Github Highlights

Michael Robinson

06 Apr 2026 — 1 min read

This week’s Armbian development saw significant enhancements across hardware support and system functionality. The Arduino UNO Q was officially added, along with new firmware and flash binaries for the QRB2210 and QCM2290 variants. HDMI CEC support was introduced for Rockchip RK3588/RK3576 SoCs, while panel compatibility expanded with updates for Raspberry Pi and Hardkernel ODROID-Vu8S. Key kernel improvements included a bump to version 7.0-rc6 and rewritten patches for Rockchip64-6.18. The release also featured workflow hardening, exclusion of unsupported boards, and fixes for USB-C OTG mode on Odroid-M2. These updates collectively strengthen Armbian’s platform stability and broaden its device coverage.

Changes

Add Arduino UNO Q. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#268
Add firmware for Arduino UNO Q (QRB2210/QCM2290). by @SuperKali in armbian/firmware#123
Add HDMI CEC support to Rockchip RK3588/RK3576 SoCs. by @chaitan3 in armbian/build#9622
Agatti: add flash binaries for Arduino UNO Q (QRB2210). by @SuperKali in armbian/qcombin#1
Arduino logo. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#269
ch13726a: Added missing MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO. by @kay-lambdadelta in armbian/build#9621
config: rockchip64: build Motorcomm YT6801 drivers built-in for OOB Ethernet. by @c127dev in armbian/build#9625
drm: add support for rpi panel v2. by @ackPeng in armbian/linux-rockchip#465
Exclude end-of-support boards from armbian-images.json. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#271
Harden data-update-partners workflow. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#270
mainline: bump edge to 7.0-rc6. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9618
Odroid-M2: Add support for Hardkernel ODROID-Vu8S panel. by @mlegenovic in armbian/build#9627
Odroid-M2: Fix USB-C port in OTG mode. by @mlegenovic in armbian/build#9633
Remove radxa-dragon-q6a from targets-release-nightly blacklist. by @igorpecovnik in armbian/armbian.github.io#267
rockchip-vendor: CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB=m. by @vidplace7 in armbian/build#9628
rockchip64-6.18: rewrite kernel patches against 6.18.21. by @EvilOlaf in armbian/build#9629
SpacemiT: Disable k1-usb: add disconnect function support. by @pyavitz in armbian/build#9620

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