Add board configuration for FriendlyELEC NanoPi R76S, including:
- nanopi-r76s.conf with board parameters and boot settings
- initial kernel / U-Boot patch for device tree and board bring-up
XpressReal(https://xpressreal.io/) is a family of Single Board Computers
developed in collaboration between Fyde Innovations, Radxa and Realtek.
XpressReal T3 is the first product in the family - a small form factor
high performance single board computer powered by the Realtek RTD1619B,
which runs FydeOS/openFyde and Linux!
Now we are adding the awesome Armbian Linux support for XpressReal T3!
This commit introduces some binary files that XpressReal T3 needed:
- firmware/realtek/rtd1619b
These binaries are the firmware for rtd1619b peripherals
(including the audio decoder, video decoder, etc.).
- u-boot-fw.tar.gz
This contains some co-processor firmware,
which needs to be loaded by u-boot in the early stage of boot.
- u-boot-prebuilt.tar.gz
These are hwsettings related files, used for tasks such as DDR initialization.
These files come from the rtd1619b SDK, which has already been open-sourced on our github:
- [firmware](https://github.com/XpressReal/linux-sdk/tree/main/meta-xpressreal/recipes-kernel/linux-firmware/files/rtd1619b)
- [u-boot prebuilts](https://github.com/XpressReal/linux-sdk/tree/main/meta-xpressreal/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/prebuilt/rtd1619b)
Switch to newer U-Boot since it works reliably and provides upstream
improvements.
Add patch/u-boot/v2025.10 and the generic patch, as BOOTPATCHDIR cannot
be unset (fallback to legacy fails).
BOOT_SCENARIO="binman-atf-mainline" cannot be set here since it applies
globally to the CSC file and would break branch=vendor. Users who want
it can enable it manually.
Affected kernels:
- odroidxu4-6.6
- spacemit-6.6
the following script gets it mostly (!) right
for patch in patch-6.6.*; do
# Extract the numbers using parameter expansion
num1=${patch:10:2} # Get the first number (2 digits)
num2=${patch:13:2} # Get the second number (2 digits)
# Pad the numbers with leading zeros
padded_num1=$(printf "%03d" "$num1")
padded_num2=$(printf "%03d" "$num2")
# Construct the new patch name
new_patch="patch-6.6.${padded_num1}-${padded_num2}.patch"
# Rename the file using git mv
git mv -v "$patch" "$new_patch"
done
The change isn't consistent and only works in 2 out of 3 units.
When it fails, it does so hard, breaking SDIO.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Yavitz <pyavitz@gmail.com>
* feat(board/orangepi5pro): Update U-Boot to v2025.07 for eMMC support
Updated the U-Boot patch from v2024.04 to v2025.07, this change
finally enables booting from eMMC on the Orange Pi 5 Pro.
The device tree source for the board has also been refactored to
support the new U-Boot version and clean up peripheral definitions.
* orangepi5pro: dts: Fix incorrect GRF node name
The GRF node was misspelled as 'sysgrf' instead
of the correct 'sys_grf'.
This commit corrects the phandle to the proper value.
Updated the U-Boot patch from v2024.04 to v2025.07, this change
finally enables booting from eMMC on the Orange Pi 5 Pro.
The device tree source for the board has also been refactored to
support the new U-Boot version and clean up peripheral definitions.
* Add initial support for Orangepi 5 Pro
Tested and Working:
Wireless & Bluetooth
USB 2.0 + USB 3.1
HDMI 2.1
Gigabit Ethernet (PCIe to RJ45 - Need drivers YT6801)
NVMe PCIe 2.0
MicroSD
Audio Controller es8388 - Audio Out
FAN PWM
LEDs PWM
Not Working:
Onboard Microphone
HDMI 2.0 (DP-HDMI - rockchip,rk3588-dp No Driver)
Not Tested:
Camera 1,2
eMMC
* OPi 5 Pro: Ethernet Driver Installation on First Boot
Implemented a simple script to install the driver
during first boot using the installation headers
included in the image. Takes just a few seconds
on first boot.
Disclaimer: Attempted installation in a chroot env but failed.
* fix: Make first-boot Ethernet driver install more robust
The `eth-driver-firstboot.service` would sometimes fail on first boot with a "Resource temporarily unavailable" error. This happened when another process had a lock on `dpkg`.
To fix this, the installation script now waits for any `dpkg` locks to be released before attempting to install the driver package. It also includes a retry mechanism (3 attempts) in case of a transient failure.
This ensures the network driver is successfully installed, providing a better out-of-box experience.
* set clocks to the old default rate if the codec never calls set_sysclk
After mainline kernel commit 21cfbeae7d7c54a6cdea4b00096150f438f4fbde
rockchip i2s requires that soc codecs call set_sysclk to explicity select a rate.
This patch simply reverts to the old behavior if the codec does call set_sysclk.
(rather that failing in that case with a bogus rate of 0hz)
Also adds rk3308 vendor ASoC support to 6.16 kernel
* Require use of device tree overlay to enable pcm5102a CODEC
Firstly, the upstream patch for sun4i-drm ensures the HDMI output is initialized successfully.
Secondly, patching drm_atomic_helper_connector_hdmi_check() avoids a null pointer dereference at shutdown or reboot
Although my initial testing appeared to be a success, subsequent
testing finds it to fail more often than it works.
Back to square one.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Yavitz <pyavitz@gmail.com>
The old method carried along with board-pbp-add-dp-alt-mode.patch only
makes typec work in one(normal) orientation. This patch introduces a
proper extcon driver and makes the workaround cleaner, so orientation
switch is working.
Improvements:
- type-c DP on rk3399 works with both orientations
- type-c USB 3.0 on rk3399 works with both orientations, with minor
issues, see below
Caveats:
- Powered USB-C hubs may be not recognized, and can be worked around by
loading a gadget driver, or manually toggling the mode once for each
connection.
- Some dual-role devices(phone, tablet) may be not recognized.
Affected boards:
- TinkerBoard 2/2S
- Pinebook Pro
- NanoPC T4
- Orange Pi 4
- Orange Pi 4 LTS
Tested on tinkerboard 2s. This patch contains other minor fixes for
tinker2's device tree, including adding a missing fan node, adding color
labels to leds.
The 2 patches adding dp support for nanopc t4 and pinebook pro are also
updated accordingly.
The device trees of Orange Pi 4 / 4 LTS are also updated to match the
new implementation.
* remove the patches that are shredding upstream device tree
* consolidation into single patch that apply over upstream dt
* add pcm5102a device tree overlay for handy usage
