New Release: Android Oreo v1.4 for DART-MX8M Modules

Release date: 14/10/2018

Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Android Oreo update for DART-MX8M modules, based on i.MX8M processors.

Modules: DART-MX8M.
Release: dart-mx8m-recovery-sd.v11 (Android Oreo).

Noteworthy updates:

• U-Boot:
  • Updated USB ID for fastboot
  • Added recovery key support
  • Reworked bootargs management
  • Disabled video support (fixes issues with customer boards without HDMI ref. clock)
  • Set bootdelay to 1s
  • Updated LPDDR4 initialization code
• The Linux kernel:
  • reworked bootargs management
  • spi: Use GPIO based CS0 chip select
  • brcmfmac: stop watchdog before detach and free everything
  • brcmfmac: Add support for bcm43364 wireless chipset
  • edt-ft5x06: check wakeup-source dts property
  • switch to wm8904 to fsl-asoc-card
  • Add a Variscite Linux logo
  • Modify drive strength settings of MMC lines
  • Add dual display support
• Android:
  • tinyalsa: align wm8904 support to fsl-asoc-card usage
  • add missing dts and leave U-Boot manage bootargs
  • i2c-tools: fix Android build
  • var-mksdcard.sh updates

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