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New Release: Yocto Dunfell v1.5 for i.MX8M Mini modules

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Release date: 05/19/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Dunfell release v1.5 for its i.MX8M Mini System on Modules.

Modules: DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI

Release: dunfell-fslc-5.4-2.1.x-mx8mm-v1.5

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 release 1.4:
• U-Boot: Moved the setting of the console env. variable from the source code to a script in the default env.
• Added dependencies to avoid conflict between connman and systemd-networkd

External Information
Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX8M-MINI, VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI

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