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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt
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--- a/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt
+++ b/release-notes/Colibri_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Linux Image V2.3 Beta 4 (November 13, 2014)
- rootfs / oe-core:
- initial release
- uses ARMv7 hard-float Thumb2 builds (armv7at2hf-vfp-neon)
-- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.3Beta3_20141031
+- 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
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Known Issues:
environment variable vidargs accordingly. Some vidargs_xx variables
provided for reference.
- X uses only the fb0 device
-- due to the flash_eth.img update script currently being broken please use the
- SD card flashing method (e.g. flash_mmc.img) for now
+- flash_eth.img requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file.
+ see the colibri-imx6_bin/flash_eth.scr script
********************************************************************************
Notes:
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ Working on latest image:
- USB audio driver
- USB webcam
- USB raw HID device /dev/hidrawX
- - USB device Ethernet RNDIS
+ - USB device Ethernet RNDIS, disabled
- analog input via IIO framework
- DVFS power management
+ - watchdog
- Linux user-space
- Firefox browser
- Gstreamer playback
@@ -104,25 +105,23 @@ Working on latest image:
Not working or not tested:
- U-Boot boot loader
- framebuffer support
- - USB OTG1 support
+ - USB Device/Host switching
- Linux kernel
- automatic USB device/host/suspend detection aka full OTG support
- - CSI2 camera interface
- CAN via can0 and can1, disabled in device tree
+ - CAN via MPC2515
- IrDA
- parallel camera interface
- RS-422
- serial number and board revision
- - SIM card
- - suspend LP1 (issue with X/fb setup after wakeup)
- - watchdog
+ - suspend LP1 (issue with X/framebuffer setup after wakeup)
+ - USB Device/Host switching
- Linux user-space
- Gstreamer encoding (not tested)
- Display:
- - on same monitors HDMI EDID does not negotiate correct timings,
+ - on some monitors HDMI EDID does not negotiate correct timings,
adding mxc_hdmi.only_cea=1 to the kernel command line may help
- more than one framebuffer used as a X screen
- - DSI output
**************************************************************************
eMMC Boot: Colibri iMX6S 256MB V1.0a (Sample), iMX6DL 512MB V1.0a (Sample)
@@ -150,7 +149,13 @@ Flash eMMC:
- hit any key to stop auto booting
- use 'run setupdate' U-Boot command and then
- use 'run update' U-Boot command
-
+- Update a single component
+ - U-Boot
+ use 'run setupdate' and then 'run update_uboot'
+ use 'patch_ddr_size' to set the memory configuration depending on module
+ type. (i.e the Colibri iMX6 DL will use only half of the available RAM)
+ - Kernel or Linux Device Tree
+ use 'run setupdate' and then 'run update_kernel' or 'run update_fdt' respectively
Boot from eMMC:
- above given update command should automatically perform a soft re-boot upon successful completion
- optionally power cycle
@@ -168,7 +173,7 @@ If the boot loader on the module got corrupted this recovers it by loading U-Boo
- connect USB micro A/B (X12) to development workstation using regular micro USB
cable
- connect serial debug console as stated above
-(other carrier boards see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/colibri-recovery-mode)
+(see Colibri iMX6 Datasheet for recovery mode)
- make sure that the carrier board supports USB high speed
- Iris & EvalBoard V3.1a OK, for other carrier boards see
http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/usb-2.0-high-speed-%28480mbps%29
@@ -178,4 +183,4 @@ If the boot loader on the module got corrupted this recovers it by loading U-Boo
- run ./update.sh -d
- stop at the U-Boot prompt and begin the update as stated above
-Toradex, December 2, 2014
+Toradex, December 3, 2014