Armbian Development Report: Continued Progress and Community Momentum
Over the past two weeks, the Armbian project has made steady and meaningful progress across core infrastructure, board support, and kernel development. From bootloader improvements to expanded hardware compatibility, our contributors continue to push the platform forward. This update highlights recent technical advancements, bug fixes, and community contributions that help power the Armbian ecosystem.
Highlights
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Pcduino2/3 Gain HDMI and Display Fixes
HDMI output is now supported, and a regression affecting display output on Pcduino2 and Pcduino3 boards has been resolved.
#8341 -
Key Bootloader and Memory Enhancements
Updates include a boot fix for Inovato Quadra, u-boot bumps for Banana Pi Zero3 and 2W, and the addition of 1.5GB memory support.
#8334 -
Enhanced Repository Security
Improvements include a new signing key, dual signing support, and better GPG key handling via APA.
#8323, #8320, #8316 -
Improved TI Board Support
Texas Instruments boards now benefit from a custom Debian repo, pre-installed packages, and a Real-Time (RT) kernel config option.
#8305, #8280 -
Meson64 Security Boost
Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR) is now enabled by default to improve runtime security.
#8354
New Features
Bug Fixes
Improvements
Community Contributions
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