VAR-SOM-MX8 Release Notes

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VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8 Release Notes

Yocto zeus-fsl-5.4.3-mx8-v1.2

Release Notes

Based on release Yocto: Poky 3.0, BSP: NXP L5.4.3-1.0.0, Linux: lf-5.4.y
Release tag zeus-fsl-5.4.3-mx8-v1.2
Release manifest imx-5.4.3-1.0.1-var01.xml
Date 12/21/2020
Supported platforms VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8
SOM revision v1.1 and higher
File System build system Yocto Zeus
Recovery SD card link var-som-mx8-recovery-sd.v22.img.gz

Relevant git Repositories

Source Repository Branch Commit ID
U-Boot https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx lf-5.4.y_v2019.04_var01 bcdb05a53ea1946cb218cce784946fd03846b89d
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx lf-5.4.y_var01 b40ccfdb73ea624fed5b98ff56ce494e8807392c
meta-variscite-imx https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-imx zeus-imx-5.4.3-var01 9ff250bc754f0beca60ebae3231c0e29cf7e53e4


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 1.2
U-Boot: Fixed Ethernet issues
U-Boot: Re-added SPL and support for 2/8 GB RAM
SCFW: Upgraded to version 1.2.10
kernel: Added support for resuming from suspend using touch/GPIOs
meta-layer: Updated bc43xx Bluetooth/Wi-Fi firmware to 8.2.0.16
Release 1.1
Ethernet phy1 fix for Symphony-Board rev. 1.4
Release 1.0
Initial Yocto Zeus release for VAR-SOM-MX8 and SPEAR-MX8
Known Issues
HDMI and DP suspend/resume crash Using HDMI or DP display, resume from suspend ends up in a kernel crash
USB Type-A ports are not supported in U-Boot on SPEAR-MX8 U-Boot USB driver does not recognize USB devices behind the hub