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New Release: Yocto Hardknott 5.10.52_2.1.0 v1.2 for i.MX8M Plus modules

Monday, 10 Jan 2022

Release date: 01/10/2022

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Hardknott 5.10.52_2.1.0 release v1.2 for its i.MX8M Plus System on Modules.

Modules: DART-MX8M-PLUSVAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS

Release: hardknott-fsl-5.10.52_2.1.0-mx8mp-v1.2

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Hardknott (based on NXP release L5.10.52_2.1.0).
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite lf-5.10.y_var03 branch (based on NXP release L5.10.52_2.1.0, which is based on Linux 5.10.52).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite lf_v2021.04_var02 branch (based on NXP release L5.10.52_2.1.0, which is based on U-Boot v2021.04).

Noteworthy updates since 1.1:

Release 1.2

  • imx-atf update: Switch to branch lf_v2.4_var03

External Information
Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX8M-PLUSVAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS

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