Release Notes

Based on release	Yocto: Poky 3.1, TI Release: 08.06.00.42, TI Manifest: processor-sdk-08.06.00-config.txt, TI Kernel: ti-linux-5.10.y (5.10.168)
Release tag	am62-yocto-dunfell-5.10.168_08.06.00.42-v1.2
Release manifest	processor-sdk-08.06.00.42-config_var01.txt
Date	07/18/2023
Supported platforms	VAR-SOM-AM62
SOM revision	v1.0 and higher
File System build system	Yocto Dunfell
Recovery SD card link	am62-yocto-dunfell-5.10.168_08.06.00.42-v1.2.wic.zst

Relevant git Repositories

Source	Repository	Branch	Commit ID
U-Boot	https://github.com/varigit/ti-u-boot	ti-u-boot-2021.01_var01	419389c6ef9d2380d25d042a141f8d30c2c15ebf
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/ti-linux-kernel	ti-linux-5.10.y_var01	bdf4726d4f7fbe485894748b215c7427b683f82d
meta-variscite-bsp-ti	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-ti	dunfell_var01	dfc0e75720ee475a0aa0fe1701cb225bb61765f9
meta-variscite-sdk-ti	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-ti	dunfell_var01	55d616cbe91378704ab517b5ffe20f3d4736af5b

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

Note: For SOMs that have the GP Variant of the SOC (shipped before July 18, 2023), the boot partition on SD card and eMMC must be manually updated. See: AM62 GP SOC Migration

Change Log

Change List	Description
Release 1.2
Partition Table	The SD card and eMMC partition tables were updated to reduce the size of the boot partition. For more information, see: Yocto Build Release#Recovery_SD_card_and_eMMC_partition_table
U-Boot Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Print a warning if environment MAC address does not match EEPROM
Print the correct SOM partnumber
Move environment offset to 0x2B00000
Kernel Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Patches for building a Linux Kernel debian package
meta-variscite-bsp-ti Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Update partition table
Update U-Boot and Linux to the latest version
Add support for Sterling LWB
bcm43xx-utils: Determine gpiochip using gpio label	This avoids using the wrong gpiochip if gpio are added or removed in the device tree
Change default tiboot3 from gp to hs-fs
meta-variscite-sdk-ti Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Improvements to am6_install_yocto.sh
Known Issues
Several features are not yet supported by the TI BSP:	- CPU frequency scaling - Encrypted FS - Suspend / Resume
Release 1.1
U-Boot Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Add support for USB DFU Boot mode	Boot U-Boot from USB using DFU
am62x_var_som: symphony: disable mac_efuse	Fixes warnings overriding MAC address from VAR-SOM-AM62 EEPROM
am62_var_som: defconfig: enable CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE	Allow ethaddr and eth1addr environment variables to be overridden
am65-cpsw-nuss: fix inverted rgmii_id bit	Aligns driver with AM62 reference manual
Other minor patches and improvements	See detailed change list
Kernel Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
Add remoteproc support for M4F and R5F
Other minor patches and improvements	See detailed change list
meta-variscite-bsp-ti Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
systemd: remove systemd-networkd	Networking configuration is managed NetworkManager
Add ti-rtos-firmware with support for VAR-SOM-AM62 on Symphony board
atf recipe: drop local source changes in do_compile	This removes "-dirty" from the ATF revision in serial console
Update u-boot-variscite and linux variscite to latest versions
Other minor patches and improvements	See detailed change list
meta-variscite-sdk-ti Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list
arago-gpl-notice: install /etc/init.d/gplv3-notice even without sysvinit	Align with TI EVK
Known Issues
Several features are not yet supported by the TI BSP:	- CPU frequency scaling - Encrypted FS - Suspend / Resume
Release 1.0
Initial release	Based on TI Yocto Dunfell 08.06.00.42 and TI Linux Kernel ti-linux-5.10.y
Known Issues
Several features are not yet supported by the TI BSP:	- CPU frequency scaling - Encrypted FS - Suspend / Resume