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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d83ac2 --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ +****************************************************** +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 +- OpenEmbedded oe-core 2013.06 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment + +******************************************************************************** +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. +- Linux kernel: + - Various ADC resp. VF50 touch improvements/fixes. + - 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: + - 800x480@60 (e.g. EDT ET070080DH6) + - 800x600@60 + - 1024x600@60 (e.g. TouchRevolution Fusion 10) + - 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. + - 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 + - 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 + +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 + +******************************************************************************** +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 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) + - 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: + - New machine ID. + - Default UART_A on SCI0. + - ESDHC2 only. + - 8-bit NAND. + - No quad SPI. + - FEC1 only. + - Enabled command line editing. + - PLL5 based RMII clocking (e.g. no external crystal). + - UART_A, UART_B and UART_C I/O muxing. +- Linux kernel: + - Hackish USBH_PEN implementation. + - Setup memory if mem= is not passed to kernel. + - Enable RTS/CTS on UART_A aka UART0 and UART_B aka UART2. + - 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 + 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. + - Implement resistive touch screen driver using ADCs and GPIOs. + - 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 + - Enable CPU idle, NEON, ASRC and printk time. + - 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. + - PLL5 based RMII clocking (e.g. no external crystal). + - VESA VGA display timing (tested with 5.7" EDT ET057090DHU). + - Default UART_A on SCI0. + - UART_A and UART_C I/O muxing. + - I2C real time clock on carrier board. + - Early boot console support. + - 8-bit NAND. +- rootfs / oe-core: + - OpenEmbedded: layers from dylan + xserver version 1.14 + gtk+ 2.24.15 + midori 0.5.0 + - NEON and hard float enabled build + - feed-config: use the new feed armv7ahf-vfp-neon + - evdev: backport V2.8.1 from dora to get a fix for multitouch events + - browser: use midori + - burnflash: script for configblock generation + - systemd-journald: limit journal size +- 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. + +******************************************************************************** +Notes: +- 115200 baud serial debug console on UART0 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 +- UBIFS flash root file system +- opkg package manager +- 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: +- U-Boot boot loader + - environment storage in NAND flash or on MMC/SD card + - Ethernet + - MMC/SD cards + - RAM size auto detection + - serial console debug UART0 + - Toradex Colibri configuration block handling + - module type auto detection +- Linux kernel + - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio + - temperature sensor /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon0/device/temp1_input + - RTC (board level I2C RTC) + - Ethernet eth0 + - NAND flash MTD UBIFS + - serial console debug UART0 + - I2C via /dev/i2c-X + - MMC/SD card ESDHC2 + - resistive touch + - framebuffer console + - custom Ethernet MAC Address + - serial number and board revision + - USB host port + - analog inputs /dev/mvf-adc.{0|1} (see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/adc-(linux)#Colibri_VFxx) +- Linux user-space + - graphics (DCU aka parallel RGB) + - Midori browser + - LXDE + +Not working or not tested: +- U-Boot boot loader + - USB keyboard + - 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 + - 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 + +************************************************************* +NAND Boot: Colibri VF50 V1.0a and Colibri VF61 V1.0b (Sample) +************************************************************* + +If the boot loader in NAND got corrupted SD card boot as described further down can be used as a means of recovery. + +Initial Preparation: +- download and extract Colibri_VF_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions +- use any VFAT formatted SD resp. uSD card with at least 100 MB of free space +- optionally format the SD resp. uSD card using the format_sd.sh script (warning everything will be erased) +- run update.sh script with optional -o argument pointing to mount point of above mentioned card + +Flash NAND: +- EvalBoard V3.1a + - 115200 baud serial debug console on UART0 aka FFUART (lower X25 resp. X27 depending on JP17/19) without any handshake + - insert above prepared SD card into SD card/MMC SDIO-socket (X15) +- Iris V1.1a + - 115200 baud serial debug console on UART0 aka FFUART (X13) without any handshake + - insert above prepared uSD card into uSD card holder (X10) + - apply power or reset + - hit any key to stop auto booting + - use 'mmc part 0 ; fatload mmc 0:1 $loadaddr flash_mmc.img ;source' commands + - use 'run update' command + +Boot from NAND: +- EvalBoard V3.1a or Iris V1.1a +- above given update command should automatically perform a soft re-boot upon successful completion +- optionally power cycle +- upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient + + +**************************************************************** +SD Card Boot: Colibri VF50 V1.0a and Colibri VF61 V1.0b (Sample) +**************************************************************** + +If the boot loader in NAND got corrupted this can also be used as a means of recovery. + +Initial Preparation: +- EvalBoard V3.1a + - select SD boot bootstrap option + - pull the following X8 pins down aka to ground with 1 k ohm resistors: 23 and 33 + - pull the following X8 pins up aka to 3.3 volt with 1 k ohm resistors: 21, 27, 34 and 44 +- download and extract Colibri_VF_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions + +Flash SD Card: +- use any SD resp. uSD card of at least 100 MB capacity +- format and flash SD resp. uSD card using format_sd.sh script giving -d argument pointing to + device file of SD card and -f argument (warning everything will be erased) + +Boot from SD Card: +- EvalBoard V3.1a + - insert SD card into SD card/MMC SDIO-socket (X15) +- apply power or reset +- upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient + +Toradex, December 13, 2013 |