Armbian for Cubie A5E

#1

Hi everyone, I’ve compiled Armbian for the Cubie A5E thanks to the work of others. I submitted the compilation patches to the Armbian build framework, and additional patches were accepted to enable the network ports (the network port next to the USB-C port is the most stable at the moment). Wi-Fi is also working, and I’ve submitted a patch taken from Manjaro that adds temperature sensors.
The image can be downloaded from the “community” compiler at the following link (two images are available: armbian-desktop-ubuntu and armbian-minimal-bookworm).

https://github.com/armbian/community/releases/download/25.5.0-trunk.256/Armbian_community_25.5.0-trunk.256_Radxa-cubie-a5e_bookworm_dev_6.14.0-rc1_minimal.img.xz

https://github.com/armbian/community/releases/download/25.5.0-trunk.256/Armbian_community_25.5.0-trunk.256_Radxa-cubie-a5e_noble_dev_6.14.0-rc1_gnome_desktop.img.xz

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#2

Are HDMI and GPU not working? I noticed that there are no related nodes in the dtsi file, and there is also a lack of an HDMI driver?

#3

This is working on the patches that “apritzel” is sending to the main kernel. This is initial support, and more peripherals will be activated over time.
At the moment, serial, Wi-Fi, eth0/1, and thermal work.
I’m not sure if the “DE3.3” graphics engine is compatible with A523 to port the DRM and GPU nodes.

#4

When I try to boot either of these from a SD card all I see is a green light on the board and a blank display. Is this normal?