Release date: 07/29/2021
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v2.0 release for its i.MX8M Plus modules.
Modules: DART-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS
Release: imx8mp-var-dart-debian-bullseye-v2.0
Details:
- Filesystem:
Debian Bullseye (11.0) - Linux kernel:
Variscite imx_5.4.70_2.3.2_var01 branch (based on NXP release L5.4.70_2.3.2, which is based on Linux kernel 5.4.70). - U-Boot:
Variscite imx_v2020.04_5.4.70_2.3.2_var01 branch (based on NXP release L5.4.70_2.3.2, which is based on U-Boot v2020.04).
Noteworthy updates:
Release 2.0
- Added Cortex-M7 support
- Updated the kernel to imx_5.4.70_2.3.2_var01 branch
- Updated U-Boot to imx_v2020.04_5.4.70_2.3.2_var01 branch
- Updated imx-vivante-gpu driver to latest 6.4.3.p1.4
- Updated imx-gpu-g2d driver to latest 6.4.3.p1.4
External Information
Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS
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