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New Release: Debian Buster v1.2 for DART-MX8M-MINI - Now with Docker support

Monday, 16 Sep 2019

Release date: 16/09/2019

Variscite is pleased to inform about a new Debian release with Docker support for Variscite’s DART-MX8M-MINI System on Module.

Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI.
Release: mx8mm-dart-debian-recovery-sd.v12.

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Debian Buster
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite imx_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var01 release (based on official NXP release imx_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga, which is based on Linux 4.14.78).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var01 release (based on official NXP release imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03)

Noteworthy updates:

Release v1.2

  • Added Docker support
  • U-Boot: Added flexibility to mmc part selection
  • Added rng-tools
  • Disabled the hostapd service by default (as wpa_supplicant is enabled)

Release v1.1

  • Bluetooth audio support
  • CAN FD support
  • Media automount support
  • Use legacy iptables by default
  • Multimedia fixes
  • Power management fixes
  • Fixed the CPU operation points table
  • Added CPU speed grading fuse check

 

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