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New Release: Debian Bullseye v1.0 for DART-6UL & VAR-SOM-6UL modules
Release date: 10/14/2021
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v1.0 release for its DART-6UL & VAR-SOM-6UL modules.
Modules: DART-6UL and VAR-SOM-6UL (including the i.MX6UL, i.MX6ULL & i.MX6ULZ SOCs and both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi SOM variants).
Release: imx6ul-var-dart-debian-bullseye-v1.0
Details:
- Filesystem:
Debian Bullseye (11.0) - 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_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var02 (based on NXP branch imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).
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Release notes
Developers info: DART-6UL, VAR-SOM-6UL
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