VAR-SOM-MX8 Release Notes
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VAR-SOM-MX8
/ SPEAR-MX8 Release Notes
Android p9.0.0_2.0.0-ga_var-som-mx8_v21
1 Release Notes
| Based on release | Google: android-9.0.0_r30 NXP BSP: Android P9.0.0_2.0.0 |
| Release tag | p9.0.0_2.0.0-ga_var-som-mx8_v21 |
| Release date | 8/5/2020 |
| Supported platforms | VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8 |
| SOM revision | VAR-SOM-MX8 / SPEAR-MX8 v1.1 and higher |
| NXP BSP FTP | imx-p9.0.0_2.0.0-ga.tar.gz |
| Variscite BSP git | https://github.com/varigit/MX6x-android |
| Variscite BSP branch | p9.0.0_2.0.0-ga-var01 |
| Kernel git | https://github.com/varigit/linux-imx |
| Kernel branch | p9.0.0_2.0.0-ga_var01 |
| U-Boot git | https://github.com/varigit/uboot-imx |
| U-Boot branch | imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.0.0_ga_var01 |
| File System build system | Android |
| Recovery SD card link | var-som-mx8-recovery-sd.v21.img.gz |
Note: Some web browsers have removed FTP support. Please see our FTP wiki page or download using the command line:
$ wget ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8/Software/var-som-mx8-recovery-sd.v21.img.gz
After downloading the image, visit our Recovery SD card guide to learn how to program a recovery SD card.
2 Change Log
| Change List | Description |
|---|---|
| Release 2.1 | |
| Ethernet phy1 fix for Symphony-Board rev. 1.4 | |
| Restructured audio policy configuration | |
| Release 1.10 | |
| VAR-SOM-MX8: Added support for Symphony-Board v1.3A | Added internal RX delay for 2nd Ethernet PHY on Symphony-Board |
| Release 1.9 | |
| Android: | |
| Fix for suspend/resume crash | |
| Added MTP and PTP support | The current ptn5150 driver does not support power delivery role swap |
| Android policies change to use either eth0 or eth1 interface. | |
| Add USB3 and OTG automount support in fstab | |
| U-Boot: | |
| Added support for SPL | |
| imx-sc-firmware: Upgraded to SCFW ver. 1.2.10 | |
| Upgraded LPDDR4 configuration to RPA V19 CBT | |
| Read DDR configuration from EEPROM | |
| SPL: Disable SD Card Detect pin | |
| Add support for reading DRAM size from the EEPROM | |
| Load HDP firmware from vendor partition to support DP and HDMI | |
| USB storage: Limit transfer size to 120 kiB | |
| Autoboot: Stop setting the environment to default when booting from USB | |
| Kernel: | |
| Added support for HDMI audio | |
| MLK-23408: ASoC: fsl_amix: make clock and output src write only | |
| Release 1.8 | |
| Added HDMI / DP support | |
| Improved WiFi stability over SDIO | |
| Moved backlight.dev to kernel bootargs to be dtb dependent | |
| Extended USB key support to all available USB ports | |
| Fixed WiFi detection on latest revision of VAR-SOM-MX8 | |
| Fixed bootable SD card creation when SD card has no partitions | |
| Upgraded BT and WiFi to Laird release 7.0.0.142 | |
| Upgraded SCFW to ver. 1.2.8 to support latest CPU and PMIC revisions | |
| Restored mutual exclusion between STA and AP | |
| Release 1.5 | |
| Added Android support for SPEAR-MX8 | |
| Fixed VAR-SOM-MX8 on Symphony-Board V1.2 touchscreen support | |
| Release 1.4 | |
| None (recovery SD with Yocto updates only) | |
| Release 1.3 | |
| Added Android support for VAR-SOM-MX8 |