diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4cfcd312a64..e83d68bb1ef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ arm_build:
     - .debian@container-ifnot-exists@arm64v8
     - .container
   variables:
-    DEBIAN_TAG: &arm_build "2020-02-24-4"
+    DEBIAN_TAG: &arm_build "2020-02-26"
 
 .use-arm_build:
   variables:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/arm.config b/.gitlab-ci/arm.config
index cbef4ae3331..669ecdb0292 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/arm.config
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/arm.config
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCKDEP=n
 CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=n
 CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC=n
 
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/arm64.config b/.gitlab-ci/arm64.config
index 870eff89929..381b08a2729 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/arm64.config
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/arm64.config
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ CONFIG_DRM_ROCKCHIP=y
 CONFIG_DRM_PANFROST=y
 CONFIG_DRM_LIMA=y
 CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_SIMPLE=y
+CONFIG_DRM_MSM=y
+CONFIG_DRM_I2C_ADV7511=y
+CONFIG_DRM_I2C_ADV7533=y
 CONFIG_PWM_CROS_EC=y
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_PWM=y
 
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ CONFIG_TYPEC_FUSB302=y
 CONFIG_TYPEC=y
 CONFIG_TYPEC_TCPM=y
 
+# db410c ethernet
+CONFIG_USB_RTL8152=y
+
 CONFIG_ARCH_ALPINE=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_BCM_IPROC=n
@@ -38,7 +44,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_LG1K=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_HISI=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_MEDIATEK=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU=n
-CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_SEATTLE=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_SYNQUACER=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_RENESAS=n
@@ -87,3 +92,5 @@ CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC=y
 
 CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK=y
+
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/arm_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/arm_build.sh
index b7f0b5942ae..c678ce14059 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/arm_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/arm_build.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ echo 'deb https://deb.debian.org/debian buster-backports main' >/etc/apt/sources
 dpkg --add-architecture armhf
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y install \
+	abootimg \
+	android-sdk-ext4-utils \
 	bc \
 	bison \
 	ccache \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_arm.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_arm.sh
index affc65f30d5..011903e739c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_arm.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/lava_arm.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [[ "$DEBIAN_ARCH" = "arm64" ]]; then
     GCC_ARCH="aarch64-linux-gnu"
     KERNEL_ARCH="arm64"
     DEFCONFIG="arch/arm64/configs/defconfig"
-    DEVICE_TREES="arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-kevin.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905x-libretech-cc.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb"
+    DEVICE_TREES="arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3399-gru-kevin.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905x-libretech-cc.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/allwinner/sun50i-h6-pine-h64.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8016-sbc.dtb"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME="Image"
 else
     GCC_ARCH="arm-linux-gnueabihf"
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ rm -rf kernel
 
 ############### Create rootfs
 set +e
-debootstrap --variant=minbase --arch=${DEBIAN_ARCH} testing /lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}/ http://deb.debian.org/debian
+debootstrap \
+    --variant=minbase \
+    --arch=${DEBIAN_ARCH} \
+     --components main,contrib,non-free \
+    testing \
+    /lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}/ \
+    http://deb.debian.org/debian
+
 cat /lava-files/rootfs-${DEBIAN_ARCH}/debootstrap/debootstrap.log
 set -e
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh b/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
index b11a774c021..2baaeeb22d9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/create-rootfs.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     libexpat1 \
     libdrm2 \
     libdrm-nouveau2 \
+    firmware-qcom-media \
+    firmware-realtek \
+    wget \
+    xz-utils
 passwd root -d
 chsh -s /bin/sh
 
@@ -24,6 +28,9 @@ chmod +x  /init
 # Strip the image to a small minimal system without removing the debian
 # toolchain.
 
+# xz compress firmware so it doesn't waste RAM at runtime.
+find /lib/firmware -type f -print0 | xargs -0r -P4 -n4 xz -T1 -C crc32
+
 # Copy timezone file and remove tzdata package
 rm -rf /etc/localtime
 cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/UTC /etc/localtime
@@ -91,10 +98,10 @@ UNNEEDED_PACKAGES="apt libapt-pkg5.0 "\
 "init-system-helpers "\
 "bash "\
 "cpio "\
+"xz-utils "\
 "passwd "\
 "libsemanage1 libsemanage-common "\
 "libsepol1 "\
-"gzip "\
 "gpgv "\
 "hostname "\
 "adduser "\
@@ -189,5 +196,3 @@ rm usr/lib/*/libdb-5.3.so
 # remove NSS support for nis, nisplus and hesiod
 rm usr/lib/*/libnss_hesiod*
 rm usr/lib/*/libnss_nis*
-
-rm bin/tar