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-v1.7

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-v1.7
Release manifest default.xml
Date 10/27/2021
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.v68.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 599f8b866571aa0c7127a30da04932d4b870a24e
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01 5227ff0e2a5ca08777d926a440244975ffb0d095
meta-variscite-fslc https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-fslc dunfell 23e50da327ebbafa05b11d300ab16e56944f8eec


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Change Log

Change List Description
Release 1.7
sn65dsi83: Add device tree property to swap LVDS Channel A/B
Revert "MLK-14801 input: touch: ads7846: fix the pressure_max setting"
Release 1.6
Updated Kernel from 5.4.85 to 5.4.142
Update Yocto meta layers to latest:

yocto/poky

yocto/meta-freescale

oe/meta-openembedded

oe/meta-python2

freescale/meta-freescale-3rdparty

freescale/meta-freescale-distro

freescale/Documentation

QT5/meta-qt5

sbabic/meta-swupdate

yocto/meta-virtualization

varigit/meta-variscite-fslc

linux-firmware: update TI WL18xx BT service pack to v4.7
linux-firmware: Update BT/Wi-Fi firmware for bc43xx to 8.5.0.7
linux-firmware: update TI WL18xx to WiFi FW 8.9.0.0.88
fsl-image-gui: Add libgpiod and libgpiod-tools
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