Hello Team,
We are currently working on building an autonomous drone and are using Axon Vicharak as the SBC to handle all autonomous-related tasks. We noticed that the officially supported files and resources are available only for Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04.
However, for our project setup, we specifically require Ubuntu 20.04. Could you please let us know if Ubuntu 20.04 can be supported on Axon Vicharak, or if there is a way to enable compatibility for our use case?
This would greatly help us in ensuring smooth integration of our autonomous stack.
Thank you
Do you require any GUI-related features, or would it be better to opt for a minimal setup in Ubuntu 20.04?
While our main requirement is to run the autonomy stack headlessly on Axon Vicharak having basic GUI support would be useful for visualization and debugging purposes (e.g., Rviz, Gazebo).
If GUI support is not available, a server/minimal version of Ubuntu 20.04 is also fine, provided it comes with an upgraded kernel and all device tree overlays enabled for full pin access. Since we plan to utilize all available pins on Axon for our drone setup, this compatibility is important.
Okay, Give me a few hours, will provide minimal Image with overlays support so that you can start work upon it. Mostly tomorrow, you will get image.
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@cycloneuav, Wokring upon it.
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Initial Beta Release of Focal eMMC Image + Kernel 5.10
In case you face any difficulties, let us know over here, so we can trace the issue in a proper manner.
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Thanks you, I’ll let you know once I test it. If I run into any issues, I’ll provide details here so we can track them down properly.
@cycloneuav,
What kind of software compatibility issues did you face in Ubuntu 22/24 in your setup?
As we recommend for longer support, it would be great it you use 24.04 LTS.
We faced compatibility constraints with our setup. Specifically, my local planner is compatible with Ubuntu 20.04, which is why we are using Ubuntu 20 as the base system.
Regarding the Raspberry Pi Camera Module V1 (5MP), we are facing the following issues on Ubuntu 20.04 Server:
Sometimes the camera shows a completely blank screen.
When an image is displayed, it is almost entirely black, with only bright light sources faintly visible.
To verify the hardware, we tested the same camera with:
Raspberry Pi OS → works correctly.
Axon’s Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop → works correctly.
So, the problem seems to be specific to Ubuntu 20.04 Server.
I’ve attached the test code for reference.
samp.py (1.2 KB)
Mostly, It’s because of packages.
Let me check it and get back to you.
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