I received a few of these boards recently, I think they are very good value, however to have subsequently discovered this thread is very disappointing.
The lack of formal Armbian support is a big negative, and whilst its clear there is some progress toward resolving the issues that are preventing that, I can not help but observe that the technical obstacles are somewhat obscured by dialogue that is uninteresting to Armbian and BPI users alike.
Please play the ball, not the man.