From 8fa92d28bde430399a7f543c5de6de82dbb02344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Ziswiler Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:59:19 +0200 Subject: release notes: apalis/colibri t20/t30 v2.1 beta 1 --- .../Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'release-notes/Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt') diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index e0e4a94..ef9c54d 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_T20_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,13 +4,75 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Colibri T20 Contents: - U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader -- Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release 16-r2 -- OpenEmbedded oe-core 2012.10 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment +- Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release 16-r3 +- OpenEmbedded oe-core 2013.06 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment Licensing: - proprietary multimedia codecs included for evaluation purpose only - customer required to obtain proper re-distribution license +******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.1 Beta 1 (October 22, 2013) +- U-Boot: + - Fix possible uninitialised array member issue in serial number to + hexadecimal coded decimal conversion routine (e.g. as used for + /proc/cpuinfo in Linux). + - SD card boot offset detection + - rename shell prompt to Colibri T20 + - decrease boot delay + - fix overflow in HCD conversion + +- Linux kernel: + - Support default watchdog API (see + http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/watchdog-(linux)). + - 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 + are left floating and therefore cause unexpected break conditions. + - HDMI: Retry EDID reads up to 4 times until failing. + - provision for the Analogue Camera Module + - V4L2 kernel drivers configured as kernel modules + - allow easy integration of a custom Linux boot logo + - add TouchRev Fusion 10 aka CPT CLAA101NC05 display timings + - integrate TouchRev Fusion 7 and 10 multi-touch driver + - enable back key wake-up + - rename UARTs and PWM LEDs + - explicitly configure for 4-bit MMC/SD cards by default + - integrate MCP251x and SJA1000 CAN support + - fix Ethernet MAC address assignment after suspend + - add comment about GMI_ADV_N usage + - video4linux adv7180 and max9526 integration + - hack to avoid 24 Hz mode in X resulting in no display at all + - do not set PWM, PWM as GPIO, thus making PWM available + +- rootfs / oe-core: + - OpenEmbedded: layers updated to dylan + xserver update to version 1.14 + gtk+ updated to 2.24.15 + firefox update to 10.0.11esr + connman now has a command line tool, connmanctl + split the meta-lxde layer from oe-tworaz and serve it from + git.toradex.com + - hdmi: add udev rule to start an X output on hotplug + - evdev: backport V2.8.1 from dora to get a fix for multitouch events + - burnflash: script for configblock generation + - burnflash: change the Colibri image names to start with Colibri + - feed-config: no feeds for the T20 arch are available, so remove all URLs + - systemd-journald: limit journal size + - nv-binaries: update to L4T R16.3 + - lxterminal: fix garbled titlebar + - added packages: florence, scrot, unclutter, gstreamer deinterlacer, + v4l-utils, ethtool + - burnflash: fix race condition in genext3fs.sh (SD card boot) + - burnflash: add sanity checks + - burnflash: unified T20/T30 versions +- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_T20_LinuxImageV2.1Beta1_20131022 + +Known Issues: +- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to VESA VGA resolution, + comments with timings for other resolutions provided +- LP1 suspend might fail due to pending USB interrupts +- LP1 suspend might hang due to display controller issue + ******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.0 (March 07, 2013) - U-Boot: @@ -162,7 +224,7 @@ Known Issues: ******************************************************************************** Notes: -- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka FFUART (lower X25 on EvalBoards, X13 on Iris) without any handshake +- 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) without any handshake - user account: root with empty password - YAFFS2 flash root file system - opkg package manager @@ -229,7 +291,7 @@ NAND Boot: Colibri T20 256MB V1.1b (Sample), Colibri T20 512MB V1.1c (Sample), C ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Initial Preparation: -- download and extract T20_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package +- download and extract Colibri_T20_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions Flash NAND: - EvalBoard V3.1a @@ -268,7 +330,7 @@ Initial Preparation: - populate 100 ohm resistors R109, R111, R112 and R113 close to micro SD card holder (X10, see bottom assembly drawing fig.7 page 21 of Iris data sheet) - populate boot mode header (JP1) - insert micro SD card into micro SD card holder (X10) -- download and extract T20_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package +- download and extract Colibri_T20_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions Flash SD Card: - EvalBoard V3.1a @@ -291,4 +353,4 @@ Boot from SD Card: - power cycle - upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient -Toradex, May 11, 2013 +Toradex, October 25, 2013 -- cgit v1.2.3