Architectures/ARM/Fedora Linux 35

Fedora Linux 35

Kernel: 5.14.10-300.fc35
Uboot : uboot-tools-2021.10-2.fc35

Hardware Status

Below is a list of Hardware tested for Fedora 35. If your device is missing, please feel free to update the hardware status below.

ARMv7hl

Hardware	Serial Console	USB	Wired Network	Display	Wi-Fi	Bluetooth	Audio	Notes
Arndale	pass	pass	pass				pass	Recommended image: Minimal
Banana Pi	pass	pass	pass	fail	warn	none	none	Recommended image: Minimal WiFi shows up but the signal is poor, results may vary.
BeagleBoneBlack	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	Recommended image:
BeagleBoneWhite	pass	pass	pass					Recommended image: Minimal. To run dnf a swapfile is required. Partition 1 needs to be moved forward to write U-boot.
Cubietruck	pass	pass	pass	pass	warn	none	none	Recommended image: Server or Minimal
Pandaboard	pass	pass	pass	pass			none	Recommended image: Xfce or Minimal
Raspberry Pi 2	pass	pass	pass	pass *			pass	Recommended image: Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition.
Raspberry Pi 3	pass	pass	pass	pass	pass	none	pass	Recommended image: Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition.
Raspberry Pi 4	pass	pass	pass	pass	pass	fail	fail	Recommended image: Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition. The Raspberry Pi 4 needs to be limited to 1Gb of RAM to boot the armhfp disk images initially- this also stop USB from work so you will need to SSH to the machine to install the kernel-lpae package. The RAM limitation can then be removed and USB should work.
Raspberry Pi 400	pass	pass	pass		pass	fail	fail	Recommended image: Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition.
Jetson TK1	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	Recommended image:
Wandboard Quad	pass	pass	fail	pass			none	Recommended image: Xfce or Minimal.

• Desktop image requires 'cma=192M' added to kargs

AArch64

Hardware	Serial Console	USB	Wired Network	Display	Wi-Fi	Bluetooth	Audio	Notes
Jetson Nano	none	pass	pass	pass			pass	Recommended image: Workstation or Xfce
Jetson NX	pass	pass	pass		pass	pass		Recommended image: Installation with PXE or USB.
Pine 64 Plus	pass	pass	fail	pass			none	Recommended image: Workstation, Xfce, , Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition. The NIC shows up in Linux but is unable to reliably connect to the network.
PineBook Pro	none	pass		pass	warn		fail	Recommended image: Workstation or Xfce Needed for working WiFi. U-Boot installation instructions
Raspberry Pi 3	pass	pass	pass	pass *	pass	pass	pass	Recommended image: Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition. Desktop images require 'cma=192M' added to kargs
Raspberry Pi 4	pass	pass	pass	pass	pass	pass	pass	Recommended image: Workstation*(using Xorg), Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition. GUI frequently locks up when using Wayland on the Workstation Edition. Switching to Xorg is recommended.
Raspberry Pi 400	pass	pass	pass	pass			pass	Recommended image: Workstation*(using Xorg), Xfce, Server, Minimal or Fedora IoT Edition. GUI frequently locks up when using Wayland on the Workstation Edition. Switching to Xorg is recommended.

Tips & Tricks

This section includes various tips and tricks used to tweak performance on arm systems.

• Disable modularity:

  sed -i 's/enabled=1/enabled=0/' /etc/yum.repos.d/fe*mod*

• Don’t install weak dependencies:

  echo "install_weak_deps=False" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

• Disable dnf makecache:

  systemctl disable dnf-makecache; systemctl mask dnf-makecache

Common Bugs

For common bugs and issues reported in Fedora Linux 35, please visit the Common bugs page.