After long break, I have found some free time to test latest updates that can be found in github It seems that pyavitz made a great progress there with his DTS implementation over Debian. https://github.com/pyavitz/debian-image-builder Now i am able to boot Debian out of the reproduced image. No uboot patching: Here is a copy of my work inside above repository: make config make all board=kickpik2b-v2 sudo dd if=output/kickpik2b-v2/image/sun50i-h618-kickpi-k2b-debian-trixie-6.12.84-arm64-ext4-2026-04-29-1923.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 And boom. Flawless boot into Debian Linux U-Boot SPL 2026.01 (Apr 29 2026 - 18:28:52 +0300) DRAM: 2048 MiB Trying to boot from MMC1 NOTICE: BL31: v2.12.9(debug):lts-v2.12.9 NOTICE: BL31: Built : 18:28:34, Apr 29 2026 NOTICE: BL31: Detected Allwinner H616 SoC (1823) NOTICE: BL31: Found U-Boot DTB at 0x4a0cd628, model: KickPi K2B INFO: ARM GICv2 driver initialized INFO: Configuring SPC Controller INFO: Probing for PMIC on I2C: INFO: PMIC: found AXP313 INFO: BL31: Platform setup done INFO: BL31: Initializing runtime services INFO: BL31: cortex_a53: CPU workaround for erratum 855873 was applied INFO: BL31: cortex_a53: CPU workaround for erratum 1530924 was applied INFO: PSCI: Suspend is unavailable INFO: BL31: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world INFO: Entry point address = 0x4a000000 INFO: SPSR = 0x3c9 INFO: Changed devicetree. U-Boot 2026.01 (Apr 29 2026 - 18:28:52 +0300) Allwinner Technology CPU: Allwinner H616 (SUN50I) Model: KickPi K2B DRAM: 2 GiB Core: 74 devices, 23 uclasses, devicetree: separate WDT: Not starting watchdog@30090a0 MMC: mmc@4020000: 0, mmc@4021000: 2, mmc@4022000: 1 Loading Environment from FAT... Unable to use mmc 0:1... In: serial@5000000 Out: serial@5000000 Err: serial@5000000 Allwinner mUSB OTG (Peripheral) Net: eth0: ethernet@5020000using musb-hdrc, OUT ep1out IN ep1in STATUS ep2in MAC de:ad:be:ef:00:01 HOST MAC de:ad:be:ef:00:00 RNDIS ready , eth1: usb_ether starting USB... USB EHCI 1.00 USB OHCI 1.0 USB EHCI 1.00 USB OHCI 1.0 USB EHCI 1.00 USB OHCI 1.0 Bus usb@5101000: 1 USB Device(s) found Bus usb@5101400: 1 USB Device(s) found Bus usb@5200000: 1 USB Device(s) found Bus usb@5200400: 1 USB Device(s) found Bus usb@5310000: 1 USB Device(s) found Bus usb@5310400: 1 USB Device(s) found scanning usb for storage devices... 0 Storage Device(s) found Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 switch to partitions #0, OK mmc0 is current device Scanning mmc 0:1... Found /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf Retrieving file: /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf KickPi K2B V2 1: Debian Trixie Enter choice: 1: Debian Trixie Retrieving file: /boot/extlinux/../Image Retrieving file: /boot/extlinux/../uInitrd append: earlyprintk console=tty1 console=ttyS0,115200n8 rw root=PARTUUID=e0688e9b-01 rootwait rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes loglevel=1 net.ifnames=0 video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080 init=/sbin/init Retrieving file: /boot/extlinux/../allwinner/sun50i-h618-kickpi-k2b.dtb Moving Image from 0x40080000 to 0x40200000, end=0x41930000 ## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 4ff00000 ... Image Name: initramfs-6.12.84 Image Type: AArch64 Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed) Data Size: 11668168 Bytes = 11.1 MiB Load Address: 00000000 Entry Point: 00000000 Verifying Checksum ... OK ## Flattened Device Tree blob at 4fa00000 Booting using the fdt blob at 0x4fa00000 Working FDT set to 4fa00000 Loading Ramdisk to 494df000, end 49fffac8 ... OK Loading Device Tree to 00000000494d2000, end 00000000494de815 ... OK Working FDT set to 494d2000 Starting kernel ... Loading, please wait... Starting systemd-udevd version 257.9-1~deb13u1 Most important part - communication devices are available: Pyavitz did a great job! kickpik2b-v2root~: dmesg | grep -i "eth0\|wlan0" [ 19.638015] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: Register MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL RxQ-0 [ 19.784938] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: PHY [stmmac-0:00] driver [MAE0621A-Q2C Gigabit Ethernet] (irq=POLL) [ 19.784980] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: No Safety Features support found [ 19.784991] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: No MAC Management Counters available [ 19.784999] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: PTP not supported by HW [ 19.785390] dwmac-sun8i 5020000.ethernet eth0: configuring for phy/rgmii link mode [ 19.826219] [chip1][SKWIFI6621S DBG] skw_ndo_open: dev: wlan0, type: STA [ 19.826262] [chip1][SKWIFI6621S DBG] skw_ndo_set_rx_mode: wlan0, mc: 1, uc: 0 [ 19.826723] [chip1][SKWIFI6621S DBG] skw_ndo_set_rx_mode: wlan0, mc: 2, uc: 0 [ 19.826885] [chip1][SKWIFI6621S DBG] skw_set_power_mgmt: wlan0, enabled: 0, timeout: -1 I haven't tried Armbian yet, but the heavy lifting part is already done. Big kudos to pyavitz @c0rnelius Thanks, Nasko

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. Armbian has released images based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon the latest long-term support base. As always, Armbian applies its own platform-optimized kernel, board-specific patches, and tested drivers on top so what you get is a clean, stable foundation across SBCs, PCs, and cloud environments, with no Snap packages, fully compatible with the Ubuntu ecosystem, and no surprises. SPONSORED Join us in making open source better! Every donation helps Armbian improve security, performance, and reliability — so everyone can enjoy a solid foundation for their devices. We rewrote how Armbian installs desktops. Here’s what changedA friendlier, faster, snap-free desktop install in armbian-config If you’ve installed a desktop environment with armbian-config over the last few months, you may have noticed things feel different: there’s a tier you can pick, the browser actually works on every arch, uninstall doesn’t take half your system with it, andArmbian blogIgor PecovnikArmbian Q1 2026: Technical Milestones and the Road to Embedded WorldThe first quarter of 2026 has been a period of significant technical consolidation for the Armbian project. Driven by the v26.02 (Goa) release cycle, the project has focused on three core pillars: aggressive framework refactoring, the stable rollout of the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel, and the maturation ofArmbian blogMichael RobinsonGithub HighlightsThis week in Armbian development saw a broad range of updates spanning kernel enhancements, desktop improvements, and infrastructure refinements. Notable changes include new developer documentation for the desktop submodule, expanded GPU and multimedia support for vendor-kernel desktops, and several kernel version bumps for various platforms. The build system received fixesArmbian blogMichael RobinsonView 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. Armbian has released images based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon the latest long-term support base. As always, Armbian applies its own platform-optimized kernel, board-specific patches, and tested drivers on top so what you get is a clean, stable foundation across SBCs, PCs, and cloud environments, with no Snap packages, fully compatible with the Ubuntu ecosystem, and no surprises. SPONSORED Join us in making open source better! Every donation helps Armbian improve security, performance, and reliability — so everyone can enjoy a solid foundation for their devices. We rewrote how Armbian installs desktops. Here’s what changedA friendlier, faster, snap-free desktop install in armbian-config If you’ve installed a desktop environment with armbian-config over the last few months, you may have noticed things feel different: there’s a tier you can pick, the browser actually works on every arch, uninstall doesn’t take half your system with it, andArmbian blogIgor PecovnikArmbian Q1 2026: Technical Milestones and the Road to Embedded WorldThe first quarter of 2026 has been a period of significant technical consolidation for the Armbian project. Driven by the v26.02 (Goa) release cycle, the project has focused on three core pillars: aggressive framework refactoring, the stable rollout of the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel, and the maturation ofArmbian blogMichael RobinsonGithub HighlightsThis week in Armbian development saw a broad range of updates spanning kernel enhancements, desktop improvements, and infrastructure refinements. Notable changes include new developer documentation for the desktop submodule, expanded GPU and multimedia support for vendor-kernel desktops, and several kernel version bumps for various platforms. The build system received fixesArmbian blogMichael RobinsonView the full article

driver for sv6051p working in kernel 7 @Qvy: https://github.com/eloirotava/6051 horray!

now working with: Download: 8.06 Mbit/s Upload: 10.08 Mbit/s in kernel 7. https://github.com/eloirotava/6051 testes on s90w amlogic. also work with 6030p rockchip.