Release date: 02/25/2021

Variscite is pleased to inform about the Debian Buster v1.2 release for the VAR-SOM-MX7 SoM.

Modules: VAR-SOM-MX7 (including VAR-SOM-MX7 and VAR-SOM-MX7-5G)

Release: mx7-som-debian-recovery-sd.v72

Details:

  • Filesystem:
    Debian Buster (10.8)
  • Linux kernel:
    Variscite imx_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_4.14.78_1.0.0, which is based on Linux 4.14.78).
  • U-Boot:
    Variscite imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0_ga_var01 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2018.03_4.14.78_1.0.0, which is based on U-Boot v2018.03).

Noteworthy updates:

Release v1.2

  • UBIFS: Optimize ubifs and fix ubifs assert issue
  • pm-utils: Update the power management scripts and align them to Yocto
  • Added 32bit Linux kernel headers Debian package support
  • Fix obex ftp path
  • Update WIFI and BT firmware from Laird release 8.2.0.16
  • Kernel: Enable FEC Phy Reset during resume from suspend
  • Kernel: Enable low power sleep
  • Kernel: minor pinctrl updates, and i2c recovery support
  • U-Boot: Turn off V33 regulator during standby mode
  • U-Boot: correct the usage of the macro PFUZE3000_SW1AB_SETP()

Release v1.1

  • Add gstreamer-imx package support for camera and preview pipeline
  • Fix icon mime database issue during first boot up
  • U-Boot: Fix fw_utils for NAND flash / eMMC / SD card
  • Unify install_debian.sh for Debian installation
  • Split the NAND UBIFS rootfs from the eMMC rootfs and optimize it for size

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