i will get that information for you.Sorry i did not give it sooner Box: H96 model x3 cpu-s905x3 rom 64gb the config file is kernel /Image initrd /uInitrd fdt /dtb/amlogic/meson-sm1-h96-max.dtb append root=UUID=54072e2a-0ddf-4b60-930c-f13cc5fc51b1 rootflags=data=writeback console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 rw no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0 splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles I will post a neofetch of the usb flash that armibian works from on the same box

I see someone has a patch into Armbian build for Orange Pi 4 Pro, is there anybody tried it? https://github.com/jonas5/orangepi-4pro-armbian

the xfce4 desktop version, specficallly: Armbian_26.2.1_Bananapim5_noble_current_6.18.15_xfce_desktop.img after unpacking the xz version. The previous version that needed 430 some updates also had the mdadm stuff preloaded and had no trouble recovering the /raid6 once I had created the mount point with a mkdir /raid6. this one fails on all counts so, no entries other than control in /dev/mapper. So I'm assuming the first thing I need to install once networking is working is mdadm. But without an external network I'm locked out of everything else. Very frustrating. gene@amanda:~$ ls /dev/sd* /dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd /dev/sdd2 /dev/sde1 /dev/sdf1 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1 /dev/sde /dev/sdf /dev/sdg So all the drives are there but not recognized as the raid6. The odd /dev/sdd is probably the 1T 2.5" lappy drive I put in for a faster /swap and had plans for its use as a scratchpad drive for amanda's use but is essentially just 50G of swap now. So what do I edit to fix the network ???

It may be better to do this with an overlay, as a kernel update will wipe out any changes you make. If you're not seeing anything on any of the I2C buses, I'd first check your wiring. You should have 4 wires, SCL, SDA, GND, and either +3.3V or +5V (depending). Next, I'd check for similar boards to your M5. A quick search suggests it's an Amlogic S905X3, which is the same Meson SM1 CPU as the ODroid C4. And there's a pair of ODroid C4's overlays to enable I2C, and they're doing more than setting the status to "okay". May be worth a try? - meson-sm1-odroid-c4-i2c0.dtbo - meson-sm1-odroid-c4-i2c1.dtbo Failing that, I'd check to see if there's anything useful in the Banana Pi forums or documentation on how to enable those I2C buses. I'm afraid some of the Amlogic documentation may be somewhat limited.

If you want to use network manager you have to make sure systemd is not overriding your configs, ie disable relevant systemd services. To me, it sounds easier to just use what is installed default, in this case systemd and use networkctl to interact. But it should be irrelevant. If you configure your dhcp server and dns server correctly, both systemd and network manager should pick up correct config in default config state so you should not even have to interact with either of them. (I started assuming you are using a minimal image, therefore systemd as default. You haven't disclosed what version you use, just something 26.3)