Release Note of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (v2.1)

File name : ubuntu64-16.04lts-mate-odroid-c2-20161017.img.xz

Note: OS will reboot on the first boot for automatic rootfs resize

• Official US West Coast: http://odroid.in/ubuntu_16.04lts
• Official US East Coast: http://east.us.odroid.in/ubuntu_16.04lts (Thanks to David Beauchamp @ ArchLinuxARM)
• Official EU Germany: http://de.eu.odroid.in/ubuntu_16.04lts
• Official Korea Mirror: http://dn.odroid.com/S905/Ubuntu

• Upstream 3.14.79 merged
• Improved stability for Wifi Module #4
• new ODROID 3.5“ LCD Kit support
• Added support for the new Hifi Shield #2
• UART ports now supports a minimum of 110 baud
• Better thermal throttling handle
• Custom HDMI resolution is possible See Here
• Frequency/Core count control How to set max cpu frequency and cores
• Removed PWM debug messages
• Removed USB debug messages
• Support Watchdog on Linux/Ubuntu
• Fixed a Mali VSYNC issue
• Enabled USB CDROM support
• GPIO PPS Client
• Added 1600×1200, 3440×1440 resolutions
• Disabled a few OSD debug messages
• Improved CEC Driver
• Fixed 1920×1200 resolution issue
• U-boot updated for better CPU voltages
• U-boot updated for Power-on by official IR remote controller

• Kodi 16.1 (Auto-framerate-switching [Adjust display refresh rate] works if HPD option is enabled)
• CEC Support
• apt-fast installed
• Ubuntu updated to 16.04.1 LTS release
• Xorg DDX Driver updated to fbturbo by ssvb : Faster desktop GUI rendering.
• Mouse cursor flickering issue on EGL surface issue was gone by the fbturbo.
• LIRC is now installed by default setup for Hardkernel IR Remote
• Mali package won't conflict with QT5 installations anymore.

• 64bit Firefox is very unstable (you need to try 32bit Firefox)
• Some 4K video files rendering on Kodi is not smooth on 4K/UHD monitor
• mySQL/KVM needs an editing of boot.ini file to change the system timer source to ARMv8 Architecture from the Meson. But the ARMv8 timer affects the VPU/GPU system accuracy.
• NTP time syncing takes long time (sometimes around 1~2 minutes)
• Tons of issues not listed.

• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 

• Available here: https://github.com/mdrjr/c2_bootini/blob/master/boot.ini

The current version only provide Linux kernel and U-boot source code. Here are the instructions to checkout the source code and build. For more detail information, please visit U-boot and Kernel.

This guide is only for the NATIVE BUILD.

$ git clone https://github.com/hardkernel/u-boot.git -b odroidc2-v2015.01
$ cd u-boot
$ make odroidc2_config
$ make

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hardkernel/linux -b odroidc2-3.14.y
$ cd linux
$ make odroidc2_defconfig
$ make -j5
$ sudo make modules_install
$ sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/Image /media/boot
$ sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/meson64_odroidc2.dtb /media/boot

Run “git checkout jenkins-deb_s905_kernel-78” command to use the same kernel tag before “make odroidc2_defconfig”.

• Enabling Adjust Display Refresh Rate
• Enabling HDMI passthrough