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Hello, Buster will have basic support for many devices based on the Allwinner A64 SoC. I've created a merge request and including the patch below for your convenience. [1] https://salsa.debian.org/ddp-team/release-notes/merge_requests/20 Thanks, Andrei diff --git a/en/whats-new.dbk b/en/whats-new.dbk index f8b058c3..99f95f47 100644 --- a/en/whats-new.dbk +++ b/en/whats-new.dbk @@ -545,5 +545,29 @@ code. </para> </section> +<section id="allwinner-a64"> + <!-- stretch to buster --> + <title>Basic support for Allwiner A64 based devices</title> + <para> + Thanks to the efforts of the <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org";> + linux-sunxi community</ulink> Debian buster will have basic suport + for many devices based on the Allwiner A64 SoC. This includes + FriendlyARM NanoPI A64, + Olimex A64-OLinuXino and TERES-A64, + PINE64 PINE A64, PINE A64+, PINE A64-LTS, SOPINE and Pinebook, + Sinovoip Banana Pi BPI-M64 and + Xunlong Orange Pi Win and Orange Pi WinPlus. + </para> + <para> + The essential features of these devices (e.g. serial console, ethernet, + USB ports and basic video output) should work with the kernel from buster. + More advanced features (e.g. audio and accelerated video) are + included or scheduled to be included in later kernels, which will be made + available as usual through the backports archive. + See also <ulink url="http://linux-sunxi.org/Linux_mainlining_effort";> the + status page</ulink> for the mainlining effort. + </para> +</section> + </section> </chapter>
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