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author | Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com> | 2016-04-15 17:24:06 +0200 |
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committer | Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com> | 2016-06-24 00:46:11 +0200 |
commit | 8cba8feaa565bb72c36dbe6e9d4376632b9011d4 (patch) | |
tree | 27dc4f9060255edf7e8539c37f5e596e3da97a20 /release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | |
parent | ca5032be47c7a33584cf058db7b966899b59d314 (diff) |
Updated release notes.
Signed-off-by: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com>
Acked-by: Max Krummenacher <max.krummenacher@toradex.com>
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1 files changed, 56 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index 1340ac1..cacb1fc 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Colibri iMX6 Contents: - U-Boot 2015.04 boot loader -- Linux 3.14.28 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release imx_3.14.28_1.0.0_ga - and patches from Boundary Devices -- Angstrom 2015.06/OpenEmbedded fido/Yocto 1.8 based root file system, using +- Linux 3.14.52 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga +- Angstrom 2015.12/OpenEmbedded jethro/Yocto 2.0 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment ==> Flashing instructions can be found on the Toradex developer article: @@ -17,6 +16,55 @@ Licensing: - customer required to obtain proper re-distribution license ******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.6 Beta 1 (March 31, 2016) + +- Booting: + - using the eMMC fast boot feature. + This requires fusing the bootmode irreversibly into the i.MX 6. + It will be done as part of the flashing process, refer to the flashing + instructions mentioned above. + Fast boot mode addresses issue 15990 + http://developer.toradex.com/software/linux/linux-software/release-details?view=all&issue=15990 +- U-Boot boot loader: + - added updt_fuse command required for the change to fastboot mode +- Linux kernel: + - updated to 3.14.52 + - disable not serviced DCD/RI UART interrupts + - fixed bug preventing gpio-leds dtb configuration + - limit SPI clock to datasheet maximum of 23MHz +- Linux user-space: + - deploy GPIOconfig now available for Colibri iMX6 + - deploy rttest package +- OpenEmbedded build system: + - update OpenEmbedded from fido to jethro: + - Firefox 38.2.1esr + - gcc Linaro GCC 5.2-2015.11-2 + - glibc 2.22 + - systemd 226 + - Xorg 1.17.2 + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.6Beta1_20160331 + - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga + - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex + +Known Issues: +- On the Colibri iMX6DL the RAM configuration is not patched correctly, thus + only 256MB are available. Fix in the 2015.04-toradex-next branch + available. +- USB RNDIS is racy due to networkd bug and not started by default +- some USB Thumb drives don't work well in U-Boot +- connecting an analogue mic to the on module codec resets the codec, so that + neither headphone out nor mic in works anymore. Workaround: Have mic + connected before boot or change the output source between DAC/LineIn +- on first boot the resizing process adversely affects system performance for + the first few minutes until completed +- Display resolution can be set for some output configurations, set the U-Boot + environment variable vidargs accordingly. +- X uses only the fb0 device +- Ethernet aka TFTP update requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file + which can be taken care of by the -c argument of our update.sh script. + +******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.5 Beta 3 (December 15, 2015) - U-Boot boot loader: - disable delete-null-pointer-checks compiler flag (needed on Tegras) @@ -41,7 +89,7 @@ Linux Image V2.5 Beta 3 (December 15, 2015) from V2.4 - sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.5Beta3_20151215 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.28_1.0.0_ga + - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex Known Issues: @@ -259,13 +307,13 @@ Working on latest image: - serial console debug UARTA - UARTB, UARTC - I2C via /dev/i2c-X - - 4-bit SD card mmc1 + - 4-bit MMC/SD card mmc1 - framebuffer console - HDMI audio - analogue audio playback and capture, resistive touch - optional S/PDIF, disabled in device tree - SPI via /dev/spidev32766.0 - - CAN via flexcan can0 and can1, disabled in device tree + - optional CAN via flexcan can0 and can1, disabled in device tree - custom Ethernet MAC address - serial number and board revision - USB host port @@ -285,6 +333,7 @@ Working on latest image: - OpenGL - LXDE - resize rootfs partition to full eMMC capacity + - GPIO config tool - Display: - only first output used by X11 - backlight PWM @@ -303,7 +352,6 @@ Not working or not tested: - optional RS485 - Linux user-space - Gstreamer encoding (not tested) - - GPIO config tool not available - Display: - on some monitors HDMI EDID does not negotiate correct timings, adding/removing mxc_hdmi.only_cea=1 to the kernel command line may help @@ -313,4 +361,4 @@ Not working or not tested: Flashing instruction have been moved to the Toradex developer article: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-imx6-modules -Toradex, December 17, 2015 +Toradex, April 15, 2016 |