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Some tips,(i'm use xenial based image 20170118) if you need smooth video in mpv use -vo=x11(or change default mpv config, or use smplayer where you can change default vo settings in gui). By default mpv use other vo.
mpv with default setting 720p not smooth
 
 
 
mpv with selected vo  -vo=x11 smooth play in fullscreen
 
 
It play smooth and 1080p, but if you want fullscreen mode for 1080p video and smooth play you need set screen resolution to 1080p.
 
and test with default video test2.mp4 
mpv Test2.mp4   
 
mpv --vo=x11 Test2.mp4   
 
 
P.S. And firefox:armhf(51.0.1) still use more ram(~70mb) than chromium:armhf (55) test both on 1 open tab(this forum page).

armbianmonitor -m   if you use armbian based image. 
or 
cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp

For those who want to use MATE instead of XFCE.
 
1. Run synaptic
2. To install MATE packages (mate-desktop-environment-extras)
3. To create the user directory file .xinitrc
4. Add the line "exec mate-session"
5. After restarting, automatically start a GUI MATE.
 

Update images.
Ubuntu fixed activation ssh (now works fine on initial startup when configuring).
I decided to release these images before switching to a new version of the Assembly environment from which the removed Assembly of images with Debian.

mkimage -A arm -O linux -T script -C none -d s905_autoscript.txt "path_for_new_file"

boot resolution in  s905_autoscript change txt file, then build binary... in my case this problem disappears after login...

Update. The Ubuntu image (20161218) test support HW libMali. Firefox works quite smoothly when playing video from youtube. Tried KODI from online repositories (version 15.2), with 720P video plays back. Not ideal, but not a slideshow . You can comment out the startup desktop (comment out the last line in the file .bashrc in your home directory) and run KODI with the command "startx kodi". To enable sound you need to change the settings.

Thank you. So the main works. You can now remove the old files. Why ask about testing. The Assembly is using network repositories, where packages change, and how it changed is not known. I think that WiFi does not work not because of dtb data. While this is a common problem with images Armbian - I have not reached finish, but other users that have decided this question are silent and do not seek to share best practices, and what to change, something began to work.
 
 
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Hello i hear you balbes. I am on mobile so very bad writing here. Sorry.. I tried armbian librelec and amlogic images and modules. Amlogic works as described in the manual. Libreelec works. Balbes armbian desktop versions works after you put below files into directories and issue commands below.

I have mini m8s II which has ap6212 wifi module. I will try to remember file names. The chip is bcm43438.
 
Firmwares: /lib/firmware/brcm
fw_bcm43438a0.bin
fw_bcm43438a0_apsta.bin
fw_bcm43438a0_p2p.bin
nvram.txt
nvram_ap6212.txt
config.txt
 
Modules: /lib/modules   (check also /lib/modules/kernel/3.14.29/ folder..)
cfg80211.ko
dhd.ko

Balbes kernel has setting for broadcom chips to look for directory /lib/firmware/brcm

So copy original files from eMMC of your device.

sudo modprobe cfg80211
sudo modprobe dhd

If it does not work go to below files directories.

sudo insmod cfg80211.ko
sudo insmod dhd.ko

Armbian Dekstop version should work after above commands.

Headless is more difficult. Or I am lack of required knowledge. It requires to setup wpa_supplicant.conf  & /etc/network/interfaces   i belive. But never make it work reliably..
Hope this helps..
 
UPDATE:
check this:
 
https://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/1237-tutorial-opi-one-wireless-success/
 

Tested the new ubuntu img(cli and desktop), but only on Nexbox a95x, later i try it on several different device. All default functional works well(ethernet, audio, apt, etc) video play smooth test and my 720p sample(with x11 vo driver). Some trouble with wi-fi, it's not visible in Ifconfig, but i think problem in dtb and i need change dts in orde to fix it.
 
 

1. https://yadi.sk/d/srrtn6kpnsKz2 
2. I'd say that the min size 4-gb(cli), better 8gb(desktop).
3. One image - one sd
4. raspbian based on debian and other open source component, so you can build 'you own raspbian'

https://yadi.sk/d/srrtn6kpnsKz2 - balbes150's ya.disk folders.