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Before: Summary: kernel patching: 62 total patches; 62 applied; 5 with problems; 1 not_mbox; 4 needs_rebase After: Summary: kernel patching: 62 total patches; 62 applied; 0 with problems View the full article

Two of the most popular projects providing images for Arm and RISC-V single board computers have released new updates with Armbian 23.02 adding Linux 6.1-based Debian and Ubuntu images, and DietPi 8.14 adding experimental RISC-V support for the StarFive VisionFive 2 SBC and new Arm boards. Armbian 23.02 Quoll Linux 6.1 is the latest LTS kernel, so Armbian is now providing Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy and Debian 11 Bullseye images based on Linux 6.1.y for boards that support it, as well as the first development images based on Debian 12 Bookworm and Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar. I could not find any new boards added in the changelog, but the release brings several improvements and bug fixes to some of the already supported SBCs including the Raspberry Pi 3, Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS, ROCK Pi S, ROCK Pi 4, NanoPi R2S, NanoPi NEO3, and Banana Pi BPI-M2 Pro. The announcement also highlights [...] The post Armbian 23.02 out with Linux 6.1, DietPi 8.14 adds experimental RISC-V support appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description Replace absolute path to git-tree with relative, so it is accesible without docker builder. was: $ cat cache/sources/linux-kernel-worktree/6.2__jethome64__arm64/.git gitdir: /armbian/cache/git-bare/kernel/.git/worktrees/6.2__jethome64__arm64 new: $ cat cache/sources/linux-kernel-worktree/6.2__jethome64__arm64/.git gitdir: ../../../git-bare/kernel/.git/worktrees/6.2__jethome64__arm64 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 ok [X] Access to git tree without docker builder ok 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

Amlogic S928X Cortex-A76/A55 will soon power some 8K TV boxes running Android TV from SDMC and others, and we now have detailed specifications as a “Quick Reference Manual” dropped in my inbox last night. While like most Amlogic processors, the S928X is designed for TV boxes, the penta-core SoC may end up in affordable yet powerful single board computers with features such as HDMI 2.1a, Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe 2.0 or USB 3.0. Amlogic S928X specifications: CPU sub-system 1x Arm Cortex-A76 core and 4x Arm Cortex-A55 cores in big.LITTLE configuration NEON and Crypto extensions Private L2 cache and unified system L3 cache Build-in RISC-V core for system control processing GPUs Arm Mali-G57 MC2 3D GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, and OpenCL 2.0 2.5D graphics processor for scaling, alpha, rotation, and color space conversion operations VPU Amlogic Video Engine (AVE) with dedicated hardware decoders and encoders Decoding AV1 [...] The post Amlogic S928X specifications – A penta-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 SoC with Mali-G57 GPU, 3.2 TOPS NPU appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

NanoPi R6S is both a mini PC and a router based on Rockchip RK3588S processor. I received some samples in November and started the NanoPi R6S review with OpenWrt/FriendlyWrt quickly testing the 2.5GbE interfaces and routing with iperf3, and it worked pretty well. But using a system with an octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor and 8GB RAM as an OpenWrt router only feels like a waste of resources, so I wanted to install a more versatile operating system – Ubuntu 22.04 – for further testing. My struggles installing Ubuntu 22.04 on NanoPi R6S FriendlyELEC provides various images on the Wiki either booting from an SD card, installing from a MicroSD to the eMMC flash (aka eFlasher imagers), or flashing through USB with Windows tools. I like the eFlasher images since the OS runs from the internal eMMC flash and no special tools are needed. I had just used the FriendlyWrt eFlasher image, [...] The post NanoPi R6S RK3588S mini PC & router review – Part 2: Ubuntu 22.04 appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description In some file systems, calling du shows an invalid amount of occupied filespace. The solution is to call du with the option --apparent-size Cons: With this option du shows a slightly smaller size than the files can actually take up, because only the net sum of the file sizes is counted without taking into account the hit to the cluster size. Fixes: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4857 Jira reference number AR-1556 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 build with/without tmpfs on zfs. [ ] 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 Rework of https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4807 as its not possible to push into the original branch to fix remaining problems and merge. Removed necessary config options: all u-boot configs are custom we avoid FAT boot if possible. This hardware boots from ext4 without problems. Changing to fat will not help in reliability. armbian wireless package have all firmware needed for this hw and for most popular USB dongles. If those wireless drivers firmware would be considered as a bloatware, we should also make very custom kernel and remove all things that are wasteful for this device. We could do that, but what we don't have is - time. build config has been moved to different repository with last major code switch we are not using CODEOWNERS for board config levels and in past two months that we have used this functionality, we only had problems and we will limit it down (nothing to do with this PR anyway) board maintainers guidelines needed that hardware keeps supported status P.S. You are welcome to rework your PR and close mine. Jira reference number AR-1555 How Has This Been Tested? [ ] Files are here. 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 Update meson64 edge kernel branch to linux-6.2.y Jira reference number AR-1551 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

AAEON UP Squared Pro 7000 is an upcoming single board computer (SBC) based on a choice of Alder Lake-N SoCs up to the Core i3-N305 octa-core processor, up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 64GB eMMC flash. The board supports up to three displays and comes with a MIPI CSI port, dual 2.5GbE networking, three USB 3.2 ports, two RS232/RS422/RS485 interfaces, as well as several M.2 sockets for storage and wireless expansion that makes it suitable for machine vision solutions for smart factories and robotics applications. UP Squared Pro 7000 specifications: Alder Lake-N SoC (one or the other) Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core processor up to 3.8 GHz with 6MB cache, 32EU Intel UHD Graphics Gen 12 @ 1.25 GHz; TDP: 15W Intel Atom x7425E quad-core processor up to 3.4 GHz with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel UHD Graphics Gen 12 @ 1.0 GHz; TDP: 12W Intel Processor N97 quad-core processor up to [...] The post UP Squared Pro 7000 SBC features up to Intel Core i3-N305 Alder Lake-N processor, up to 16GB LPDDR5 appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Firefly EC-A3588Q is a fanless 8K AI embedded computer powered by a Rockchip RK3588 processor and fitted with up to 32GB RAM, SATA or NVMe storage, offering dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, and optional 5G/4G cellular connectivity, dual 8K video outputs, etc… It is a higher-end and larger version of the Firefly EC-R3588SPC industrial mini PC based on the Rockchip RK3588S processor that adds a 4K HDMI input port, a VGA output port, gets two GbE interfaces and support for WiFi 6/Bt 5.0, offers more USB ports, and replaces some terminal blocks with DB9 interfaces for RS232, RS485, and CAN Bus interfaces. Firefly EC-Q3588Q specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with CPU – 4x Cortex-A76 cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, four Cortex-A55 cores @ up to 1.8 GHz GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 quad-core GPU with OpenGL ES3.2 / OpenCL 2.2 / Vulkan1.1 support AI accelerator [...] The post 8K AI embedded computer gets 4K HDMI input, WiFi 6, dual GbE interfaces, and more appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

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

SDMC DV9286 is an 8K TV box for operators running Android 13 TV OS on an Amlogic S928X octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor with 4GB to 8GB RAM, WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, an HDMI 2.1a port, and 8K AV1, H.265, VP9 video decoding support. We had started to see 8K TV boxes based on the Amlogic S928X processor at IBC 2022 last September, but with few details. SDMC DV9286 announcement brings a few more details such as the GPU used in S928X and which version of Android will be used. SDMC DV9286 (preliminary) specifications: SoC – Amlogic S928X octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 processor with Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU; 12nm process System Memory – 4GB LPDDR4 (up to 8GB option) Storage – 32GB eMMC flash Video Output – HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 with HDCP2.2/2.3, HDR 10, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision (optional), and HDMI 2.1-specific features such as eARC, VRR, QMS, QFT, ALLM, [...] The post SDMC DV9286 8K TV box runs Android 13 on Amlogic S928X processor for OTT/IPTV deployments appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

Description Fix legacy u-boot patch, update to use v2022.07 Remove unreliable onboard bt/wifi driver Add current target (5.10) - works and tested on SD with minimal image Add edge target (6.1) - hangs at boot TODO [ ] test eMMC install [ ] test HDMI output [ ] resolve 6.1 hang/oops [ ] remove legacy target 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] Install legacy image on SD, boot OK [x] Install current image on SD, boot OK [x] network: configure DSA switch as router (wan, br0: lan0..3) [x] network: mPCI wifi (ath10k) + USB wifi (rt2800usb) 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

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Thingpulse ePulse Feather is an ESP32 development board following Adafruit’s Feather form factor and optimized for low power with 12 to 27 uA deep sleep power consumption. The board is based on the ESP32-WROVER with 8MB Flash and 8MB SPRAM and comes with a USB-C connector for charging the battery and programming through a CH9102F UART chip, as well as the I/Os headers provided by the Feather form factor. The board can be especially useful in battery-operated WiFi remote controls for home automation or other purposes that sleep most of the time until the user presses one of the buttons. ThingPulse ePulse Feather specifications: Wireless module – Espressif Systems ESP32-WROVER-E-N8R8 module with ESP32-D0WD-V3 or ESP32-D0WDR2-V3 dual-core microcontroller @ 240 MHz with 8MB QSPI flash, 8MB QSPI PSRAM USB – 1x USB Type-C port for power/charging and programming via CH9102F UART to TTL chip. Expansions – 12-pin + 16-pin headers with [...] The post ePulse Feather ESP32 development board is optimized for low power consumption (in deep sleep) appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

distro-agnostic.sh: fix: check if chroot (not host!) has timesyncd.conf as condition to enable systemd-timesyncd.service ref #4868 View the full article

Motorola Defy Satellite Link is a Bluetooth device that can affordably bring 2-way satellite communication to any smartphone thanks to the latest 3GPP NTN (Non-Terrestrial Network) technology implemented in the MediaTek MT6825 connecting to the Bullitt Satellite Connect platform. Satellite phones and hotspot has been around for years through products such as the Iridium Go! Satellite Wi-Fi hotspot that goes for over $1,000 without a data plan, pricing that does not make it conducive to mass adoption. But silicon vendors and phone manufacturers have started to add more affordable 2-way satellite connectivity to smartphones, for example with the Snapdragon Satellite initiative, currently using Iridium, but with plans to switch to 5G NTN in due time. Motorola Defy Satellite Link key features and specifications: SoC – MediaTek M6825 chip compliant with 3GPP R17 NTN standard, support for Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) constellations Host connectivity – Bluetooth for Android and iOS smartphones [...] The post $99 Motorola Defy Satellite Link enables 2-way satellite on smartphones through 3GPP NTN technology appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article

I am "almost" giving up on the "bright black" == "gray" thing. There's enough bad default themes out there, and not the first time people (rightfully) complained... ref #4865 View the full article

odroidxu4: fix the custom_kernel_config__hack_odroidxu4_firmware() for version hash @belegdol since you're the expert on xu4, is this even needed anymore? It probably works now, but would be nice to get rid of it. Context: that "firmware copy for xu4" was mixed in the middle of kernel compile logic, and was extracted into a kernel config hook; kernel configs are hashed (for caching) and thus need to work even when kernel_work_dir is not set. The hash component has been added. JIRA: AR-1548 View the full article

Work on this new tracking method started around January 2022. Now, after a little over a year of development, Monado's "Mercury" hand tracking is finally ready for the public to use! View the full article

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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] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules View the full article

Description I'm running ./conmpile.sh on a CentOS7 host with selinux. I got this error when I have a fat32 boot partition: rsync: [receiver] rsync_xal_set: lsetxattr("/armbian/.tmp/mount-9164f469-ce45-41ce-af3d-07556d8996aa/boot","security.selinux") failed: Operation not supported (95) Since we will rsync boot partition later it should be harmless if we just exclude the whole /boot directory. Related issue from other project: https://github.com/RPi-Distro/pi-gen/pull/261 How Has This Been Tested? Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration. [x] Build success on my selinux enabled centos7 with fat bootfs 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 Update odroidxu4-current kernel to 5.4.232. 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

Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2 is a new revision of the Nano 33 BLE Sense machine learning board with basically the same functionality but some sensors have changed along with some other modifications “to improve the experience of the users”. The main changes are that STMicro LSM9DS1 9-axis IMU has been replaced by two IMUs from Bosch SensorTech, namely the BMI270 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope, and the BMM150 3-axis magnetometer, a Renesas HS3003 temperature & humidity sensor has taken the place of an STMicro HTS221, and the microphone is now an MP34DT06JTR from STMicro instead of an MP34DT05. All of the replaced parts are from STMicro, so it’s quite possible the second revision of the board was mostly to address supply issues. Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2 (ABX00069) specifications: Wireless Module – U-blox NINA-B306 module powered by a Nordic Semi nRF52480 Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller @ 64MHz with 1MB [...] The post Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense Rev2 switches to BMI270 & BMM150 IMUs, HS3003 temperature & humidity sensor appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News. View the full article