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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