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Release date: 12/23/2021
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v1.1 release for its i.MX 8QuadMax modules.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
Release: var-som-mx8-debian-bullseye-v1.1
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_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 v1.0:
Release 1.1
U-Boot updates:
- Introduce support for the i.MX8QP SoC on VAR-SOM-MX8/SPEAR-MX8
- imx8qm-var-som: Provide som_wifi kernel argument
- imx8: ahab: Only compile ahab.c for u-boot
Kernel updates:
- Updated the kernel from version 5.4.85 to 5.4.142
- Introduce support for the i.MX8QP SoC on VAR-SOM-MX8/SPEAR-MX8
- imx8_var_defconfig: add full docker support
- imx8qm-var-som: enable internal pullups for i2c0, i2c1, i2c3, i2c4
- Revert “MLK-14801 input: touch: ads7846: fix the pressure_max setting”
- sn65dsi83: Add device tree property to swap LVDS Channel A/B
Debian-var updates:
- Introduce support for the i.MX8QP SoC
- freertos_variscite: disabled disable_cache binary generation when DISABLE_CACHE_PATCH is undefined
- linux-headers_debian_src: update compatibility
- pulesaudio: Fix pulseaudio system-wide mode
- systemd: set HandlePowerKey to ignore
- bluez-alsa: ported bluez-alsa support from yocto-dunfell
- weston_rootfs: Add libgpiod and libgpiod tools
- imx8 soms: Check DISABLE_CACHE_PATCH variable before applying cache patch
- imx8: libgbm1 updated to 20.3.4-1 required by latest weston update
- imx8: Fix imx-gpu-viv-wl package dependency issue
- variscite-bt-common: Check for hci0 at beginning of bt_stop
External Information
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
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