This week in Armbian development saw a series of significant updates across multiple components. Key improvements include enhanced kernel patch management, expanded desktop support for legacy HDMI boards, and the introduction of new board images. Developers focused on stability by addressing kernel compilation issues and refining boot processes for devices like the Orange Pi 5 and Khadas VIM series. New features such as remote compilation caching and Rust support in kernel builds were added, while device-specific fixes improved audio, networking, and SATA functionality. The release also brought updated documentation, refreshed wallpapers, and streamlined firmware organization. Overall, these changes aim to boost performance, compatibility, and user experience across the Armbian ecosystem.
Changes
- (#9400 P3b,P3c) read -r and safe array assignment. by @iav in armbian/build#9406
- Add legacy fast HDMI boards to GNOME and XFCE desktop targets. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#242
- Add v26.2.1. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#878
- Add: board image for DG SVR 865 Tiny. by @Lemon1151 in armbian/armbian.github.io#241
- Extension: ccache-remote — shared compilation cache via Redis/HTTP. by @iav in armbian/build#9369
- extensions: add kernel-rust for Rust support in kernel builds. by @iav in armbian/build#9386
- Fix kernel 6.18/6.19 patch compilation and cleanup upstreamed patches. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9447
- fix(kernel-headers): preserve build-time autoconf.h across postinst olddefconfig (#9425). by @iav in armbian/build#9426
- fix: add edge branch support to generate_targets.py. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#243
- fix: require both Windows builds to succeed before signing. by @SuperKali in armbian/imager#106
- Genio: Rename collabora branch to
edgefor alignment. by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9452 - Khadas VIM1S/VIM4 disable wayland and default to X as its fairly unstable. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9431
- MBa8MPxL: update linux and u-boot. by @schmiedelm in armbian/build#9430
- mekotronics-r58x-pro: mainline u-boot v2026.04-rc2; mainline 6.19 kernel (edge). by @rpardini in armbian/build#9428
- New wallpapers for armbian. by @dastier1969 in armbian/build#9440
- Odroid-M2: Enable HDMI audio. by @mlegenovic in armbian/build#9448
- orangepi5: bump u-boot to v2026.04-rc3. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9450
- orangepi5: fix slow boot on
currentkernel. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9449 - patch rewrite maintenance. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9418
- QCS6490 family & radxa-dragon-q6a improvements. by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9289
- rockchip-vendor: Enable spidev support. by @vidplace7 in armbian/build#9436
- rockchip64: Drop upstreamed i2s-tdm patch. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9444
- rockchip64: Enable netfilter legacy support and modernize networking config. by @SuperKali in armbian/build#9416
- rockchip64: Fix RTL8211 phy LED dts setting patch. by @retro98boy in armbian/build#9429
- SpacemiT: Update OpenSBI/U-Boot to k1-bl-v2.2.9-release. by @pyavitz in armbian/build#9422
- station-m2: fix sata. by @chainsx in armbian/build#9435
- Streamlined qcom/sm8550/ayn folder to remove redundant files, added updated .mbn files. by @Squishy123 in armbian/firmware#119
- Update release status for Brach and Goa. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/documentation#879
- Zeropi: revert uboot bump. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9387
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