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.
- Commit by: amazingfate
- Enabled HDMI audio output for Rock 5B.
- Commit by: Aleksey Komarov
- Set DMA mask to 64-bit for Rockchip64.
- Commit by: SuperKali
- Rewrote Rock5 HDMI audio patch for better performance.
- Commit by: SuperKali
- Adjusted eMMC frequency settings to improve stability for Rock-5-ITX and Rock5B boards.
- Board Support Updates
- Added Comuunity support for Orange Pi 5 Ultra.
- Commit by: Werner
- Added BeagleBoard PocketBeagle2 and BeagleBone AI-64 support.
- Commit by: Andrew Davis
- Introduced support for yy3568 on Rockchip64 Edge.
- Commit by: Nicolas Pereira
- Fixed stable MAC address issue for rk3318-box.
- Commit by: Paolo Sabatino
- Updated Odroid XU4 kernel to 6.6.81.
- Commit by: Julian Sikorski
- Added Comuunity support for Orange Pi 5 Ultra.
- System & Stability Improvements
- Upgraded U-Boot to v2025.01.
- Commit by: Werner
- Removed obsolete PHY patches in RK3568 that were merged in 6.6.81 and 6.12.18.
- Commit by: Lane Jennison
- Unfroze vendor upgrades for better package management.
- Commit by: Werner
- Fixed wrong kernel name bug on Raspberry Pi 5.
- Commit by: Taba1uga
- Upgraded U-Boot to v2025.01.
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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!
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