DART-MX8M-MINI Release Notes

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

Yocto mx8mm-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.3

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-v1.3
Release manifest	imx-6.6.23-2.0.0.xml
Date	01/12/2025
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-v1.3__android-14.0.0_1.0.0-v1.2.wic.zst
Recovery SD card SHA256	6d2a0833ec70f7deddc1d7bcfbe9df57369299188acb91b8967a2ce72104d700
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

Source	Repository	Branch	Commit ID
U-Boot	https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx	lf_v2024.04_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	235d259e8c4362e725567791728a74bc2d4441e2
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	lf-6.6.y_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	8dfaa948e6fddc8547fe006f35e6180ca8cb7673
meta-variscite-bsp-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-imx	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	a6ebd6d333a057c244031a86c7f702749b659fb7
meta-variscite-bsp-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-common	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	7f64b15c238a27daa0ed2c810df94f7e90ff5239
meta-variscite-sdk-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-imx	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	dae5c9aaa4eaca0e2fe8f7f0f18b603cf0b9ca3e
meta-variscite-sdk-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-common	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	4e04623c9f7400a9330b654a62e0561be032a91a

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 1.3
Major Updates
Fix Linux device tree selection from U-Boot
uboot-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
imx8mm_var_dart: Refactor env setup to support VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2
meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
meta-variscite-sdk-common Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
Known Issues
CAN and SPI are not working on VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI V2 with WBE option
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 1.2
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@98ccdc8
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: meta-variscite-bsp-imx@38d8b9b
Access point not working on Laird LWB5 chipset	Fixed by: meta-variscite-bsp-imx@6be87eb
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.