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New Release: Debian Bullseye v1.0 for VAR-SOM-MX7 modules

Wednesday, 08 Dec 2021

Release date: 12/08/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v1.0 release for the VAR-SOM-MX7 System on Module.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX7 (VAR-SOM-MX7 and VAR-SOM-MX7-5G). 

Release: imx7-var-som-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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