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Description An attempt to set default Wallpaper on KDE Neon Jira reference number AR-2002 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build image Desktop show in selection, but does not apply. 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 [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description We had a long sage with complete rework of main hardware config tool. armbian-config still works, but it is largely unmaintained and bulky since early days. We tried several ways and failed ... New tool should contain all what we learned by failing. It can always be better, so anyone is welcome to improve it further: git clone https://github.com/armbian/configng cd configng sudo ./armbian-configng --help Not all functions were ported from old config, not all was done what was planned. It is too much work for one, two much work for two or three people ... A few of important functions are still waiting for review https://github.com/armbian/configng/pulls Onc…

Description After some inspections related to pwm patch recently introduced and reverted on v5.18 kernel patchset (see https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3928), it turned out that some boards (OrangePI 4/LTS, Tinkerboard 2) use a pinctrl configuration name active which is inherited from legacy kernel. Mainline kernel does not use such pinctrl configuration name, but wants default. This effect of this misnaming is an increased voltage supplied to "vdd_log" regulator and an increased power consumption since the configuration active is just ignored on mainline kernel. Power consumption has been tested using a regular multimeter, on my OrangePI 4 LTS board, and with the …

How can we measure the comprehensiveness of a test suite? Code coverage is the standard metric used in the industry and makes intuitive sense. However, it can often present some difficulties for large scale surveys. View the full article

A typical chip for AI or ML inference would include an NPU, a DSP, a real-time CPU, plus some memory, an application processor, an ISP, and a few more IP blocks. Quadric Chimera GPNPU (general purpose neural processor unit) IP combines the NPU, DSP, and real-time CPU into one single programmable core. According to Quadric, the main benefit of such design is simplifying system-on-chip (SoC) hardware design and subsequent software programming once the chip is available thanks to a unified architecture for machine learning inference as well as pre-and-post processing. Since the core is programmable it should also be future-proof. Three “QB series” Chimera GPNPU cores are ava…

Description Backported PR from https://github.com/jwrdegoede/rtl8189ES_linux/pull/89 to all other wifi drivers. P.S. Also, we have rtl8723cs with the same bug. But this driver was added to each kernel separately. Impossible to maintain. Need some refactoring: need move driver to separated repo and add to the drivers_network.sh. How Has This Been Tested? [x] It's builds without errors. 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…

Previously known for its tablet SoCs, Allwinner has been focusing on low-cost Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A53 processors for consumer devices in recent years, and the Allwinner TV303 quad-core Cortex-A53 processor is yet another one and appears to be the first of Allwinner TV-series processors designed for “smart screens”, notably smart Android projectors. I could not find any references for TV303 on the Allwinner website, but the company did publish a post on Weixin about a “Smart Android Projector” by Hotack based on the new processor and showcased at CES 2023. Allwinner TV303 preliminary specifications: CPU – 4x Arm Cortex-A53 GPU – Arm Mali-G31 VPU – 4K hardware video decodi…

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has just adopted the Bluetooth 5.4 Core Specification with features such as PAwR and EAD designed for Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) systems. The Bluetooth 5.3 Core Specification was adopted in August 2021 with various improvements, and Bluetooth 5.4 now follows with features that appear to be mainly interesting for large-scale Bluetooth networks with support for bi-directional communication with thousands of end nodes from a single access point, as would be the case for Electronic Shelf Label or Shelf Sensor systems. Four new features have been added to Bluetooth 5.4: Periodic Advertising with Responses (PAwR) – PAwR is a new Blue…

STMicroelectronics has announced the STM32H5 Arm Cortex-M33 clocked at up to 250 MHz and supporting STM32Trust TEE Secure Manager to boost both performance and security in “next generation smart applications”. The STM32H5 family has three product types with the higher-end STM32H563/573 with up to 2MB flash, 640KB SRAM, Ethernet and hardware security, the STM32H562 with a similar design but less interfaces, and the entry-level STM32H502 with 128KB flash, 32KB SRAM. STM32H5 key features and specifications: MCU core – Arm Cortex-M33 core with TrustZone technology, digital signal processing (DSP) and floating-point unit (FPU) running up to 250 MHz; Up to 375 DMIPS and a 1023…

As requested, reverting of https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5100 and https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5095 View the full article

Description We have disabled this since base-files were downgrading when MESA extension was used. I still down know why this happens, but holding base-files before and unholding after solves the problem. KDE Neon builds and works fine. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generate image and playing around with Checklist: [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

enable CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_MULTICOLOR on current and edge rk3588 kernel configs to fix PS4 controller LED's View the full article

Description sunxi-6.6: switch to v6.6.50, re-extract patches The four patch files were renamed automatically and now correspond to the field in the Subject: line. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Test build arm [ ] Test build arm64 View the full article

Description GPU governor for rk3399 (Mali T860, Panfrost driver) was set to “performance” 4 years ago due to issues with simple_ondemand; nowadays simple_ondemand works just fine. This fix makes my board (Orange PI 4 LTS) consume ~25mA (125mW) less current and obviously makes soc fresher. Jira reference number AR-1246 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested setting simple_ondemand manually on official Ubuntu Jammy XFCE image [x] Built Ubuntu Jammy XFCE image from scratch 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 m…

A real-world use case of eBPF tracing to understand file access patterns in the Linux kernel and optimize large applications. View the full article

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.208. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Be part of the FOSSXR lineup by submitting your talk by September 5th, 2022. That means there's one week left for all you AR and VR enthusiasts and industry movers to share your exciting XR projects/news/demos with the world. View the full article

Linux 6.0 has just been released by Linus Torvalds: So, as is hopefully clear to everybody, the major version number change is more about me running out of fingers and toes than it is about any big fundamental changes. But of course there’s a lot of various changes in 6.0 – we’ve got over 15k non-merge commits in there in total, after all, and as such 6.0 is one of the bigger releases at least in numbers of commits in a while. The shortlog of changes below is only the last week since 6.0-rc7. A little bit of everything, although the diffstat is dominated by drm (mostly amd new chip support) and networking drivers. And this obviously means that tomorrow I’ll open the merge…

The Radxa Taco is a carrier board for Raspberry Pi CM4 and compatible system-on-modules that is designed for NAS applications with five SATA ports for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives, 2.5GbE and GbE networking, M.2 sockets for expansion, and more. The new board is the successor of the Rock Pi SATA HAT designed for the Raspberry Pi 4 SBC or Raxda Rock Pi 4 single board computers and supports more SATA drives, M.2 NVMe storage, optional WiFi 6, built-in RTC support, and so on. Radxa Taco specifications: Supported SoMs Raspberry Pi CM4 or CM4 Lite Radxa CM3 based on Rockchip RK3566 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor Maybe others Storage 5x SATA interfaces for 2.5-inch HDD or SSD up …

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Description removing "removable" paramter UUID from EFI partition was not found Jira reference number AR-1523 How Has This Been Tested? [x] (several) installs on Windows Laptop containing Windows 11 Checklist: [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

ESP 360 Remote is an ESP32-based IR and 433 MHz RF remote with built-in sensors used to control home appliances over WiFi and that also integrates with Home Assistant open-source home automation framework. The open-source hardware design is comprised of a mainboard with an ESP32-WROOM-32E module, temperature, humidity, and light sensors, and a board on the top with nine infrared LEDs, one IR receiver, as well as a 433 MHz (or 315 MHz) RF receiver and transmitter with the receivers used for learning the code from the remote controls. ESP 360 Remote specifications: Wireless module – ESP32-WROOM-32E with ESP32 dual-core microcontroller 4MB flash 2.4 GHz WiFi and Bluetooth LE…

partitioning: move hook call image_specific_armbian_env_ready() after the end of related manipulations partitioning: move hook call image_specific_armbian_env_ready() after the end of related manipulations depending on rootpart/extlinux/boot.ini it might not have run or had any effect View the full article

Description Adds minimalist cloud-init support functionally equivalent to the Ubuntu implementation for the Raspberry PI. addresses issue #6197 Jira reference number AR-2035 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. View the full article

Today, I’m going to review the LattePanda Mu Ultra, a compact x86 compute module designed for on-device AI applications. It comes in two versions, powered by either an Intel Core Ultra 5 226V or a Core Ultra 7 256V processor. Both models feature 16 GB of high-speed LPDDR5X memory running at 8533 MT/s, with the higher-end model delivering up to 115 TOPS of combined AI computing power. In this review, I installed Ubuntu 26.04 and benchmarked the LattePanda Mu Ultra using various tools, including sbc-bench, Geekbench 7, and Geekbench AI. I also tested its CPU, GPU, and NPU performance with llama.cpp and YOLO26 to evaluate its capabilities for AI applications. Finally, I crea…

Pinned actions by SHA https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#pinned-dependencies Pin actions to a full length commit SHA Pinning an action to a full length commit SHA is currently the only way to use an action as an immutable release. Pinning to a particular SHA helps mitigate the risk of a bad actor adding a backdoor to the action's repository, as they would need to generate a SHA-1 collision for a valid Git object payload. How do I validate these SHA? https://julienrenaux.fr/2019/12/20/github-actions-security-risk/ https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions Also, depend…

Mixtile Edge 2 Kit is a mini PC/IoT edge computer powered by a Rockchip RK3568 quad-core Cortex-A55 processor coupled with up to 4GB RAM and 32GB flash that features a 12V SATA + SMBUS port that allows the insertion of a 20Ah battery pack lasting up to 12 hours for locations where power may be intermittent. The 3.5-inch industrial mini PC also offers Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 6 connectivity, three USB 3.0 ports, plus expansion with M.2 and mPCIe sockets, as well as a similar U.2 connector found in the company’s Mixtile Blade 3 SBC powered by Rockchip RK3588 processor, but routed to different interfaces. Mixtile Edge 2 Kit specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3568 quad-core A…

After a great time in Vancouver, Collaborans are headed this weekend to southern France to attend and speak at the 2018 edition of Capitole du Libre, a weekend dedicated to free and Open Source software! View the full article

Last year, Michael Klements made a nice-looking DIY Raspberry Pi 4 mini server with an OLED information display and a 52Pi UPS Plus module with 18650 batteries. It also included the company’s Ice Tower module for cooling, but if you wanted one you had to make your own with a 3D printer and a laser cutter. 52Pi appears to have noticed and liked the design, as they created something similar with the Raspberry Pi Mini Tower NAS kit taking one M.2 SATA SSD instead of using the UPS module. There are also a few tweaks to the mechanical design with the OLED display at an angle for easier reading. 52Pi Raspberry Pi Mini Tower NAS kit features and content: Designed for Raspberry P…

Lyra V2 is an update to the open-source Lyra audio codec introduced last year by Google, with a new architecture that offers scalable bitrate capabilities, better performance, higher quality audio, and works on more platforms. Under the hood, Lyra V2 is based on an end-to-end neural audio codec called SoundStream with a “residual vector quantizer” (RVQ) sitting before and after the transmission channel, and that can change the audio bitrate at any time by selecting the number of quantizers to use. Three bitrates are supported: 3.2 kps, 6 kbps, and 9.2 kbps. Lyra V2 leverages artificial intelligence, and a TensorFlow Lite model enables it to run on Android phones, Linux, a…

Reolink has launched another 4K PTZ smart security with human and vehicle detection, plus pet detection (Beta). The Reolink TrackMix PoE comes with two lenses, one with a wide-angle, and the other telephoto lens to zoom on a specific zone, and supports auto-tracking. I’ve had the camera for a few months so I’ll report on my experience with the device. Reolink TrackMix PoE specifications Storage – MicroSD card slot Camera Image sensors – 1/3″ CMOS sensor + 1/2.8″ CMOS Sensor Video Resolution – Up to: 3840 x 2160 (8.0 megapixels) at 25 frames/sec Lenses – f=2.8mm@F=1.6 and f=8mm@F=1.6 Video Format – H.264, H.265 Field of View – Horizontal: 104°-38°; vertical: 60°-21° Zoom M…

Description Backported PR from https://github.com/jwrdegoede/rtl8189ES_linux/pull/88 to all other wifi drivers. P.S. Also, we have rtl8723cs with the same bug. But this driver was added to each kernel separately. Impossible to maintain. Need some refactoring: need move driver to separated repo and add to the drivers_network.sh. How Has This Been Tested? [x] It's builds without errors. 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…

Description sunxi-6.1: update upstream to tag orange-pi-6.1-20230118-1327 sunxi-5.15: rebase Checklist: [x] Test build sunxi [x] Test build sunxi64, work on board banabapi-m64 ____ ____ _ __ __ __ _ _ | __ )| _ \(_) | \/ |/ /_ | || | | _ \| |_) | | | |\/| | '_ \| || |_ | |_) | __/| | | | | | (_) |__ _| |____/|_| |_| |_| |_|\___/ |_| Welcome to Armbian 23.02.0-trunk Jammy with Linux 5.15.90-sunxi64 View the full article

Description meson bump current to v6.1 edge to v6.2 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build and run current [X] Build and run edge 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 [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Texas Instruments has just introduced its low-cost MSPM0 Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller portfolio comprised of the MSPM0L series with a 32 MHz CPU, up to 64 kB of flash, and 4 kB SRAM, and the MSPM0G series with an 80 MHz CPU, up to 128 kB of flash and 32 kB SRAM. Texas Instruments MSPM0L MSPM0L1306 key features: CPU – Arm 32-bit Cortex-M0+ core @ up to 32 MHz Memory – Up to 4KB SRAM Storage – Up to 64KB flash Digital peripherals 3-channel DMA controller 4x 16-bit general-purpose timers, each with two capture/compare registers supporting low-power operation in STANDBY mode, supporting a total of 8 PWM channels Windowed watchdog timer Analog peripherals 12-bit 1.45-Msps an…

Description As per subject, move the rk322x edge kernel to 6.2 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built fresh image and tested on rk322x device 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 dirty laundry, late April/'23 uefi/edge: bump to 6.3 bcm2711/grub: add busybox (for initrd grep/sed) so initramfs-growroot works again on Debian bcm2711: bomb early when RELEASE is set and not supported bcm2711/edge: bump to 6.3 (rpi4b, RPi Foundation Kernel) rockchip-rk3588/edge: bump to 6.3, drop 6.2 patches rk3568-odroid/edge: bump to 6.3 (odroidm1) virtual-qemu: move to eos (replaced by qemu-uboot-x86 and qemu-uboot-arm64) qemu-uboot-arm64/qemu-uboot-x86: split more x86/arm64 differences, add some docs, bump to u-boot 23.04 +update-patches; add arm64 bootscript extensions: introduce u-boot-menu extension, for use with extlinux this is using the default…

A while back I presented USB 2.0 host support that was added to U-boot for the Radxa Rock-5B RK3588 Rockchip board. This time, USB 3.0 was added with support for the host and gadget. View the full article

@adeepn @rpardini As discussed here: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5315 In order to update to the latest rtl8822cs BT firmware for the G12/SM1 family of boards and still provide the downstream firmware for the AXG/GXL family, I created an apt hook to ensure the proper firmware stays in place. I unfortunately can’t test this beyond creating an IMG as I don’t own the unit and the firmware isn’t currently committed. In order to test, someone would need to boot an IMG built from this commit, add the latest firmware to the booted unit and install a package to see if the apt hook works. Firmware commit: https://github.com/pyavitz/armbian-firmware/commit/a7bf7c7cc8a8…

Description As per subject, just bump rockchip 32 bit edge kernel to kernel 6.5, adjusting the patches and dts new directory layout Jira reference number AR-1871 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Debian bookworm image built and tested on xt-q8l-v10 board 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 Adds LVM support for Armbian. Root partition will be created in an LVM volume group, VG name can be configured. Implements issue #6188. The feature has been tested in all targets I have available. Jira reference number AR-2032 View the full article

Dear Armbian Community, We are thrilled to announce Armbian Release 24.11.1, packed with significant updates across our entire ecosystem! These updates are aimed at enhancing functionality, expanding hardware support, and refining the user experience for both developers and everyday SBC users. Let’s dive into the exciting new features! Core system updates Armbian Build Framework The updated build system introduces new tools for faster builds and seamless integration. Optimized compilation workflows and prebuilt configurations make deploying custom firmware easier and more efficient, especially for developers focusing on specialized projects. Armbian Config Utility …

Dear Armbians, Stay ahead with the latest enhancements and fixes in Armbian’s rolling release! This update brings Rockchip64 improvements, including better eMMC stability, HDMI audio support, and a rewritten HDMI patch for Rock 5B. Board support expands with new additions like the PocketBeagle2, and BeagleBone AI-64. System stability gets a boost with U-Boot v2025.01, kernel upgrades, and improved package management. Key Updates in This Release Rockchip64 Enhancements Adjusted eMMC frequency settings to improve stability for Rock-5-ITX and Rock5B boards. Commit by: amazingfate Enabled HDMI audio output for Rock 5B. Commit by: Aleksey Komarov Set DMA mask to 64-b…

Visit us at the STMicroelectronics booth at SIDO to see how the STM32MP2 platform enables responsive edge-AI applications for industrial use cases. 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-1248 How Has This Been Tested? 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

Widely recognized as the premier event for developers working at all levels of the Linux kernel's plumbing layer and beyond, this year's edition of LPC is jam-packed with microconferences, a refereed track, a Kernel Summit track, multiple BoFs, and more. View the full article

A magnet for open source supporters, the very first edition of Open Source Summit Latin America is opening its virtual doors. This new annual conference takes place online from August 23 to 24 with 5 talks from Collabora's very own! View the full article

DAQiFi Nyquist 1 is a battery-powered IoT data acquisition (DAQ) device that works over an 802.11n Wi-Fi connection or a USB interface, and can also log the data to a microSD card Equipped with 16 digital I/Os and 16 digital inputs, the Nyquist 1 can be used with all sorts of sensors to measure force and strain, pressure, temperature, current & voltage, luminosity, weight, pH angular velocity, and more. It’s also possible to connect multiple Nyquist 1 devices to a single PC instead of following the traditional method of having one dedicated PC plugged into each data acquisition solution. DAQiFi Nyquist 1 hardware specifications: MCU – Unspecified Microchip microcontro…

so boot no longer starves for entropy, delaying for up to 15 seconds also advances kernel to v5.19.15 The haveged service is obsoleted by this patch Description Jira reference number AR-1373 https://armbian.atlassian.net/browse/AR-1373 How Has This Been Tested? Yes. Built a fresh bullseye/edge image. Verified basic functionality. Observed much faster boot time. 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 [ ] Any dependent…

The DongshanPI-D1s development board is comprised of a soldered-on Allwinner D1s RISC-V system-on-module board (SoM) and a carrier board with two 40-pin headers and a 2.0mm dedicated header. This development board is specifically designed to teach programming with a focus on the RISC-V architecture. The development board was designed by 100ask. They previously designed the Dongshan NeZha STU a development board based on the Allwinner D1. The main difference between the two is that 100ask did not include the Ethernet and HDMI interfaces on the DongshanPI-D1s board. The pinout of the headers is also slightly different because they opted to make the headers compatible with t…

AAEON PICO-V2K4-SEMI mini PC, powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded V2516 or V2718 processor, can drive up to three 4K displays, offers 2.5GbE and GbE networking, several USB 3.2 ports, as well as two optional COM ports supporting RS232, RS422, and RS485. The first mini PC from the company featuring AMD Ryzen V2000 Series processors also comes with up to 32GB RAM, a 64GB NVMe SSD, as well as M.2 and mPCIe sockets for expansion, and its compact form factor makes it suitable for edge computing, embedded gaming, and image processing applications. PICO-V2K4-SEMI specifications: AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processor (one or the other) Ryzen V2718 octa-core/16-thread processor @ up to …

QuickSpot Walter is an ESP32-S3 development board with built-in WiFi 4 and Bluetooth LE/Mesh connectivity, as well as NB-IoT, LTE-M, and GNSS support through a Sequans GM02SP 5G IoT modem that appears to be a variant of the Sequans Monarch 2 GM02S with GNSS support. Walter specifications: Wireless modules ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R2 module ESP32-S3 dual-core LX7 microcontroller 2MB QSPI PSRAM 16MB QSPI flash 802.11 b/g/n WiFi 4 up to 150 Mbps with on-board antenna Bluetooth 5 LE up to 2Mbps, Bluetooth Mesh Sequans GM02SP modem LTE Cat M1 (LTE-M) and NB1/NB2 (NB-IoT) GNSS and assisted GNSS using GPS and Galileo constellations NanoSIM for cellular connectivity I/Os 2x 14-pin he…

Description Cracklib check library must be present in minimal variant. Re-adding after recent too intensive packages cleanup. Jira reference number AR-1524 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated Debian boolseye minimal Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Toradex Verdin AM62 is a system-on-module based on Texas Instruments AM62 Cortex-A53/M4 processor with up to 1GB LPDDR4 RAM and 8GB eMMC flash that is the most affordable system-on-module from the company’s Verdin family. The module also comes with a Gigabit Ethernet PHY and an optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5 module and exposes various interfaces through its edge connector such as dual Gigabit Ethernet, MIPI DSI and LVDS display interfaces, a MIPi CSI-2 camera interface, and CAN FD, and more. Toradex Verdin AM62 specifications: SoC – Texas Instruments Sitara AM623/AM625 with up to 4x Arm Cortex-A53 cores @ 1.4GHz, 1x Arm Cortex-M4F @ 400MHz, optional 3D GPU with support f…

Description This PR creates a patch directory named v2022.04 and places u-boot patches for rockchip 32 bit (Tinkerboard/S) and rk322x into to leverage the new per-version patch format. Jira reference number AR-1637 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built a fresh image and tested on rk322x device sdcard [x] Built a fresh image and tested on Asus Tinkerboard sdcard 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…

We’ve already checked out Cytron’s CM4 Maker Board kit with a Raspberry Pi CM4 system-on-module and booted the system with the included 32GB “MAKERDISK” Class 10 microSD card preloaded Raspberry Pi OS in the first part of the review. For the second part of the CM4 Maker review, I’ve mostly used the 128GB NVMe SSD provided by the company and played with other features of the board including the RTC, the buzzer, some Seeed Studio grove modules, and even got help from ChatGPT for one of the Python programs I used. Booting Cytron CM4 Maker Board with the “MAKERDISK” NVMe SSD I connected several Grove modules with GPIO and I2C interfaces, a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3, an Eth…

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Description After this pr https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/25 is merged, we don't need these patches anymore. View the full article

Description Simple change to h616 OrangepiZero2 LED's functioning. Resembles Legacy kernel behavior, symbolically signifies more active development OrangepiZero2 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Test A compiled and booted with expected result [ ] Test B Checklist: [x] 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 [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Looks like this got missed when removing KERNEL_ONLY. Having it here in the first example causes that example to fail, Remove it. [x] Test build with KERNEL_ONLY fails [x] Test build without KERNEL_ONLY passes 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 made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

GStreamer's support for diverse hardware and software platforms extends to its upstream Machine Learning capabilities, exemplified by its cross-platform ONNX Runtime implementation. View the full article

As we approach our next point release, the focus shifts entirely towards bug fixing and stabilization. Feature development is on hold this month to ensure that core functionalities like network connectivity, video output, and booting processes are solid. We aim to resolve as many issues as possible during this period. However, we encourage users to report any recognized problems here so that they can be addressed in future updates. Target for next release We are targeting kernel v6.6 for our current builds and v6.10 for edge builds, while vendor kernels will remain at their latest versions—6.1.y for Rockchip 3588 and 5.15.y for Meson64 legacy. Video acceleration for Rock…

Description fixed rockchio6.10 tinker-edge-r bug How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Test A [x] Test B Checklist: 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] 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 Building a FIT image on espressobin by using the post-creation initramfs hooks, like the legacy image builder uses. Boot script has been modified to use the FIT image. Variable added to armbianEnv.txt to choose board version (current valid options "v5", "v7") How Has This Been Tested? Built and ran image, ran update-initramfs script. Have not tested upgrade - expected that the script to create the FIT image will install as part of the BSP, but the boot.cmd will NOT be updated and boot.scr.uimg will NOT be regenerated. These steps could be done manually. Since legacy image script remains, no breakage is expected. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style gu…

Description Jira reference number AR-1249 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

While our regular column (this time on Video4Linux, written by Ezequiel Garcia) is alive and well in this month's issue of LXF, there's also something else worth highlighting: a 6-page interview with none other than Collabora's Graphics lead, Daniel Stone! View the full article

Description I notice that the first commit of armbian-next contains too many things (armbian-next: huge refactor, shellfmt, codesplit, logging/error handling). It's really hard to find out what changes we do, because we both split /lib/*.sh and change the code in one commit. It will loss the association between master and armbian-next. This PR is just split /lib/*.sh without changing any codes (except the first commit and the remove of source in /lib/main.sh). So users can find out where the codes come and then following the original commit log. If we want to merge armbian-next, this PR can make us more easily to find out the differentiation and review. If we don't mer…

Description Although the u-boot of rock5b supports ext4, when using ext4 as a whole root partition, sometimes it will take a long time for u-boot to load kernel image, which will cause pd negotiation timeout. So a single /boot partition is still needed. I intended to use ext4 as boot partition filesystem but the ext4 /boot only has usable space 109M while the real partition size is 256M, so I use fat filesystem. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build image sucessfully. [x] Image boots successfully on rock5b Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in ha…

Sipeed LM4A is a quad-core RISC-V system-on-module based on the T-Head TH1520 SoC found in the ROMA laptop and destinated to be found in a Raspberry Pi SBC competitor as well as a cluster board. The LM4A, which stands for Lichee Module 4 Model A, comes with 4GB to 16GB RAM, and up to 64GB flash, and connects to the carrier board through a 260-pin SO-DIMM connector. The TH1520 is one of the rare RISC-V SoCs with a 3D GPU, and the SBC based on LM4A has been shown to outperform the Raspberry Pi 4 in benchmarks as we’ll see below. Sipeed LM4A specifications: SoC – Alibaba T-Head TH1520 quad-core RISC-V Xuantie C910 (RV64GCV) processor @ 2.5 GHz, Xuantie C906 audio DSP @ 800 M…

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Description Needs firmware for ap6275p -> https://github.com/armbian/firmware/pull/47 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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Description Four fixes: 1, board-pbp-add-dp-alt-mode.patch: there is an upstream change, so fix this patch to fit current kernel 2, board-rock3a-cec.patch: there is an already merged commit, so delete it 3, board-rock3a-hdmi-sound.patch already merged, delete it 4, board-rock3a-pcie.patch pcie2 part already merged, and pcie3 part is on the way. I deleted the pcie2 part and use pcie3 patch from upstream Still failed patch: wifi-4003-uwe5622-adjust-for-rockchip.patch. This is because base patch patch/misc/wireless-driver-for-uwe5622-allwinner.patch is not applied because of armbian-next merged to main and lib/functions/compilation/patch/kernel-drivers.sh has been drooped.…

Description A recent couple of patches, introduced in mainline kernel 6.1 to fix some rk356x emmc detection, break the detection of some old emmc parts on rk322x. This PR reverts the kernel 6.1 patches until some more investigations are done to better understand the nature of the issue and if it can be solved without disturbing the mainline kernel. Anyway this is confined into rk322x family, so anyone else is not affected by. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Built full image and tested on the problematic rk322x device 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, parti…

🔥 JSON info pipeline: v18 After some months of development, here's our JSON pipeline. targets.yaml is looked for in userpatches, if not found the template in config/templates will be used. to run: ./compile.sh matrix This has not been tested outside of my work branch, so might fail in your environment, please report. View the full article

Description We package kernel debs with package name like linux-image-legacy-rk35xx. In general people treat legacy-rk35xx as the flavor. Debian's live-build will use it to generate grub config: https://salsa.debian.org/live-team/live-build/-/blob/master/scripts/build/binary_grub_cfg#L117. And ubiquity which is ubuntu's desktop installer also looks for it. So it's better to change our kernel filename to standard like vmlinuz-*${flavor}. 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] Build success for rk35xx legacy kernel [x] …

Description Due to the legacy kernel update from T-Head, it is necessary to add tsched=0 to the cmdline in order to disable automatic buffering and ensure proper audio functionality. 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 will be our base for official build tool. Current variant has only enabled basic features which should be enough to push it to GitHub marketplace. Requirements. Jira reference number AR-1459 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] SDK image building 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

rtw88_8821cu takes priority over the github driver, so this shouldn't effect other units or usb dongles people use. My reasoning is; The rtw88 driver for reasons yet unknown seems to trigger usb fails more often than the github driver. If a fail occurs it will introduce dmesg spam and upon reboot leave the onboard wireless module undetectable. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged …

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.6.47. 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

Apertis v2025 has landed with all the updates from Debian 12.9. This release has a variety of updates including new supported boards, improved release processes, and more! View the full article

Just about 6 weeks after we announced Vulkan 1.1 conformance for PanVK on G610 GPUs, Vulkan 1.2 is now also checked off the list! View the full article

This week’s Armbian development saw significant enhancements across hardware support and system functionality. The Arduino UNO Q was officially added, along with new firmware and flash binaries for the QRB2210 and QCM2290 variants. HDMI CEC support was introduced for Rockchip RK3588/RK3576 SoCs, while panel compatibility expanded with updates for Raspberry Pi and Hardkernel ODROID-Vu8S. Key kernel improvements included a bump to version 7.0-rc6 and rewritten patches for Rockchip64-6.18. The release also featured workflow hardening, exclusion of unsupported boards, and fixes for USB-C OTG mode on Odroid-M2. These updates collectively strengthen Armbian’s platform stability…

anbox-modules needs kprobes https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/3883 View the full article

Did you know you could register your own PC, or a spare laptop collecting dust in a drawer, to get instant CI going on GitLab? Not only will you get faster CI, but you'll also reduce the queue on the shared runner for others! View the full article

In the first part of MECOOL KP1 smart projector review, I checked out the package content, projector design, and integrated HDMI stick running Android 11 TV, before going through the setup wizard, and trying the projector with Android 11. I’ve now spent more time with the device, so I’ll report my overall experience. The best way to install the projector is probably to mount it on a ceiling or a wall, but in my case, I just placed it on top of a shelf itself placed on top of a table to adjust the height for a comfortable viewing experience from our comfy seats. As we’ve seen before, the projector will boot directly to the Android 11 TV launcher from the included MECOOL KD…

ANAVI Macro Pad 10, Knobs 3, and Knob 1 are open-source hardware input devices based on the Raspberry Pi RP2040-powered Xiao RP2040 mini module, and equipped with mechanical keys and/or rotary encoders Leon Anavi has some experience under his belt with the earlier Macro Pad 2 and Macro Pad 8 open-source keypads with mechanical keys running QMK open-source firmware on a Microchip 8-bit microcontroller. The new models switch the MCU to the Raspberry Pi RP2040 and to KMK open-source firmware written in CircuitPython. ANAVI Macro Pad 10 specifications: MCU module – Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 with Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller @ up to 133 Mhz with 264K…

MECOOL KM7 Plus is a TV box powered by an Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor and running Google TV OS based on Android 11 TV OS, instead of just the more common Android 11 TV OS. Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core Cortex-A35 processor was first unveiled in January 2021 for 4K Android TV dongles with AV1 support, but we had not seen many hardware platforms with the process apart from Khadas VIM1S SBC for which we just published a review with Ubuntu 22.04. MECOOL KM7 PLUS specifications: SoC – Amlogic S905Y4 quad-core Arm Cortex-A35 @ up to 2.0 GHz with Arm Mali-G31 MP2 GPU System Memory – 2 GB LPDDR4-2400 Storage – 16 GB eMMC flash, micro SD slot Video Output HDMI 2.1 up …

Description Backported PR from https://github.com/jwrdegoede/rtl8189ES_linux/pull/87 to all other wifi drivers. (similar to #4661) Need to fix, but currently skipped: rtl8723cs: This driver was added to each kernel separately. Impossible to maintain. Need move driver to separated repo and add to the drivers_network.sh. rtl8723bs: have different code base, can't easily be ported. How Has This Been Tested? [x] It's builds without errors. 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…

Bumps actions/upload-artifact from 3.0.0 to 3.1.2. Release notes Sourced from actions/upload-artifact's releases. v3.1.2 Update all @actions/* NPM packages to their latest versions- #374 Update all dev dependencies to their most recent versions - #375 v3.1.1 Update actions/core package to latest version to remove set-output deprecation warning #351 v3.1.0 What's Changed Bump @​actions/artifact to v1.1.0 (actions/upload-artifact#327) Adds checksum headers on artifact upload (actions/toolkit#1095) (actions/toolkit#1063) Commits 0b7f8ab ci(github): update action/download-artifact from v1 to v3 (#312) 013d2b8 Create devcontainer for codespaces + update all de…

Description fix GPIO patch disable pci updates due to many changes. probably we don't need this anymore @Heisath Jira reference number AR-1577 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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

Description Move rockchip 32 bit edge kernel to 6.2. Kernel works fine, but there are some kernel "error" messages that needs to be investigated. Nonetheless the base system seems to work pretty fine Jira reference number AR-1636 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Full image has been built and tested on Asus Tinkerboard Rev 1.01 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 d…

Description Adaptation of @the-going import and closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5268 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test 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

Description Bumped u-boot and kernel version for Allwinner. Toggled CONFIG_MEDIA_SUPPORT from y to m in linux-sunxi-current.config similar to edge kernel to resolve the boot issue on 32-bit boards. U-boot 2023.07-rc4 -> 2023.07-rc6 (2023.07 is delayed by a week. Will bump it again once thats released) Kernel Legacy 5.15.113 -> 5.15.119 Kernel Current 6.1.34 -> 6.1.37 Kernel Edge 6.4.0 -> 6.4.1 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Booted on NanoPi Duo2 Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have perf…

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basic support for Hyper-V and Azure uefi-{arm64|x86} edge 6.6: kernel .config: update .config, no changes uefi-{arm64|x86} edge 6.6: kernel .config: enable Hyper-V (also, Azure) support (as modules / requires initrd) extensions: image-output-vhd: outputs the image in VHD format (for HyperV/Azure) with correct size View the full article

U-Boot: Update DRAM parameters and enable USB. Backport sunxi reorganize mctl_mem_matches_* functions Backport restore modified memory Add delay to steady dram detection Alphabetize dts Linux: Add spi1_cs1_pin to h616 dtsi Add node to m4-zero dts Alphabetize dts [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description ArmSoM Sige1 is a rk3528 board with emmc, dual ethernet, rtl8852bs wifi/bt, HDMI, usb. https://docs.armsom.org/armsom-sige1 I just use the uboot defconfig from hinlink-h28k and it works fine. At the moment only vendor 6.1 kernel is supported. This pr depends on https://github.com/armbian/linux-rockchip/pull/178 How Has This Been Tested? [x] ./compile.sh BOARD=armsom-sige1 BRANCH=vendor BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=bookworm KERNEL_GIT=shallow 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 [ ] I…

Welcome to the latest Armbian Newsletter: your source for the latest developments, community highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates from the world of open-source ARM and RISC-V computing. The past two months have been particularly active for the embedded ecosystem. At EMBEDDED WORLD 2026, developers, hardware vendors, and open-source communities gathered to showcase the latest innovations shaping the future of embedded computing. In parallel, the Armbian project continues to evolve with new releases, expanded board support, and ongoing improvements to the build framework driven by the contributions of its global community and the growing demand for reliable Linux on AR…

For the last month or so, I've been playing with a new project during my work at Collabora, and as I've already briefly talked about at XDC 2018, it's about time to talk about it to a wider audience. View the full article