Arch Linux RISC-V · RISC-V Distros

Bottom line

Arch's "official" here is only the port's own tested list, not official Arch support — the page should mark it as a community port.

Based on: Arch Linux
Upstream: Arch Linux RISC-V is a community port (archriscv.felixc.at, maintained by Felix Yan and others): it builds Arch source packages with an extra patch set and is not in the official Arch repos yet. Its site says the long-term goal is only "riscv64 can be added to Arch Linux itself as an alternative architecture".
Versions: rolling (ISO archlinux-2026.08.27-riscv64.iso, rootfs archriscv-2026-08-27.tar.zst)
Doc languages: en
Checked: 2026-11-01

Boards

QEMU virt (virtual machine) Official Explicitly "tested" upstream: QEMU is on the supported list of the mainline linux package
SiFive HiFive Unmatched Official HiFive Unmatched / Unleashed are on the tested list
StarFive VisionFive 2 Official VisionFive v2 (and Milk-V Mars) are on the tested list
LicheePi 4A Partial Only an experimental TH1520 kernel in the [unsupported] repo
Milk-V Meles Partial TH1520 platform via the [unsupported] experimental kernel; not listed separately
SpacemiT K3 (Pico-ITX / CoM260) Partial Not on the supported list; upstream says boards other than AX45MP may need a BSP or custom kernel
Zhihe A210 (XuanTie MelonPi dev board) Partial Not on the supported list; needs a BSP or custom kernel
Canaan K230 (Kendryte K230 / CanMV-K230) Partial Only credited as a sponsored test board; no formal support entry
Milk-V Megrez (ESWIN EIC7700X) Community ESWIN EIC7700 is credited as a test board; no formal support entry
Milk-V Titan (UltraRISC DP1000) Partial Not on the supported list
Milk-V Pioneer (SG2042, server-oriented) Partial Only an experimental SG2042 kernel in the [unsupported] repo
Orange Pi RV2 (Ky X1) Partial Not on the supported list; needs a BSP or custom kernel
Banana Pi BPI-F3 (SpacemiT K1) Community BananaPi F3 is credited as a test board; no formal support entry

Download

Image and rootfs directory (archriscv.felixc.at/images)Binary repositories (core/extra/unsupported)Official mirror riscv.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Docs and videos

Pitfalls

Not pure upstream: every package is built from Arch source packages with patches kept in the archriscv-packages repo
LicheePi 4A (TH1520) and Milk-V Pioneer (SG2042) only have experimental kernels in the [unsupported] repo
AX45MP boards are largely unusable as-is: "Other boards, except those with AX45MP, may work with a BSP or custom kernel"
The default rootfs account is root/archriscv — change it after installing
Still an alt architecture target, not in the official Arch repos

RuyiSDK test reports7

Hands-on records from RuyiSDK, board by board. Open a report for the full install steps and verdict.

Boards	Status	Versions	Last tested	Report
LicheePi 4A	● Good	—	2025-01-14	Open report
Mars	◐ Basic	—	2025-05-10	Open report
Milk-V Duo series (Duo / Duo 256M / Duo S)	◐ Basic	—	2024-06-21	Open report
Milk-V Duo series (Duo / Duo 256M / Duo S)	◐ Basic	—	2024-10-09	Open report
Milk-V Duo series (Duo / Duo 256M / Duo S)	◐ Basic	—	2026-09-06	Open report
STAR64	✕ Fails to boot	—	2025-05-26	Open report
StarFive VisionFive 2	◐ Basic	—	2024-10-25	Open report

Status meanings: good — fully usable (desktop boots); basic — basic system (serial console works); part — partial functionality; cft — image exists, needs verification; cfh — documented as supported but fails to boot; cfi — claimed supported, no image; wip — announced only.

Sources12

The full source list and how each claim is judged: Sources