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New Release: Yocto Dunfell v1.1 for i.MX6 System on Modules

Monday, 15 Nov 2021

Release date: 11/15/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Dunfell release v1.1 for its i.MX6 System on Modules.

Modules: DART-MX6, VAR-SOM-MX6, VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL

Release: dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx6-v1.1

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Dunfell (based on the FSL community BSP).
  • 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 5.4.142).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var02 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).

Noteworthy updates since v1.0:
Release 1.1

Kernel:

  • Updated from version 5.4.85 to 5.4.142
  • Fixed Ethernet clock to 125 MHz

Yocto meta-layers:

  • Update all meta-layers to the latest Dunfell revisions

External Information
Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX6, VAR-SOM-MX6, VAR-SOM-SOLO/DUAL

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