New Release: Debian Bullseye v2.0 for VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO modules

Release date: 03/31/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v2.0 release for the VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO System on Module.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO

Release: var-som-mx8mn-debian-bullseye-v2.0

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 5.4.85).
• 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 release v1.0:

Release 2.0

• Debian Bullseye release with Linux kernel 5.4.85 – All relevant VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO packages were updated to match Yocto Dunfell

Linux kernel updates:

• Upgraded to kernel version 5.4.85
• Added support for VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO revision 1.3
• Older VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO revisions need DTS adjustments for correct CAN operation.
  See: VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI/NANO Rev 1.0/1.1/1.2 CAN bus support

U-Boot updates:

• Upgraded to the imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02 branch

Debian Build updates:

• Clean-up /tmp in the rootfs after building the Linux kernel headers package
• Refactored Debian package installation to three groups: base, graphics & gstreamer-multimedia
• Updated imx-firmware version to 8.8
• imx-atf: Build atf bl31.bin from source code from imx_5.4.24_2.1.0_var01 branch
• imx-mkimage: Update patch to align to Yocto Dunfell

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