Release date: 12/10/2018
Variscite is pleased to inform about the new Debian Stretch update for our VAR-SOM-MX7 modules, based on i.MX7 processors.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX7 (including VAR-SOM-MX7 and VAR-SOM-MX7-5G).
Release: mx7-som-debian-recovery-sd.v60 (Debian 9, Stretch).
Noteworthy updates:
- U-Boot:
- Add rw kernel parameter for nfs root filesystem
- spl: Support mask 3N09P of i.MX7 (“revision D”)
- Backup silence status before calling mmc_init
- The Linux kernel:
- Switched to branch imx_4.9.88_2.0.0_ga-var01
- Debian filesystem:
- systemd-hostnamed.service: customization is no longer required
- WiFi init script: Reduce the no. of retries in wifi_is_up()
- WiFi: Load WIFI driver after completion of WIFI start-up sequence
- WiFi: Modified WIFI init sequence to avoid delays
- debian-emmc.sh: Ignore tar timestamp errors
- sshd_config: Permit root login by default
- debian-emmc.sh: Install the rootfs to eMMC faster
- make_var_som_mx7_debian.sh:
- Preserve links while copying
- Rework sources.list
- Make “-c modules” install the modules after building
External Information
Recovery SD card changelog
Developers info