New Release: Boot2Qt Dunfell v1.1 for i.MX8M Mini modules

Release date: 12/12/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Boot2Qt Dunfell release for its i.MX8M Mini modules.

Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI

Release: b2qt-dunfell-dart-mx8mm-v1.1

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 1.0:

Release 1.1

meta-variscite-boot2qt:

• Updated Qt to version 6.0.4
• b2qt-embedded-qt6-image: Add libgpiod and libgpiod-tools
• manifest: meta-variscite-fslc: Update to latest

U-Boot updates:

• imx8mm-var-som: Use default DDR4 QoS settings – This fixes USB performance issues
• imx8 soms: Add USE_EMMC_BOOT_PART config to use user partition for fastboot
• imx8mm_var_dart: Set console environment variable in the default environment

Linux updates:

• Upgraded to version 5.4.142
• imx8_var_defconfig: add full docker support
• Introduce support for pcal6408 (pcal6408 replaces tca6408 on DT8MCustomBoard rev. >= 2.1A)
• Revert “MLK-14801 input: touch: ads7846: fix the pressure_max setting”
• sn65dsi83: Add device tree property to swap LVDS Channel A/B
• imx8mm-var-som: Disable usbotg1 hnp, srp, and adp
• imx8mm-var-dart: Disable usbotg1 hnp, srp, and adp
• Revert “gpio: pca953x: Disable PM routines”
• ARM: configs: Variscite: Enable USB_HSIC_USB3053
• ARM: configs: Variscite: disable EVBUG module
• ARM64: dts: imx8: Variscite: add WM8904 DRC support for all SoMs
• ASoC: wm8904: add DMIC support
• ASoC: wm8904: extend device tree support
• Revert “ASoC: wm8904: add DMIC support and allow enabling it”

External Information
Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI