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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 799e502..0000000 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,468 +0,0 @@ -******************************************************** -Release Notes: Embedded Linux BSP V2.x for Colibri iMX6 -******************************************************** - -==> 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 4.1.35 kernel, based on 4.1-2.0.x-imx branch of FSL community aka - linux-fslc-imx kernel including NXP's latest 4.1.15 2.0.0 GA release changes -- Angstrom 2016.12/OpenEmbedded morty/Yocto 2.2 based root file system, using - LXDE desktop environment - -==> Flashing instructions can be found in the Toradex developer article: -http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-imx6-modules - -Licensing: -- proprietary multimedia codecs included for evaluation purpose only -- customer required to obtain proper re-distribution license - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.6.1 Beta 1 (September 29, 2016) - -- U-Boot boot loader: - - backport patches needed if compiling with GCC 6 - - add fdt_fixup environment variable as a hook to modify device tree -- Linux kernel: - - backport patches needed if compiling with GCC 6 - - add support for RS-485 (#19323) -- Linux user-space: - - deploy GPIOConfig V1.4 which corrects 'SODIMM Pin'/'EvalLoc' columns for - pads DI0_PIN15, NANDF_D4, NANDF_D6 and SD1_CLK - - improve fw_printenv/setenv concerning /etc/fw_env.config -- OpenEmbedded build system: - - split meta-toradex into BSP layers meta-toradex-bsp-common and - meta-toradex-nxp as well as the software layer meta-toradex-demos - - rename the parent directory from stuff to layers - - mv from build/out*/deploy to deploy - - rename TMPDIR from out to tmp - - deploy qt5 tools into the sdk as part of optional angstrom-qt5-x11-image.bb - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.6.1Beta1_20160929 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- 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. -- License texts do not get deployed to the root file system. - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.6 (August 26, 2016) -- none, this version is identical to the previous beta version V2.6 Beta 2 - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.6 Beta 2 (June 30, 2016) - -- U-Boot boot loader: - - update do_patch_ddr_size to parse ivt and dcd - - synchronize/improve memory options - - net: increase maximum frame size to accommodate VLAN packets - - update: make set<media>update self contained - - increase maximum temperature for booting linux -- Linux kernel: - - mxc_v4l2_capture: Allow clock setting for de-interlaced video input - - media: Add support for ADV7280 decoder driver as found on ACA - - add MCP2515 SPI CAN controller to device tree - - can: mcp251x: fix resume when device is down -- Linux user-space: - - trdx-extra.inc: add iperf3 to all images - - florence: update to latest version 0.5.4, build without sound and drop - gstreamer 0.10 dependency - - images: i.mx 6 don't deploy gstreamer xvimagesink, xvinfo - - gpioconfig: fix pkg_postrm -- OpenEmbedded build system: - - linux-toradex-fsl-rt: Added a real-time kernel recipe for 3.14.52 - - further clean-up update.sh update script - - angstrom-qt5-x11-image: add a recipe which deploys qt5 and starts a demo - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.6Beta2_20160701 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- updating Colibri iMX6DL from V2.6 Beta 1 manually entering 'patch_ddr_size' - from within U-Boot is required to gain access to full 512MB RAM -- 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. -- License texts do not get deployed to the root file system. - -******************************************************************************** -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 - - use gstreamer 1.0. Note that some plugin names changed -- 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: -- gstreamer freezes when generating its initial database on some modules: - (gst-plugin-scanner:683): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing - type 'GstImxCompositorPad' - The following gets you around this: - mv /usr/lib/libgstimxcompositor.so.0.12.0 /usr/lib/libgstimxcompositor.so.0.12.0.orig - gst-inspect-1.0 - mv /usr/lib/libgstimxcompositor.so.0.12.0.orig /usr/lib/libgstimxcompositor.so.0.12.0 - Alternative one can uninstall libgstimxcompositor0 - opkg remove --force-depends libgstimxcompositor0 -- 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) - - use is_cpu_type() to detect module type as relying on RAM size might fail on - Colibri iMX6 if DCD is not yet updated to 64-bit DDR bus on Colibri iMX6DL - - clear flags for special PHY modes on phy_reset() to fix Ethernet after - rebooting from Linux -- Linux kernel: - - enable RTL8192CU driver e.g. for LM006 USB Wi-Fi stick - - fix power off by stop mode avoiding stack trace -- Linux user-space: - - make sure USB RNDIS Gadget is started before networkd - - use new Toradex feed server as default feed URI -- OpenEmbedded build system: - - fix memcpy.patch to apply to Linaro layer and openembedded layer glibc - - remove create_configblock.sh from deployment tarball - - add rtl8192cu firmware for LM006 USB Wi-Fi adapter - - add README with dependency and contribution information - - backport rtl8192cx for latest available firmware -- Update scripts: - - move partconf setting to be done last to avoid any issues when migrating - from V2.4 - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.5Beta3_20151215 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- USB RNDIS is racy due to networkd bug -- some USB Thumb drivers 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 2 (November 6, 2015) -- U-Boot boot loader: - - add return code for cfgblock commands which allows scripting - - increase TFTP blocksize for better performance - - fix setup of I2C3 - - enabled zero bootdelay check (allows entering U-Boot when bootdelay is 0) - - enable eMMC boot support commands (e.g. /dev/mmcblk0boot0) - - boot U-Boot from the eMMC boot area (/dev/mmcblk0boot0) - - move environment to the end of the eMMC boot area before the config block - - enable crc32 verify support -- Linux kernel: - - migrate to Linux 3.14.28 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release - imx_3.14.28_1.0.0_ga - - optional RS485 is not yet migrated - - automatic USB device/host detection using USBC_DET pin - - changed Fusion multi touch event reporting to adhere to multitouch slot -- Linux user-space: - - updated to latest Angstrom 2015.06/OpenEmbedded fido: - - glibc 2.22 - - systemd 219 - - Xorg 1.16.1 - - glibc: force memcpy_arm to improve memcpy performance - - fw_printenv/setenv: follow U-Boot environment move - - updated Vivante binary graphics/multimedia drivers (some gstreamer plugins - changed their names, notably mfw_v4lsink to imxv4l2sink) - - fix USB RNDIS operation (still racy due to networkd bug) -- OpenEmbedded build system: - - local.conf: add Toradex source mirror as pre-mirror -- Update scripts: - - Ethernet aka TFTP update: provide option to split rootfs output file - - update.sh: delete intermediate files after use - - improved update.sh to use module type specific folders allowing update of - different modules with just one update media - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.5Beta2_20151106 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.28_1.0.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- When migrating from V2.4 sometimes the bootpartition gets not enabled - resulting in the old bootloader being used. For a workaround see: - http://developer.toradex.com/software-resources/arm-family/linux/linux/release-details?view=all&issue=14774 -- USB RNDIS is racy due to networkd bug -- some USB Thumb drivers 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 V2.4 Beta 1 (May 18, 2015) -- U-Boot: - - update to U-Boot 2015.04 - - add generic Toradex config block handling, print exact product description, - board revision and serial number to the console - - create device-tree properties which make board information - available from within Linux userspace through procfs (/proc/device-tree/ - serial-number, toradex,board-rev and toradex,product-id) - - add command to restore Toradex config block ("cfgblock create") - - display the Toradex logo, output preference: env var 'panel' | HDMI | - Parallel RGB - - enabled gpio command line interface - - enabled DFU and Mass Storage on USB client, currently slow performance - - update procedure now searches for an image on SD card, USB Mass Storage, - TFTP server -- Linux kernel: - - added support for Analog Camera Module, requires dedicated device-tree - imx6dl-colibri-cam-eval-v3 -- Linux user-space: - - update OpenEmbedded from daisy to dizzy: - - glibc 2.20 (instead of eglibc) - - systemd 2.18 - - Xorg 1.14.7 - - updated various LXDE packages to newer versions - - replace full NTP daemon with systemd's NTP client only systemd-timesyncd - - blacklist USB RNDIS for connman, use systemd-networkd to configure RDNIS - network interface (new standard IP of the module is 192.168.11.1!) - - enable BusyBox resize command to resize the terminal on serial console - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.4Beta1_20150518 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.10.17_1.0.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex - -Note: -- mount point names changed from /media/<block device name> to /media/<label> - -Known Issues: -- some USB Thumb drivers 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 -- flash_eth.img requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file. - see the colibri-imx6_bin/flash_eth.scr script -- Desktop integration of video playback uses wrong escaping, always plays - fullscreen .local/share/applications/gst-launch.desktop - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.3 Beta 5 (December 19, 2014) -- U-Boot: - - default to VGA on parallel RGB display (from full HD on DVI) - - add additional version related environment variables to ease scripting -- Linux kernel: - - remove some drivers unusable on Colibri iMX6 - - rename power-key to its correct function wake-up-key -- Linux user-space: - - add eglinfo application - - update X server to 1.14.7 - - /etc/machine-id: ensure it is saved non-volatile -- Update script - - reduce rootfs partition size in the MBR to the available eMMC size - to have a valid MBR - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.3Beta5_20141219 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.10.17_1.0.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2014.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- 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. Some vidargs_xx variables - provided for reference. -- X uses only the fb0 device -- flash_eth.img requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file. - see the colibri-imx6_bin/flash_eth.scr script -- a serial getty is started on ttymxc1 in addition to ttymxc0 - to disable this permanently execute the following command on the module: - systemctl disable serial-getty@ttymxc1.service - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.3 Beta 4 (November 13, 2014) -- U-Boot: - - initial release -- Linux kernel: - - initial release -- rootfs / oe-core: - - initial release - - uses ARMv7 hard-float Thumb2 builds (armv7at2hf-vfp-neon) -- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.3Beta4_20141113 - - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.10.17_1.0.0_ga - - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2014.04-toradex - -Known Issues: -- 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. Some vidargs_xx variables - provided for reference. -- X uses only the fb0 device -- flash_eth.img requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file. - see the colibri-imx6_bin/flash_eth.scr script - -******************************************************************************** -Notes: -- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka FFUART (lower X25 on - EvalBoards resp. X27 on V3.1a depending on JP17/19, X13 on Iris) -- user account: root with empty password -- eMMC: partition 1: vfat with kernel, partition 2 ext3 root file system -- opkg package manager -- HDMI aka DVI-D: not all pixel clock frequencies allow for HDMI audio -- Linux host used for update preparation requires proper 32-bit execution - environment (e.g. install ia32-libs on 64-bit Ubuntu) and awk (e.g. install - gawk on Ubuntu) - -Working on latest image: -- U-Boot boot loader - - environment storage in eMMC - - Ethernet - - MMC/SD cards - - eMMC flash - - RAM size auto detection - - serial console debug UARTA - - Toradex Colibri configuration block handling - - module type auto detection - - USB storage as host on USB host port - - framebuffer support -- Linux kernel - - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio - - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ - - temperature sensor CPU /sys/devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0/temp - board: /sys/devices/soc0/soc.0/2100000.aips-bus/21a4000.i2c/i2c-1/1-0041/stmpe-adc/iio:device0/in_temp8_raw - - Ethernet - - eMMC ext3 - - serial console debug UARTA - - UARTB, UARTC - - optional RS485 - - I2C via /dev/i2c-X - - 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/spidev3.0, disabled in device tree - - CAN via MCP2515 on Evaluation Board - - optional CAN via flexcan can0 and can1, disabled in device tree - - custom Ethernet MAC address - - serial number and board revision - - USB host port - - USB audio driver - - USB webcam - - USB raw HID device /dev/hidrawX - - USB device Ethernet RNDIS, disabled - - automatic USB device/host detection aka OTG support - - analog input via IIO framework - - optional parallel camera interface (imx6dl-colibri-cam-eval-v3.dtb) - - DVFS power management - - suspend LP1 - - watchdog -- Linux user-space - - Firefox browser - - Gstreamer playback - - OpenGL - - LXDE - - resize rootfs partition to full eMMC capacity - - GPIO config tool -- Display: - - only first output used by X11 - - backlight PWM - - dual output on HDMI and parallel RGB, HDMI 1920x1080, RGB 800x480 - - single output on EDT 7" Display - - single output to analog RGB, aka VGA output - - resolution setting through modedb string in kernel command line - -Not working or not tested: -- U-Boot boot loader - - USB device/host switching -- Linux kernel - - IrDA -- Linux user-space - - Gstreamer encoding (not tested) -- 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 - - more than one framebuffer used as a X screen - -****************************************************************************** -Flashing instruction have been moved to the Toradex developer article: -http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-imx6-modules - -Toradex, April 19, 2017 |