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  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS added full support for the Raspberry Pi

    Canonical announced on its official blog that Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has passed Raspberry Pi certification. Ubuntu Server 20.04 has been added to all certified Raspberry Pi, users can flash Ubuntu 20.04 to Raspberry Pi.

    In November of last year, Canonical stated that it would support all Raspberry Pi devices, and announced the support plan for Raspberry Pi 4. With the release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, full support for Raspberry Pi starts with certification.

    What does certification mean? After being certified, Pi will receive tested updates and security patches every three weeks. “Full support also means that Canonical performs continuous regression testing on each Pi throughout the lifecycle of the Ubuntu release. We continue to run tests to ensure an industry-grade standard of quality.  Hardware can only be advertised as “Ubuntu Certified” if Canonical is sure it will deliver the most optimal user experience.”

    In addition to the officially released patches and security updates, full support also means that Canonical conducts continuous regression testing of each Pi throughout the life cycle of the Ubuntu version and ensures its quality standards.

  • Developer successfully installs Windows 10 ARM on Raspberry Pi 3/4

    The Rasberry Pi 3 and 4 of the Raspberry Pi series have already received official Microsoft support, so you can install the Windows 10 IoT version developed by Microsoft for the Internet of Things.

    However, the Internet of Things version is very different from the normal version of Windows 10. The core version of the Internet of Things is a simplified version developed by Microsoft for low-power computers.

    Of course, the Raspberry Pi computer is also designed to run small software. Due to performance and power consumption issues, the software with larger expenditures cannot run well.

    Windows 10 ARM version is a version developed by Microsoft for devices equipped with ARM processors, such as those currently used on some Qualcomm notebook computers.

    The Raspberry Pi mainly uses Broadcom series processors which are also based on ARM architecture, so it is not particularly bad in terms of compatibility.

    So some developers are wondering if they can install Windows 10 ARM version on Raspberry Pi? After testing many times, the developer successfully installs Windows 10 ARM on Raspberry Pi 3/4.

    After completing the system installation, you can launch the Win32 desktop software on the Raspberry Pi. In theory, you can also run the 64-bit version of the desktop application through the x86 simulator.

    Interested fans can refer to the following guides:

    • Download UEFI firmware from here and extract it to FAT32 formatted MicroSD card.
    • Download Windows 10 ARM64 Build from here. Only Build 17134 has been tested, but any newer build that passes OOBE should be compatible as well.
    • Download ISO compiler from here. As per the dev, this would create the ISO file but you’ll still need the install.wim from sources folder.
    • Download ‘Windows on Raspberry’ from here. This would install Build 17134 or newer into a USB storage device and GPT needs to be selected.

    After downloading these files and completing the preparations, please click here to operate through the command prompt. Please strictly follow the order of the steps.

    Via: windowslatest

  • Raspberry Pi will support Vulkan soon

    The Raspberry Pi Foundation says they are working on providing support for the open-source Vulkan driver for Raspberry Pi.

    Vulkan is a low-overhead, cross-platform 3D graphics and computing API. Vulkan targets high-performance realtime 3D graphics applications such as video games and interactive media across all platforms. Compared to OpenGL and Direct3D 11, and like Direct3D 12 and Metal, Vulkan is intended to offer higher performance and more balanced CPU/GPU usage. Other major differences from Direct3D 11 (and prior) and OpenGL are Vulkan being a considerably lower-level API and offering parallel tasking. Vulkan also has the ability to render 2D graphics applications. In addition to its lower CPU usage, Vulkan is also able to better distribute work among multiple CPU cores.

    Khronos Group (uploaded originally by Rfdparker to the English Wikipedia) [Public domain]

    Vulkan support is now common on Android smartphones. Samsung has long supported Vulkan to improve graphics and gaming performance on Galaxy devices. Vulkan is also supported by heavyweight games like Valve on SteamOS. However, Vulkan has just entered the Raspberry Pi, and Raspberry Pi 4 is OpenGL ES 3.1 conformant. Raspberry Pi Foundation wrote:

    we still have a very long development roadmap ahead of us before we can put an actual driver in the hands of our users. So don’t hold your breath, and instead look forward to more news from us and Igalia as they make further development progress.

  • Endless OS announces to support Raspberry Pi

    In addition to the official operating system Raspbian, the Raspberry Pi also supports systems such as Windows 10 IoT Core, Ubuntu Core, and OpenElec. Now, Endless OS will soon join the ranks.

    At the CES 2020, Endless showed live how to run the Endless OS on a Raspberry Pi 4 B with 4GB of RAM. The company’s founder, Matt Dalio, said that a public beta will be available in the next few weeks.

    Endless OS

    Endless OS is a Linux-based operating system that uses a custom desktop environment derived from GNOME 3. It is designed to provide a concise and streamlined user experience and can be used on computers with various configurations, but it has never been available on a Raspberry Pi.

    An Endless Inc. company representative reminded us that the Raspberry Pi version of the operating system will require Pi 4 B. The demo unit at CES used a Pi 4B with 4GB of RAM, but it is unclear whether a 2GB or 1GB model will work equally well.

    Via: tomshardware

  • Canonical releases new Ubuntu image to support Raspberry Pi

    Canonical has released an Ubuntu image update for all supported Raspberry Pi single-board computers with out-of-the-box USB port capabilities and various bug fixes. And just last month, Canonical promised to fully support its popular Ubuntu Linux operating system on all Raspberry Pi boards, including Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3 and the latest Raspberry Pi 4 models.

    Today, the company has released updated Ubuntu images for all supported Raspberry Pi single-board computers to fix the error and provide users with a full-featured USB port of the 4GB RAM version of the Raspberry Pi 4 board. The updated Raspberry Pi image will likely also contain other bug fixes and tweaks to make your Ubuntu experience on a small computer better.

    At the same time, Canonical also announced that it plans to cooperate with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to provide the officially supported Ubuntu image for each newly released Raspberry Pi single-board computer. In addition, the company plans to provide Ubuntu Server LTS and Ubuntu Core operating systems for Raspberry Pi in the near future.

    Canonical stated, “We are on a journey to offering outstanding official support for Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi boards. As next steps, we will deliver Ubuntu Server LTS and Ubuntu Core on the Raspberry Pi boards. We aim to collaborate with the Raspberry Pi foundation to have an officially supported image of Ubuntu available at every new release of a Raspberry Pi board.”

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  • Canonical: Ubuntu Linux will support all Raspberry Pi devices

    Canonical recently announced its support plan for the Raspberry Pi 4 and said it will support all Raspberry Pi devices. With the release of Ubuntu Server version 19.10, Canonical announced the official support for the Raspberry Pi 4. The Raspberry Pi 4 is powerful, but at a lower cost, allowing for consolidation of computing workloads at the edge.

    Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
    Image: Raspberry Pi Foundation

    In the blog, Canonical said it will work hard to provide full official support for all motherboards in the Raspberry Pi series. Canonical will provide Ubuntu Server and Ubuntu Core support for the existing and upcoming Raspberry Pi.

    The Raspberry Pi 4 B comes in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB with several different RAM options, but currently Canonical officially only supports 1GB and 2GB versions. Due to a kernel error, the official arm64 image of the 4GB RAM version does not support USB out of the box. Canonical engineers have identified kernel fixes and are currently testing them extensively. Canonical said that after the test is successfully completed, the update will be pushed in a few weeks.

  • Ubuntu MATE launches Raspberry Pi version

    Ubuntu MATE released a version that supports Raspberry Pi in version 18.04.2. Ubuntu MATE officially released two independent images of armhf (ARMv7 32-bit) and arm64 (ARMv8 64-bit), optimized for Raspberry Pi, mainly supporting Raspberry Pi Model B 2, 3 and 3+. “Ubuntu MATE for the Raspberry Pi provides a complete, familiar, desktop environment that can be used for basic desktop computing. It is also of interest to makers and device hackers who want to target Ubuntu for their projects. You can prototype homebrew ARMv7 or ARMv8 based IoT devices in a comfortable desktop environment, including building and testing your apps as snaps. The full Ubuntu archive is available to you.“

    The advanced features of these images include:

    Features

    High-level features of these images are:

    • Ubuntu kernel, fully maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel and Security teams.
    • Automatic online filesystem expansion.
    • Ethernet & WiFi (where available)
    • Bluetooth (where available)
    • Audio out via 3.5mm analog audio jack or HDMI
    • Video out via Composite or HDMI
    • GPIO access via GPIO Zero, pigpio and WiringPi.
    • Support for Python Wheels for the Raspberry Pi.
    • Support for USB Booting.
    • Hardware acceleration:
      • fbturbo driver is pre-installed but limited to 2D accelerated window moving/scrolling on Raspberry Pi (using the BCM2835 DMA Controller).
      • VLC has hardware assisted video decoding.
      • ffmpeg has hardware assisted video decoding and encoding.
      • The experimental VC4 driver can be enabled via raspi-config.
      • Please note, the arm64 images do not feature any VideoCore IV hardware acceleration.
    • Additional software:

    You can download here.

  • Raspberry Pi officially launched keyboard and mouse

    The Raspberry Pi has announced the launch of the “Raspberry Pi keyboard with integrated USB Hub, and the official Raspberry Pi mouse.” The Raspberry Pi has the compatibility of a common computer standard so you can use any supported keyboard and mouse.

    Image: raspberrypi

    The keyboard is officially available in English (UK), English (US), Spanish, French, German, and Italian, and the keyboard layout is widely compatible.

    The mouse “opted for high-quality Omron switches to give the click the best quality feel, and we adjusted the weight of it to give it the best response to movement“. Currently, the keyboard and mouse offer both red and white options, followed by black and gray versions, and the latter two colors are currently in production. In terms of price, the keyboard is sold for $17 and the mouse is sold for $8.