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New Release: Yocto Zeus V1.1 for i.MX 8QuadMax modules

Thursday, 06 Aug 2020

Release date: 8/6/2020

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Yocto Zeus V1.1 update release for its i.MX 8QuadMax System on Modules.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8

Release: zeus-fsl-5.4.3-mx8-v1.1

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Yocto Zeus (based on official NXP release L5.4.3-1.0.0).
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite lf-5.4.y_var01 branch (based on NXP branch lf-5.4.y, which is based on Linux 5.4.3).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite lf-5.4.y_v2019.04_var01 branch (based on NXP branch lf-5.4.y_v2019.04, which is based on U-Boot v2019.04).

Noteworthy updates since release v1.0:

Release 1.1

  • Ethernet phy1 fix for Symphony-Board rev. 1.4

 

External Information
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8

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