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Support is never done

31.05.2020. It has been three months since our last major release. During this period we developed many new features, fixed numerous of bugs, but many tasks still remain for the future. Our primary focus continues dealing with low-level support, which is prioritized by supported hardware and by basic device functionality.

Unfortunately, this means the desktop remains unchanged for years as we've been focusing on higher priority items. Despite being underpowered community supported project, we continue to make significant progress and stay in front of critical issues.

Changes

Task

• [AR-150] - Disable Stretch image creation for Helios4 and Clearfog
• [AR-157] - Add Ubuntu Focal 20.04 as a supported build host
• [AR-186] - Blacklist 3D engine on headless images
• [AR-189] - Move wireless driver for 8189ES from patch to git
• [AR-195] - Adding Ubuntu 20.04 to all builds
• [AR-209] - Disable CONFIG_VIDEO_DE2 in u-boot for Allwinner devices
• [AR-213] - Make manual for .xz images and check their authentication
• [AR-228] - Enable audio and USB on Nanopi A64
• [AR-229] - Bump with AUFS for DEV kernels
• [AR-232] - Switch Odroid XU4 DEV branch to Libreelec branch
• [AR-234] - Disable ZSH update prompt on every two weeks
• [AR-242] - Enable SELinux
• [AR-252] - Improve source code cleaning
• [AR-258] - Enables PCIE PHY with Mezzanine NVME
• [AR-259] - Add mp8859 regulator to current for RK3399-ROC-PC
• [AR-264] - Enable RTL8723DS WiFI driver
• [AR-265] - Remove Xenial from supported host OS
• [AR-266] - Fix dependency for native building on Linux Mint and Debian Buster
• [AR-267] - Enable Cedrus video acceleration on Allwinner kernels
• [AR-268] - Add higher clock for Allwinner H6
• [AR-270] - Add support for alternate console UARTs in Allwinner H3 u-boot
• [AR-271] - Lower DDR clock rate to 504MHz for H5 boards
• [AR-280] - Update CONF, CSC and WIP statuses according to support level
• [AR-285] - Improve thermal throttling on Allwinner H6
• [AR-288] - Add vendor name to the board config files
• [AR-290] - Order first batch of Armbian autotests hats
• [AR-300] - Enable HDMI audio for OrangePi 4
• [AR-323] - Allow install to SD NAND for Rockpi S

Bug

• [AR-109] - Upgrade is not done properly on some boards
• [AR-165] - Instability with Rock64 and Rock PRO
• [AR-177] - No serial gadget console on Nanopi Neo2 black
• [AR-181] - Odroid N2 crashes during USB rsync backups
• [AR-198] - Olimex Lime 2 doesn't boot from eMMC
• [AR-204] - CPUfreq defaults missing on update
• [AR-205] - No sound output with OrangePi 4 in dev and current
• [AR-211] - Chrony fails to start on Ubuntu Focal
• [AR-212] - Random MAC on Nanopi R2S
• [AR-220] - Disable 3D support in Bionic due to broken mesa packages
• [AR-231] - Unstable stmmac network driver on Meson64
• [AR-237] - Desktop install on Ubuntu Focal installs Gnome3 desktop
• [AR-239] - Chrony fails to start on Focal
• [AR-240] - Broken VFAT kernel upgrade
• [AR-244] - Thermal throttling on H5 doesn't work properly
• [AR-245] - Hostapd doesn't go up
• [AR-248] - Odroid C4 CPU speed is limited to 1.5Ghz
• [AR-249] - Problems with CI testings
• [AR-251] - Fix kernel 5.7.y packages patch
• [AR-255] - Fix Debian mirrors URL
• [AR-263] - Fix audio on Renegade
• [AR-269] - Add correct CPU regulator configuration for the NanoPI R1
• [AR-274] - Add missing iozone3 package to the minimal image
• [AR-277] - Distinguish nightly and stable images at the download pages
• [AR-282] - Rockpi 4B 1Gb doesn't boot modern kernel / u-boot
• [AR-286] - Armbian-resize-filesystem fails on first run due to missing fdisk in Bullseye
• [AR-287] - Make sure cryptsetup-initramfs is installed in any case
• [AR-291] - Kernel switching fails on Ubuntu focal
• [AR-294] - Initrd on Focal can get corrupted
• [AR-305] - K-worker creates load on Allwinner devices
• [AR-325] - Fix toolchain download verification

Story

• [AR-108] - Upgrade remaining kernels to 5.4.y
• [AR-158] - Update 3rd party wireless drivers
• [AR-159] - Switch fake-hwclock to hardware RTC on mvebu family
• [AR-168] - Add NanoPi R2S board support
• [AR-180] - Update Wireguard drivers on kernels below 5.4.y
• [AR-184] - Improve slow booting on Rockchip RK3399 devices
• [AR-185] - Change download images compression format
• [AR-190] - Update wireless driver for RTL88x2BU
• [AR-196] - Upgrade u-boot to 2020.04 where possible
• [AR-201] - Introduce CI autotest facility
• [AR-207] - Merge rockpis-dev into rockchip64
• [AR-208] - Consolidate u-boot variants for mvebu family
• [AR-210] - Add support for more HDMI resolutions on Rockchip RK3288 devices
• [AR-215] - Move meson64 dev branch to 5.6.y
• [AR-221] - Upgrade imx6 current to 5.6.y
• [AR-222] - Port Docker image building to Ubuntu 20.04
• [AR-226] - Add Hardkernel Odroid C4 mainline u-boot / kernel
• [AR-236] - Attach Meson64 CURRENT to 5.6.y
• [AR-238] - Updating hostapd, PSD and theme package in repository
• [AR-247] - Revitalise Udoo board
• [AR-250] - Improve usage of external patches
• [AR-253] - Add prerm script for headers
• [AR-254] - Add Bananapi M2 Zero
• [AR-257] - Bring Odroid C1 back from the EOL with latest upstream kernel
• [AR-260] - Add Nanopi A64 board support
• [AR-261] - Add Rockpi S mainline board support
• [AR-262] - Move Allwinner development branch to 5.6.y
• [AR-278] - Add snap free Chromium to Ubuntu Focal
• [AR-279] - Add Hardkernel Odroid C4 stock kernel
• [AR-289] - Improve IRC server support
• [AR-320] - Initial support for Rockpi E
• [AR-324] - Add Rockchip RK322X SoC support

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Summary

Armbian 20.02 (Chiru) is our first quarterly release under our new model. We experienced a few of growing pains during the process, but we are confident this will lead to more predictable releases.

Notable enhancements: include 5.4.y kernel for most boards, ready for future upstream releases such as Bullseye and Focal, Docker build improvements, Rockchip 3399 stability improvements, preliminary OPi4 Support, and more!

Changes

Task

• [AR-46] - Support for single function run
• [AR-47] - Adding Docker shell support
• [AR-49] - Move sunxi kernel to 5.4.y
• [AR-79] - Check and adjust AUFS patch for 5.4.y
• [AR-80] - Move imx6 to 5.4.y
• [AR-81] - Enable Meson64 DEV at 5.4.y
• [AR-82] - Move Mvebu64 / Espressobin dev kernel to 5.4.y
• [AR-84] - Move rockchip64 current to 5.4.y
• [AR-85] - Adjusted Sunvell R69
• [AR-90] - Add support for Nanopi M4 v2
• [AR-92] - Enable stable MAC address from cpuid on rk3399
• [AR-96] - Update Xradio wireless driver
• [AR-97] - Tag supported builds properly at download pages
• [AR-98] - Enable missing Kuberenetes kernel dependency
• [AR-100] - Add Debian Bullseye and Ubuntu Focal
• [AR-112] - Enabled internal WLAN on RockPi S
• [AR-113] - Install wireguard tools only when selected
• [AR-114] - Enable audio codec on Orangepi Win
• [AR-115] - Add drivers for Realtek RTL8811CU and RTL8821C chipsets
• [AR-116] - Remove annoying debug message filling logs on 8189es
• [AR-117] - Add Pine H64 model B
• [AR-124] - Enable wireless on Rockpi-S
• [AR-127] - Refactoring wifi patches
• [AR-128] - Adding WIP support for Pinebook PRO
• [AR-129] - Move NanopiM4 V2 and Pine H64 under supported
• [AR-134] - Update AUFS version on Odroid XU4 and Nanopi Fire3/T3/T3+
• [AR-138] - Update RK3399 legacy kernel (Nanopi M4, T4, Neo4) to latest upstream version
• [AR-139] - Nanpi R1 - move primary serial console to ttyS1 which is on the chassis
• [AR-143] - Create OpenHab installation instructions for their official documentation
• [AR-146] - Update rockchip-legacy to most recent upstream kernel version
• [AR-147] - Enable analogue audio on Allwinner H6
• [AR-148] - [ mvebu-current ] Fix cpufreq (dynamic frequency scaling)
• [AR-149] - [ mvebu-current ] Fix pcie issues
• [AR-153] - Enable USB3 for Rock64/Renegade with RK3328 on mainline kernel
• [AR-154] - Add analogue audio driver to Allwinner H6
• [AR-155] - Enable Cedrus video acceleration support on Allwinner boards
• [AR-167] - Add upstream patches for Odroid XU4
• [AR-172] - USB3 Support for Rockchip

Bug

• [AR-74] - User patches directories not created
• [AR-76] - Rockchip64 missing CPU_MIN variable
• [AR-77] - Wrong board name variable for Orangepi RK 3399
• [AR-83] - Packaging patch broken for kernel 5.4.y
• [AR-86] - CPU freq scaling for H6 doesn't work in K5.4
• [AR-88] - Banana Pi M3 does not boot
• [AR-89] - Tinkerboard S doesn't start from eMMC
• [AR-91] - Broken Allwinner overlays
• [AR-94] - Espressobin v7 with 2gb of ram fail to boot
• [AR-102] - Missing packaging patch for Rockpis legacy kernel
• [AR-103] - PPA way of adding sources are failing on Ubuntu
• [AR-104] - 32bit rust compiler doesn't run new kernels
• [AR-105] - Orangepi Zero Plus 2 doesn't boot
• [AR-106] - Wireguard breaks building on 5.4.y
• [AR-107] - Improve compiler and rootfs download process
• [AR-110] - Missing Bionic image for Nanopi Neo Plus2
• [AR-111] - Some versions of Orangepi Win does not boot modern kernel
• [AR-118] - NanoPi M4V2 ethernet partialy broken in one side
• [AR-123] - OpenHAB2 installation is failing
• [AR-125] - Wireless driver for 8188EUS breaks on K4.14
• [AR-126] - Nanopi M3/Fire3/PC3 compilation breaks
• [AR-130] - Instability with various A64 boards
• [AR-131] - Add support for 3rd version of Pinebook A64 panel
• [AR-133] - Odroid XU4 legacy kernel images instability
• [AR-141] - Odroid XU4 current with kernel 5.4.y seems unstable
• [AR-142] - Cryptsetup disk encryption build feature broken
• [AR-144] - Tinkerboard break booting
• [AR-145] - Missing HDMI audio on H3 boards
• [AR-152] - Display issues with Bionic Mesa update
• [AR-164] - Htop package does not build in qemu under Ubuntu Focal 20.04
• [AR-165] - Instability with Rock64 / PRO
• [AR-166] - Rootfs cache number creates a window of 12h when users are forced to rebuild cache
• [AR-170] - Wireless not connecting for SBCs
• [AR-171] - Fix broken loading process on MiQi
• [AR-173] - Fix makefile of kernel headers 4.4.210 for rk3399

Story

• [AR-48] - Bump u-boot to 2020.01 on RK3399 boards
• [AR-156] - WIP orangepi 4 preliminary support

Known issues

• AR-170 - Wireless Issues
• AR-165 - Instability with Some Rock64, RockPro
• AR-174 - Teres keyboard not working