VAR-SOM-MX93 Release Notes

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VAR-SOM-MX93 / DART-MX93 Release Notes

Yocto mx93-yocto-kirkstone-5.15.71_2.2.0-v1.2

Release Notes

Based on release Yocto: Poky 4.0, BSP: NXP L5.15.71_2.2.0, Linux: lf-5.15.y
Release tag mx93-yocto-kirkstone-5.15.71_2.2.0-v1.2
Release manifest imx-5.15.71-2.2.0.xml
Date 03/31/2023
Supported platforms VAR-SOM-MX93 / DART-MX93
SOM revision v1.0
File System build system Yocto Kirkstone
Recovery SD card link mx93-yocto-kirkstone-5.15.71_2.2.0-v1.2.img.gz

Relevant git Repositories

Source Repository Branch Commit ID
U-Boot https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx lf_v2022.04_var02 e28ce5ce5d97d7a7e2d7d67764fc51ecda23368f
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx lf-5.15.y_var01 ef382d731287b82ae03f5b979a640824a13742ad
meta-variscite-bsp https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-bsp kirkstone 969bf4e59eda99c512ec48fe6006abf7c792ee02
meta-variscite-sdk https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-sdk kirkstone b06b614e5ef88f4246187a65b28fd9ab4320c969


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Change Log

Change List Description
Release 1.2
U-Boot Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
Re-enable UHC, HS200, and HS2400 modes. This fixes a regression that otherwise occurs with certain speed grade SD cards at boot.
Correct board info variables in default environment.
Kernel Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
Tune pad settings for USDHC3 Wi-Fi interface. This corrects failures that otherwise occur on some SOMs with Wi-Fi.
Known Issues
U-Boot environment on MMC overlaps default
secondary image set for MMC boot.
This can result in failures with certain combinations of variables. It is recommended
to update your environment offset from the default if you plan to customize it.
This default will be corrected in the next release.
 
Release 1.1
U-Boot Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
Set boot delay to 1 second.
Correct USDHC pull/up settings. This corrects failures that otherwise occur using Samsung eMMCs.
Disable card detect pin for SD card.
Cap SD card to HS mode. This disables UHC, HS200, and HS400 modes.
Other minor updates. See detailed change list.
Kernel Updates Click here for a full detailed change list.
Correct USDHC pull/up settings. This corrects failures that otherwise occur using Samsung eMMCs.
Other minor updates. See detailed change list.
 
Release 1.0
Initial release Based on NXP Yocto Kirkstone 5.15.71_2.2.0 and NXP Linux Kernel lf-5.15.y
Known Issues
Several features are not yet supported by the NXP BSP:

- CPU frequency scaling (See LF5.15.71_2.2.0 IMXLXRN Table 8)
- Encrypted FS