I can confirm that image has a working ethernet port. It works with my extension board also from here Extention board - 2xUSB2.0, i2s, LRADC and RJ45 - #3 by Kris
Will be glad to hear what’s has been done to that new image as I see the kernel version is the same, dtbs are quite different and are not working with the old image
So I’ve transplanted the kernel from that new image, just copied:
/boot
/lib/modules
and edited /boot/orangepiEnv.txt to reflect the old rootdev and that thing booted. I now got another issue, seems like that internal EPHY and I2C interfere somehow. When eth0 is in use I2c no longer works and if eth0 is not in use (no ip assigned) i2c works without issue. Thanks for the help
That’s because TX5/RX5 are also used for EPHY_LEDS link & speed. So either I have to use other pins for i2c again or somehow disable the ethernet port leds?!