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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index 730517f..4181178 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Release Notes: Embedded Linux BSP V2.x for Colibri VF50/VF61 ************************************************************* +==> For newer images find the release details in the Toradex developer article: +http://developer.toradex.com/software/linux/linux-software/release-details + Contents: - U-Boot 2016.11 boot loader - Linux 4.4.39 LTS kernel @@ -12,12 +15,6 @@ Contents: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-vybrid-modules ******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.7 Beta 1 (January 12, 2017) - -==> Release details can be found in the Toradex developer article: -http://developer.toradex.com/software/linux/linux-software/release-details - -******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.6.1 Beta 1 (September 30, 2016) - U-Boot boot loader: - backport patches needed if compiling with GCC 6 @@ -50,7 +47,8 @@ Linux Image V2.6.1 Beta 1 (September 30, 2016) - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - License texts do not get deployed to the root file system. @@ -80,7 +78,8 @@ Linux Image V2.6 Beta 2 (June 30, 2016) - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - License texts do not get deployed to the root file system. - Currently there is no multi-core communication library/framework available. @@ -129,7 +128,8 @@ Note: - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Standby: Wake-up using UART in DMA mode hangs - License text do not get deployed to the root file system. @@ -166,11 +166,13 @@ Known Issues: a non-Thumb architecture, e.g. libvorbisdec1 which is required by gst-plugins-base-meta). Use the following command to add non-Thumb feeds: sed -i 'p; s/ http/2 http/; s/armv7at2hf-vfp/armv7ahf-vfp/' /etc/opkg/*feed.conf -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Suspend-to-Memory: USB devices on the USB host port get disconnected on resume - Standby: Wake-up using UART in DMA mode hangs -- Serial console on USB peripheral port is not enabled by default; use this command: +- Serial console on USB peripheral port is not enabled by default; use this + command: systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyGS0.service ******************************************************************************** @@ -229,11 +231,13 @@ Linux Image V2.5 Beta 2 (November 6, 2015) - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Suspend-to-Memory: USB devices on the USB host port get disconnected on resume - Standby: Wake-up using UART in DMA mode hangs -- Serial console on USB peripheral port is not enabled by default; use this command: +- Serial console on USB peripheral port is not enabled by default; use this + command: systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyGS0.service ******************************************************************************** @@ -292,7 +296,8 @@ Note: => vf610-colibri-mycarrier.dtb Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Suspend-to-Memory: USB devices on the USB host port get disconnected on resume - Standby: Wake-up using UART in DMA mode hangs @@ -362,7 +367,8 @@ Note: => vf610-colibri-mycarrier.dtb Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Downgrade is not possible through "run update" due to NAND ECC layout changes refer to the flashing instruction article to flash the module from scratch @@ -416,7 +422,8 @@ Note: => vf610-colibri-mycarrier.dtb Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot, remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Downgrade does not work with "run setupdate". For downgrade, use mmc rescan && && fatload mmc 0:1 ${loadaddr} flash_mmc.img && source ${loadaddr} @@ -478,7 +485,8 @@ Note: => vf610-colibri-mycarrier.dtb Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1C) - Analogue audio and Touchscreen are not yet working on the Colibri VF61 - SPI and CAN over SPI (using MCP251x) do not work yet on the new kernel @@ -517,7 +525,8 @@ Note: alter those scripts accordingly. Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1) - Analogue audio is not working on the Colibri VF61 - USB client is not reliable (communication freezes when using RNDIS/g_ether) @@ -556,7 +565,8 @@ Linux Image V2.3 Beta 1 (August 4, 2014) - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2014.04-toradex Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1) - Analogue audio is not working on the Colibri VF61 - USB client is not reliable (communication freezes when using RNDIS/g_ether) @@ -587,10 +597,12 @@ Linux Image V2.2 Beta 1 (June 03, 2014) - Update GPIO config tool to V1.2 - Add mcc-pingpong demo application for communication with Cortex M4 core -- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.2Beta1_20140603 +- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf + tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.2Beta1_20140603 Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1) - Analogue audio is not working on the Colibri VF61 - SSH password authentication is disabled by default (see PasswordAuthentication @@ -619,26 +631,33 @@ Linux Image V2.1 Beta 3 (March 18, 2014) - GPIO config tool. - Add Cortex M4 utility mqxboot and communication library libmcc. -- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.1Beta3_20140318 +- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf + tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.1Beta3_20140318 Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1) - Analogue audio is not working on the Colibri VF61 -- An input on UART_A during bootup can lead to a hang (stuck at "rtc-ds1307 0-0068: hctosys: unable to - read the hardware clock"). Make sure UART_A is connected before powering up and not written to. +- An input on UART_A during bootup can lead to a hang (stuck at "rtc-ds1307 + 0-0068: hctosys: unable to read the hardware clock"). Make sure UART_A is + connected before powering up and not written to. ******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.1 Beta 2 (November 29, 2013) - U-Boot: - Add initial Colibri VF61 support. - Implement memory size auto detection. - - Implement module type (e.g. VF50 vs. VF61) auto detection based on L2 cache availability. - - Set specific ARM core clock (e.g. 400 vs. 500 MHz) as well as Linux machine id number. - - Rename configuration to colibri_vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61. + - Implement module type (e.g. VF50 vs. VF61) auto detection based on L2 cache + availability. + - Set specific ARM core clock (e.g. 400 vs. 500 MHz) as well as Linux machine + id number. + - Rename configuration to colibri_vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 + as well as VF61. - Linux kernel: - Various ADC resp. VF50 touch improvements/fixes. - - Implement internal temperature sensor exposed via /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/temp1_input. + - Implement internal temperature sensor exposed via + /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/temp1_input. - Fix VESA VGA display timing. - Use 16 bpp framebuffer by default to avoid buffer underruns. - Add the following additional display timings for manual activation: @@ -648,22 +667,26 @@ Linux Image V2.1 Beta 2 (November 29, 2013) - 1024x768@60 - Allow for 396 as well as 500 MHz A5 core frequency. - Add the Colibri VF61 machine id and its corresponding machine definition. - - Rename configuration to colibri_vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61. + - Rename configuration to colibri_vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 + as well as VF61. - Enable watchdog configuration. - Fix Freescale's magic daisy chain aka select input IOMUX stuff. - Fix pixel clock polarity. - rootfs / oe-core: - Use branch 'LinuxImageV2.1' in toradex-bsp-platform.git - Fix recipe to follow the changed khronos headers checksum - - Rename machine to colibri-vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 as well as VF61 + - Rename machine to colibri-vf to be universally used for Colibri VF50 as well + as VF61 - Unify files for use with VF50/VF61 or add VF61 specific ones - Don't statically populate /dev. The VFxx console fails on this. - Improve the console and qt4e image recipe -- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.1Beta2_20131129 +- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf + tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.1Beta2_20131129 Known Issues: -- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and reset. +- If the module does not boot remove all displays connected to HSYNC, VSYNC and + reset. (This has been observed on an Evaluation Board V2.1) - LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to VESA VGA resolution. - Resistive touch and analogue audio are not working on a Colibri VF61 @@ -671,14 +694,18 @@ Known Issues: ******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.1 Beta 1 (October 22, 2013) - U-Boot: - - Fix long standing boot hang issue introduced by Freescale's Vybrid 1.1 silicon. + - Fix long standing boot hang issue introduced by Freescale's Vybrid 1.1 + silicon. - Fix possible uninitialised array member issue in serial number to hexadecimal coded decimal conversion routine (e.g. as used for /proc/cpuinfo in Linux). - - Migrate default NAND vs. SD card boot configuration (in-line with Colibri T20) + - Migrate default NAND vs. SD card boot configuration (in-line with + Colibri T20) - Integrate config block handling - - Increase the available space for the U-Boot binary to half a megabyte by booting from gfxRAM rather than sysRAM0. - - Initial support based off Timesys' implementation for Freescale's Vybrid Tower System TWR-VF65GS10: + - Increase the available space for the U-Boot binary to half a megabyte by + booting from gfxRAM rather than sysRAM0. + - Initial support based off Timesys' implementation for Freescale's Vybrid + Tower System TWR-VF65GS10: - New machine ID. - Default UART_A on SCI0. - ESDHC2 only. @@ -695,19 +722,23 @@ Linux Image V2.1 Beta 1 (October 22, 2013) - Integrate backlight using both BL_ON GPIO and PWM<A>. - Re-worked IOMUX pin muxing. - Disable magic SysRq key configuration as this is not only a potential - security thread but can cause serious trouble if for some reason UART pins + security thread but can cause serious trouble if for some reason UART + pins are left floating and therefore cause unexpected break conditions. - Decrease DMA zone size configuration. - Enable tmpfs POSIX ACL configuration. - - Re-enable L2 cache kernel configuration as it is now only enabled if actually present on chip. + - Re-enable L2 cache kernel configuration as it is now only enabled if + actually present on chip. - Implement resistive touch screen driver using ADCs and GPIOs. - - Add Eon Silicon Solutions manufacturer ID and integrate mxc_nand platform data handling. + - Add Eon Silicon Solutions manufacturer ID and integrate mxc_nand platform + data handling. - Disable NAND controller software ECC in order to use hardware ECC. - Enable ADC driver as well as debugfs file system. - - Fix DCU clock rounding, set DCU clock to 150.7 MHz, increase display pin drive strength and - configure DCU for VESA VGA with a 30 MHz pixel clock + - Fix DCU clock rounding, set DCU clock to 150.7 MHz, increase display pin + drive strength and configure DCU for VESA VGA with a 30 MHz pixel clock - Enable CPU idle, NEON, ASRC and printk time. - - Initial support based off Timesys' implementation for Freescale's Vybrid Tower System TWR-VF65GS10: + - Initial support based off Timesys' implementation for Freescale's Vybrid + Tower System TWR-VF65GS10: - New machine ID. - FEC1 only. - ESDHC2 only with card detect interrupt. @@ -729,7 +760,8 @@ Linux Image V2.1 Beta 1 (October 22, 2013) - browser: use midori - burnflash: script for config block generation - systemd-journald: limit journal size -- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf tag Colibri_VF50_LinuxImageV2.1Beta1_20131022 +- sources git.toradex.com linux/u-boot branches colibri_vf + tag Colibri_VF50_LinuxImageV2.1Beta1_20131022 Known Issues: - LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to VESA VGA resolution. @@ -801,4 +833,4 @@ Not working or not tested: Flashing instruction have been moved to the Toradex developer article: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-vybrid-modules -Toradex, January 13, 2017 +Toradex, April 19, 2017 |