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

Thursday, 07 Jan 2021

Release date: 1/7/2021

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

Modules: DART-MX8M

Release: b2qt_sumo_dart-mx8mq_v11

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Boot2Qt Sumo
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite imx_4.14.98_2.0.0_ga_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_4.14.98_2.0.0, which is based on Linux 4.14.98).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.0.0_ga_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.0.0, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).

Noteworthy updates since release 1.0:

  • pulseaudio: Reconfigure system.pa based on default.pa from fslc
  • Updated bc43xx Bluetooth/Wi-Fi firmware to 8.2.0.16
  • Kernel: Updated VDD_GPU voltage – this solves GPU instability issues seen on a small percentage of SOMs
  • MLK-23305 cpufreq: imx8mq: Fix the incorrect voltage scaling
  • Updated Qt version to 5.12.10 RC2

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