I am using a Rock 5T 12GB board and have tested multiple Armbian images (24.04, 26.04, and others). Here is my experience so far:
Armbian current images
Audio does not work at all.
When I plug in a 3.5 mm headset, nothing happens — no detection, no sound.
Bluetooth works, Wi‑Fi does not.
I have to manually compile the Realtek rtw89 wireless driver. After compiling, both Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth work, but still no audio output.
Vendor (Radxa) images
Audio works perfectly.
When I plug in a headset, the system immediately detects it and asks whether it has a microphone.
Sound output through the headset works as expected.
However, with the vendor image I cannot use Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi at the same time. According to what I found online, the RTL8852BU chip shares internal resources. I must disable Wi‑Fi to use a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard reliably.
Connecting a Bluetooth headset causes an immediate disconnect.
Feedback from Radxa
Radxa confirmed that the Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi coexistence issue is caused by the driver.
Summary
At the moment, I cannot use either the current Armbian images or the vendor images without running into major problems:
Armbian: Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth OK (after manual driver build), but no audio.
Vendor image: Audio OK, but Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi cannot work simultaneously.
Is this a known issue, and am I the only one experiencing these problems?
Thanks a lot for your support and help.
