This week’s Armbian development saw a range of technical enhancements and fixes across multiple components. Notable updates include improved APT pinning for Firefox and Thunderbird, new wireless driver support for RTL8812EU/RTL8822EU chipsets, and expanded hardware compatibility for boards such as Orangepi RV2 and Rock-4D. The team addressed workflow issues, normalized CMA sizes for Luckfox Lyra Ultra devices, and restored Ethernet and audio functionality for RK3308 systems. Visual improvements were made with the addition of vendor logos and board images, while programming sections were streamlined from community boards. Several kernel and firmware patches targeted RK3568 and RK3506 platforms, ensuring better performance and stability. Overall, these changes reflect ongoing efforts to enhance user experience and broaden hardware support within the Armbian ecosystem.
Changes
- (#9400 P3a) Replace useless cat with input redirection. by @iav in armbian/build#9404
- Add IOMMU GFP_DMA32 patch for RK3568 8GB systems. by @vitalijborissow in armbian/build#9403
- Added ayntec vendor logo and ayn-odin2-portal board image, ayn-odin2-…. by @Squishy123 in armbian/armbian.github.io#236
- Armbian: improve APT pinning for Firefox/Thunderbird. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9419
- Drop programming section from community boards. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#239
- feat(drivers): add RTL8812EU/RTL8822EU wireless driver for EXTRA_WIFI. by @aurimasniekis in armbian/build#9424
- Fix release summary workflow for all periods. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#240
- framework run_host_x86_binary_logged - unset QEMU_CPU. by @tabrisnet in armbian/build#9391
- framework run_host_x86_binary_logged - unset QEMU_CPU - local branch. by @tabrisnet in armbian/build#9410
- git_fetch_repo doesn't properly handle submodules when GIT_FIXED_WORKDIR is set. by @tparys in armbian/build#9402
- KDE Neon: add konsole terminal emulator to base packages. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/build#9420
- Luckfox Lyra Ultra family: Increase / normalize CMA size. by @vidplace7 in armbian/linux-rockchip#448
- mekotronics-r58x-4g: usb fixes + u-boot v2026.04-rc2 + analog audio. by @rpardini in armbian/build#9412
- Orangepi RV2 Board with Spacemit-Famliy both Current and Edge. by @sven-ola in armbian/build#9299
- phytiumpi - ATF_SKIP_LDFLAGS_WL="yes". by @tabrisnet in armbian/build#9411
- Restore RK3308 Ethernet and audio functionality. by @brentr in armbian/build#9413
- Rework fix for overlay rockchip-rk3566-sata2.dtso. by @dust-7 in armbian/build#9409
- RK3506: Add overlay support / add overlays to disable Ethernet ifaces. by @vidplace7 in armbian/linux-rockchip#447
- Rock-4D: Add Edge + RK3576 Mainline U-Boot (with UFS support). by @HeyMeco in armbian/build#9421
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