# Custom kernel 6.16.y for Arch Linux ARM **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** kernel, cm4\ **Created:** [August 20, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/custom-kernel-6-16-y-for-arch-linux-arm/19340 "2025-08-20T18:56:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![YoelFievelBenAvram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/yoelfievelbenavram/32/10088_2.png) [@YoelFievelBenAvram](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/YoelFievelBenAvram)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/custom-kernel-6-16-y-for-arch-linux-arm/19340/2 "2025-08-20T20:56:44Z")
This is what the arch crowd has been using since 6.12.y. I’m personally a fan because it’s based on @Rex’s kernel and therefore, avoids some fragmentation and is updated frequently. I prefer to build from source to keep it bleeding edge, but @PeterCxy does update the binary if you choose to use his repo. > [@Arch Linux ARM for uConsole w/ RPi CM5](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/arch-linux-arm-for-uconsole-w-rpi-cm5/16382): > > It seems that there has been a few attempts to run Arch Linux ARM on a uConsole with RPi, but mostly back in CM3/CM4 days and haven’t been updated in a while. I got a CM5 with my uConsole, and rather than a Debian image, I really wanted an Arch Linux ARM machine. It was actually surprisingly easy – thanks to everyone, especially @Rex’s work, pretty much all I had to do was to package Rex’s kernel tree for Arch Linux ARM. I also ran into a known bug with wpa\_supplicant that broke Wi-Fi connectiv… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/custom-kernel-6-16-y-for-arch-linux-arm/19340)._