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New Release: Yocto Dunfell v1.4 for VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO modules

Monday, 07 Jun 2021

Release date: 06/07/2021

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

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8M-NANO

Release: dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8mn-v1.4

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 5.4.85).
  • 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 v1.3:

Release 1.4

  • systemd: added dependencies to avoid conflict between connman and systemd-networkd
  • Moved bbappend to dynamic layers
  • psplash: switched to using png images for logo and bar
  • pm-utils: wifi: force connman/wpa_supplicant restart

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