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New Release: Android Nougat 7.1.2_2.0.0 v1.1 for i.MX6 modules

Monday, 12 Mar 2018

Release date: 12/03/2018

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Android Nougat N7.1.2_2.0.0 v1.1 release for our iMX6 family Modules.
ModulesVAR-SOM-MX6VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL and DART-MX6.
Release: Android Nougat 7.1.2_2.0.0-ga-v1.1.

Noteworthy updates:

n7.1.2_2.0.0-ga-v1.1:

  • Create the GPT partition table during installation runtime,
    while adjusting the userdata partition size to the eMMC/SD card size,
    and leaving appropriate bootloader reserve space on the SD card / DART-MX6 eMMC.

n7.1.2_2.0.0-ga-v1.0:

  • Upgraded the Android code base from android-7.1.1_r13 to android-7.1.2_r9.
  • Upgraded U-Boot from v2015.04 to v2017.03.
  • Upgraded the kernel from v4.1.15 to v4.9.17.
  • Upgraded the GPU driver from 6.2.0.p2 to 6.2.2.p1.
  • Refine the Gralloc and HWC HAL.
  • Enable the GPT partition to replace the MBR partition.
  • Upgraded wl18xx-fw to 8.9.0.0.76 (WL R8.7_SP3).
  • Updated wpa_supplicant with WPA2 key replay security bug fix.

 

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