Release Notes

Based on release	Yocto: Poky 4.2, BSP: NXP L6.1.36_2.1.0, Linux: lf-6.1.y
Release tag	mx8x-yocto-mickledore-6.1.36_2.1.0-v1.2
Release manifest	imx-6.1.36-2.1.0.xml
Date	10/04/2024
Supported platforms	VAR-SOM-MX8X
SOM revision	v1.1 and higher
File System build system	Yocto Mickledore
Recovery SD card link	mx8x__yocto-mickledore-6.1.36_2.1.0-v1.2__android-13.0.0_1.2.0-v1.0.wic.zst
Recovery SD card SHA256	7989cad9afd9dfd2dc7270c7ed834411d9b269da79f5ac56c3984ee90ecb1436
Cortex M4 U-Boot support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8X
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc support	MCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8X

Relevant git Repositories

Source	Repository	Branch	Commit ID
U-Boot	https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx	lf_v2023.04_var02	ca1dfc1574ad614f90f2cf3a120e950dabed848a
Kernel	https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx	lf-6.1.y_var03	dfa6413315295802a7ca5e11931aa4e4de655fd8
meta-variscite-bsp-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-imx	mickledore-var02	f533bd6ca8b6208757eeafe9505a7476da891758
meta-variscite-bsp-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp-common	mickledore-var02	5d9128d134a3ab15a4ff97657e498b940467f814
meta-variscite-sdk-imx	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-imx	mickledore-var02	3d0c94f6b126c121921645eb0a4abba0151ccf43
meta-variscite-sdk-common	https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk-common	mickledore-var02	5dd4f0f7f8bbc255cec959ad19402881e229b197

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

Note: Variscite is no longer providing new recovery SD card images for the i.MX8X B0 silicon. Please refer to the Yocto developer guide for instructions about how to build an image for the B0 silicon.

Change Log

Change List	Description
Release 1.2
Major Updates
Enable VPU support
Fix U-Boot Environment size in fw_env.config
uboot-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
linux-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
meta-variscite-bsp-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-sdk-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
Release 1.1
Major Updates
Fix DRAM size in U-Boot
Add support for PCIe on Linux kernel
uboot-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
linux-imx Updates	Click here for a full detailed change list.
meta-variscite-bsp-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-sdk-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
Video playback was not running due to missing VPU node on device tree	Fixed by imx8qxp-var-som: Add missing VPU node to the device tree
Release 1.0
Initial release	Based on NXP Yocto Mickledore and NXP Linux Kernel 6.1.36 lf-6.1.y
Known Issues
PCIe not working	Fixed by imx8qxp-var-som: enable PHY reference clock for PCIe
Video playback was not running due to missing VPU node on device tree	Fixed by imx8qxp-var-som: Add missing VPU node to the device tree