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Comment by mrbluecoat | original | Qualcomm Linux 2.0
[−]mrbluecoat · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:38 UTC · link
We'll see. They purposely dropped all server/console support and now only offer a Debian desktop image, which seems crazy for an SBC. Not exactly a welcome mat:

> Other variants that were previously provided AS-IS are no longer provided. Interested users need to build those by themselves.

https://github.com/radxa-build/radxa-dragon-q6a

AI / NPU use cases have been severely hampered as well:

https://gist.github.com/Foadsf/3cc2e0ed357c3ac7180589701bf83...

I've personally been wrestling with their broken I2C for a couple weeks.

Really want to love this board but lots of sharp edges at the moment. Hopefully Qualcomm keeps dedicating resources to improving things - I know it's hard work!