where can I get the latest ubuntu CLI image?
On github is only a debian (bookworm) CLI image.
Currently I’am on Armbian 24.2.1 Jammy with Linux 5.10.160-legacy-rk35xx. Is it possible to upgrade the kernel to 6.8.0-rc1 from Armbian_community_24.5.0-trunk.19_Rock-5b_jammy_edge_6.8.0-rc1_gnome_desktop.img.xz?
Armbian images are now available for Rock 5b!
Images has been restored. They are back but they need a day that all mirrors has them. In case of 404, do retry. https://www.armbian.com/rock-5b/
6.8.y is at experimental level, only some functions works.
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Updated vendor kernel Linux 6.1.75-vendor-rk35xx for #hot @iloverockchip RK3588 devices landed to #armbian http://beta.armbian.com repository. Welcome to test!
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Serious problem about armbian is that we always afraid to report anything because there is no clear policy and rules about those. Word beta in name does not help either. I assume it’s kernel package and for tests beta repo should be added.
Do You expect any feedback? Where is right place? here? armbian forum? github, jira?
Also it would be bit easier with ready to burn image, that makes more comparable env.
I am afraid this is you competing for attention on scarce resources since ever. There are more problems any developers group / community can resolve and there is little to no (even more expensive then development) coordination within general community. Some bugs needs years to be crushed, while users wants resolution within few days of reporting on things that require months of work nobody finances … (general FOSS delusion / problem). Yes, in rare cases, when planets are in right position, it works.
There are other more serious problems - how to prevent burnout, abuse, theft, excessive developers frustration and how to feed people that develop and maintains software.
Improving bug reporting UX is possible, will be one day, there is a wish, but costs needs to covered and won’t bring any change on its resolution rate - what we would hope for. Securing that is different dimension then website improvements. One example - we had a terrible UX confusion on download pages (kernel 6.1, kernel 6.8, mainline, 3D, vendor, Armbian Jammy/bookwrom (“where is Ubuntu?”), without telling what goes where, … ). It has to be changed, few other changes are still WIP … Allocated budget for free software download UX improvements was 4 months of this.
We have apt.armbian.com repository which is default on point (and optional bugfix) release. And we have beta.armbian.com which gets to the nightly automated CI builds. It is updated when code changes, and at least once per day = rolling, bleeding unstable edge. Some FOSS players sells this kind of code as stable 
sudo armbian-config -> system allows easy switching or editing:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list
following by update + upgrade
(not recommended on production)
Always! Every board download page has a button:
which lead to the wizard with instructions https://www.armbian.com/bugs/ Target of bug reports goes to Armbian forums, yes. For platinum targets we secured some resources to monitor and pick problems, so software support response will be better then on random targets. There is a difference between software and end user (community) support - you will report the problem, someone will confirm it, some fixes might be proposed and someone will try them, perhaps integrate to the framework and next CI update will have that fix build in. The one that fixed this can be a part of Armbian team or not. He didn’t do this for Armbian per se, he did it for himself, you, someone else, everyone. Also, many problems are being resolved away from spotlights and constant complaining …
Also that exists for every supported and staging build targets:
… currently those are not fully up to date as CI didn’t successfully complete build jobs (unrelated to #CrowdStrike
) the whole images rebuild is few days old, but all those builds are (apt update + apt upgrade) upgradable to latest kernel, mentioned in previous post.
On many versions of armbian it says “built from trunk - no user support”. This led me to never report any problems with armbian because yeah, if the distro itself tells there’s no support then I guess I shouldn’t even ask for anything lol
It doesn’t say that. It says:
“You are using an automated build meant only for developers to provide constructive feedback to improve build system”
It says we are very much interested to improve the way how system is put together. This is essential and this is the core of our work. Not some cheap unstable wifi or network chip, AI accelerator, Chrome, … (community have wider interests and can help you with Chrome on CI builds if they want - for example)
End user questions or HW related problems are not suitable for bleeding edge builds and also general support is futile and can lead to developers burnout. And you don’t want that to happen.
If you are a developer, warm welcome, Support? Sure? Volunteering to help other users? Always something can be found.
… it also says that support is “community”.
You need to choose between being a consumer and community contributing member. Those auto builds are for contributors. If you want to use them, free to do so, if bug is find, fix it, sent a PR. Remember that you are not doing this instead of us - we are all already 24/7 busy … you help other users. Already that fix, you made and sent, someone busy needs to verify and its often difficult to integrate just like that as there are many other fixes (and features) also trying to find the way into the code.
Distros only provides community support and all builds are always supported by random Linux community. Armbian is making Linux, we also make a tool to make a distro / image / use case deployment. Distro is side aim.
If you just ask, its like https://www.rapidseedbox.com/blog/leechers-meaning Remember, again, there are a lot more troubles then resources to resolve them. Anywhere. Regardless of what its written on welcome text of automated builds … Some distros put, without a shame. stable label on such assemblies lol
Until at least recently, it said this:
“No end-user support: built from trunk”
Source - example: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/19803-how-to-upgrade-no-end-user-support-built-from-trunk-from-focal-to-latest-version/
Maybe the wording was changed in recent days, I don’t know since it’s been a while I used armbian. The wording now makes more sense. I’m not sure why you’re not calling armbian a Linux distribution, but for all intents and purposes it is one, no matter how much you’d like people to call it “a build framework”. Most people just download prebuilt armbian, so - a distribution of Linux. Those who use the actual build framework can call it this, but this is effectively a minority.
Regarding your request. As much as I’d like to learn git, right now I don’t have the time or anyone to hold my hand. Maybe some day.
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Oh, yeah, that is correct. That is motd message, shorter version of that. “end-user”. But perhaps this communication do need some changes.
Good is that developers you are requesting fixes and features (not just Armbian, whole FOSS world) must have time …
Rock 5 ITX (and other 3588) got update to latest Rockchip kernel + stable channel MESA package, video acceleration works well.
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Added platinum support for 5C:
https://www.armbian.com/radxa-rock-5c/
Please report bugs here, if any.
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Radxa Zero 3W has no detection of type c devices we add. Forcing an hot replug to detect them so.
Also the gnome noble 24.04 image is brokenish.
can one use 5b+ image on the 5b? reason being the 5b image i built a couple days ago has cpu clocks capped always to 408mhz
Same on many other boards on recent armbian release.
As far as I remember to fix that instal cpu-freq package and set cpu_governor to something, should fix the issue.
the max_clock thing was set to something with quotes i left it blank and it fixed the issue