# \#mender-client

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## [Mender package repo broken for Debian 13 Trixie](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-package-repo-broken-for-debian-13-trixie/8368)

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**Author:** [@adrian](https://hub.mender.io/u/adrian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-package-repo-broken-for-debian-13-trixie/8368 "2026-09-15T22:32:35Z")

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Hi all, I’m sure this will be fixed soon, but in the meantime, I hope this helps someone. I’ve been pulling my hair out all day because my CI jobs to convert images to mender have been failing, when they worked fine ye…

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## [Raspberry Pi 5 QNX 8 QSTI preview](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-5-qnx-8-qsti-preview/8279)

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**Author:** [@vpodzime](https://hub.mender.io/u/vpodzime)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspberry-pi-5-qnx-8-qsti-preview/8279 "2026-07-25T09:05:40Z")

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The official Mender documentation explains how Mender works. This is a board-specific complement to the official documentation. Device description Raspberry Pi 5 running the QNX Quick Start Target Image (tested on the 2…

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## [\[BUG\] mender-update hangs after download-resume gives up, never reports Failure, never returns to poll loop (5.0.3)](https://hub.mender.io/t/bug-mender-update-hangs-after-download-resume-gives-up-never-reports-failure-never-returns-to-poll-loop-5-0-3/8299)

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**Author:** [@tck](https://hub.mender.io/u/tck)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/bug-mender-update-hangs-after-download-resume-gives-up-never-reports-failure-never-returns-to-poll-loop-5-0-3/8299 "2026-07-22T12:21:00Z")

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Summary On mender 5.0.3 (C++ client, \`mender-updated\`), a network outage \*\*during the artifact download phase\*\* leads to a permanent wedge. After the HTTP download resumer exhausts its retries and raises \`DownloadResumer…

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## ["Mounted root does not match boot loader environment" error with overlayroot setup](https://hub.mender.io/t/mounted-root-does-not-match-boot-loader-environment-error-with-overlayroot-setup/7911)

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**Author:** [@adbjo](https://hub.mender.io/u/adbjo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mounted-root-does-not-match-boot-loader-environment-error-with-overlayroot-setup/7911 "2026-07-10T18:42:48Z")

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When using the overlayroot package on Debian to mount a rw overlay on top of a ro rootfs, the rootfs update module fails with the following error: "Mounted root does not match boot loader environment ($1)!" See this li…

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## [Mender-update 5.0.4 — malformed timestamp on non-UTC systems causes HTTP 400 on log upload](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-5-0-4-malformed-timestamp-on-non-utc-systems-causes-http-400-on-log-upload/8200)

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**Author:** [@sandesh-nomadic](https://hub.mender.io/u/sandesh-nomadic)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-5-0-4-malformed-timestamp-on-non-utc-systems-causes-http-400-on-log-upload/8200 "2026-05-27T15:51:47Z")

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Hi, I just started setting up mender client on our Jetson Devices running 22.04 Linux for Tegra and ran into an issue: Running mender-update 5.0.4 on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) / ARM64 with system timezone set to Europe/Berl…

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## [Mender-update install 4.0.6 gives Json error because missing /var/lib/mender/mender.conf](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-install-4-0-6-gives-json-error-because-missing-var-lib-mender-mender-conf/7660)

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**Author:** [@ernstp-se](https://hub.mender.io/u/ernstp-se)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-update-install-4-0-6-gives-json-error-because-missing-var-lib-mender-mender-conf/7660 "2026-05-26T08:19:05Z")

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## [\[Mender Configure\] Configure is empty after cloning OS image](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-configure-configure-is-empty-after-cloning-os-image/8267)

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**Author:** [@Yohei](https://hub.mender.io/u/Yohei)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-configure-configure-is-empty-after-cloning-os-image/8267 "2026-05-11T08:22:36Z")

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Hi everyone, I am working with Mender Configure for an IoT project. It works perfectly on my “master” device, which I manually configured from a clean Debian installation. However, I am running into an issue after clon…

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## [Official Force Artifact Uploading](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255)

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**Author:** [@hakanakyurek](https://hub.mender.io/u/hakanakyurek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/official-force-artifact-uploading/8255 "2026-04-16T09:55:52Z")

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Hello all, I would like to ask if there is a statement/consensus on how the mender sees force uploading artifacts with the same name. I am aware that with a small bash script one can delete an existing artifact then up…

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## [Mender MCU integration on nRF9151DK: HTTP request fails during artifact download](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-mcu-integration-on-nrf9151dk-http-request-fails-during-artifact-download/8253)

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**Author:** [@Dexter9532](https://hub.mender.io/u/Dexter9532)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-mcu-integration-on-nrf9151dk-http-request-fails-during-artifact-download/8253 "2026-04-14T14:08:04Z")

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Hello Mender, I’m currently doing a full mender-mcu integration on nRF9151DK and have run into a problem during OTA artifact download. When downloading an artifact, the HTTP request fails with “Message too long”. From…

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## [NVIDIA Jetson Thor/JP7 support](https://hub.mender.io/t/nvidia-jetson-thor-jp7-support/8247)

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**Author:** [@markusta](https://hub.mender.io/u/markusta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/nvidia-jetson-thor-jp7-support/8247 "2026-04-08T15:47:31Z")

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Dear mender-devs, Are there any plans/timelines to support mender on jetson thor/JP7 for the community yocto layer (meta-mender-community/meta-mender-tegra at wrynose · mendersoftware/meta-mender-community · GitHub)? C…

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## [Jetson Orin board(J4011 ) with OTA update capability using Mender.io](https://hub.mender.io/t/jetson-orin-board-j4011-with-ota-update-capability-using-mender-io/8226)

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**Author:** [@RahulAloth](https://hub.mender.io/u/RahulAloth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/jetson-orin-board-j4011-with-ota-update-capability-using-mender-io/8226 "2026-04-01T14:44:24Z")

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reComputer Industrial J4011 (Jetson Orin NX 16GB) + Ubuntu (JetPack) This post complements the official Mender documentation by providing board‑specific information for the Seeed Studio reComputer J40112 based on the NVI…

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## [\--hosted-mender option does not work for account hosted on EU hosted Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/hosted-mender-option-does-not-work-for-account-hosted-on-eu-hosted-mender/8219)

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**Author:** [@pavlo.shvaiko](https://hub.mender.io/u/pavlo.shvaiko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/hosted-mender-option-does-not-work-for-account-hosted-on-eu-hosted-mender/8219 "2026-03-25T12:29:46Z")

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Hi everyone! Setting up mender-client using --hosted-mender option passed to mender-setup does not work for account hosted on the EU mender server https://eu.hosted.mender.io/. The account cannot be found. As a workaro…

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## [Installation hungup](https://hub.mender.io/t/installation-hungup/8208)

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**Author:** [@piste-jp](https://hub.mender.io/u/piste-jp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/installation-hungup/8208 "2026-03-21T17:35:49Z")

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Hi, We are using mender for OTA update. From today, our device kitting process is hanged up at installing mender. Our process is to run \`get-mender.sh --force-mender-client4\` for installation. Yesterday, I got a succe…

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## [Malloc() error during inventory update](https://hub.mender.io/t/malloc-error-during-inventory-update/8210)

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**Author:** [@rsahlmann](https://hub.mender.io/u/rsahlmann)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/malloc-error-during-inventory-update/8210 "2026-03-19T16:07:08Z")

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Hi everyone, we use docker-mender-convert (v5.1.0) on an Raspbian(Debian 12, Bookworm) image for a Raspberry Pi 3B which works without any problems. Problem During operation the system is executing the service mender-u…

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## [Mender MCU client crash on ESP32-S3 during identity callback](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-mcu-client-crash-on-esp32-s3-during-identity-callback/8187)

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**Author:** [@alian](https://hub.mender.io/u/alian)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-mcu-client-crash-on-esp32-s3-during-identity-callback/8187 "2026-02-25T09:30:06Z")

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ESP32-S3 + Zephyr Device description Board: ESP32-S3 DevKitC OS: Zephyr v4.2.0 Quick description: A development board with dual-core Xtensa LX7, used here with Zephyr OS and integrated Mender MCU client for OTA update…

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## [Scheduled deployments: how is the date evaluated?](https://hub.mender.io/t/scheduled-deployments-how-is-the-date-evaluated/1620)

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**Author:** [@guillaumekh](https://hub.mender.io/u/guillaumekh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/scheduled-deployments-how-is-the-date-evaluated/1620 "2026-02-10T06:01:07Z")

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Hi Mender team, On creating a scheduled deployment in GUI, it is possible to choose the date of deployment. Nice ! In what context is this date evaluated however ? E.g. do each client wait for this date in their respect…

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## [Failed to verify the manifest signature: The predicted (387) and the actual (384) length differ](https://hub.mender.io/t/failed-to-verify-the-manifest-signature-the-predicted-387-and-the-actual-384-length-differ/8190)

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**Author:** [@tmartensson](https://hub.mender.io/u/tmartensson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/failed-to-verify-the-manifest-signature-the-predicted-387-and-the-actual-384-length-differ/8190 "2026-02-09T14:25:44Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use AWS KMS key to sign the Mender artifact and it seems to work just fine on my build machine but it fails to verify it on the install target: After succesfully running mender-convert Extract the ta…

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## [System update fails "Could not open path to sync"](https://hub.mender.io/t/system-update-fails-could-not-open-path-to-sync/8088)

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**Author:** [@paul.m](https://hub.mender.io/u/paul.m)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/system-update-fails-could-not-open-path-to-sync/8088 "2026-02-05T12:52:24Z")

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System update fails. When config was previously working. With “Could not open path to sync” We created our own pi image using mender-convert to increase the root disk size. Then created a system artifact using mender-ar…

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## [Secure Storage](https://hub.mender.io/t/secure-storage/6425)

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**Author:** [@sd-ricardo](https://hub.mender.io/u/sd-ricardo)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/secure-storage/6425 "2026-01-27T15:40:43Z")

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Have someone already integrated mender-client and secure storage? The idea is to have all mender configuration files (currently stored in /data/mender) stored in a secured partition. AFAIK, mender-client (and other ser…

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## [Opening Windows with Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/opening-windows-with-mender/8165)

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**Author:** [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/opening-windows-with-mender/8165 "2026-01-20T10:26:31Z")

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I’ve created a preliminary, highly experimental port of both the Mender client (C++) and the mender-artifact tool (Go) to run natively on Windows. Repositories: mender-artifact: GitHub - TheYoctoJester/mender-artifact…

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## [Updating Kernel on Raspberry Pi Gateway (Bullseye) using mender-convert and mender client](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-kernel-on-raspberry-pi-gateway-bullseye-using-mender-convert-and-mender-client/8171)

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**Author:** [@kelienBeyonder7](https://hub.mender.io/u/kelienBeyonder7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-kernel-on-raspberry-pi-gateway-bullseye-using-mender-convert-and-mender-client/8171 "2026-01-19T10:28:50Z")

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Hello Mender Community, I am currently using Mender to manage a fleet of Raspberry Pi-based gateways. My setup is based on the Official Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye (Lite) image, and I have integrated the Mender client. Wh…

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## [M4 Cortex firmware stops working after Mender integration on Apalis iMX8QM](https://hub.mender.io/t/m4-cortex-firmware-stops-working-after-mender-integration-on-apalis-imx8qm/8143)

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**Author:** [@rania](https://hub.mender.io/u/rania)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/m4-cortex-firmware-stops-working-after-mender-integration-on-apalis-imx8qm/8143 "2025-12-18T08:50:38Z")

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hello community i’ ve already posted the same problem in toradex community i need your help to understand mender changes made on u-boot so i can i know where ‘s the conflict is coming from and why integrating this lat…

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## [Update fails with 'Failed to set new authentication data on HTTP request'](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-fails-with-failed-to-set-new-authentication-data-on-http-request/8137)

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**Author:** [@paul.m](https://hub.mender.io/u/paul.m)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-fails-with-failed-to-set-new-authentication-data-on-http-request/8137 "2025-12-15T11:39:37Z")

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I am deploying a system update to a raspberry pi device that I have already deployed to successfully. I have deployed the same system update to 2 other devices successfully, but for some reason this device is failing. I …

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## [OTA Update Fails Randomly Due to Missing stream-next File](https://hub.mender.io/t/ota-update-fails-randomly-due-to-missing-stream-next-file/8104)

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**Author:** [@Stan](https://hub.mender.io/u/Stan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/ota-update-fails-randomly-due-to-missing-stream-next-file/8104 "2025-12-04T11:57:14Z")

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Hello, I’m experiencing an issue with Mender OTA updates where roughly one out of three full rootfs updates fails. The artifact is a full rootfs update, generated automatically by Yocto during the build process (the .m…

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## [Security and Authentication Mechanisms in Mender (Open Source)](https://hub.mender.io/t/security-and-authentication-mechanisms-in-mender-open-source/8129)

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**Author:** [@Stan](https://hub.mender.io/u/Stan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/security-and-authentication-mechanisms-in-mender-open-source/8129 "2025-12-04T11:54:36Z")

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Hello everyone, I am currently integrating Mender (open source version) into an embedded Linux project, and I would like to better understand the security mechanisms, especially those related to authentication between t…

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## [Mender client cannot update properly and loses connection to local mender server after rebooting](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-cannot-update-properly-and-loses-connection-to-local-mender-server-after-rebooting/8100)

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**Author:** [@biancaxyz](https://hub.mender.io/u/biancaxyz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-cannot-update-properly-and-loses-connection-to-local-mender-server-after-rebooting/8100 "2025-11-20T13:08:50Z")

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Hi! I’ve a problem with my mender setup. I am using a board with iMX8, with eMMC and I’ve built the image using yocto. here is the mender-set.conf that is used inside the image: Machine and artifact settings MENDER\_A…

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## [Issue integrating Mender on Verdin iMX8MP (Scarthgap branch)](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-integrating-mender-on-verdin-imx8mp-scarthgap-branch/8087)

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**Author:** [@Stan](https://hub.mender.io/u/Stan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-integrating-mender-on-verdin-imx8mp-scarthgap-branch/8087 "2025-11-14T14:28:12Z")

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Hello Mender team, I’m encountering an issue while integrating Mender on a Toradex Verdin iMX8MP board using a Yocto build based on the Scarthgap branch. Problem description When attempting an OTA update, Mender retur…

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## [Delayed detection of deployment by Mender client](https://hub.mender.io/t/delayed-detection-of-deployment-by-mender-client/8044)

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**Author:** [@hbruce](https://hub.mender.io/u/hbruce)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/delayed-detection-of-deployment-by-mender-client/8044 "2025-10-28T20:41:09Z")

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@skrawn Expected Behavior The mender client running on device contacts the Mender server every 30 minutes to check for a software update deployment. This can also be done manually with mender check-update . This has be…

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## [Mender app update with \`--software-filesystem=data-partition\` still uses rootfs disk space](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-app-update-with-software-filesystem-data-partition-still-uses-rootfs-disk-space/8057)

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**Author:** [@JonathanC](https://hub.mender.io/u/JonathanC)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-app-update-with-software-filesystem-data-partition-still-uses-rootfs-disk-space/8057 "2025-10-27T13:29:53Z")

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Hi there, I recently started trying out mender to do remote updates on some industrial x86\_64 PCs that have an Nvidia GPU which are meant to serve as on-edge AI compute. I managed to build a custom image based on Ubuntu…

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## [Mender A/B Updates with Separate Kernel and Rootfs Partitions on Yocto](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-a-b-updates-with-separate-kernel-and-rootfs-partitions-on-yocto/8048)

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**Author:** [@Stan](https://hub.mender.io/u/Stan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-a-b-updates-with-separate-kernel-and-rootfs-partitions-on-yocto/8048 "2025-10-14T13:58:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m currently working on a Yocto project on the Scarthgap branch, setting up OTA updates using Mender. By default, Mender proposes the following partitioning scheme: Partition Usage Size Variable Ty…

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