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chmod +x userpatches/customize-image.sh After build:

BOARD="orangepi5" BRANCH="current" RELEASE="noble" BUILD_DESKTOP="no" BUILD_MINIMAL="no" KERNEL_ONLY="no" KERNEL_CONFIGURE="no" COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE="xz" EXTRA_BUILD_DEPS="curl,git,htop" Build with: armbian iso

./compile.sh BOARD=orangepi5 BRANCH=current RELEASE=noble Create a custom hook script userpatches/customize-image.sh : chmod +x userpatches/customize-image

xorriso -as mkisofs -r -V "ArmbianCustom" \ -J -joliet-long \ -isohybrid-mbr /usr/lib/ISOLINUX/isohdpfx.bin \ -eltorito-boot boot/grub/efi.img \ -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \ -o armbian_custom.iso ./image_folder/ But this is rarely needed for actual ARM hardware. | Component | Requirement | |-----------|-------------| | Bootloader | Verified (u-boot + extlinux) | | Kernel | Signed (optional) | | Rootfs | Read‑only overlay (overlayroot) | | Logs | Journald persistent | | Network | Netplan / NetworkManager fixed | | Security | SSH key‑only, fail2ban, unattended‑upgrades | armbian iso