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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index 4d83ac2..f454525 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,10 +4,38 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Colibri VF50/VF61 Contents: - U-Boot 2011.12 boot loader -- Linux 3.0.15 kernel, based on Freescale TWR-VF65GS10 Timesys LinuxLink 2013-07-29 +- Linux 3.0.15 kernel, based on Freescale TWR-VF65GS10 Timesys LinuxLink 2014-01-27 - OpenEmbedded oe-core 2013.06 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment ******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.1 Beta 3 (March 18, 2014) +- U-Boot + - Add default VESA VGA vidargs for our now modedb enabled kernel. This allows + easy specifying an alternate parallel RGB resolution. +- Linux kernel: + - Allow to configure video resolution through modedb (video=dcufb:..). + - Add kernel parameters to change RGB clock polarity. + - Included reworked Fusion multi-touch touchscreen driver. + - Merged Timesys tag 3.0-vybrid-ts2.13. + - Support suspend/resume for Micrel PHY. + - Enable FIFO for UART even when serial console is enabled. + - Enabled wake-up pins SODIMM 43/45. + - Fix and enabled SPI support (DSPI1). + - Platform data for CAN transceiver MCP251x on Evaluation Board. + - Build AC97 driver as module (supports resistive touch only for now). + - Add PWM platform data, export PWM channels as PWM LEDs. +- Linux user-space + - 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 + +Known Issues: +- 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 + +******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.1 Beta 2 (November 29, 2013) - U-Boot: - Add initial Colibri VF61 support. @@ -45,7 +73,7 @@ Known Issues: - 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 analog audio are not working on a Colibri VF61 +- Resistive touch and analogue audio are not working on a Colibri VF61 ******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.1 Beta 1 (October 22, 2013) @@ -133,22 +161,31 @@ Working: - Linux kernel - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio - temperature sensor /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/temp1_input - - RTC (board level I2C RTC) + - RTC (Vybrid internal without wakeup support and board level I2C RTC) - Ethernet eth0 - NAND flash MTD UBIFS - serial console debug UART0 + - Serial UART_A/UART_B and UART_C up to 921600, including RTS/CTS - I2C via /dev/i2c-X - MMC/SD card ESDHC2 - - resistive touch + - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ + - Colibri VF61: AC97 resistive touch (early version, load module kernel-module-snd-soc-wm9712/kernel-module-mvf-sai-ac97) + - SPI via /dev/spidev1.0 - framebuffer console - custom Ethernet MAC Address - serial number and board revision + - watchdog - USB host port - - analog inputs /dev/mvf-adc.{0|1} (see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/adc-(linux)#Colibri_VFxx) + - USB raw HID device /dev/hidrawX + - analogue inputs /dev/mvf-adc.{0|1} (see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/adc-(linux)#Colibri_VFxx) + - power management (standby is LPRun, suspend-to-mem is Stop mode) - Linux user-space - graphics (DCU aka parallel RGB) - Midori browser + - GPIO config tool - LXDE + - Cortex M4 utility mqxboot + - Communication library libmcc Not working or not tested: - U-Boot boot loader @@ -156,23 +193,15 @@ Not working or not tested: - USB storage as host - framebuffer support - Linux kernel - - RTC (Vybrid internal) - - high speed serial UART1 and UART2 - - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ - - SPI via /dev/spidev0.0 + - CAN (Vybrid internal) - USB audio driver - USB webcam - - USB raw HID device /dev/hidrawX - USB device Ethernet RNDIS - automatic USB device/host detection aka OTG support - - power management - optional parallel camera interface - - watchdog - IrDA - RS-422/485 - - Colibri VF61: Resistive touch and analog audio -- Linux user-space - - GPIO config tool + - Colibri VF61: Aanalogue audio ************************************************************* NAND Boot: Colibri VF50 V1.0a and Colibri VF61 V1.0b (Sample) @@ -229,4 +258,4 @@ Boot from SD Card: - apply power or reset - upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient -Toradex, December 13, 2013 +Toradex, March 18, 2014 |