* More about support definitions, criteria and relationships
If you have variant with LCD display – here you can download driver.
Important: To be able to boot clean Armbian mainline based u-boot / kernel experiences, you need to remove incompatible Petitboot loader that is shipped with the board.
Try one of the following methods:
Bootloader Bypass Method
This is now the preferred method. It is easier, and be performed without a display via SSH
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- Install an SD Card with a fresh Armbian image
- Flip device upside down
- With a tool, press and hold down the black button.
- Continue holding button and plug in power to device
- Login to console or SSH and perform follow normal setup procedures
- Verify system can access SPI FLASH device and Erase
- Reboot
odroidhc4:~:# ls -ltr /dev/mtd*
crw------- 1 root root 90, 0 Nov 6 21:38 /dev/mtd0
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 31, 0 Nov 6 21:38 /dev/mtdblock0
crw------- 1 root root 90, 1 Nov 6 21:38 /dev/mtd0ro
odroidhc4:~:# flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
Erasing 4 Kibyte @ fff000 -- 100 % complete
odroidhc4:~:#
Petitboot Console Method
Attach the device to a display and keyboard. Power on. Petitboot will load
From the Petitboot menu, go for “Exit to shell” and these commands to remove the Petitboot:
# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd0
# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd1
# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2
# flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3This will make your SPI flash memory empty and would start from SD on next boot.
In case you want to put Petitboot back to the board, user those instructions.
FAN support
Create a file in /etc/fancontrol with the following content:
INTERVAL=10 DEVPATH=hwmon0=devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0 hwmon2=devices/platform/pwm-fan DEVNAME=hwmon0=cpu_thermal hwmon2=pwmfan FCTEMPS=hwmon2/pwm1=hwmon0/temp1_input FCFANS= hwmon2/pwm1=hwmon2/fan1_input MINTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=50 MAXTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=60 MINSTART=hwmon2/pwm1=20 MINSTOP=hwmon2/pwm1=28 MINPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=0 MAXPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=255
followed by:
sudo systemctl restart fancontrol
With kernel 5.15.y -> you need to remove FCFANS=hwmon2/pwm1=hwmon2/fan1_input in /etc/fancontrol
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Other supported variants
Specifications
1000tx 4 core 4GB 64bit Closed bootloader docker i2c sata spi flash usb3 wireguard Amlogic S905X3
* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level
FAQs
- check power supply and SD card issues
- check previous images from archive
- ask for help on forums
Simple
BASH or ZSH shell, standard Debian/Ubuntu utilities. Features can be adjusted with menu-driven utility. Login is possible via serial, HDMI or SSH.
Universal
Minimal, server or Desktop. We work with XFCE, Gnome and Cinnamon but more is possible to build: Mate, KDE, Budgie, Deepin, i3, …
Light
No bloatware or spyware. Special utilities are completely optional. Suitable for newcomers and professionals.
Optimized
Distributed images are optimized for flash media (SD/eMMC/SSD) and compacted to real data size.
Fast
Armbian is optimized on kernel and userspace level. ZRAM & ZSWAP support, browser profile memory caching, garbage commit delay.
Secure
Security level can be adjusted with the armbian-config. OS is reviewed by professionals within the community.
Supported
Maintainers and community have deep understanding how HW work. We are seniors with 30+ years of experience in Linux + embedded Linux.
Open
Armbian provides open source build framework to build a distribution of optimised Linux hardware interface for armhf, aarch64 and x86.
We provide a selection of images that fits hardware best. If you need different image – use build framework and make whatever you need. Build framework relies on Debian and Ubuntu packages – you can build any combination – stable, old stable or rolling release.
Minimal images comes without armbian-config, armbian-zsh, build-essentials, Python, DKMS, … If you are interested in detailed comparison, CLI images also have those packages:
Make sure you have a good & reliable boot media (SD card / USB key) and a proper power supply. Archives can be flashed with Etcher (all OS) directly.
Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a cable to your network if possible or a display and power your board. (First) boot (with DHCP) takes a bit longer.
Support is provided in one of two ways:
- Free support is provided via general project search engine, documentation, community forums or IRC/Discord. Keep in mind this is mostly provided by our awesome community members in a best effort manner and therefore there are no guaranteed solutions.
- For commercial or prioritised assistance:
- book a an hour of professional consultation,
- consider becoming a project partner. Reach us out at https://armbian.com/contact,
Rolling releases from CI pipeline
| User space | Kernel | Torrent | Integrity | Size | Release date | ||
| Armbian Mantic minimal CLI | rolling | 6.1.64 |  | SHA | ASC | 280Mb | Nov 30, 2023 |
| Armbian Trixie minimal CLI | rolling | 6.1.64 | | SHA | ASC | 352Mb | Nov 30, 2023 |
| Armbian Jammy XFCE desktop | stable | 6.1.64 | | SHA | ASC | 967Mb | Nov 30, 2023 |
Rolling releases are suitable for Linux enthusiasts who want cutting edge packages and have the skills to fix damage that a bad update might cause. If you want stability in a production environment or low headaches as a novice user, skip rolling releases. They are only at, build and ship, Debian testing / Arch / Manjaro / Suse Tumbleweed / Kali / Gentoo support quality level!