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Armbian's latest updates bring critical ethernet fixes for Rockchip SoCs, enhanced hardware support for Banana Pi R4 and NanoPi M6, plus various build system improvements and kernel updates.

Inella Joomun

01 Sep 2025 — 1 min read

Hello Armbian community!

Take a look at the latest developments and improvements in Armbian over the past weeks of August 2025. Our focus remains on enhancing stability, expanding hardware support, and streamlining the build process.

Highlights

Improved ethernet stability for Rockchip SoCs
A crucial workaround has been implemented to address gigabit Ethernet issues on several Rockchip SoCs when using the edge kernel, bringing more reliable network connectivity. PR #8515
Enhanced BPI-R4 SFP support
Fixes improve SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) module support on the Banana Pi R4 and Filogic-based boards, ensuring better compatibility and functionality. PR #8517

New features

NanoPi M6 LCD support
Added support for the YX35 LCD on the NanoPi M6 via the edge kernel, expanding display options. PR #8512

Bug fixes

CAN Module compilation fix
Removed CONFIG_CAN_TI_HECC as it failed to compile, preventing build failures.
PR #8534, PR #8527
motd Alignment correction
Another alignment fix for the Message of the Day (motd) display for a cleaner console experience.
PR #8533
Sunxi64 Edge build stability
Fixed breakage in sunxi64 edge kernel builds.
PR #8516
Odroid XU4 patching consistency
Ensured double-digit numbers in odroidxu4-6.6 and spacemit-6.6 patches are padded with a leading zero.
PR #8522

Improvements

Kernel Updates
- Updated odroidxu4-current kernel to 6.6.102 (PR #8523)
Build system & configuration
- Temporarily disabled daily builds for Qualcomm Robotics RB5 (PR #8535)
- Switched kde-neon to stable branch, adjusted support to csc (PR #8519)
- Updated TI k3 configuration to use new official GitHub mirrors (PR #8530)
- Changed preferred kernel order for Banana Pi M2+ to prioritize current and edge over legacy (PR #8524)
- Dropped abandoned Collabora kernel support for RK3588 (PR #8532)
- Removed rk3399-fix-pci-lanes.patch from the 6.16 kernel (PR #8526)

Community contributions

Big thanks to our contributors this week:

@igorpecovnik @leggewie @Grippy98 @EvilOlaf @tabrisnet@paolosabatino
@efectn

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