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PICO DEV M3 is a round-shaped development board based on a Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core microcontroller and serves as a magnetic rotary encoder with a few 3D printed parts. Designed by Ahmsville Labs, the board comes with 2MB QSPI flash, various through holes for GPIOs, a USB-C port, and the magnetic rotary encoder supports up to 36,000 steps per revolution and comes with 18 individually addressable LEDs. PICO DEV M3 development board specifications: Microcontroller – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU at 133 MHz with 264kB on-chip SRAM Storage – 2MB QSPI flash USB – 1x USB 1.1 Type-C host/device port Encoder Base resolution of 36 steps, extending up to 36,…

Description For HW testing purposes we really don't need to make fully featured images. Lets produce minimal CLI / minimal desktop only. View the full article

My effort to implement an official armbian support for OLIMEX Teres A64. How to help Testing of the image To capture any bugs i need testers if you want to help then: 1. Install the provided image on a class 10 A1 or higher SDCard and use it to boot the system using command # dd if=/path/to/file/img of=/dev/SDCARD_HERE conv=sync status=progress && sync * Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Teres-a64_bullseye_current_5.15.89_minimal.img * Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Teres-a64_bullseye_current_5.15.89_minimal.img.sha * Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Teres-a64_bullseye_current_5.15.89_minimal.img.txt DO NOT update/upgrade the system! (apt update or apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade) * We need …

Sparkfun NanoBeacon is a module equipped with InPlay IN100 NanoBeacon Bluetooth 5.3 beacon SoC, a Qwicc connector, and a few GPIOs designed to work with Bosch Sensortec BME280 3-in-1 humidity sensor, measuring humidity, air pressure, and ambient temperature, and the BMA400 ultra-low power accelerometer sensor. The IN100 NanoBeacon SoC consumes less than 650nA in sleep mode, supports proprietary, Bluetooth, Google Eddystone, and Apple iBeacon beacon modules, and offers a long range of up to several hundred meters. Sparkfun NanoBoard specifications: Bluetooth Beacon SoC – IN100 NanoBeacon SoC (See datasheet for details) Memory – 4 KB SRAM + 4 Kbit OTP memory Bluetooth 5.3 …

Allwinner is mostly known for its low-cost Arm processor running Android or Linux, but the Allwinner R128 is a wireless audio SoC with a C906 64-bit RISC-V application core, an Arm Cortex-M33 real-time time core, a HiFi 5 DSP, and built-in WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. The SoC also comes with 1MB SRAM, up to 16MB flash, up to 32MB PSRAM, display and camera interfaces, support for microphone arrays, and plenty of I/Os that should make it suitable for smart speakers and other voice-controlled home appliances with or without display. Allwinner R128 specifications: Application core – Xuantie C906 64-bit RISC-V core clocked at 600 MHz. DSP – Cadence HiFi 5 audio DSP clocked…

Description As per subject, fix rtl8812au on kernel 6.3, useful until upstream driver get patched How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compilation for kernel 6.3 works [x] Compilation for kernel 6.1 works 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 is a follow-up of: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5901 It resolves a conflict between the SimpleDRM and Panfrost graphic drivers by blacklisting simpledrm. Other boards of the same family are assumed to have the same issue and will probably benefit from this fix as well. However, the fix has been actually tested only on the Khadas VIM3. I cannot test this change for other boards, as I do not own them. The Banana Pi M5 was also included for this change, because the driver conflict has also been mentioned in another Jira ticket. Note that this board is of the meson-sm1 family! How Has This Been Tested? Perhaps someone else has these boards availab…

Description Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. This can only apply in northern hemisphere countries. Southern hemisphere is the opposite months. First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter are universal options. Jira reference number AR-1933 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 docu…

Description /boot/armbianEnv.txt for rockchip64 doesn't preconfigure any console output by default - so "console=both" has been added to config/sources/families/rockchip64.txt to enable serial and display console at build time How Has This Been Tested? [x] Rebuilt orange5-plus trunk and booted correctly 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

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Bump koalaman/shellcheck from 0.9.0 to 0.10.0 by bumping SHELLCHECK_VERSION in lib/functions/general/shellcheck.sh. Release notes Sourced from koalaman/shellcheck's releases. Please note that this only shows the release notes for the latest release. This release is dedicated to LLMs, for finally fulfilling the promise of 1960s scifi: systems you can hack using logic games and creative lies. View the full article

I would not usually ask myself “is there a GPU?” in a Bluetooth LE SoC, but that’s exactly what Renesas SmartBond DA1470x Bluetooth 5.2 LE microcontroller offers with a 2D GPU used to accelerate the rendering of user interfaces in wearables, healthcare devices, home appliances with displays, industrial automation and security systems, as well as consoles in e-bikes and gaming equipment. The DA1470x also comes with a Cortex-M33 application core, a Cortex-M0+ sensor node controller, 1.5MB SRAM, and an ultra-low-power hardware VAD for always-on audio processing, as well as various peripherals. Specifications: CPU cores Arm Cortex-M33 core @ up to 160 MHz for the application …

Next week, Collaborans will be in Bangkok, Thailand, to participate in the 25th edition of Linaro Connect, a gathering of the world's leading open source engineers working on Arm. Tomeu Vizoso and Gustavo Padovan will be in attendance to present Panfrost. View the full article

The weekend saw some of the NetSurf developers gather once again to do battle against the Red Queen...no, wait. I mean plan and write code. View the full article

Description All changes are for onecloud. Rename back to csc Adjust sources config Disable u-boot compilation Support armbianEnv.txt Tweak bootscript Support outbut boot log to HDMI tweak VCC_CORE How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build and burn Checklist: [ ] 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

Announced earlier this week, Weston 11.0 brings a number of highlights including optimizations in the DRM-backend, color management infrastructure code and multiple RDP improvements. View the full article

Mekotronics LS1200 is a mini PC powered by a MediaTek Genio 1200 (MT8395) octa-core Cortex-A78/A55 processor with a 4.8 TOPS NPU, and especially suited to live streaming applications. The system, housed in a metal enclosure, is offered with an unspecified amount of LPDDR4x memory and eMMC flash, HDMI input and output, an eDP (Embedded DisplayPort) interface, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, and four USB host ports. Mekotronics LS1200 specifications: SoC – MediaTek Genio 1200 (MT8395) octa-core processor with CPU – 4x Cortex-A78 cores @ 2.2GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 2.2GHz GPU – Penta-core Arm Mali-G57 GPU @ 880MHz with support for OpenGL ES 3…

We’ve been writing about international Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals and coupons since 2014, since US-centric promotions such as Amazon Black Friday deals are not always suitable to the diverse, international audience of CNX Software. Let’s check out Black Friday 2022 international deals from specific manufacturers as well as events from Aliexpress, Banggood, and other stores. Arduino Black Friday sales Arduino’s Black Friday Sales event offers new and legacy boards at a 20% to 25% discount, as well as a discount for one certification bundle. The number of items on sale is limited, as at the time of writing there were only 11. While the screenshot above shows prices…

Description Split from #4660 as @The-going required. How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build Checklist: [ ] 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

The ComfilePi CPi-C070WR4C is a 7-inch industrial Panel PC powered by a Raspberry Pi CM4 module with GPIO, RS-232, RS-485, and I2C interfaces as well as the ability to add two more RS232 interfaces and several 12V-24V DC inputs and outputs through an I/O board connected to the GPIO port of the panel PC. The new panel PC is an update to the ComfilePi Industrial Touch Panel PC introduced with a Raspberry Pi CM3 module in 2017. Besides upgrading to a more powerful Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, COMFILE also makes use of an RS-485 port that utilizes a full UART interface that does not exhibit the limitations of the mini-UART interface, and also added the CP-IO13-4C I/O board…

Description Move all patches out from board-special patch folders which is not supportted now. How Has This Been Tested? Unnecessary 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 As per subject, fix rtl8723du on kernel 6.3, useful until upstream driver get patched How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compilation for kernel 6.3 works [x] Compilation for kernel 6.1 works 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 update libreelec patches to latest bits rework dtb patches due to new arch/arm/boot/dts layout rework some patches that need fixing fix led overlays due to idiot u-boot dtbo apply bug How Has This Been Tested? [x] Debian bookworm minimal image built and 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 [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

Bumps tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership from 2 to 3. Release notes Sourced from tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership's releases. 3.0.0 What's Changed Upgrade action node runtime to version 20 by @​tspascoal in tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership#21 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership/compare/v2...v3.0.0 v2.1.0 What's Changed Features feat: update checking functionality to support checking if user exists in one of multiple teams by @​binayabaral in tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership#17 Dependency Updates Bump @​actions/core from 1.10.0 to 1.10.1 by @​dependabot in tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership#18 Bump @​vercel/ncc from 0…

Description Add new borad of ASUS Tinker-Edge-R. ASUS Tinker Edge R is an Single Board Computer (SBC) specially designed for AI applications. I've written the device tree file for it, added the u-boot config file, and I've done the current version adaptation. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] UART test. The serial port output is printed through UART, and there are almost no errors in the armbian boot log. [x] Stability testing. Let the CPU run the specified task all the time, and the test will be conducted for 48 hours without any error. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review …

Description Bumped uboot and overlays to match Fenix 1.6.4 release. I also noticed that since my last PR, my u-boot patch to enable setexpr command was not getting applied. Turns out we were not handling patching if build_custom_uboot extension was being used. Hence moved the relevant code so that its used in both cases. 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] built and booted image for khadas-vim4 Checklist: [ ] 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, parti…

Linux kernel 7.2 adds broad core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributing 102 patches across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, power management, and SoC enablement. View the full article

Mark Himelstein, Chief Technology Officer, RISC-V International, and Dr. Philipp Tomsich, Chief Technologist & Founder, VRULL GmbH hinted that we may see a RISC-V laptop in 2022 in a presentation entitled “From Technology to Product – Maturing the RISC-V Ecosystem” with one of the slides showing what could be a RISC-V laptop prototype and The Register suspected it might come from the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS) since it was planning to build 2,000 RISC-V laptops by the end of 2022. But there’s at least one more potential RISC-V laptop project coming our way with StarFive asking users to fill out a survey about a laptop, mini PC, or…

In the previous post I introduced you to the subject of USB gadgets implemented as machines running Linux. In this post, we look at how to implement your very own USB function with FunctionFS and how to integrate that with systemd. View the full article

Recently I was asked to present a short introduction to the Linux kernel for our project managers. I put together a short slide deck for the presentation which I have decided to share. View the full article

And be precise with the dependencies. Signed-off-by: Myy Miouyouyou myy@miouyouyou.fr View the full article

Novoton NuMicro MA35D1 microprocessor features two Arm Cortex-A35 cores, one Arm Cortex-M4 real-time core, and two Ethernet interfaces for Linux-based edge IIoT gateway. The SoC also is offered in variants supporting external DDR memory or integrated up to 512MB RAM, 154 or 208 GPIOs, and an optional “Enhanced ADC”. The MA35D1 also comes with a TFT interface for up to 1920×1080 displays, several hardware security features, and the company says the microprocessor facilitates Tiny AI/ML for edge computing despite not integrating an AI accelerator. Nuvoton NuMicro MA35D1 key features and specifications: CPU sub-system 2x Cortex-A35 cores running at up to 800 MHz Cortex-M4 re…

Vecow EAC-5000 is a rugged AI computing system powered by NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Orin 32GB or 64GB system-on-module designed for advanced edge AI applications such as in-vehicle computing, robotic control, machine vision, intelligent video analytics, and mobile robots. The embedded computer delivers up to 275 TOPS of AI performance thanks to the NVIDIA module, supports up to eight GMSL2 cameras, various wireless connectivity options with 6 antennas, 9V to 50V wide range DC power input, and operates in the -20°C to 70°C temperature range. Vecow EAC-5000 specifications: System-on-Module EAC-5000-R32 – NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB with CPU – 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit p…

Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.1, an LTS kernel, last Sunday: So here we are, a week late, but last week was nice and slow, and I’m much happier about the state of 6.1 than I was a couple of weeks ago when things didn’t seem to be slowing down. Of course, that means that now we have the merge window from hell, just before the holidays, with me having some pre-holiday travel coming up too. So while delaying things for a week was the right thing to do, it does make the timing for the 6.2 merge window awkward. That said, I’m happy to report that people seem to have taken that to heart, and I already have two dozen pull requests pending for tomorrow in my inb…

Only a few years ago, 5G was only found in premium smartphones, but with the launch of the Snapdragon X35, Qualcomm aims to bring 5G cellular connectivity to wearables, industrial IoT applications, and eXtended Reality (XR) glasses. The Snapdragon X35 specifically supports 5G NR-Light, aka RedCap, which is described as ” a new class of 5G” that “fills the gap in between high-speed mobile broadband devices and extremely low-bandwidth NB-IoT devices” and delivers link rates of up to 220 Mbps. Snapdragon X35 modem key features and specifications: Cellular Technology: 5G NR-Light, FDD, SA (standalone), TDD, sub-6 GHz, HD-FDD, LTE Multi-Mode NR – Sub-6 SA, LTE Cat 4 3GPP Relea…

Description As per subject, fix rtl8811cu on kernel 6.3 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] Compilation works 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

rpardini's mid-may/`23 pipeline fixes, debs-to-repo, rootfs-repo de-chicken-egg-ize General fixes for GHA/pipelines, produced debs, etc export-logs: add GHA output for logs_url (when SHARE_LOG=yes) github-actions: more logging for GHA actions outputs oci-oras: retry harder, and sleep for more time, if push failed artifacts(debs): include DEBIAN/md5sums and a correct Installed-Size: field in DEBIAN/control (for all debs) artifacts(debs): rationalize "bash hash" creation with new calculate_hash_for_bash_deb_artifact() helper kernel-debs: include "Priority: optional" in all kernel debs (all other packages have it...) also for fake_ubuntu_advantage_tools also include "S…

Bumps tj-actions/changed-files from 35 to 36. Release notes Sourced from tj-actions/changed-files's releases. v36 Changes in v36.0.9 What's Changed Upgraded to v36.0.8 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1192 Update README.md by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1195 Updated README.md by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1196 fix: matching all nested files with a directory name by @​jackton1 in tj-actions/changed-files#1197 Full Changelog: https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v36...v36.0.9 Changes in v36.0.8 What's Changed Upgraded to v36.0.7 by @​tj-actions-bot in tj-actions/changed-files#1190 feat: add support for runn…

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-1690 How Has This Been Tested? Testing is WIP right now. [X] Booted on Nanopiduo2. U-boot reports starting of crust and also shows crust version 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 hav…

Description Rework JetHub BSP files: enable CPUFREQUTILS by default (force CPUMIN/CPUMAX settings) update init service to match new gpio numeration in kernel 6.2+ add new /dev/serial/rs485/ aliases for RS485 ports in JetHub D1/D1+ no changes in other boards/base files Jira reference number AR-1553 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] JetHub D1+ boots ok 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…

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. [ ] 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 ne…

meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6.y; rebase patches to v6.6(.0) meson64 / rockchip64 / uefi / rk3568-odroid: edge 6.6: bump to 6.6.y; rebase patches to v6.6(.0) View the full article

Description Armsom5 - switch to vendor branch and add BOARD_MAINTAINER field to suppress warnings How Has This Been Tested? [x] No device, build test only. Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

As we continue to evolve, Armbian is proud to introduce our latest release, packed with enhancements, new hardware support, and important upgrades that will further solidify the stability and performance of your systems. Key Highlights RK3588 Boot Loader Upgrades: Enhanced stability for RK3588 hardware with the latest bootloader upgrades. This ensures a more reliable experience across supported devices. 4K60p Video Acceleration: Experience smoother visuals with 4K60p video acceleration, now available on Gnome and KDE desktop builds. Kernel Bump to 6.10.y: All kernels have been updated to 6.10.y, bringing improved performance, security patches, and broader hardware suppo…

Description As per title How Has This Been Tested? [ ] hasn't 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Documenting functional Image Tree Source files. These files are not currently used for any builds. How Has This Been Tested? No test needed, documentary changes View the full article

Description Adjust mainlined patches that prevent compilation. Didn't try to compile, just a quick check to verify it passes patching phase without failures. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patching completes for rk322x family [x] Patching completes for rockchip family 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

In this tutorial, we'll look at how to create a functional and simple Arch Linux virtual machine image, that can have network access, display graphical windows and share a folder with the host. View the full article

Powered by an Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core Elkhart Lake processor, the Jetway MI05-0XK thin mini-ITX networking board is equipped with six 2.5GbE ports, up to 16GB RAM via a single SO-DIMM socket, as well as M.2 sockets for storage, WiFi and/or cellular connectivity, some serial ports, and an optional HDMI port for video output. Four variants are offered: the standard MI05-00K model without eMMC flash nor TPM, the MI05-02K with a TPM 2.0 chip, the MI05-03K with a 32GB eMMC flash, and finally the MI05-07K with both the TPM 2.0 security chip and 32GB eMMC flash. Jetway MI05-0XK specifications: SoC – Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core Elkhart Lake processor @ 1.2 GHz / 2.6GHz (B…

Description Addressing cosmetic / warning from locales. Jira reference number AR-1299 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Boot Debian SID minimal image [x] Boot Ubuntu Jammy CLI image [x] Boot Ubuntu Bullseye Gnome image 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 ESP32 DevKitC V4 is now selling with the ESP-WROOM-DA module with two PCB antennas that was introduced last year in order to offer a longer WiFi range and better reliability. The development kit is exactly the same as for the other ESP32 DevKitC V4 module, and the only difference is the dual antenna design. When running a recent version of the Arduino Core for the ESP32 (2.0.3 or greater), the ESP32 will automatically switch to the antenna with the strongest signal in order to deliver the best connectivity possible. ESP32 DevKitC V4 specifications: Wireless module – ESP-WROOM-DA (PDF datasheet) with SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-D0WD-V3 dual-core LX6 microprocessor wi…

Beelink GTR6 is a mini PC powered by a 45W AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX octa-core/16-thread processor @ up to 4.9 GHz with 12-core Radeon 680M graphics, taking up to 64GB DDR5, and M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 SSD storage. Once upon a time mini PCs were powered by low-power processors for fanless or near-silent operation, but in recent years, companies have started to integrate faster and faster powerful into the mini PC form factor. The Beelink GTR6 may be one of the most powerful mini PC so far thanks to the AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX CPU. Beelink GTR6 preliminary specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX octa-core/16-thread Zen 3+ processor @ up to 3.3 GHz / 4.9 GHz (Turbo) with 12-core Radeon …

Description kASLR is a handy security feature, with no performance downside. (The only downside is some slight inconvenience if you're using KGDB, but if you're the type of person who does kernel step debugging, it seems sane to guess you're already building your own kernel.) If it cannot be enabled due to lack of seed, the kernel will simply print a warning and continue. (See #4306 for more context on what was previously added to get it working on a NanoPi R4S.) I also believe this warning will be useful note for us to add rng support on all devices as time goes on. Example of failure: [ 0.052888] KASLR disabled due to lack of seed Example of success (on a NanoPi …

Open AirGradient is a DIY air quality monitor based on the Wemos D1 mini ESP8266 WiFi IoT board programmed with Arduino and fitted with a range of sensors including an optional Sensirion SGP30 TVOC sensor through a custom PCB designed with EasyEDA. Two versions of Open AirGradient are available. The Basic model includes an OLED display, a Plantower PMS5003 PM sensor, a Senseair S8 CO2 sensor, and SHT30 or SHT31 temperature & humidity sensor, while the Pro version adds a larger display, a battery charger, and support for the SGP30 TVOC sensor. Open AirGradient key components: MCU board Basic – Wemos D1 Mini Pro Pro – Lolin D1 Mini v4 with USB-C port Display Basic – Wem…

Description I was unable to boot from m2 ssd (of course with SPI NOR FLASH) when bootfs part was ext4. Then i used bootfs part as fat and it worked. I think Xunlong's Uboot source doesn't support Ext4 bootfs parts. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on my Orange Pi 5 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

Nessie Circuits’ Riotee board combines Raspberry Pi R2040 microcontroller and a Riotee module based on Nordic nRF52833 WiSoC with a 2.4 GHz radio and targets batteryless IoT applications thanks to a stackable design taking a capacitors add-on board and a solar panel. Batteries introduce maintenance costs and environmental issues with millions of batteries disposed of every day. That’s why companies are trying to provide solutions for batteryless IoT designs such as the Everactive batteryless IoT devkit or Telink energy harvesting wireless module for remote controls. The Riotee module, board, and ecosystem also aim to play their part in reducing the use of batteries in wir…

Description Before: _ _ _____ _____ ___ ___ __ | | | | ____| ___|_ _| __ _( _ ) / /_ | | | | _| | |_ | | \ \/ / _ \| '_ \ | |_| | |___| _| | | > < (_) | (_) | \___/|_____|_| |___| /_/\_\___/ \___/ Welcome to Armbian 23.05.0-trunk--1-PC7446-V521e-H1f65-Be6c1 Jammy with Linux 5.15.106-x86 No end-user support: built from trunk After: _ _ _____ _____ ___ ___ __ | | | | ____| ___|_ _| __ _( _ ) / /_ | | | | _| | |_ | | \ \/ / _ \| '_ \ | |_| | |___| _| | | > < (_) | (_) | \___/|_____|_| |___| /_/\_\___/ \___/ Welc…

The ISC DHCP server (dhcpd) was traditionally used to set up a DHCP server in Linux, but the software is reaching end-of-life, and the Internet Systems Consortium is now recommending their own Kea DHCP server or alternatives such as Dnsmasq or udhcpd (as found in Busybox) as a replacement. I was unaware of this having just used the isc-dhcp-server package to set up a DHCP server in NanoPi R6C router/mini PC earlier this month. But a blog post on Ubuntu informed us dhcpd was going away, and Canonical plans to switch over the Kea DHCP server instead. The main difference from the user perspective is that Kea relies on JSON configuration files so all your dhcpd files will hav…

Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, XR enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting to see the latest advancements on display at Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2023. View the full article

https://armbian.atlassian.net/browse/AR-1001 added function to unmount and format MTD flash added menu entry for said function. added form mtd Jira reference number AR-1001 How Has This Been Tested? added nandsim and virtulied the MTD. https://gist.github.com/Tearran/e704f04a6fbc457a56dc5f5f87f8899d created a virtual MTD mounted /temp/boot created a file to erace Unmounted then remounted to confirm file still exist ran mtd-tools format confirmed no data remained created function and ran with same results 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 …

Description Collabora has added PCIe 3 support, enable in NanoPC-T6 How Has This Been Tested? NVMe detected/functional 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 Wrapper for compile.sh to assist in development of The help message and doc. If the script is called with --help or -h, it displays a help message. If not, it attempts to compile the project using a script named compile.sh. If compile.sh is not found, it displays an error message. After the compilation process (if successful), it reports how long the process took in seconds. Jira reference number [AR-9999] How Has This Been Tested? [x] ./armbian-build -h output "text" [x] ./armbian-build --help output "text" [x] ./armbian-build "Note about privileges and password prompt. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have p…

Description As per subject. Kernel configs have been updated and patches have been adapted to kernel 6.6 as well Jira reference number AR-1905 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compiled rockchip 32 bit edge kernel succesfully [x] Compiled rk322x edge kernel successfully 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

cleanup a few lost/old/forgotten/replaced code/patches [cleanup] extensions: flash-kernel: removed (and a few references to it) thanks to Gunjan for replacing it [cleanup] rk3399: remove defunct patches & dangling symlinks for rk3399-legacy and rk35xx-legacy [cleanup] rockchip64 legacy: remove long dead 4.4 patches (family/common didn't define legacy branch for a while) [cleanup] remove old rk35xx-4.19 archive patch folder that is unused View the full article

Collabora's engineers continue to be involved in the hardware enablement for a few different system-on-chips (SoCs) and platforms, and have also contributed significant improvements to kernel testing. View the full article

Description The mt7623 family only has one board (BananaPi R2) and has not been properly maintained in many years. Instead of fully removing the family, bump the kernel to 'current' 6.6 since the SoC and also the BananaPi R2 is mainlined and shouldn't cause too many troubles. No need for 'edge' kernel unless someone plans to step in as maintainer who bumps and tests it on every new kernel release. Also: Add armhf support to Trixie (was this disabled for a specific reason? If so, please let me know. It builds fine though) Move the NETWORKING_STACK in main config to after family config to allow the family config to change it. Please note: I do not own the hardware. Insp…

Description 6.1 vendor kernel is not bootable on opi3b. There is a post in forum: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/36332-orangepi3b-kernel-panic-when-trying-to-boot-with-the-new-vendor-kernel6143/#comment-186436 Opi3b is using mainline uboot for all branches which is not compatibale with vendor kernel's npu, ~so I use radxa's rockchip uboot instead and limit mainline uboot to branch edge~. I find that setting vdd_npu with property regulator-always-on will fix the issue. There is also a missing uwe5622 patch on rk35xx family, which will cause kernel panic of sprdbt_tty kernel module. Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relev…

Bumps setuptools from 72.1.0 to 72.2.0. Changelog Sourced from setuptools's changelog. v72.2.0 Features pypa/distutils#272pypa/distutils#237pypa/distuils#228#4538) Commits 76942cf Bump version: 72.1.0 → 72.2.0 780a782 Correct reference in news fragment. Ref #4539 64f10c5 Merge pull request #4539 from pypa/feature/distutils-b7ee725f3 d4ad24b Add news fragment. 0ab156c Merge https://github.com/pypa/distutils b7ee725 Apply isort. Ref pypa/distutils#240 32e5fea Rely on monkeysession to monkeypatch. 5f79f22 Merge pull request pypa/distutils#274 from msys2-contrib/ci-msvc-python-mingw... 6748224 Merge pull request pypa/distutils#273 from msys2-contrib/tests-fix-venv_i…

Description This is a draft/wip for adding https proxy caching. This is especially designed for machines hosting lots of github runners to reduce their bandwidth usage by sacrificing disk space. http caching has been merged already and only needed minor changes. Caching https however is way more complicated. Encryption needs to be broken and rewrapped and then obviously downloads will fail due to cert issues. Classic MITM. So a new certificate authority (CA) needs to be put in place to allow these "fake" certs. Why is this even necessary? Well one major part is downloads from upstream apt repositories. The other major part is downloading 3rd party repositories and artif…

This week's work centers on a comprehensive CI pipeline overhaul, expanded board and SoC support, and notable U-Boot and kernel modernization across Rockchip platforms. A substantial portion of the changes target CI infrastructure hardening in the new os-ci-test repository, including self-contained release handling, GHCR authentication via builtin tokens, watchdog-based auto-retry for stalled runs, proxy normalization, and sane build timeouts (60m packages, 30m/60m images). Related fixes in armbian/actions resolve datacenter runner proxy issues, while a rootfs change strips mmdebstrap's apt proxy from shipped images. Codeowners pruning of inactive maintainers and a Docker…

Here’s the last part of Khadas VIM4 review with Ubuntu 22.04 “Jammy Jellyfish”. You may want to check out our previous parts with the unboxing and first boot, followed by Android 11 if you haven’t already done so. Ubuntu 22.04 installation on Khadas VIM4 I used the same method of installation with OOWOW firmware that can download the image directly from Khadas server, and install it to the eMMC flash. Since I already had Android 11 running on the board, I had to keep pressing the function key (middle), then shortly press the reset button, before releasing the function key and entering OOWOW interface. From there, I selected Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome, and went ahead with the dow…

Following the release of the OpenXR 0.90 Provisional Specification by The Khronos Group, Collabora is proud to announce Monado, an open source implementation of the newly released OpenXR spec. View the full article

This also moves the console from UART2 to UART0, because the upgraded loader blob from Radxa only supports console on UART0. Discussion at: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/11228-rock-pi-s-rk3308-cpu-is-it-supported-by-anything/page/3 Description I don't have access to Jira. The bug being addressed would be that the images generated will only boot from the SDcard. They will not boot from the built-in EMMC. The issue is known to Radxa. 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. Configuration: Rock PI-S board with 4GB built-in SDNAND chip option Connected to bui…

Description enable 5.19.y edge kernel for the radxa zero 2 builds on the radxa zero 2 board config 5.19.y kernel source is already handled by meson64 config so we just have to enable the edge kernel builds on the board config 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 generat…

Modify both weak password warning messages to be consistent Formatted as follows: "Warning: Weak password, !". Jira reference number AR-1385 Tested on a board (Orange Pi Zero Plus) Create root password: ****** Repeat root password: ****** Warning: Weak password, it does not contain enough DIFFERENT characters! Create user (testuser) password: ****** Repeat user (testuser) password: ****** Warning: Weak password, it does not contain enough DIFFERENT characters! 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 cor…

The Raspberry Pi SBCs have been in short supply for a couple of years, especially for individual buyers since Raspberry Pi Trading prioritizes commercial customers, but Eben Upton has just announced some good news with over 100,000 boards comprised of a mix of Raspberry Pi Zero W, Pi 3A+, and Raspberry Pi 4 2GB and 4GB variants being made available for single-unit sales through approved resellers. Eben however notes there’s more to do, and recommends buying from an approved reseller to get the boards at the recommended retail price (RRP), checking rpilocator to check for availability, and potentially considering switching to the Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W if the project …

Description Support for mainline for Rock 5B. Currently working is just EMMC. There is also ethernet support, but rock 5b uses PCIe for ethernet. How Has This Been Tested? Booted my Rock 5B fine, but have no EMMC, so the init could not mount the root drive. If someone can help with the testing... 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 t…

When we first covered the Framework modular laptop in 2021 it came with a choice of 11th generation Intel Tiger Lake Core processors, up to 64GB RAM, up to 4TB SSD storage, a 13.5-inch display, a Full HD webcam, and a 55Wh battery. Modular electronic devices have been worked on by several companies over the years, but such endeavors usually result in failure due to costs and other difficulties. Remember Google’s Project Ara? But Framework may have found something that works, as they’ve now launched 13th Generation Intel Raptor Lake motherboards, AMD Ryzen 7040-series motherboards, updated the 13.5-inch display with a Matte finish, and even unveiled the Framework Laptop 1…

Readability/grammatical improvements Removed icon to fix broken Contribution link in TOC View the full article

Description Including fixes for: Nanopi Neo, Pine64so, Helios64 (removing legacy branch), Opi 2e, Sunvel r69 Jira reference number AR-1780 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test only View the full article

Description When creating builds with CRYPTROOT_ENABLE=yes there were issues with package caching and intermittent issue with root partition not getting detected that was breaking the build. Also the functionality was broken because of /dev/mapper/armbian-root not being available during initramfs generation and there was a possibility of functionality being broken due to use of incorrect cached initrd file. This PR fixes the same. Jira reference number AR-1799 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] Created build for NanoPi Duo2 with CRYPTROOT_PASSPH…

Description The "swapaccount=" option has been deprecated in 6.1. Disable it in almost all boot scripts except "boot-sun50iw9.cmd" since that one is used in sun50iw9 legacy kernel, which is version 4.9. In theory, rk3588-legacy is also still <6.1, but that boot script is also used by 6.1 vendor kernel and the amount of new images being built/used with the 5.10 legacy kernel is likely minimal. As far as I know, bootscript won't update automatically, so these changes will only apply to freshly built images. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Link to kernel commit: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b25806dcd3d5248833f7d2544ee29a701735159f Closes issue https://githu…

Description Split off from https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6902 as requested by @rpardini Add armhf support to Trixie Move the NETWORKING_STACK in main config to after family config to allow the family config to change it. How Has This Been Tested? [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapir2 BRANCH=current BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no EXPERT=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=trixie [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=bananapir2 BRANCH=current BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no EXPERT=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=noble View the full article

Description config-prepare: Initialize an empty KERNEL_DRIVERS_SKIP array unless it exists If the array exists in this location, initializing an empty array will destroy all the data that was stored in it. Do not initialize an empty KERNEL_DRIVERS_SKIP array if it exists. This allows us to create an array anywhere in the script, including the user configuration, in a secure way. patch: misc: uwe5622: fix timer api changes for 6.15 (only sunxi) How Has This Been Tested? The sequence of patch application is defined here: lib/functions/compilation/patch/drivers-harness.sh I have created an array in the user configuration file. declare -g -a KERNEL_DRIVERS_SKIP=( …

Description as per title How Has This Been Tested? [x] build [ ] nope, no hw on hand right now 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 [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

This week's work centers on a comprehensive CI pipeline overhaul, expanded board and SoC support, and notable U-Boot and kernel modernization across Rockchip platforms. A substantial portion of the changes target CI infrastructure hardening in the new os-ci-test repository, including self-contained release handling, GHCR authentication via builtin tokens, watchdog-based auto-retry for stalled runs, proxy normalization, and sane build timeouts (60m packages, 30m/60m images). Related fixes in armbian/actions resolve datacenter runner proxy issues, while a rootfs change strips mmdebstrap's apt proxy from shipped images. Codeowners pruning of inactive maintainers and a Docker…

Description In kernel 5.18 sfc is added to device tree: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/master/patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-5.18/rk356x-sfc-support.patch. So it is possiable to install u-boot to spi flash inside linux system. U-boot image generating commands is reffering to this radxa wiki page(also written by me). Now I can install u-boot to spi flash using command nand-sata-install, and my system on NVME boots with no issue. @catalinii you can test it if you have a NVME rootfs because sfc is the at the last boot order. 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 co…

Quectel SG560D is a 5G Sub-6GHz & WiFi 6E module for AIoT applications that runs Android 12 on a Qualcomm QCM6490 SoC with an octa-core Kryo 670 64-bit Arm CPU and a Qualcomm Adreno 643L GPU. The SG560D module is equipped with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB UFS storage by default, supports up to 2520×1080 MIPI display at a refresh rate of 144Hz, and can deliver up to 14 TOPS for AI inference. Quectel SG560D key features and specifications: SoC – Qualcomm QCM6490 octa-core processor with one Kryo 670 Gold plus high-performance core up to 2.7 GHz, 3x Kryo Gold cores at 2.4 GHz, 4x Kryo Silver low-power cores @ 1.9 GHz, Adreno 643L GPU, 6th gen AI Engine delivering up to 14 TO…

Tomorrow, March 14, Collabora will be in Düsseldorf, Germany, to take part and exhibit at the second edition of the Renesas European R-Car Consortium Forum! View the full article

Description Jira reference number AR-1304 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on Meson64 and Rockchip64 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

LilyGo has launched yet another product based on the ESP32 family of microcontrollers with the T-Embed WiFi IoT controller powered by an ESP32-S3 dual-core processor, equipped with a color display and a rotary encoder, and powered by a battery. The device is programmable and can be used to control Smart Home and IoT devices connected over WiFi or Bluetooth. It also integrates a microphone and speaker, a microSD card for data logging, as well as a Grove connector and an 8-pin GPIO header for expansion. T-Embed specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module with an ESP32-S3 dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor with WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, 4 to 16MB QSP…

Reverts armbian/build#4250 based upon @ThomasKaiser's concerns. View the full article

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] Boot test with basic functions checked [x] Install and boot from eMMC 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 chang…

Description Bug fix View the full article

Corsair MP600 Mini is a high-performance M.2 2230 SSD based on the Phison E21T controller that delivers up to 4800MB/s sequential read and write performance and designed to be used in Valve’s Steam Deck, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 8 and 9, and other products that won’t take a M.2 2280 SSD. We are seeing more and more single board computers and other electronics products use M.2 sockets for storage, but the smaller boards won’t take the traditional M.2 2280 SSDs that usually deliver better performance than smaller M.2 2230/2242/2260 drives, and so performance may be impacted on this type of hardware. But the Corsair MP600 Mini changes that with high sequential and random read…

Description adjust broken patches on CURRENT disable packaging patch on legacy Jira reference number AR-1780 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test only 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

While I managed to land support for two extensions, implementing control flow re-convergence in NVK did not go as planned. This is the story of what went wrong and how we fixed it. View the full article

Description Some beautification (new lines) Use only find without grep Board configs are also bash/shell files, so add them to the list. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run 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 View the full article

Description Need to be fixed after release. Some background in comments https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6656 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] CI build Checklist: [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description 6.11-RC4 was released on 2024-08-18 (https://kernel.org/). rewrite-kernel-patches results in no diff. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] ./compile.sh BOARD=nanopi-r6c BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no EXPERT=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=trixie EXTRAWIFI=no kernel 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