Running Armbian build on x86-64

[Guest]

I'm now trying to run the armbian build framework on a x64 PC. I have a NUC14 running Ubuntu 25.04 and have installed docker.io. 

But when I try to build, it seems like it thinks I'm on an arm64 PC?

 

[🐳|🌱] Starting main configuration
[🐳|🌱] Using REVISION from [ main VERSION file: '25.08.0-trunk' ]
[🐳|🌿] Enabling extension [ armbian-config ]
[🐳|🌱] Sourcing family configuration [ /armbian/config/sources/families/rockchip-rk3588.conf ]
[🐳|🌿] Enabling extension [ rkbin-tools ]
[🐳|🌱] Determined BOOT_SOC from BOOTCONFIG [ BOOT_SOC: 'rk3588'; BOOTCONFIG: 'rock-5c-rk3588s_defconfig' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR='6.14' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ LINUXFAMILY='rockchip64'  # (was: 'rockchip-rk3588') ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ LINUXCONFIG='linux-rockchip64-edge' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ BOOTSOURCE='https://github.com/radxa/u-boot.git' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ BOOTBRANCH='branch:next-dev-v2024.10' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ BOOTPATCHDIR='legacy/u-boot-radxa-rk35xx' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after sourcing family config [ NETWORKING_STACK='network-manager' ]
[🐳|🌱] Sourcing arch configuration [ arm64.conf ]
[🐳|🌱] Using NETWORKING_STACK [ NETWORKING_STACK: network-manager ]
[🐳|🌱] Adding networking extensions [ net-network-manager, net-chrony ]
[🐳|🌿] Enabling extension [ net-network-manager ]
[🐳|🌿] Enabling extension [ net-chrony ]
[🐳|🌱] Extension manager [ processed 16 Extension Methods calls and 27 Extension Method implementations ]
[🐳|🌱] rockchip64_common: defaulting SERIALCON [ Setting SERIALCON to ttyS2 for BRANCH='edge' ]
[🐳|🌱] Extension: net-chrony: Adding extra package to image [ chrony ]
[🐳|🌱] Extension: net-network-manager: Adding extra packages to image [ network-manager network-manager-openvpn netplan.io ]
[🐳|🌱] Extension: net-network-manager: Adding extra packages for Ubuntu to image [ network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu ]
[🐳|🌱] KERNELPATCHDIR is unset; using 'archive/rockchip64-6.14' [ common_defaults_for_mainline ]
[🐳|🌱] mainline-kernel: default to branch / rolling stable version [ Using KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-6.14.y' for KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR='6.14' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after late_family_config hooks [ KERNELSOURCE='https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after late_family_config hooks [ KERNELBRANCH='branch:linux-6.14.y' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after late_family_config hooks [ KERNELPATCHDIR='archive/rockchip64-6.14' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after late_family_config hooks [ KERNEL_PATCH_ARCHIVE_BASE='rockchip64' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: after late_family_config hooks [ BOOTDIR='u-boot' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: before handling KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR in config_post_main [ BOOTSOURCEDIR='u-boot-worktree/u-boot/next-dev-v2024.10' ]
[🐳|✅] change-tracking: before calling extension_finish_config [ LINUXSOURCEDIR='linux-kernel-worktree/6.14__rockchip64__arm64' ]
[🐳|🌱] Configuration prepared for BOARD build [ rock-5c.conf ]
[🐳|✨] Repeat Build Options (early) [ ./compile.sh build BOARD=rock-5c BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=noble ]
[🐳|🌱] Checked directory OK for mount options [ /armbian/.tmp ('main temporary dir') ]
[🐳|🌱] Preparing [ host ]
[🐳|🌱] Running in container [ Adding provisions for container building ]
[🐳|🌱] Python2 not available on host release 'noble' [ ancient u-boot versions might/will fail to build ]
[🐳|🌱] Ignoring toolchains [ SKIP_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAINS: yes ]
[🐳|🌱] Cross arch build [ target arm64 on host amd64 ]
[🐳|💥] Failed to update binfmts [ update-binfmts --enable qemu-arm ]
[🐳|💥] Failed to update binfmts [ update-binfmts --enable qemu-aarch64 ]
[🐳|💥] Failed to update binfmts [ update-binfmts --enable qemu-riscv64 ]
[🐳|🌱] checking [ arch-test for 'arm64' ]
[🐳|🔨]   arm64: not supported on this machine/kernel
[🐳|💥] Error 1 occurred in main shell [ at /armbian/lib/functions/logging/runners.sh:211
    run_host_command_logged_raw() --> lib/functions/logging/runners.sh:211
        run_host_command_logged() --> lib/functions/logging/runners.sh:193
       prepare_host_binfmt_qemu() --> lib/functions/rootfs/qemu-static.sh:94
    prepare_host_noninteractive() --> lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh:120
                do_with_logging() --> lib/functions/logging/section-logging.sh:81
                   prepare_host() --> lib/functions/host/prepare-host.sh:17
              prepare_host_init() --> lib/functions/main/start-end.sh:64
       main_default_start_build() --> lib/functions/main/start-end.sh:17
          do_with_default_build() --> lib/functions/main/default-build.sh:41
         cli_standard_build_run() --> lib/functions/cli/cli-build.sh:25
        armbian_cli_run_command() --> lib/functions/cli/utils-cli.sh:136
                 cli_entrypoint() --> lib/functions/cli/entrypoint.sh:176
                           main() --> compile.sh:50
 ]
[🐳|💥] Cleaning up [ please wait for cleanups to finish ]

[Igor]

Try running:
 

./compile.sh requirements

And then try again.

 

I think we generated a regression when switching to Ubuntu Noble Docker image.

[Guest]

It looks like the problem is Ubuntu 25.04. I thought it would work if I used Docker instead of native OS build support.

 

steven@nuc14e:~/build$ sudo ./compile.sh requirements
[🌱] Extension manager [ processed 4 Extension Methods calls and 12 Extension Method implementations ]
[🌱] Build host OS release [ plucky ]
[🌱] Build host architecture [ amd64 ]
[💥] error! [ Unsupported build system: 'plucky'  ]
[💥] Exiting with error 43 [ at /home/steven/build/lib/functions/logging/traps.sh:1
                exit_with_error() --> lib/functions/logging/traps.sh:1
   obtain_and_check_host_release_and_arch() --> lib/functions/host/host-release.sh:41
           cli_requirements_run() --> lib/functions/cli/cli-requirements.sh:30
        armbian_cli_run_command() --> lib/functions/cli/utils-cli.sh:136
                 cli_entrypoint() --> lib/functions/cli/entrypoint.sh:176
                           main() --> ./compile.sh:50
 ]
[💥] Cleaning up [ please wait for cleanups to finish ]

[Werner]

Install qemu-user-static package and retry

[Guest]

Yes, that did the trick

[dwarfman78]

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Install qemu-user-static package and retry

 

Can you please explain what you mean by this ? Am I supposed to install it on the host ? If so, this solution is not working for me.

 

I am trying to compile armbian with docker from arch, it worked a few months ago but now it doesn't 

 

Same error as original poster.