New Release: Debian Bullseye v2.1 for VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO modules

Release date: 08/08/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Bullseye v2.1 release for the VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO System on Module.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO

Release: var-som-mx8mn-debian-bullseye-v2.1

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 5.4.85).
• 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 v2.0:

Release 2.1

Linux kernel updates:

• ARM: configs: Variscite: disable EVBUG module
• ARM64: dts: imx8: Variscite: add WM8904 DRC support for all SoMs
• ASoC: wm8904: add DMIC support
• ASoC: wm8904: extend device tree support

U-Boot updates:

• imx8 soms: Add USE_EMMC_BOOT_PART config to use user partition for fastboot
• imx8mn-var-som: Recognize VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO revisions 1.2 and 1.3

Debian build updates:

• Support for FreeRTOS – Cortex – M7 compilation
• Add libgpiod and libgpiod tools
• Align gstreamer package to latest Yocto Dunfell
• Update execstack and package dependencies
• Bug fixes for gstreamer packages
• Update Debian Packages to latest stable snapshot

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