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Dear Armbians,

Stay ahead with the latest enhancements and fixes in Armbian’s rolling release! This update brings Rockchip64 improvements, including better eMMC stability, HDMI audio support, and a rewritten HDMI patch for Rock 5B. Board support expands with new additions like the PocketBeagle2, and BeagleBone AI-64. System stability gets a boost with U-Boot v2025.01, kernel upgrades, and improved package management.

Key Updates in This Release

  • Rockchip64 Enhancements
    • Adjusted eMMC frequency settings to improve stability for Rock-5-ITX and Rock5B boards.
    • Enabled HDMI audio output for Rock 5B.
    • Set DMA mask to 64-bit for Rockchip64.
    • Rewrote Rock5 HDMI audio patch for better performance.
  • Board Support Updates
    • Added Comuunity support for Orange Pi 5 Ultra.
    • Added BeagleBoard PocketBeagle2 and BeagleBone AI-64 support.
    • Introduced support for yy3568 on Rockchip64 Edge.
    • Fixed stable MAC address issue for rk3318-box.
    • Updated Odroid XU4 kernel to 6.6.81.
  • System & Stability Improvements
    • Upgraded U-Boot to v2025.01.
    • Removed obsolete PHY patches in RK3568 that were merged in 6.6.81 and 6.12.18.
    • Unfroze vendor upgrades for better package management.
    • Fixed wrong kernel name bug on Raspberry Pi 5.

 🚀Support Armbian’s Future!

With about one month left in the crowdfunding campaign, your help is crucial in expanding technical support and allowing the dev team to focus on implementing new features and fixing bugs. Keep Armbian strong—donate today!💙  Contribute Here

Important Notes

⚠Rolling releases undergo limited testing and are not recommended for production environments. However, they offer the latest features and fixes for developers and enthusiasts!

✅How to Access?
Rolling releases are available at the bottom of Armbian’s official download pages.

🔄Switching Between Release Types
Guidance on transitioning between stable and rolling releases is available on Armbian’s website.

🔗More Details & Full Changelog
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