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New Release: Boot2Qt Dunfell v1.1 for DART-MX8M modules

Thursday, 14 Oct 2021

Release date: 10/14/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Boot2Qt Dunfell v1.1 release for the DART-MX8M System on Module.

Modules: DART-MX8M

Release: b2qt-dunfell-dart-mx8mq-v11

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Boot2Qt Dunfell (Qt 6.0.4)
  • 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 5.4.142).
  • 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).

Noteworthy updates since release 1.0:

  • kernel: ported NXP MLK-25349 fixes
  • kernel: upgraded to release 5.4.142
  • U-Boot: updated to latest release
  • meta-variscite-fslc: updated to latest release
  • Qt version upgraded to 6.0.4

 

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