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New Release: Debian Buster v1.1 for VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO Modules
Release date: 9/19/2020
Variscite is pleased to inform about the Debian Buster v1.1 release for the VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO System on Modules.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO
Release: var-som-mx8mn-debian-recovery-sd.v11
Details:
- Filesystem:
Debian Buster 10.5 - Linux kernel:
imx_4.14.98_2.3.0_var01 branch (based on official NXP release L4.14.98_2.3.0, which is based on Linux 4.14.98). - U-Boot:
Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.98_2.3.0_var01 branch (based on official NXP release L4.14.98_2.3.0, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).
Noteworthy updates:
Release v1.1
Linux kernel:
- MLK-23275-3: regulator: bd71837: correct ldo1/ldo2 group
- Correct ldo1/ldo2 voltage on VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO (based on MLK-23275-2 by NXP)
Debian Build updates:
- The Debian build script: added loop device support for creating an SD card image
Release v1.0
- imx-gpu-sdk 5.3.0 demos including samples for EGL, OpenVG, G2D, OpenGL ES 2, OpenGL ES 3, OpenGL ES 3.1, OpenCL, OpenCL 1.1 & OpenCL 1.2
- Initial Debian Buster release, with Docker support
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