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New Release: Yocto Kirkstone 5.15-2.0.x-v1.0 for i.MX8M Mini modules

Friday, 18 Nov 2022

Release date: 11/18/2022

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Kirkstone 5.15-2.0.x-v1.0 release for its i.MX8M Mini System on Modules.

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

Release: mx8mm-yocto-kirkstone-5.15-2.0.x-v1.0

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Kirkstone (based on the FSL community BSP).
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite 5.15-2.0.x-imx_var01 branch (based on FSL community branch 5.15-2.0.x-imx, which is based on NXP’s L5.15.32_2.0.0 release, and merged with the mainline Linux Stable 5.15.60).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite lf_v2022.04_var01 branch (based on NXP’s L5.15.32_2.0.0 release, which is based on U-Boot v2022.04).

 

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