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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