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New Release: Android Nougat 7.1.2_2.0.0 v1.1 for i.MX6 modules
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.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX6, VAR-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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