sata2 overlay rockchip-rk3588 edge 6.7-rc7: update .config, no changes View the full article

Description Z96a is a cloud laptop designed by Sunniwell.co from China, using rk3568b2 chip, 4g memory, 32g emmc, 1080p screen. Because of the manufacturer's special design, such as power chip rk817 etc.. drivers needs to be patched, so a new board family needs to be created. After creating a new board family, Added code will not affect the armbian historical or other boards. 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: Image which compiled by new code has been flashed in z96a, and everything works fine. Checklist: [x] My code follows the st…

Description New blobs has been pushed to rk bin repository. https://github.com/armbian/rkbin/pull/25 Probably support for new memory chips. Jira reference number AR-2077 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot on Orange Pi 5 v1.2 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 Lets ship currently latest with and install it when we build distros that needs it. Installs latest deboostrap scripts to the host if we choose to build something that is not supported by default. Jira reference number AR-2090 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manually running it 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] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Maint, moving folder to expected location, add upstream patch. @belegdol Jira reference number AR-2353 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] CI Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Changes to be committed: modified: aml-s9xx-box.tvb PR #6659 broke upgrades for the aml-s9xx-box package. That PR introduced two new files in /boot which is a fat filesystem on this box. The standard package upgrade fails on a fat filesystem when files already exist. PR #6659 failed to add the files to the remove list. This PR does that. 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 aml-s9xx-box image and debs [x] test upgrade of the bsp-cli deb Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-rev…

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.6.51. 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 [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

Renesas has introduced the RX74M and RX74N, two new 32-bit RX family MCUs built on a 22nm process with embedded MRAM. Both MCUs integrate a 600MHz RXv3e core and are designed for industrial automation, motor control, robotics, and energy management applications. The MCUs feature up to 1MB of code MRAM, 1.5MB SRAM, and 256KB of zero-wait-state local RAM for real-time processing. The RX74M adds an integrated EtherCAT slave controller, dual Gigabit Ethernet MACs with TSN support, and an Ethernet switch for industrial networking, while the RX74N offers a single Gigabit Ethernet interface for general industrial applications. Other features include CAN FD, USB 2.0, I3C, high-re…

The Beelink MINI S is a mini PC powered by an Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core Jasper Lake processor, and is offered with 8GB RAM plus either a 128GB or 256GB M.2 SATA SSD. Other highlights include dual HDMI 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, a WiFi 5 & Bluetooth module, as well as four USB 3.0 ports, and support for 2.5-inch SATA SSD or HDD. Beelink MINI S specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core Jasper Lake processor @ 2.0GHz / 2.9GHz (Turbo) with 4MB cache, 16EU Intel UHD Graphics; 15W TDP System MEmory – 8GB DDR4 Storage 128GB or 256GB M.2 SATA SSD (upgradeable up to 2TB) Support for 2.5-inch SATA drives (7mm thick max) Video Output – 2x HDMI 2.0 ports up to 4Kp60 A…

In the past, new mini PCs were released as a result of new processors coming to market. However, with the pandemic and its consequences on the supply chain, some Chinese manufacturers’ survival response has been to source old processors in order to continue presenting new devices. It could be argued that for this approach to be successful these alternative older processors should at least be comparable in performance terms to the latest processors that are currently, or theoretically potentially, now available. In terms of low-end Intel mini PC processor chronology which started with Bay Trail and then Cherry Trail followed by the Lakes of Apollo and Gemini, the current b…

Today, Collabora is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft to build OpenCL and OpenGL mapping layers on DirectX, in order to bring OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 3.3 support to all Windows and DirectX 12 enabled devices. View the full article

Today sees the public release of Vulkan 1.0, the next-generation graphics API from the Khronos Group. As a member of Khronos, Collabora has been committed to improving EGL, OpenGL ES and OpenGL itself, and this continues with Vulkan. View the full article

The AquaPing is an open-source hardware, ultra-low power acoustic water leak detector sensor based on Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller and a microphone that can detect leaks without having to do any plumbing, instead capturing audio for water leak detection, and it even works for leaks behind walls. All signal processing and analysis occur on the MSP430 MCU, so no audio is streamed to the cloud and eavesdropping is impossible, plus the sensor only captures high frequencies out of the range of normal conversations, so eavesdropping is not feasible, plus those higher frequencies are also said to provide highest sensitivity and reliability. AquaPing specifications: M…

Description https://github.com/cli/cli/issues/6175 Jira reference number AR-1318 How Has This Been Tested? [x] apt update 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 and published in downstream modules View the full article

The TinyLlama x86 retro computer board is designed to run DOS games on a DM&P Vortex86EX 32-bit x86 processor and integrates a MIDI synthesizer based on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 running MT32-Pi firmware. Growing up playing games on 386/486-era computers, Eivind Bohler looked for similar recent hardware to play DOS games and after discovering the 86Duino x86 Arduino-compatible board, he decided to use the SOM-128-EX module powering the board to create the TinyLlama board with a Sound Blaster Pro-compatible Crystal CS4237B sound chip and a MIDI synthesizer. TinyLlama specifications: D&MP SOM-128-EX system-on-module with Processor – DM&P Vortex86EX 32-bit x86 processo…

Description mipi_dsi_driver adjust function remove return void on linux6.1 (this patch also add new: orientation custom, reset level custom) nanopct4 rt5651 sound repeat pinctrl cause problem [ 7.395164] rockchip-pinctrl pinctrl: pin gpio4-0 already requested by ff880000.i2s; cannot claim for 1-001a [ 7.395192] rockchip-pinctrl pinctrl: could not request pin 128 (gpio4-0) from group i2s-8ch-mclk on device rockchip-pinctrl How Has This Been Tested? [x] product panel_simple_dsi.ko on linux6.1 [x] nanopct4 rt5651 sound normal on linux6.1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code […

This patch was removed in https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4775 and split into individual patches 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 See https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5084 Jira reference number AR-1666 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 Bump crust to v0.6. Doesn't change anything for us other than version shown on serial console and dmesg log as the commits that went in from what we were using only includes 2 defconfig changes and some changes in readme file. 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 that crust builds and works as expected on Nanopiduo2 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 correspond…

Description duplicated existing SATA2 overlay for SATA1 used on Rock5b and probably others. I know in the legacy kernel the equivalent patch is board specific, but will stay generic for now.. plus I didn't see where to disable wifi or BT interrupts in current device tree. working with port multiplier root@rock-5b:~# uname -a Linux rock-5b 6.7.0-rc8-edge-rockchip-rk3588 #4 SMP PREEMPT Sun Dec 31 20:51:25 UTC 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux root@rock-5b:~# dmesg|fgrep -i sata [ 0.890642] ahci-dwc fe220000.sata: supply ahci not found, using dummy regulator [ 0.891363] ahci-dwc fe220000.sata: supply phy not found, using dummy regulator [ 0.892281] platform fe220000.sata:sa…

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

Join us at electronica 2024! In partnership with Renesas, Collabora will be showcasing GStreamer open source AI video analytics on the Renesas RZ/G2L, leveraging the MYIR RemiPi. View the full article

Deki Engine is an open-source modular C++ engine with a Unity-style visual editor for embedded devices, currently optimized for ESP32 platforms such as LilyGO T-Deck Plus, T-Display S3 AMOLED, and soon Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced 7″ ESP32-P4. The editor is available for Windows and Linux with a compiler for the 2D graphics engine, and everything is released under an Apache 2.0 license on GitHub. The project also works on desktop through SDL3, which may be convenient during development. Some of the highlights of the Deki Engine project: Workflow Build scenes visually (sprites, text, particles, tilemaps, state machines, tweens) Pick a board in the editor’s Build panel Flash …

NVISEN FU01 fanless mini PC is offered with a choice of Intel Core i3/i5/i7 Tiger Lake processors, fitted with up to 16GB RAM (upgradeable to 64GB), a 256GB or 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD, and the highlight of the computer is its 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 port with 8K video output support. The Tiger Lake system can drive up to three 4K displays with HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 connectors adding to the Thunderbolt 4 port, offers Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, plus six USB 3.0/2.0 Type-A ports for expansion. NVISEN FU01 specifications: SoC (one or the other) Intel Core i3-1115G4 dual-core processor @ 3.0GHz, up to 4.1GHz (Turbo) with Intel UHD graphics; 28W TDP Intel Core i5-…

Description As per subject, BPF filters have been requested by some forum users for docker usage, so here they are. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled successfully rk322x-current (5.15) deb packages 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

GStreamer relies on multiple repositories such as base and good to build its ecosystem, and now owns more than 30 projects in Gitlab. So, a unified tool/build system has always been necessary to build a specified version. View the full article

Today sees the public release of Vulkan 1.0, the next-generation graphics API from the Khronos Group. As a member of Khronos, Collabora has been committed to improving EGL, OpenGL ES and OpenGL itself, and this continues with Vulkan. View the full article

I’ve just received a review sample of the MECOOL KP1 smart projector with Full HD resolution that ships with an integrated “MECOOL KD5” Android 11 for TV HDMI stick powered by an Amlogic S805X2 processor. The company sent me a sample for review, and in this first post, I’ll check out MECOOL KP1 hardware and give it a first try, before reporting my experience in more detail in the second part of the review. MECOOL KP1 unboxing First, it’s not one of those mini projectors, as the package is fairly large… The device with with HDMI and AV (RCA composite + stereo audio) cables, a remote control, the power cord, and a quick starter guide. The right side of the side comes with t…

In the first part of our review of CrowPi L Raspberry Pi 4 laptop for education, we checked the hardware and accessories such as the CrowTail starter kit with various sensors and other electronics modules, and showed how to install or remove the Raspberry Pi 4 SBC from the laptop shell. I’ve now had more time to play with the educational software, so I’ll report my experience with the laptop when learning game design and hardware control with Letscode visual programming IDE, as well as the Python lessons for more advanced students. Reinstalling CrowPi OS image It’s the rainy season here in Thailand meaning it’s both hot and humid, and even though I’m not entirely sure it’…

When PricelessToolkit failed to find an affordable (indoor) irrigation system that works with Home Assistant and ESPHome, he built the DROPLET board based on ESP32 wireless SoC and supporting up to five micro-pumps and soil moisture sensors. The board also comes with switches to manually control the pump, a built-in DS18B20 temperature sensor, a buzzer, and a I/O header to connect an expansion header for relay control, I2C, GPIOs, and an external DS18B20 temperature sensor. DROPLET specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-S with ESP32 dual-core 32-bit microcontroller @ 240 MHz with 2.4 GHz WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, 4MB SPI flash Display – I2C header for 5V/3.3V OLED…

Panthronics PTX30W is an NFC wireless charging listener chip that can receive up to 1W as per the NFC Wireless Charging (WLC) specification unveiled in 2020 and integrates a power management unit and a Li-Ion battery charger. Offered in a compact 3.2mm2 (1.78 x 1.78 mm) WL-CSP package, the PTX30W will enable small battery-powered products, such as smartwatches and other wearables, to be charged over NFC. The chip can operate in standalone mode or connected to a host microcontroller, and the company claims it is around four times smaller than existing designs based on multiple discrete components. PTX30W features and specifications: Integrated NFC Wireless Charging Listene…

We’ve started to see Intel Alder Lake-N processors in mini PCs such MSI Cubi ADL N and Morefine M9 based on announced SKUs, but the Intel Processor N95 processor, which Intel has yet to unveil, is now found in a mini PC sold for various Aliexpress sellers starting at $187 for a barebone system and going up to $384 for a model with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD preloaded with an activation version of Windows 10 or Windows 11. The Processor N95 is a quad-core processor clocked at up to 3.4 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, and 16EU Intel UHD graphics clocked up to 750 MHz. The TDP is not known, but considering the base frequency is shown to be 1.7 GHz in GeekBench it’s probably a 15W TD…

0xDA LLC’s USB Cereal is an open-source hardware development tool with three USB-C ports designed to simplify the testing, development, debugging, and manufacturing of devices with USB Type-C ports. Initially originated at Google, the USB Cereal project has gone through multiple revisions to optimize its quality and lower the BoM cost, and the device can be used for all sorts of USB Type-C debugging using a UART serial communication with the host device through the USB-C sideband use (SBU) pins typically reserved for device-specific applications. USB Cereal specifications: USB Type-C ports 2x USB-C ports for passthrough between the host and device under test (DUT) Note: t…

Description Rebase the applied fixes to the kernel version 6.1.14 and extract the current patches. Fix the compilation error if ac200 was selected as a module. Checklist: [x] Test build, work on board ____ ____ _ __ __ __ _ _ | __ )| _ \(_) | \/ |/ /_ | || | | _ \| |_) | | | |\/| | '_ \| || |_ | |_) | __/| | | | | | (_) |__ _| |____/|_| |_| |_| |_|\___/ |_| Welcome to Armbian 23.02.0-trunk Bookworm with Linux 6.1.14-sunxi64 No end-user support: built from trunk & unsupported (bookworm) userspace! System load: 26% Up time: 0 min Memory usage: 6% of 1.94G IP: 192.168.100.101 CPU temp: 34°C …

Description Closes https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5015 Jira reference number AR-1645 How Has This Been Tested? Tested on command line 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 Add mainline devicetree for opi3b 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] branch edge kernel build okay [x] kernel boots on opi3b 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