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New Release: Yocto Dunfell v1.0 for i.MX 8QuadMax System on Modules

Tuesday, 05 Jan 2021

Release date: 01/05/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Dunfell release for its i.MX 8QuadMax System on Modules.
Yocto Dunfell is the first Long Term Support (LTS) release of the Yocto Project.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8

Release: dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8-v1.0

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Dunfell (based on the FSL community BSP).
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01 branch (based on FSL community branch 5.4-2.1.x-imx, which is based on NXP’s Linux 5.4.24_2.1.0 release and the Linux mainline kernel 5.4.85).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0, which is based on U-Boot v2020.04).

External Information
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8

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