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Thanks for the answer. What I see on Ubuntu's website: there are only 5.15 and 6.8 kernel LTS versions. 5.15 (Focca?) is not supported by Armbian anymore, and 6.8 is not available in the armbian-config for my board (Sunxi/ARMhf) yet. So for now, there is just no LTS? I will wait for a next version

Sorry for a n00b questions but I'm confused with Armbian version names 😀 1) I'm using an ARMhf board with a Jammy 6.6. I see ports.ubuntu.com in Apt log. But on which kernel is it based? On the Ubuntu website, I don't see a 6.6 kernel at all. Or is it a kernel from https://www.kernel.org? In armbian-config I see 6.1, 6.6, and 6.7 versions available for download, but all of them are also not listed on Ubuntu's website. Which is the most stable and recommended Armbian version to use? 2) Which version is the next after Jammy? Noble? On the Ubuntu website, I see v24.04, on the Armbian website I see v24.5. Why Armbian version is newer than Ubuntu, is Armbian using its own numbers that are not compatible? 3) Are there any plans for releasing kernel 6.8? It is the only LTS after 5.15 mentioned on https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle. Thanks

Got it, thanks

Thanks. Ubuntu is supporting Focal until April 2025, I was surprised that the repository shut down earlier https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle#ubuntu Though if I update Focal to Jammy in apt sources and run the armbian-config again, will it install a new kernel?

Hi all, I have a Nano Pi Core 5.15.74-sunxi system with Focal OS on it. Now I see that files on http://apt.armbian.com for Focal have 0 size. Is there any way to update the kernel without reinstalling the OS from scratch, are any mirrors or archives available? Tnx

Thanks again. Indeed, "sudo apt install armbian-bsp-cli-nanopineo" works for fossa.

Small update: I did a test on another Nano Pi board: an "armbian-bsp-cli-nanopineo-edge" component is missing on 5.xx: sudo apt install armbian-bsp-cli-nanopineo-edge -y Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package armbian-bsp-cli-nanopineo-edge Probably it was added only on 6.x? I'm not sure if is it a problem with my board only, but running a kernel update on 5.15.93 via "armbian-config" wipes the old uInitrd file and does not save a new one, so (at least on my board) the problem mentioned in the first post, still exist.

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Thanks a lot. This package was missing indeed. After the install, "armbian-release" was created, and armbian-config now shows a list of kernels properly. I have a feeling that if I install this package before the initial kernel upgrade from 5.xx, there would be no need to update the "uInitrd" manually, as I did in the first step. Will check later. Yes. This problem magically disappeared after the "Update all packages" command and reboot, now it's fine. Maybe the locales were regenerated during the process. Thanks again

Hi Gunjan, thanks for the answer. I manually changed "focca" to "jammy" in "/etc/apt/sources.list" and "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list", then did apt update && apt upgrade, and all packages were updated properly. Before I changed "focca" to "jammy" it was "no packages available" or something like that, I don't remember the exact string. After the change, about 300 packages were installed, so this part works. The current output: lsb_release -a: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy cat /etc/os-release: PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 23.8.1 jammy" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION_ID="22.04" VERSION="22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)" VERSION_CODENAME=jammy ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian HOME_URL="https://www.armbian.com" SUPPORT_URL="https://forum.armbian.com" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://www.armbian.com/bugs" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.armbian.com" UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 23.8.1 jammy" uname -r: 6.4.12-edge-sunxi The "/etc/armbian-release" is still missing. Does it make sense to copy it manually from another board, or should it be generated automatically during the update? Another (though not critical) issue, the armbian-config font is now wrong (Locale is set to UTF-8): Surprisingly, mc works properly, are the fonts not the same?

Hi all, I have a Nano Pi Neo Core board with Armbian 5.15.93, and I want to upgrade it to 6.1. I ran the "armbian-config", and selected the new version linux-image-edge-sunxi=23.02.2 based on kernel 6.1.11-sunxi. After the update the board does not boot anymore. Further investigation shows that the original "/boot" folder was looking like this: And after the upgrade, I get this: A "uInitrd" symlink is broken, the "uInitrd-6.1.11-sunxi" file is missing, and obviously, the board cannot boot. Question N1: where can I get the proper "uInitrd-6.1.11-sunxi" file? I cannot find it online, and I think, it can only be built from a source? As a temporary workaround, I installed the image from https://www.armbian.com/nanopi-neo/ into another board, and copied the "uInitrd-6.1.30-sunxi" file from that board manually to the first one. A sort of hacky way, but the board was able to boot. But I have another remote board, which I have no physical access to, so I cannot boot it from SD card and do the same trick. Question N2: after the kernel upgrade and fixing a missing file, the board can boot. But there are some issues: - "/etc/os-release" shows "Ubuntu 20.04.6 Focal fossa". I suppose, only the kernel was updated but other files were intact? Commands "apt update" and "apt upgrade" did not help. - "/etc/armbian-release" is now missing. - "/etc/apt/sources.list" and "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list" are still pointing to "focal" (is it enough just to change to "jammy"?) - "armbian-config" does not show any kernels anymore and does not allow upgrades or downgrades What is the right way to update Ubuntu to the latest one as well? Thanks and best regards