FYI for the CIX team — following the 26.5 notes (#16, #19, #23): NCZ OS 26.6 is out, now at build r129. NCZ is a downstream Ubuntu distribution for Cix Sky1 / CP8180. This release folds Reinhardt (XFCE desktop) and Magnetar (headless server / always-on agent appliance) into a single, GRUB-selectable ISO, and leans heavily on the CIX NPU and GPU stacks.
What's new since 26.5
- One ISO, two variants — Reinhardt desktop and Magnetar server in a single image, selectable at GRUB. (26.5 shipped Magnetar as the only validated variant.)
- Validated Zhouyi V3 NPU embeddings —
bge-small-zh-v1.5 INT8 via cix-noe-umd / libnoe, ~51 emb/s, with the .cix model committed so it survives a reinstall. This is the load-bearing path for on-device semantic memory below.
- MNEMOS — memory operating system for agentic AI.
ncz install mnemos brings it up as a quadlet service on port 5002 (SQLite-backed, persistent volume). Designed to consume NPU embeddings for local semantic recall.
- Open Mesa is now the complete default GPU stack — we built Mesa 26.1.3 from source on the board: panvk Vulkan + rusticl OpenCL. Fixes a desktop crash where the stock CIX
libGLX / Vulkan ICD ran a driver check, failed, and called abort(). A/B-validated +20.6% prefill / +12.9% decode (llama.cpp Vulkan); rusticl FP16 ~3.6 TFLOPS.
- NPU bring-up hardening —
ncz status now probes the correct /dev/aipu node and reports driver binding; NPU SSDT gating hardened against misfires on unidentified boards; agents are opt-in via ncz agent install.
- A/B kernel program — 6.18 LTS default + 7.0.12 edge, side by side.
Hardware status: validated on Minisforum MS-R1 (Sky1 / CP8180). Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus share the silicon but are untested — testers wanted.
The standing ask from #21 still holds: an open libnoe / a documented NPU SDK would let the community build directly on Zhouyi V3 rather than around it. Happy to share benchmark data and reproduction steps.
Download — current revision r129
— Jason Perlow
NCZ OS 26.6 发布（构建 r129）
致 CIX 团队，供参考——继 26.5 的说明（#16、#19、#23）之后：NCZ OS 26.6 已发布，当前构建为 r129。NCZ 是面向 Cix Sky1 / CP8180 的下游 Ubuntu 发行版。本次发布将 Reinhardt（XFCE 桌面） 与 Magnetar（无头服务器 / 常驻智能体设备） 合并到单一、可在 GRUB 中选择的 ISO 中，并大量依赖 CIX 的 NPU 与 GPU 栈。
相较 26.5 的新增内容
- 一个 ISO，两种版本——Reinhardt 桌面与 Magnetar 服务器同处一个镜像，可在 GRUB 中选择。（26.5 仅有 Magnetar 为已验证版本。）
- 已验证的 Zhouyi V3 NPU 嵌入——通过
cix-noe-umd / libnoe 运行 bge-small-zh-v1.5 INT8，约 51 emb/s，并将 .cix 模型提交至仓库，重装后不会丢失。这是下文端侧语义记忆的关键路径。
- MNEMOS——面向智能体 AI 的记忆操作系统。
ncz install mnemos 即可将其作为 quadlet 服务部署在 5002 端口（基于 SQLite，带持久化卷），并设计为消费 NPU 嵌入以实现本地语义检索。
- 开源 Mesa 现已成为完整的默认 GPU 栈——我们在板上从源码构建了 Mesa 26.1.3：panvk Vulkan + rusticl OpenCL。修复了原 CIX
libGLX / Vulkan ICD 执行驱动检查失败后调用 abort() 导致的桌面崩溃。经 A/B 验证：预填充 +20.6% / 解码 +12.9%（llama.cpp Vulkan）；rusticl FP16 约 3.6 TFLOPS。
- NPU 启用加固——
ncz status 现在会探测正确的 /dev/aipu 节点并报告驱动绑定；加固了 NPU 的 SSDT 门控，避免在未识别主板上误触发；智能体改为通过 ncz agent install 可选安装。
- A/B 内核方案——默认 6.18 LTS + 边缘 7.0.12，并行可选。
硬件状态： 已在 Minisforum MS-R1（Sky1 / CP8180）上完成验证。Radxa Orion O6 与 Orange Pi 6 Plus 采用相同芯片，但尚未测试——欢迎测试者。
#21 中提出的诉求依然有效：开放的 libnoe / 有文档的 NPU SDK，将使社区能够直接基于 Zhouyi V3 构建，而非绕过它。我们乐于分享基准数据与复现步骤。
下载——当前修订版 r129
— Jason Perlow
FYI for the CIX team — following the 26.5 notes (#16, #19, #23): NCZ OS 26.6 is out, now at build r129. NCZ is a downstream Ubuntu distribution for Cix Sky1 / CP8180. This release folds Reinhardt (XFCE desktop) and Magnetar (headless server / always-on agent appliance) into a single, GRUB-selectable ISO, and leans heavily on the CIX NPU and GPU stacks.
What's new since 26.5
bge-small-zh-v1.5INT8 viacix-noe-umd/ libnoe, ~51 emb/s, with the.cixmodel committed so it survives a reinstall. This is the load-bearing path for on-device semantic memory below.ncz install mnemosbrings it up as a quadlet service on port 5002 (SQLite-backed, persistent volume). Designed to consume NPU embeddings for local semantic recall.libGLX/ Vulkan ICD ran a driver check, failed, and calledabort(). A/B-validated +20.6% prefill / +12.9% decode (llama.cpp Vulkan); rusticl FP16 ~3.6 TFLOPS.ncz statusnow probes the correct/dev/aipunode and reports driver binding; NPU SSDT gating hardened against misfires on unidentified boards; agents are opt-in viancz agent install.Hardware status: validated on Minisforum MS-R1 (Sky1 / CP8180). Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus share the silicon but are untested — testers wanted.
The standing ask from #21 still holds: an open
libnoe/ a documented NPU SDK would let the community build directly on Zhouyi V3 rather than around it. Happy to share benchmark data and reproduction steps.Download — current revision r129
ef4ce0bc3237790ad17c92d58d3c2f1a1878f95b784e60acde0ec77188e118be— Jason Perlow
NCZ OS 26.6 发布（构建 r129）
致 CIX 团队，供参考——继 26.5 的说明（#16、#19、#23）之后：NCZ OS 26.6 已发布，当前构建为 r129。NCZ 是面向 Cix Sky1 / CP8180 的下游 Ubuntu 发行版。本次发布将 Reinhardt（XFCE 桌面） 与 Magnetar（无头服务器 / 常驻智能体设备） 合并到单一、可在 GRUB 中选择的 ISO 中，并大量依赖 CIX 的 NPU 与 GPU 栈。
相较 26.5 的新增内容
cix-noe-umd/ libnoe 运行bge-small-zh-v1.5INT8，约 51 emb/s，并将.cix模型提交至仓库，重装后不会丢失。这是下文端侧语义记忆的关键路径。ncz install mnemos即可将其作为 quadlet 服务部署在 5002 端口（基于 SQLite，带持久化卷），并设计为消费 NPU 嵌入以实现本地语义检索。libGLX/ Vulkan ICD 执行驱动检查失败后调用abort()导致的桌面崩溃。经 A/B 验证：预填充 +20.6% / 解码 +12.9%（llama.cpp Vulkan）；rusticl FP16 约 3.6 TFLOPS。ncz status现在会探测正确的/dev/aipu节点并报告驱动绑定；加固了 NPU 的 SSDT 门控，避免在未识别主板上误触发；智能体改为通过ncz agent install可选安装。硬件状态： 已在 Minisforum MS-R1（Sky1 / CP8180）上完成验证。Radxa Orion O6 与 Orange Pi 6 Plus 采用相同芯片，但尚未测试——欢迎测试者。
#21 中提出的诉求依然有效：开放的
libnoe/ 有文档的 NPU SDK，将使社区能够直接基于 Zhouyi V3 构建，而非绕过它。我们乐于分享基准数据与复现步骤。下载——当前修订版 r129
ef4ce0bc3237790ad17c92d58d3c2f1a1878f95b784e60acde0ec77188e118be— Jason Perlow