DART-MX8M-MINI Release Notes

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DART-MX8M-MINI / VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI Release Notes

Yocto dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8mm-v1.5

Release Notes

Based on release Yocto: Poky 3.1, BSP: FSLC 3.1, Linux: 5.4-2.1.x-imx
Release tag dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8mm-v1.5
Release manifest default.xml
Date 05/19/2021
Supported platforms DART-MX8M-MINI / VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI
SOM revision v1.0 and higher
File System build system Yocto Dunfell
Recovery SD card link dart-mx8mm-recovery-sd.v70.img.gz
Cortex M4 U-Boot supportMCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-MINI
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc supportMCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-MINI

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 a7f63083956fa80d3f95e921b9439c51feaeba0a
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01 231d3de8196ad3c5e037addd957aae8cdf913a5b
meta-variscite-fslc https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-fslc dunfell 106aeb8e7929b7540bc8692308b8ec8cb8a14cf0


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Change Log

Change List Description
Release 1.5
U-Boot: Moved the setting of the console env. variable from the source code to a script in the default env.
Added dependencies to avoid conflict between connman and systemd-networkd
Release 1.4
Fixed CAN controller pins The MCP2518FD driver does not use the TX-INT pin, so removed GPIO1_15 from the CAN controller pins
Release 1.3
Added support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI revision 1.3
Older VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI revisions need DTS adjustments for correct CAN operation See: VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI/NANO rev. 1.0/1.1/1.2 CAN bus support
Release 1.2
Added support for DART-MX8M-MINI on DT8MCustomBoard V2.0
Release 1.1
Upgraded to kernel version 5.4.85
Added support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI on Symphony-Board V1.4A
Removed support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI SOM rev. 1.0
Fixed occasional pulseaudio device initialization problems
Re-added packages available in previous Yocto releases
Release 1.0
Initial Yocto Dunfell release for DART-MX8M-MINI and VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI