orangepir1-pluslts
By Kat Schwarz / IOT • Networking • General purpose / 0 Comments

Orange Pi R1+ and LTS

  • Images for non LTS version can be downloaded here
  • There is currently a known issue that may affect this board on some IPv4 only networks. Symptoms are variable, from intermittent drop-outs and slow-downs to total loss of one NIC or total loss of networking. The issue can be completely eliminated by disabling IPv6. Don’t try to do this through armbian-config as this method does not work. IPv6 must be disabled by adding a line extraargs="ipv6.disable=1" to /boot/armbianEnv.txt
  • Device tree overlays to enable uart1 and i2c0 are available in Armbian 23.02.
Notebook
By Igor Pečovnik / General purpose • IOT • NAS • Networking • Desktop / 0 Comments

Intel / AMD

Why Does Armbian Provide x86 Builds?

Key Benefits:

  • Delivers the embedded Linux experience and development environment to standard x86 hardware

  • Focuses on broad hardware compatibility and robust device driver support

  • Optimized for fast development cycles, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows

  • Ubuntu-based builds are free from proprietary Canonical services and telemetry

  • Offers a ready-to-use live OS image, ideal for custom Linux OS prototyping and deployment

  • Enables cross-platform development and consistency across ARM and x86 environments

Radxa Zero
By Yakov / General purpose • IOT / 0 Comments

Radxa Zero

If you have a Radxa Zero with eMMC (any model with 2GB or 4GB of RAM), you’ll need to erase the eMMC before you can boot it from a microSD card and use Armbian. 1GB version is not supported.

Full instructions are available on the Radxa wiki, but here are some quick notes.

– Connect a USB cable to the Zero’s OTG port (the USB-C plug marked USB-PWR)
– Hold down the “USB BOOT” button on the Radxa Zero while connecting the USB cable to a USB port on the Linux host
– sudo pip3 install pyamlboot on the host
– curl -O https://dl.armbian.com/radxa-zero/loader/radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin
– sudo boot-g12.py radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin

You may have to run the sudo boot-g12.py command a second time to fully clear the eMMC. In case you encounter boot issues, try this hint and report there.