DART-MX8M-PLUS Release Notes

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

Yocto mx8mp-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.1

Release Notes

Based on release	Yocto: Poky 5.0, BSP: NXP L6.6.23_2.0.0, Linux: lf-6.6.y
Release tag	mx8mp-yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.1
Release manifest	imx-6.6.23-2.0.0.xml
Date	12/5/2024
Supported platforms	DART-MX8M-PLUS / VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS
SOM revision	DART-MX8M-PLUS: v1.1 and higher, VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS: v1.1 and higher
File System build system	Yocto Scarthgap
Recovery SD card link	mx8mp__yocto-scarthgap-6.6.23_2.0.0-v1.1__android-14.0.0_1.0.0-v1.1.wic.zst
Recovery SD card SHA256	1c16fede6494d722774df1359c8cca3b8db2abe8a98d5bf93e8b9d8e1c4fee1b
Cortex M7 U-Boot support	MCUXPRESSO_2.15.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-PLUS
Cortex M7 Linux remoteproc support	MCUXPRESSO_2.15.0_V1.0_DART-MX8M-PLUS

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	306ee82f6f8dade6b1cb23dfe2ef2c1b3315ca64
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	lf-6.6.y_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	98ccdc8d76acc094544a70a94494968c3d0ab678
meta-variscite-bsp-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-imx	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	6be87eb1b0590c83c6f1919bad770169338c31c9
meta-variscite-bsp-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-common	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	c59b100b2e4ac90174bdf641621ac66194d644a8
meta-variscite-sdk-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-imx	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	5f3063d3a8a11d162b10a7af593d5dab4020eefa
meta-variscite-sdk-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-common	scarthgap_6.6.23-2.0.0_var01	507269b8cb28367c04e2939bb5c8648c8cf8877b

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 1.1
Major Updates
SWUpdate was added to fsl-image-gui image	Updated by: packagegroup-variscite-imx: create swupdate package group fsl-image-gui: add swupdate dependencies for 64 bits boards
Bugfix: Access point not working on Laird LWB5 chipset	Fixed by: linux-imx@98ccdc8
Bugfix: 802.15.4 / Openthread is not working on IW612 chipset	Fixed by: meta-variscite-bsp-common@ca89be9...c59b100 meta-variscite-sdk-imx@880f059
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: linux-imx@98ccdc8
802.15.4 / Openthread is not working on IW612 chipset	Fixed by: meta-variscite-bsp-common@ca89be9...c59b100 meta-variscite-sdk-imx@880f059
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.