DART-MX8M Release Notes
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DART-MX8M
Release Notes
Debian bullseye-5.4.85-mx8mq-v1.1
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-v1.1 |
| Date | 08/15/2021 |
| 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-v1.1.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 | 601330bfa4d56345159cb571f90b0e19adebb1fd |
After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.
Change Log
| Change List | Description |
|---|---|
| Release 1.1 | |
| Removed obsolete packages | |
| Update new packages to iperf3, libgpiod | |
| Fix kernel headers build path | |
| qemu-static-arm64 - updated to 6.0.0 | |
| FreeRTOS support for M4 | |
| Bug fix package dependencies | |
| Update Debian packages to latest stable snapshot | |
| Linux kernel updates: | |
| ARM: configs: Variscite: Enable USB_HSIC_USB3053 | |
| ARM: configs: Variscite: disable EVBUG module | |
| Revert "pad-imx8qm: add defines for wakeup trigger types" | |
| ARM64: dts: imx8: Variscite: add WM8904 DRC support for all SoMs | |
| ASoC: wm8904: add DMIC support | |
| ASoC: wm8904: extend device tree support | |
| 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 |