Release date: 12/17/2021
Variscite is pleased to inform about the Boot2Qt Dunfell v1.1 release for its i.MX 8QuadMax system on modules.
Modules: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8
Release: b2qt-dunfell-var-som-mx8-v1.1
Details:
- Filesystem:
Boot2Qt Dunfell (Qt 6.0.4) - Linux kernel:
Variscite 5.4-2.1.x-imx_var01 branch (based on FSL community branch 5.4-2.1.x-imx, which is based on NXP’s Linux 5.4.24_2.1.0 release and the Linux mainline kernel 5.4.142). - U-Boot:
Variscite imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0_var02 branch (based on NXP branch imx_v2020.04_5.4.24_2.1.0, which is based on U-Boot v2020.04).
Noteworthy updates since 1.0:
Release 1.1
U-Boot:
- imx8qm-var-som: Introduce support for the i.MX8QP SoC
- imx8qm-var-som: Provide som_wifi kernel argument
- imx8: ahab: Only compile ahab.c for u-boot
- imx8 soms: Add USE_EMMC_BOOT_PART config to use user partition for fastboot
Kernel:
- Update kernel from version 5.4.85 to 5.4.142
- imx8qm-var-som: Introduce support for the i.MX8QP SoC
- imx8_var_defconfig: add full docker support
- imx8qm-var-som: enable internal pullups for i2c0, i2c1, i2c3, i2c4
- Revert “MLK-14801 input: touch: ads7846: fix the pressure_max setting”
- sn65dsi83: Add device tree property to swap LVDS Channel A/B
- imx8qm-var-spear: Adjust usb hsic pad settings
- ARM: configs: Variscite: Enable USB_HSIC_USB3053
- ARM: configs: Variscite: disable EVBUG module
- ARM64: dts: imx8: Variscite: add WM8904 DRC support for all SoMs
- ASoC: wm8904: extend device tree support
Meta-variscite-boot2qt:
- Update Qt from version 6.0.3 to 6.0.4
- manifest: meta-variscite-fslc: Update to latest
- b2qt-embedded-qt6-image: Add libgpiod and libgpiod-tools
- b2qt-embedded-qt5-image: allow disabling virtual terminals
- Variscite: mask linux-firmware bbappend in meta-boot2qt-distro
- Merge branch ‘6.0’ into dunfell-var01
External Information
Release notes
Developers info: VAR-SOM-MX8, SPEAR-MX8