VAR-SOM-MX8X Release Notes

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VAR-SOM-MX8X Release Notes

Yocto mx8x-yocto-mickledore-6.1.36_2.1.0-v1.3

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-v1.3
Release manifest imx-6.1.36-2.1.0.xml
Date 10/07/2024
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-v1.3__android-13.0.0_1.2.0-v1.0.wic.zst
Recovery SD card SHA256 9b2ac41f1a7595378cadb312bc5decc4a3b9ebb37085f35f41493b930663a6dc
Cortex M4 U-Boot supportMCUXPRESSO_2.9.0_V1.0_VAR-SOM-MX8X
Cortex M4 Linux remoteproc supportMCUXPRESSO_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 5c3a0373412b888236995ec6621ee8f5f99f923c
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 ec666380ec8469f1242d355273120c68a2572f10
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 1.3
Major Updates
Fix splash screen source auto selection
uboot-imx Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
meta-variscite-bsp-imx Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
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