Release Notes

Based on release	Debian: Bullseye 11, Linux Kernel: NXP imx_5.4.24_2.1.0
Release git	https://github.com/varigit/debian-var
Release branch	debian_bullseye_var01
Release tag	imx8mq-var-dart-debian-bullseye-v1.0
Date	04/19/2021
Supported platforms	DART-MX8M
SOM revision	v1.1 and higher
Embedded Linux Distribution	Debian Bullseye
Cortex M4 U-Boot support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M
Recovery SD card link	dart-mx8mq-debian-bullseye-v1.0.img.gz

Relevant git Repositories

Source	Repository	Branch	Commit ID
U-Boot	https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx	imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02	48cabcbc64484ca6c201746e526a11b4b43eb359
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01	786d1c620c9279028a5c13770721c0be1db7ee95

After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.

Change List	Description
Release 1.0
Debian Bullseye release with Linux kernel 5.4.85	All relevant DART-IMX8M packages were updated to match Yocto Dunfell
Linux kernel updates:
Upgraded to kernel version 5.4.85
U-Boot updates:
Upgraded to the imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02 branch
Debian build updates:
Clean-up /tmp in the rootfs after building the Linux kernel headers package
Refactored Debian package installation to three groups: base, graphics & gstreamer-multimedia
Updated imx-firmware version to 8.8
imx-atf: Build atf bl31.bin from source code from imx_5.4.24_2.1.0_var01 branch
imx-mkimage: Update patch to align to Yocto Dunfell