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New Release: Yocto Dunfell v1.4 for DART-MX8M modules

Thursday, 28 Oct 2021

Release date: 10/28/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Dunfell release v1.4 for the DART-MX8M System on Module.

Modules: DART-MX8M

Release: dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8mq-v1.4

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Dunfell (based on the FSL community BSP).
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01branch (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_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 v1.3:

Release 1.4
Kernel updates:
Fix resume sequence with all PCIe cards
ADS7846: Fix the pressure_max setting
SN65DSI83: Allow swapping LVDS Channel A/B

External Information
Release notes
Developers info

 

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