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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-1488 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 H1/D1/D1+ bullseye image 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

Description Some network related dependency were missing as DNS within docker container was not working. While dealing with config, several other options were enabled, which should be harmless. Jira reference number AR-2086 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Generated Debian Bookworm with HA extension which loads automatically 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 Attempt to fix build job failure - https://github.com/armbian/os/actions/runs/7675198892/job/20921297126 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] built vim4 image 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…

In the previous post, I gave an overview of the Open Build Service software architecture. In this second part, a tutorial on setting up a package build with OBS from Debian packages is presented. View the full article

Description Minor formatting fix. extensions should use tabs as indentation as @viraniac pointed. Definitely not mixed space/tabs. Also minor fix in examples to fully comply with spec. View the full article

Description Looks like a solution for this. Jira reference number AR-1650 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build an image, setup and RDP to it Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] 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

A well-known Linux kernel developer once said, a poor craftsman famously complains about his tools, but a good craftsman knows how to choose excellent tools. Here's a python-based tool that integrates git and patchwork, and can greatly improve your toolbox. View the full article

A look at the work and motivation behind implementing the Khronos EGLDevice extensions in Mesa. These extensions allow users of open source graphics drivers to cleanly describe & select which device to use in heterogeneous systems. View the full article

Powered by Rust, the video codec stack on ARCVM is now bringing faster and more reliable video decoding on ChromeOS. Here's how Collabora has been helping shape video virtualization for Chromebooks, and what it means for end users. View the full article

Description Some sd cards are unable to access in uboot when using miniloader. These cards are able to access when using spl instead. Spl is not related to DDR initialization so it is unlikely to introduce DDR problems. How Has This Been Tested? [x] System boots [x] 5 minutes stress test 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 artic…

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The third prize of this year’s giveaway week comes courtesy of ELECFREAKS which offers a Cutebot Pico:ed kit based on the Pico:ed board with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and following BBC Micro:bit form factor. The kit also includes two high-speed motors to drive two wheels, ultrasonic & distance sensors, two RGB LED lights and clearance lamps on the bottom, two line-tracking probes, and an active buzzer used as a horn. It is powered by three AAA batteries. The company initially me asked me if I wanted to review the board/robot, but since I may not have the time to do so, I asked whether they wanted to be included in our yearly giveaway week which they accept…

Linux Kernel 4.9 was released this week and once more Collabora developers took part on the kernel development cycle. This time we contributed 36 patches by 11 different developers, our highest number of single contributors in a kernel release ever. Remember that in the previous release we had our highest number total contributions. View the full article

Description We probably don't want to bother people with upstream release upgrades as they are outside our power. How Has This Been Tested? Not tested yet. Configuration change. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Disable current CI View the full article

This fix is provided by mainline U-Boot since v2022.10. For any details refer to: https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/5fd30ed78539e11c2c155001a88f483441a96ebd fixes #4401 Tested: [x] Current Armbian build includes the patch with success [x] Has been tested on a Cubietruck 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 (s. U-Boot mainline reference above) [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstr…

Make the two Y/n questions that firstlogin asks behave consistently with each other, and more in line with user expectation: Reject anything that is not Y, y, N, n or . Previously the "Connect via wireless? [Y/n]" question would interpret Y, y and as "yes", and everything else as "no", whereas the "Set user language based on your location? [Y/n]" question would loop until the user selected Y, y, N or n. Make pressing enter equivalent to the default "Y", since that is the capitalized option. Echo back what the user typed. View the full article

Description CSC target, not tested on hardware View the full article

Description Add a description of the new BUILD_ONLY key to example.conf View the full article

Description In the tittle. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build test View the full article

In Linux, the Industrial Input/Output subsystem manages devices like Analog to Digital Converters, Light sensors, accelerometers, etc. On the other hand, the Input subsystem handles keyboards, mice, touchscreens, and any device that has a human interface. View the full article

Description The size labeler is failing on PRs. Adding permissions to fix the same. 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

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

khadas-vim3/khadas-vim3l: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook khadas-vim3l: bump to u-boot v2024.01; boot-usb-first patch in board folder patch is slightly different for 2024.01 khadas-vim3l: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook khadas-vim3: u-boot v2024.01: enable more compression, kaslr, and led config options via hook View the full article

Description This reverts commit f952ae89fb2c5e58e566860c74b46e127186f1c2. Breaks artefacts creation. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested without View the full article

Description Deleted merged patches in kernel v6.8-rc1 and fix other patch errors. Add a new patch 0033-tools-Makefile-delete-missing-cgroup_clean.patch to fix make clean error in tools. How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build with command ./compile.sh kernel BOARD=rock-5b BRANCH=edge DEB_COMPRESS=xz KERNEL_GIT=shallow [x] Boot on rock5b fine 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 …

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] Documentation summary for feature / change Please delete this section if entry to main documentation is not needed. If documentation entry is predicted, please provide key elements for further implementation into main documentation and set label to "Needs Documentation". You are welcome to open a PR to documentation or you can leave following information for technical writer: [] short description (copy / paste of PR title) [ ] summary (description rele…

Reverts armbian/build#6576 View the full article

Description Jira reference number AR-2385 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Tested on forums, officially released images will be tested before relese Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project View the full article

Ever since announcing the project at GDC 2019, we have been working on improving the full open source XR stack to a usable state. Today, we are very happy to tag version 0.1 of the Monado OpenXR runtime for Linux! View the full article

Description Quick fix to hdmi patch due to mainlined hunks. How Has This Been Tested? [x] New fixed patch apply on 6.8.9 edge kernel [x] Compiled rockchip drm code on the fly to check it works Did not check the real functionality, but I hope I did not break anything, the patch is minimal... 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

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Description You can get the event details directly from the github action environment and also just pass the secret directly into the step. Removed excess steps/processing to simplify the action. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts#github-context How Has This Been Tested? I have tested and used this in my repo here Checklist: I can add additional comments if needed but I don't believe they are. [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings View the full article

pipeline: inventory all board vars; add not-eos-with-video; introduce TARGETS_FILTER_INCLUDE pipeline: inventory all board vars; add not-eos-with-video; introduce TARGETS_FILTER_INCLUDE How to use: ./compile.sh inventory - does just the board inventory; look for output in output/info ./compile.sh targets-dashboard - does inventory, targets compositing, and images info; look for output in output/info, read the instructions output by the command if you want to load the OpenSearch dashboards. ./compile.sh targets - does the full targets compositing and artifacts, look for output in output/info If you don't have a userpatches/targets.yaml, one will be provided for you d…

Description Requirement for commit c83b11cf1486ade72cfb92447e9212e654b43d8f so iw command is available on the default images. 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 This should get wifi working on OrangePi Zero2 on current and edge kernel 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] Not tested as I don't have the device. @AGM1968 Could you please test the same? 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 d…

This year, the global pandemic has put a strain on us all. Motivation can become hard to maintain, worries can cloud our minds. Now more than ever, it is important to try and connect with our colleagues. View the full article

Description Add bluetooth support for Khadas VIM1S and VIM4. Jira reference number AR-1917 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [X] Tested scanning for nearby bluetooth devices works on VIM1S [X] Tested scanning for nearby bluetooth devices works on VIM4 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 depe…

Description Some rk322x boards (notably those with X96-Mini signature) are stuck in a bootloop. The cause has been identified in the tsadc node and in particular is related to what is described in this kernel pull request. This PR simply removes the pinctrl properties, so the GPIO pin that does the reset on these board is left as per default, thus not causing any unwanted reboot. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Device tree has been compiled 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 [x] I have made correspondin…

Join us this week at the Spring edition of Linaro Virtual Connect, as we discuss bringing stateless video decoding support to Linux, and take a look at where we are, and what's to come, for open drivers for Arm GPUs. View the full article

The most complete automated testing and continuous integration tool for the Linux kernel continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Here's a look at the latest improvements to the KernelCI dashboard, the main web interface used by the project. View the full article

Twitter counter is broken so remove it until fixed be more precise in terms of 64 bit View the full article

Closing https://github.com/armbian/build/issues/4871 View the full article

Description https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28197-pinecube-error-fdt-image-overlaps-os-image/ Attempt to implement suggested fix to allow pinecube booting. Basically the new bootenv file is a copy from sunxi.txt with an additional line. If there is a better way to implement this feel free to adjust as needed. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build on arm64 using artifacts [x] Build on arm64 without artifacts [ ] Boot test not possible due to lack of hw 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 ch…

Years ago, I joined the open-source community with a passion and a mission: to enable equal access to high-quality computing via open-source software. With this mission, I co-founded Panfrost, aiming to create an open-source driver for the Mali GPU. View the full article

Description Adding in kernel module for controller support for the rk3588 currently disabled in the kernel How Has This Been Tested? Untested 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

BPI-CM4: Add support for the waveshare cm4-io-base-b https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/CM4-IO-BASE-B BPI-CM4: Enable usb support on waveshare baseboards via overlay BPI-SM1: Removed UART_B overlay. Short of it being an available option in the vendor kernel via overlay. I can't find any docs to support why that is. I feel it is safer that we just remove it. BPI-SM1: Add UART_A "pin-ctrl: cts rts" 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 …

Despite the many obstacles brought on by the pandemic, Collabora has continued to grow its teams for the road ahead. Join us in welcoming Kiril, Benjamin, Daniel, Shreeya, Ariel, Nicolas and James! View the full article

Description This address https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4656#issuecomment-1373549295 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [X] I have performed a self-review of my own code [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

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

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

This week in Armbian development saw significant enhancements across multiple areas, including expanded board support and improved hardware compatibility. Notable additions include new images and configurations for Qidi X-6, X-7, and Ariaboard Photonicat2 mainboards, as well as refined kernel patch maintenance and updates for various platforms. The build system received important fixes, such as resolving compilation errors and device tree issues, alongside improvements in Docker utilities and offline mode detection. Several refactoring efforts streamlined backend processes and enhanced user interface elements. The team also introduced automatic fallback mechanisms for Het…

Following on from part 1 in the series, part 2 covers more developments in low-level graphics, including support for buffer modifiers in the kernel, Mesa, Wayland, Weston, Mutter and GNOME Shell, and X.Org. View the full article

Transfers DTB to a package shared with the kernel DEB. Solves the problem of missing DTB when using an assembly from the package repository. View the full article

patching: if 0 files left to commit after config-filtering, don't commit nor rewrite the patches patching: if 0 files left to commit after config-filtering, don't commit nor rewrite the patches this is mostly useful for Makefile's and DT patches which should end be bare instead of null-patched View the full article

mixtile-blade3: bump rk3588 blobs: DDR to 1.11 and BL31 to 1.38 mixtile-blade3: bump rk3588 blobs: DDR to 1.11 and BL31 to 1.38 tested on actual board, works perfectly View the full article

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

For many, June 21, day of the Solstice, is a day of celebrations. At Collabora, we're also celebrating, as we take a moment to welcome all the newest members of our engineering and administration teams who've joined over the last year! View the full article

Description thead: update current&edge kernel, fix pinctrl config. 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

Description Update the kernel to use the preset configurations so that you don't need an external keyboard to access the desktop 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] Flash and directly boot to the desktop 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 mer…

This commit is cosmetic. Beyond the name changes and formatting, nothing should be different. Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [X] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description I wrote the wrong path and it has now been fixed 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] Gamepad 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 Improving Allwinner u-boot patches maintainability. Jira reference number AR-1389 On halfway done: Before: https://github.com/armbian/build/tree/master/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi After: https://github.com/armbian/build/tree/AR-1389/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi @150balbes When this step is done, we can discuss other variants. I expect to need another 2-3h to get this done alongside with build testings. How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Build all u-boots for boards that has been altered 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-under…

Description meson: Bump edge to v6.0 How Has This Been Tested? [X] Build 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

Description Couple small fixes I found when starting to add support for TI SK boards. Wanted to test the waters with these patches before working to add board support. How Has This Been Tested? Built a couple platforms without issue due to this change. Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Fix: dtb dtbo install, wrong select media sensors Disable incorrectly designed patches. They need to be aligned with the kernel code. 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 build sunxi [ ] Test build sunxi64 View the full article

Description set CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y to BRANCH=edge & BRANCH=current Advised for KASLR-enabled kernels complements nicely #7078 (but not depending on each other) - no side effect for non-KASLR-enabled kernel/boards How Has This Been Tested? [X] Built/ran orangepi5-plus edge (with patched u-boot from #7078) 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

cli: introduce rewrite-kernel-patches; fix kernel-patches-to-git; refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() cli: introduce rewrite-kernel-patches; fix kernel-patches-to-git; refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() kernel-patches-to-git wasn't providing the needed KERNEL_GIT_SHA1 for kernel drivers refactor obtain_kernel_git_info_and_makefile() out of artifact_kernel_prepare_version() so we can reuse introduce rewrite-kernel-patches, which is just an alias to kernel-patches-to-git with REWRITE_PATCHES=yes View the full article

kernel-debs: headers: hack/fix for 6.5-rc1's "tools/counter: Makefile: Remove lingering 'include' directories on make clean" kernel-debs: headers: hack/fix for 6.5-rc1's "tools/counter: Makefile: Remove lingering 'include' directories on make clean" introduced at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/228354ed692faa08f40f2630658c0771f77da457 simply creating the dir solves it reported to author, let's hope for an -rc2 fix. better logging when DEBUG=yes (don't pass "-s"(ilent) to make clean) View the full article

Description bump le potato to u-boot 2024.01 How Has This Been Tested? builds and boots Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Update and run our shellfmt script version 3.8.0 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Run sudo ./lib/tools/shellfmt.sh Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

It's with excitement and nervousness that I'm writing this post, sitting on a plane heading to Boston where I will attend the MIT Reality Hack as a mentor. View the full article

lib: drop old boot_logo code; keep png/gif as they're used for plymouth lib: drop old boot_logo code; keep png/gif as they're used for plymouth origins of what's being dropped: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/2065 View the full article

Description removing network manager dependency. Left over from moving networking into extensions. address errors when wireless networking is still not detected Jira reference number AR-2390 Documentation summary for feature / change How Has This Been Tested? [x] Several images on board without wifi only [x] Tested making wrong wifi password 3x, exits with "Unable to connect to AP" [x] Connecting with correct credentials [x] Choosing to not connect to wireless [x] Tested on NM and systemd networkd Checklist: [x] My changes generate no new warnings [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Up until now, talking in-depth about userspace tracing was deliberately avoided because it merits special treatment, hence this part devoted to it. We'll now look at the why of it, and we'll examine eBPF user tracing in two categories: static and dynamic. View the full article

Description An attempt to improve review process. Code owners are automatically requested for review when someone opens a pull request that modifies code that they own. Code owners are not automatically requested to review draft pull requests. Jira reference number AR-1435 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Not tested yet Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [x] 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 downstr…

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.252. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Reboot of my Odroid HC1 Checklist: [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [x] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description Improved support for BigTreeTech Pi and CB1 Jira reference number AR-2312 How Has This Been Tested? Testing building and running on real hardware was not performed yet [ ] Hardware tests 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 [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Released by Linus Torvalds on May 22 after a busy two-month development cycle, Linux kernel 5.18 brings new features and lights up new hardware. Let's take a look at the contributions made by our engineering team. View the full article

Congratulations to Valve on the release of the Steam Deck, their new handheld gaming PC! With it comes a new release of SteamOS, complete with a brand new A/B design for seamless system updates. View the full article

kernel / drivers-harness: use the kernel git SHA1 ($KERNEL_GIT_SHA1) instead of $KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR for drivers cache key kernel / drivers-harness: use the kernel git SHA1 ($KERNEL_GIT_SHA1) instead of $KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR for drivers cache key this should avoid (late) patching errors that might happen during a point release bump like 6.4.5 -> 6.4.6 cos we'd be using the wrong cached drivers patch using the SHA1 will instead (possibly) trigger the "real patching failure", during drivers-harness when building a new driver patch cache also try to cleanup old caches in the old format so we've not many leftovers -- each patch is ~150mb View the full article

http://blog.armbian.com/content/images/2025/12/githubhighlights-2.pngThis week in Armbian development saw a series of refinements and maintenance updates across the build and configuration repositories. Contributors focused on workflow standardization, cosmetic improvements such as board name adjustments, and documentation enhancements. Several technical fixes addressed typos, property mispellings, and package issues, while platform support was expanded with kernel and boot improvements for devices like the Mekotronics R58-4x4 and MusePi Pro. Notable changes also included vendor reorganization and the addition of fallback logic for Ubuntu LTS releases. Overall, the activi…

Contributing to the Vulkan Working Group since 2015, Jason has continues to make a significant impact. His expertise and dilligence has helped to shape the group and we're proud to see his hard work see some well earned spotlight. View the full article

See ./lib/functions/rootfs/distro-specific.sh View the full article

Description The idea is to generate output/git_sources.json file that will contain url, branch and commit hash combo. The easiest way to generate file for all devices is to run ./compile.sh targets. Then at the time of release we will copy the output/info/git_sources.json file to config/sources/git_sources.json. Once the file is copied, the hash information from the file will be used to fetch resources for git repositories where branches are specified instead of tags or commits. There can be other ways to do this as well. I am just too tired to experiment more on the same. Raising it to be a communication starter. Jira reference number AR-2087 Based on: https://github.c…

Description This fixes armbian-firmware-full missing the symlinks from linux-firmware How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build an image with armbian-firmware-full and confirmed the symlinks were there and pointed to the right location 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

This week in Armbian development saw a significant expansion of hardware support, including new board images and compatibility for devices such as the Ariaboard Photonicat 2, SpacemiT MUSE Book, NanoPC T6 Plus, and Mekotronics R58S2. Kernel patches were updated across multiple platforms, notably for Rockchip and Sunxi families, enhancing stability and performance. Several new modules were introduced in the configuration framework, including browser-based code-server, memory management, Docker log viewing, and subscription tracking. Improvements to documentation, security hardening, and code formatting were also implemented. Notable fixes addressed USB, Ethernet, and devic…

Description legacy was broken. Let's drop it since current and edge work well. How Has This Been Tested? Unnecessary. 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

Description Adding u-boot patches to recognize the espressobin ultra, and compile a device tree for firmware use. How Has This Been Tested? Compiled and booted on ebin ultra View the full article

Description And disable those that needs more work. Probably best to merge as currently no EDGE is working. Jira reference number [AR-1292] How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build tests 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

Transmitting low delay, high quality video over the Internet is hard. The trade-off is normally between video quality and transmission delay (or latency). Internet video has up to now been segregated into two segments: video streaming and video calls. View the full article

GPUs like Intel and Vivante support storing contents of graphical buffers in different formats. Support for describing these formats using modifiers has now been added to Android and Mesa, enabling tiling artifact free running of Android on the iMX6 platform. View the full article

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

This initial version includes static checks (checkpatch and smatch for now) and build tests across various architectures and configurations, and introduces a flexible 'scenarios' mechanism for subsystem-specific extensions. View the full article

Description Switch mvebu current to 6.1.y Jira reference number AR-1577 How Has This Been Tested? [x] Build test Checklist: [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation [ ] My changes generate no new warnings [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

base-files: add the upstream version both to the artifact_version and the reversioned; possibly fixes #5702 base-files: add the upstream version both to the artifact_version and the reversioned; possibly fixes #5702 OCI tags can't have "+" or "~" so replace those with "--" before using in OCI tag apt (repo) version will have whatever upstream has, including "+" and/or "~" View the full article

pipeline: download-debs: de-hardcode path to compile.sh for downloader pipeline: download-debs: de-hardcode path to compile.sh for downloader View the full article

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

Description Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.204. How Has This Been Tested? [x] Cold 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