VAR-SOM-MX8 Release Notes

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VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8 Release Notes

Yocto dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8-v1.0

Release Notes

Based on release Yocto: Poky 3.1, BSP: FSLC 3.1, Linux: 5.4-2.1.x-imx
Release tag dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8-v1.0
Release manifest default.xml
Date 01/05/2021
Supported platforms VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8
SOM revision v1.1 and higher
File System build system Yocto Dunfell
Recovery SD card link var-som-mx8-recovery-sd.v30.img.gz

Relevant git Repositories

Source Repository Branch Commit ID
U-Boot https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02 777a7e331587a9a978e15b6b5f66f77e44c483a5
Kernel https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01 4a14231166aa0755f86c1bed589b4f16e4067fff
meta-variscite-fslc https://github.com/varigit/meta-variscite-fslc dunfell 4b1f71b9b12f46dcc7d834a01fa29791c29214b7


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Change Log

Change List Description
Release 1.0
Initial Yocto Dunfell 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