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New Release: Yocto Hardknott 5.10.52_2.1.0 v1.3 for i.MX8M Plus modules

Monday, 04 Apr 2022

Release date: 04/04/2022

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Hardknott 5.10.52_2.1.0 release v1.3 for its i.MX8M Plus System on Modules.

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

Release: hardknott-fsl-5.10.52_2.1.0-mx8mp-v1.3

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 1.2:

U-Boot updates

  • Read carrier_rev from EEPROM
  • Add support for ADIN1300
  • Fix SOM PHY reset when using legacy DT8MCustomBoard revisions
  • Set AR8033 VDDH_REG to 1.8V on Symphony-Board and DT8MCustomBoard

Linux updates

  • imx8_var_defconfig: enable driver for ADIN PHY (ADIN1300 replaces AR8033 on DART-MX8M-PLUS 1.3, VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS 1.3, DT8MCustomboard 3.0 and Symphony-Board 1.6)
  • MLK-25674 mmc: sdhci-esdhc-imx: remove command queue feature support


External Information

Release notes
Developers info: DART-MX8M-PLUS, VAR-SOM-MX8M-PLUS

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