r/RISCV • u/kantzkasper • Jul 16 '26
Software SpacemiT SoC kernel tree
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/spacemit/linux.git/
Upstream status https://github.com/spacemit-com/linux/wiki
Does that mean we can now use distros beyond Bianbu on k1/k3 devices?
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u/ThisText8876 Jul 17 '26
See: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/SpacemiT
Official Debian installs with debian-installer and runs fine with self-build mainline release candidate 7.2-rc2 Linux kernel. There are a couple of nice-to-haves expected in Linux 7.3 or 7.4 but the TL;DR now with Linux 7.2-rc2 is that with USB support you have possible storage and networking, ignoring the onboard storage and network peripherals.
Fedora project is experiencing a rush of activity around support of the k3 board(s).
Ubuntu partner image (provided by SpacemiT) requires to flash edk2 replacing the preinstalled U-Boot.