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New Release: Yocto Sumo v1.0 for VAR-SOM-MX7 modules

Tuesday, 04 Sep 2018

Release date: 01/09/2018

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Sumo v1.0 release for the VAR-SOM-MX7 modules, based on NXP iMX7 processors.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX7 (VAR-SOM-MX7 and VAR-SOM-MX7-5G). 
Release: sumo-fslc-4.9.88-mx7-v1.0.

Noteworthy updates:

  • sources/meta-variscite-fslc:
    • Upgraded the Linux kernel to NXP release 4.9.88
    • wictool support – replace the obsolete “sdcard” image type with the default “wic.gz” and remove the redundant ext4 image type
    • Add support for NAND flash parts with eraseblock size of 256KiB
    • WiFi : load / unload WiFi driver during power up – down sequence
  • sources/meta-browser:
    • chromium-x11: Upgraded to 67.0.3396.99
  • sources/meta-qt5:
    • Qt: upgrade to 5.10.1

 

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