DART-MX8M-MINI Release Notes
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Yocto mx8mm-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.2
Release Notes
| Based on release | Yocto: Poky 5.0, BSP: NXP L6.6.23_2.0.0, Linux: lf-6.6.y |
| Release tag | mx8mm-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.2 |
| Release manifest | imx-6.6.23-2.0.0.xml |
| Date | 01/08/2025 |
| Supported platforms | DART-MX8M-MINI / VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI |
| SOM revision | v1.1 and higher |
| File System build system | Yocto Scarthgap |
| Recovery SD card link | mx8mm__yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.2__android-14.0.0_1.0.0-v1.1.wic.zst |
| Recovery SD card SHA256 | ca8693f368b84a7116ce4ca85506e02db8182bae1e706235034459020723584c |
| Cortex M4 U-Boot support | MCUXPRESSO_2.15.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-MINI |
| Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc support | MCUXPRESSO_2.15.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-MINI |
Relevant git Repositories
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Change Log
| Change List | Description |
|---|---|
| Release 1.2 | |
| Major Updates | |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2 | |
| uboot-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2 | |
| linux-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2 | |
| meta-variscite-bsp-common Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Add support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2 | |
| meta-variscite-sdk-common Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| meta-variscite-sdk-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Known Issues | |
| meta-qt6 and meta-browser both provide gn-native, breaking the SDK generation for fsl-image-qt6 | To fix it add the line BBMASK += "/meta-browser/meta-chromium/recipes-browser/chromium/gn-native_.*\.bb" in the local.conf Note: fsl-image-chromium will no longer build. |
| Release 1.1 | |
| Major Updates | |
| Bugfix: Access point not working on Laird LWB5 chipset | Fixed by: |
| linux-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| uboot-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| meta-variscite-bsp-common Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| meta-variscite-sdk-imx Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| variscite-bsp-base Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| var-host-docker-containers Updates | Click here for a full detailed change list. |
| Known Issues | |
| meta-qt6 and meta-browser both provide gn-native, breaking the SDK generation for fsl-image-qt6 | To fix it add the line BBMASK += "/meta-browser/meta-chromium/recipes-browser/chromium/gn-native_.*\.bb" in the local.conf Note: fsl-image-chromium will no longer build. |
| Release 1.0 | |
| Initial release | Based on NXP Yocto Scarthgap and NXP Linux Kernel 6.6.23 lf-6.6.y |
| Known Issues | |
| Problem using variscite-rproc-u-boot with versions earlier than v2.0: the Device Tree is set incorrectly, causing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to fail. | Fixed by: |
| Access point not working on Laird LWB5 chipset | Fixed by: |
| 802.15.4 / Openthread is not working on IW612 chipset | |
| meta-qt6 and meta-browser both provide gn-native, breaking the SDK generation for fsl-image-qt6 | To fix it add the line BBMASK += "/meta-browser/meta-chromium/recipes-browser/chromium/gn-native_.*\.bb" in the local.conf Note: fsl-image-chromium will no longer build. |