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uefi-arm64/edge: bump to 6.6-rc4 uefi-arm64/edge: bump to 6.6-rc4 - initial copy from 6.5 uefi-arm64/edge 6.6.y: bump to 6.6-rc4 - fix phytium stmmac acpi patch for 6.6 uefi-arm64/edge 6.6.y: futher fix for phytium stmmac acpi glue View the full article

Description There are several small problems / corner cases that needs to be addressed. Any help is appriciated. 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 ar…

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

squid-deb-proxy-client is a small script to transparently detect and use a caching packages proxy in the LAN like apt-cacher-ng. It is incredibly convenient and useful to cut down on unnecessary downloads and speed up the build. View the full article

With each board running a mainline-first Linux software stack and tested in a CI loop with the LAVA test framework, the Farm showcased Collabora's recent hardware enablement and Continuous integration (CI) efforts. View the full article

rk3588-legacy: add Mixtile Blade 3 mixtile-blade3.wip rk3588-legacy: add Mixtile Blade 3 mixtile-blade3.wip with it's own rockchip next-dev based u-boot and patches for PD View the full article

initrd: if debugging, don't filter update-initramfs output (errors might be lurking in there) initrd: if debugging, don't filter update-initramfs output (errors might be lurking in there) View the full article

The feature to improve NVMe performance over emulated environments has now been officially released in the NVMe Specification Revision 1.3 under the name "Doorbell Buffer Config command", along with an implementation in the mainline Linux kernel! View the full article

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

We can now confidently say that PipeWire is here to stay. But of course it is not the end of the journey. There are many new areas to explore going forward, especially in WirePlumber and the ecosystem that builds around PipeWire. View the full article

Description JetHome: u-boot: add bugfix for broken efi code in commit a9bf024b2933bba0e23038892970a18b72dfaeb4 No impact on other boards. Jira reference number AR-1296 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 [X] no impact on other boards View the full article

With Black Valley in Norway, and Akademy in Greece, this weekend's plans are all set or computer enthusiasts! Collabora is proud to sponsor both of these events as a chance for communities to come together and strengthen their bonds. View the full article

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

A little over a month and a half ago, Collaborans including Aaron Boxer, George Kiagiadakis, Guillaume Desmottes, Stéphane Cerveau and myself took part in the GStreamer Spring Hackfest in Oslo. This year, the hackfest was kindly hosted by Pexip. View the full article

How Has This Been Tested? [*] Turn this option off: sata hard drives are not recognized [*] Enable this option: Correctly identify sata drives Everything else is exactly the same Checklist: [*] I have performed a self-review of my own code [*] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Description As per subject: edge kernel for rockchip 32 bit targets has been bumped to 6.10 Also updates mainline-kernel.conf GitHub issue reference: Jira reference number AR-2427 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compile deb kernel packages for rockchip family [x] Live testing on rk322x system [ ] Live testing on rk3288 Asus tinkerboard 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 View the full article

Getting ChromiumOS building is reasonably easy, but running it under QEMU requires some work. Here's a guide to help you build all of the software needed to do so. View the full article

Description We download some newer gcc but we didn't use it. Since buster is eos, #2403 isn't a issue now. So let use newer gcc. 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 arm [X] Build aarch64 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 downstre…

Description Bump rockchip64 family edge kernel to 6.4. All enabled patches from 6.3 have been ported from to 6.4, some of them have been reworked/adapted. Jira reference number AR-1810 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patches apply cleanly [ ] kernel compiles Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

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

Description Closes https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/5015 Jira reference number AR-1645 How Has This Been Tested? Tested on command line Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description We created new document in main folder https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/3999 View the full article

This year's X. Org Developer's Conference (XDC) is teaming up with WineConf and FOSS XR in Minneapolis at the University of St. Thomas' Opus Hall for a jam-packed three day event. View the full article

Today, we’re giving away the e-con Systems e-CAM20_CURB is a 2.3MP color camera with a global shutter that is designed to work with Raspberry Pi 4 SBC. The camera is based on ON Semiconductor AR0234CS CMOS sensor and supports uncompressed video at 1920 x 1200 (2.3MP) up to 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) up to 65 fps, and 1280 x 720 (HD) up to 120 fps. I just completed the e-CAM20_CURB camera review with Raspberry Pi 4 last weekend and found the video smoothness and quality to be much better than most cameras I’ve tried when there is motion, even in relatively dark scenes, since motion blur and artifacts are reduced. The company provides Yocto Linux and Raspbian/Raspberry …

Description Cosmetic issue on MOTD. Memory usage: 14% of 1.94G IP: 172.17.0.1 192.168.1.154 CPU temp: 60°C Usage of /: 8% of 29G RX today: Error: No interface matching "veth3fb48f0" found in database. Jira reference number AR-1285 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual 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 m…

Description Adding this https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4408 to CURRENT / 5.19.y kernel too. Jira reference number AR-1413 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Improved boot stability on Bananapi M5 View the full article

Description This address https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4656#issuecomment-1373549295 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build [X] Run 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

Description When compiling using vagrant as build environment, the first option following vagrant is skipped. ./compile.sh vagrant foo bar In this example foo is skipped. This PR fix that 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] An image was successfully built using vagrant as builder. 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 …

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Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.225. 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

Single Board Computers (SBCs) like the Orange Pi 5, Radxa Rock 5, and others powered by modern SoCs are more powerful than ever. But that performance comes with a cost heat. Without proper thermal management, these boards can throttle, crash, or suffer long-term damage. Whether you’re running a server, media center, or developer workstation, adding a simple heatsink can dramatically improve stability, performance, and device lifespan. Why heat is a problem for SBCsAll computers generate heat and SBCs are no exception. The CPU, GPU, RAM, and power management chips on an SBC work hard, and as a result, temperatures rise quickly under load. Unlike laptops and desktops, most …

Description thead: add current kernel support. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Successfully built. [x] System startup. 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

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

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…

Description As per subject, bump edge kernel to 6.8 for rockchip 32 bit family. Also include a patch to handle an apparently missing Makefile in tools/cgroup directory which makes the compilation process crash when cleaning the tools kernel subdirectory. In case other families are bumped to kernel 6.8, it should be copied as well or moved into misc directory and applied somewhere until kernel people fix that. Jira reference number AR-2111 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Kernel .deb packages compiled and tested on a rk322x-box live system 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 co…

Description We really, really don't need to keep legacy factory Allwinner wonder SDK 4.9.y in our framework. Jira reference number AR-2399 How Has This Been Tested? [x] CI Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Small tweak How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build, burn and run 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

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Description On images with changed vendor, when update comes from Armbian repository, VENDOR is overwritten. This change keeps the VENDOR variable from image. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual run Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description I'm sorry, I have created a monster 🧌 But this happens when you create a monster by embedding dependency versions inside shell script files 😅 This workflow is carefully crafted though and works surprisingly well imo :) Some of our scripts download tools from a repo. These can't be bumped by dependabot, so this workflow is a self-created dependabot to bump versions of those tools to stay up-to-date. This workflow only creates a PR if the version was actually updated. Tools currently supported: Shellcheck (in 2 different files) Shellfmt oci-oras Bat This will only run once a month since the tools we use are usually not updated frequently. Maybe every two …

Description For desktops we use a file “only_for” where we declare which architecture is supported then for the distribution we have “arhitectures” … with a typo. This PR contains unifying those config names. Jira reference number AR-1549 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Several manual runs. Risv64 / armhf shows only XFCE desktop as expected. Others are disabled as there are broken. 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] …

Description Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/6773 Jira reference number AR-2382 How Has This Been Tested? [x] When netplan random mac defs are present, device (Odroid M1) does not get IP Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Fix the typo in config file concerning dtb How Has This Been Tested? build/boot tested Checklist: Please delete options that are not relevant. [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

Description Remove & replace deprecated packages. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Ci Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

artifacts (all): implement DONT_BUILD_ARTIFACTS=any (so we don't need to list them all for CI image builds) View the full article

Description Currently there is an error when generating desktop rootfs: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/apt/lists' If index is not generated, package search is super slow. Jira reference number AR-1684 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

Dear Armbians, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of this digest for our amazing community. For newcomers, Armbian is a lightweight Linux distribution that breathes life into ARM-based single-board computers, transforming tiny, affordable boards into powerful servers, workstations, and IoT devices. This newsletter is our way of keeping you in the loop, sharing the latest releases, celebrating community contributions, and diving into the technical insights that power your projects. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or just getting started with your first Orange Pi, there's something here for you. Thanks for being part of this incredible journey! Igor Armbian proj…

Description Whenever something is changed in the config/boards/ folder execute rebuild of board build list GitHub action. This simplify board images re-build process as one can only select image from the list. Version is bumped automatic, build list variant is predefined. Jira reference number AR-1664 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Manual execute from another repository 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 depen…

thinkpad-x13s: move image customizations to bsp-cli thinkpad-x13s: move image customizations to bsp-cli should result in the same, except we can now update stuff via the bsp-cli pkg View the full article

As part of its unwavering commitment to open source and open standards, Collabora is proud to be part of bringing the recently-released OpenXR 1.0 to life, and to be pioneering the Monado open source runtime for OpenXR. View the full article

linux-rk35xx-legacy.config: update .config, no changes (.110 -> .160) linux-rk35xx-legacy.config: update .config, no changes (.110 -> .160) View the full article

odroidm1: bump to u-boot v2024.07; replace defconfig patches with hook odroidm1: bump to u-boot v2024.07; replace defconfig patches with hook bump "armbian" env to reset env in SPI on first run View the full article

Description Default packages change in minimal images. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

Description Establish some consistency with extension logging: Add "Extension: ${EXTENSION}: " prefix to some extension logs Make the log messages more consistent throughout extensions. Some extensions use another format: display_alert "message" "${EXTENSION}" "info" These were not adapted to this new schema. Yes I do realize there is probably a better way to do this e.g. by introducing a new display_alert category, like "extension" instead of "info". How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build an image with this enabled, shows more consistent logging Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x…

Description For some boards its time to be retired, but lets decide this together. Welcome to add / remove more. This can be here for few weeks, after release is just fine. View the full article

Our worldwide team of Open Source engineers and developers continues to grow with new additions in Core, Graphics & Web! Welcome Denis Pynkin, Alexandros Frantzis and Santosh Mahto! View the full article

khadas-vim3: fix stray closing brace in board file khadas-vim3: fix stray closing brace in board file a stray closing brace, meant for the function, that ends up doing the wrong config change View the full article

Description Minor change to emmc-pins overlay: add power sequence for both emmc and sdcard. May provide some better compatibility. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on several tvbox boards, none of them regressed 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

u-boot: add HOME env for make invocations to avoid binman/Python problems with older u-boot versions tinkerboard: rewrite u-boot patches, no changes xt-q8l-v10: rewrite u-boot patches, no changes u-boot: add HOME env for make invocations to avoid binman/Python problems with older u-boot versions this avoids trouble building certain older versions with binman as it tries to os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME'), 'bin') and gets a None and dies naming names: tinkerboard & xt-q8l-v10 (BOARDFAMILY=rockchip), which actually use binman & 22.04 combo View the full article

Description They don't apply as they have been merged upstream and build fails. View the full article

Description Adjust due to upstream kernel change. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build test at CI Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Restore CONFIG_OF_CONFIGFS=y accidentally(?) lost in https://github.com/armbian/build/commit/fae4f664397656e5a432a24b8adc5c237a53227e How Has This Been Tested? [x] Compile current&edge kernels, check overlays works 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

Hello Armbian community! Take a look at the latest developments and improvements in Armbian over the past weeks of August 2025. Our focus remains on enhancing stability, expanding hardware support, and streamlining the build process. HighlightsImproved ethernet stability for Rockchip SoCs A crucial workaround has been implemented to address gigabit Ethernet issues on several Rockchip SoCs when using the edge kernel, bringing more reliable network connectivity. PR #8515Enhanced BPI-R4 SFP support Fixes improve SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) module support on the Banana Pi R4 and Filogic-based boards, ensuring better compatibility and functionality. PR #8517New featuresN…

Description Fix the selection order View the full article

Description tiny housekeeping. update major_minor to match collabora tree View the full article

Bumps setuptools from 72.2.0 to 73.0.1. Changelog Sourced from setuptools's changelog. v73.0.1 Bugfixes Remove abc.ABCMeta metaclass from abstract classes. pypa/setuptools#4503 <https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/pull/4503>_ had an unintended consequence of causing potential TypeError: metaclass conflict: the metaclass of a derived class must be a (non-strict) subclass of the metaclasses of all its bases -- by :user:Avasam (#4579) v73.0.0 Features Mark abstract base classes and methods with abc.ABC and abc.abstractmethod -- by :user:Avasam (#4503) Changed the order of type checks in setuptools.command.easy_install.CommandSpec.from_param to support any collect…

Next week, Collabora will be sponsoring, exhibiting & speaking at ELCE in Lyon, France. We'll be showcasing not one but two demos at our booth this year: arcade racing on a ROCK Pi 4 with Panfrost, and GStreamer on the Magic Leap One. View the full article

Description Cleaning. View the full article

Description This reverts commit 11245601d095645d2973a0e765ee0f9a01d51cc1. Fix doesn't work correctly. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] CI Checklist: [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

This year will be Collabora's first time exhibiting at IOTSWC, in partnership with STMicroelectronics. Collabora will be showcasing how the STM32MP2 is an ideal chip to enable edge AI solution in industrial environments. View the full article

Description https://forum.armbian.com/topic/27917-wireguard-module-in-default-kernel-configuration/#comment-163826 tl;dr: Add wireguard to sunxi-current 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 kernel 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 ha…

drivers-harness: add branch to drivers base cache key declare cache_key_base="${KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR}_${LINUXFAMILY}_${BRANCH}" drivers-harness: add branch to drivers base cache key declare cache_key_base="${KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR}_${LINUXFAMILY}_${BRANCH}" this allows for 2 branches with the same version to not interfere with each other View the full article

Almost all of Collabora's customers use the Linux kernel on their products. Often they will use the exact code as delivered by the SBC vendors and we'll work with them in other parts of their software stack. But it's becoming increasingly common for our customers to adapt the kernel sources to the specific needs of their particular products. View the full article

After rigorous debugging, a new unit testing framework was added to the backend compiler for NVK. This is a walkthrough of the steps taken to achieve this. View the full article

Description This reverts https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/5615 Need to split and fix. View the full article

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 OrangepiZero2 users who would like to test functional cpu-frequency-scaling 5.19.17 How Has This Been Tested? https://forum.armbian.com/topic/26290-h616-mainlining-effort/ [ ] Test A [ ] Test B Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

ADLINK has just announced the Express-RLP COM Express Type 6 and COM-HPC-cRLS COM-HPC size C modules based on the new Intel 13th generation Raptor Lake hybrid processors with Embedded and Industrial SKUs. The Express-RLP comes with an up to 14 cores, 20 threads Raptor Lake-P processor, 64GB DDR5 SO-DIMM, and PCIe Gen4, while the COM-HPC-cRLS offers up to a 24-core Rasptor Lake-S embedded processor, 128GB DDR5 SO-DIMM, PCIe Gen5, and 2x 2.5GbE LAN. Both modules support Intel TCC, and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), and are suitable for hard real-time computing workloads required by applications such as industrial automation, autonomous driving, AI robots, and aviation. Ex…

…indicate the installation occurs on host not in container. 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? removed uuid package, ran ./compile.sh docker-shell RELEASE=jammy BOARD=rockpro64 BRANCH=edge output was [ .... ] Updating and installing basic packages on host [ uuid uuid-runtime ] Selecting previously unselected package uuid. (Reading database ... 391502 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../uuid_1.6.2-1.5build7_amd64.deb ... Unpacki…

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

Description fix: armbianmonitor: use cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq if 1 Cluster is available How Has This Been Tested? Checklist: [x] Test on board bananapim64 View the full article

The second part of this series takes a more in-depth look at the eBPF VM and program studied in the first part. Having this low level knowledge is not mandatory but can be a very useful foundation for the rest of the series. View the full article

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 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

Description Added "collabora" to the interactive config kernel branch selection (new branch for rk3588) 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] Interactive configuration started 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 …

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. GitHub issue reference: #6940 Jira reference number AR-2419 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 create /root/.not_logged_in_yet as noted in #6940 notice the errors disappear 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 comm…

RTW88: updates and fixes 6.1: wireless-next 2023-10-06 The new regulation of China has been released, so update to the latest TX power table that also includes some changes of QATAR and UK. Why didn't add the wireless next updates to 6.5 and 6.6? The updates are small, with one of which only fixing a typo that has no effect on functionality. Plus these changes will more than likely make it in on their own. https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20231004085051.205683-1-pkshih@realtek.com/T/#t 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-…

Attending the NAB Show in Las Vegas? Make sure to stop by Collabora's booth, #N2908VR in the North Hall, and get a firsthand look at the latest in Open Source software integration! View the full article

Description As per description. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Patch 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 [ ] 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 armbian way appears to be to use the u-boot.bin.sd.bin in place of the u-boot.bin. Usually this isn't a huge problem, but on this unit it isn't playing nicely. There is also no SDCARD slot on this unit, so let's just use the intended binary. View the full article

patching: rewrite: fully stabilize patch index stanzas as well as From lines patching: rewrite: fully stabilize patch index stanzas as well as From lines git format-patch --zero-commit doesn't affect index xxx...yyy lines, only From: so use the classy "use a regex with a callback" solution as git format-patch doesn't offer one this will make all patches change when rewritten, but hopefully for the last time ! we need to preserve index 000000000000..xxx as zeros, which indicate new file creation, thus: new file creations are rewritten as index 000000000000..111111111111 non-creations are rewritten as index 111111111111..222222222222 this is the final version of #6…

Description rk322x has long been integrated into the rockchip family in this PR: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/6092 Remove some leftovers in the repo, like the old kernel patch folders which are not in use anymore. @paolosabatino You may have a look at the hardware-optimization script. The tweaks for rk322x do not apply since the BOARDFAMILY does not exist anymore. If you'd like to rather integrate those optimizations in some other way (e.g. integrate them into the rockchip hardware optimizations), feel free to change it :) Also, please double check if packages/bsp/rk322x/50-rkvdec.rules is not used anymore. At least I could not find any reference when doing a se…

Use multiple consecutive reads in rtw_sdio_read_port() to limit the number of bytes which are copied by the host from the card in one MMC/SDIO transfer. This allows receiving a buffer that's larger than the hosts max_req_size (number of bytes which can be transferred in one MMC/SDIO transfer). As a result of this the skb_over_panic error is gone as the rtw88 driver is now able to receive more than 1536 bytes from the card (either because the incoming packet is larger than that or because multiple packets have been aggregated). Disabled: 001-revert-rtw88-sdio-size-and-timout-to-rfc-v1.patch Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have p…

Changes in the name of patch files. two mandatory fields are used - a digital index that strictly fixes the position of the patch during the overlay process, the last character in the initial state is 0, this will allow you to add new patches to the right place at any time without having to rename all patches. The second required field is the name (nickname) of the user on GIT who added (is responsible for supporting) this patch in the build system. The rest of the patch file name is at the discretion of the person who adds it and it is desirable to have a description of the purpose of the patch. Please note that this name is not synonymous with the one who CREATED the pa…

Description doas is not compatible with sudo flags. The codebase was checked for sudo-specific uses of this function, but none were found, all cases were in the form of sudo <command>. Replacing it with doas <command> yields the same result. Was extracted from #6576 and can't be merged until it's reverted in #6642 How Has This Been Tested? Used to build images on my machine with extensions that use is_root_or_sudo_prefix 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 …

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 Fix the following error: [🌱] Skip cmdline param [ 'DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED': already set to '(empty)' early ] 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] Run ./compile.sh DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED= 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 publi…

Guy on an IRC asked about armbian on the board and it has bunch of weird legacy things when it should work with current if something doesn't work i try to fix it ^-^ View the full article

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