From af2086b50cb62a96d60e1dffbbeb8d0005f01303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Krummenacher Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:01:55 +0200 Subject: Colibri T30, Apalis T30: update release notes --- release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | 438 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 220 insertions(+), 218 deletions(-) (limited to 'release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt') diff --git a/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index 198c517..9d3adc1 100644 --- a/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -1,221 +1,223 @@ -*********************************************** -Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Apalis T30 -*********************************************** - -Contents: -- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader -- Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release 16-r3 -- OpenEmbedded oe-core 2012.10 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 V2.0 Beta 2 (August 19, 2013) -This updates u-boot and kernel to cope with the increased eMMC and changed T30 -CPU SKU on Apalis T30 - 2GB V1.0C -- U-Boot: - - eMMC and RAM size / offset detection - - rename shell prompt colibri -- Linux kernel: - - workaround limited CPU clock - - provision for the Analogue Camera Module - - v4l kernel drivers configured as kernel modules -- rootfs / oe-core: - - update to latest git revision for kernel and u-boot - - image added relevant v4l kernel modules plus v4l-utils - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta2_20130819 - -Known Issues: -- We are in an early Beta state, not all functions are tested. -- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the - display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. -- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, - comments with timings for other resolutions provided -- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start -- 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 -- certain low-speed USB devices might not get detected +*********************************************** +Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Apalis T30 +*********************************************** + +Contents: +- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader +- Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release 16-r3 +- OpenEmbedded oe-core 2012.10 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 V2.0 Beta 2 (August 19, 2013) +This updates u-boot and kernel to cope with the increased eMMC and changed T30 +CPU SKU on Apalis T30 - 2GB V1.0c, Apalis T30 - 1GB V1.0a +- U-Boot: + - eMMC and RAM size / offset detection + - rename shell prompt to Apalis T30 +- Linux kernel: + - workaround limited CPU clock + - provision for the Analogue Camera Module + - v4l kernel drivers configured as kernel modules +- rootfs / oe-core: + - update to latest git revision for kernel and u-boot + - image added relevant v4l kernel modules plus v4l-utils + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta2_20130816 + +Known Issues: +- We are in an early Beta state, not all functions are tested. +- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the + display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. +- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, + comments with timings for other resolutions provided +- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start +- 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 +- certain low-speed USB devices might not get detected - on first boot the resizing process adversely affects system performance for - the first few minutes until completed - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.0 Beta 1 (June 26, 2013) -- U-Boot: - - initial integration - - integrate NVIDIA partition table parsing incl. Toradex Apalis configuration block - - adjust available amount of memory - - activate DVI-D framebuffer console - - increase CPU frequency at boot - - decrease boot delay - - fix overflow in HCD conversion -- Linux kernel: - - hack to make newer SD cards work by adding a quirk for lack of 1.8v support - - revise Ethernet MAC address assignment - - fix PCIe AXI response decoding errors - - fix PCIe reset issue - - remove spurious tegra_aes_device - - video4linux adv7180 and max9526 integration - - fix PCIe by forcing GEN1 speed - - set board local critical temperature to 95°C - - hack to avoid 24 Hz mode in X resulting in no display at all - - silence extensive HDMI HDA audio messages -- rootfs / oe-core: - - update to latest git revision for kernel and u-boot - - extend rootfs partition on eMMC to its full partition size on first boot - - unified update procedure for all T20/T30 - - limit journal size - - nv-binaries: update to L4T R16.3 - - added packages: gstreamer deinterlacer, scrot - - lxterminal, florence: fix garbled titlebar - -- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta1_20130626 - -Known Issues: -- We are in an early Beta state, not all functions are tested. -- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the - display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. -- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, - comments with timings for other resolutions provided -- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start -- 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 -- certain low-speed USB devices might not get detected + the first few minutes until completed + +******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.0 Beta 1 (June 26, 2013) +- U-Boot: + - initial integration + - integrate NVIDIA partition table parsing incl. Toradex Apalis configuration block + - adjust available amount of memory + - activate DVI-D framebuffer console + - increase CPU frequency at boot + - decrease boot delay + - fix overflow in HCD conversion +- Linux kernel: + - hack to make newer SD cards work by adding a quirk for lack of 1.8v support + - revise Ethernet MAC address assignment + - fix PCIe AXI response decoding errors + - fix PCIe reset issue + - remove spurious tegra_aes_device + - video4linux adv7180 and max9526 integration + - fix PCIe by forcing GEN1 speed + - set board local critical temperature to 95°C + - hack to avoid 24 Hz mode in X resulting in no display at all + - silence extensive HDMI HDA audio messages +- rootfs / oe-core: + - update to latest git revision for kernel and u-boot + - extend rootfs partition on eMMC to its full partition size on first boot + - unified update procedure for all T20/T30 + - limit journal size + - nv-binaries: update to L4T R16.3 + - added packages: gstreamer deinterlacer, scrot + - lxterminal, florence: fix garbled titlebar + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta1_20130626 + +Known Issues: +- We are in an early Beta state, not all functions are tested. +- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the + display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. +- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, + comments with timings for other resolutions provided +- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start +- 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 +- certain low-speed USB devices might not get detected - on first boot the resizing process adversely affects system performance for - the first few minutes until completed - -******************************************************************************** -Linux Image V2.0 Alpha 1 (March 15, 2013) -(ported form the Linux Image V2.0 Beta1 for Colibri T30) -- U-Boot: - - first release -- Linux kernel: - - first release -- oe-core: - - first release -- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Alpha1_20130315 - -Known Issues: -- We are in an early Alpha state, not all functions are tested. -- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the - display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. -- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, - comments with timings for other resolutions provided -- some windows have garbled titlebar, e.g. lxterminal -- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start -- Gigabit Ethernet MAC address hard-coded to 00:0e:c6:87:72:01 -- stability issues on concurrent PCIe and SATA stress testing -- connecting an analog 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 - -******************************************************************************** -Notes: -- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka UART1 (EvalBoard lower X28 resp. X29 depending on JP10/12) without any handshake -- user account: root with empty password -- ext3 root file system -- opkg package manager -- HDMI: not all pixel clock frequencies allow for HDMI audio -- CRT: the T30 internal video DAC output is unsupported by NVIDIA's L4T Linux SW stack -- Linux host used for recovery mode flashing requires proper 32-bit execution environment (e.g. install ia32-libs on 64-bit Ubuntu) - -Working on latest image: -- U-Boot boot loader - - environment storage in eMMC - - ASIX based USB to Ethernet adapters + the first few minutes until completed + +******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.0 Alpha 1 (March 15, 2013) +(ported form the Linux Image V2.0 Beta1 for Colibri T30) +- U-Boot: + - first release +- Linux kernel: + - first release +- oe-core: + - first release +- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.0Alpha1_20130315 + +Known Issues: +- We are in an early Alpha state, not all functions are tested. +- If a a monitor is connected to DVI, the kernel sometime hangs when the + display controller DC1 is initialised. -> reboot required. +- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to full HD resolution, + comments with timings for other resolutions provided +- some windows have garbled titlebar, e.g. lxterminal +- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start +- Gigabit Ethernet MAC address hard-coded to 00:0e:c6:87:72:01 +- stability issues on concurrent PCIe and SATA stress testing +- connecting an analog 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 + +******************************************************************************** +Notes: +- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka UART1 (EvalBoard lower X28 resp. X29 depending on JP10/12) without any handshake +- user account: root with empty password +- ext3 root file system +- opkg package manager +- HDMI: not all pixel clock frequencies allow for HDMI audio +- CRT: the T30 internal video DAC output is unsupported by NVIDIA's L4T Linux SW stack +- Linux host used for recovery mode flashing requires proper 32-bit execution environment and awk (e.g. install ia32-libs on 64-bit Ubuntu) + +Working on latest image: +- U-Boot boot loader + - environment storage in eMMC + - ASIX based USB to Ethernet adapters - MMC/SD cards (only GPT partitioned) - - eMMC flash with NVIDIA partition table parsing - - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 - - Toradex Apalis configuration block handling - - USB storage as host -- Linux kernel - - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio (LVDS transmitter configuration) - - temperature sensor /sys/bus/i2c/devices/4-004c - - RTC (Tegra internal, PMIC and board level I2C RTC) - - Gigabit Ethernet eth0 - - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 - - high speed serial UARTB aka UART3, UARTC aka UART4 and UARTD aka UART2 - - I2C via /dev/i2c-X - - 8-bit MMC card mmc1 - - 4-bit SD card mmc2 - - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ - - HDMI HDA audio - - analog audio capture, playback and touch - - audio noise is high, workaround is to set headphone volume to maximum and use the DAC volume - - touch has some jitter - - SPI via /dev/spidev0.0 aka SPI1 and /dev/spidev4.2 aka SPI2 - - framebuffer console - - 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, provided by Android gadget - - automatic USB device/host/suspend detection aka full OTG support - - suspend LP1 - - CAN via can0 and can1 - - PCIe (regular ports and mini-PCIe slot) - - SATA (regular port or mSATA slot - - DVFS power management - - parallel camera interface -- Linux user-space - - graphics (LVDS-1 aka TFTLCD and HDMI-1 aka DVI-D) - - tegrastats - - Firefox - - Gstreamer video encode and playback, dual full HD video decode - - LXDE - - tegrastats-gtk, CPU information visible in graphical environment - - LVDS transmitter configuration (see lvds-dual-channel.sh resp. lvds-single-channel.sh) - -Not working or not tested: -- U-Boot boot loader - - U-Boot USB keyboard - - Gigabit Ethernet -- Linux kernel - - analog input AD0 .. AD3 not implemented - - watchdog - - HDA audio - - IrDA - - RS-422/485 - - SIM card -- Linux user-space - - Adobe Flash not provided by L4T (and probably never will) - - opkg package feeds don't seem to be usable - - GPIO config tool missing Apalis MXM3 pin description integration - -********************************************** -eMMC Boot: Apalis T30 V1.0a and V1.0b (Sample) -********************************************** - -Initial Preparation: -- download and extract T30_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions - -Flash eMMC: -- EvalBoard V1.0a - - connect USB micro A/B (X49) or USB B (X50) to development workstation using micro or regular USB cable - - connect serial debug console to lower X28 or X29 using null modem RS-232 or regular USB cable - - enter recovery mode: - - Eboot (e.g. transitioning from WEC): - - 115200 baud without any handshake - - hold space key while applying power or resetting - - press x to enter command mode - - use 'reboot rcm' command - - U-Boot (e.g. updating Embedded Linux): - - 115200 baud without any handshake - - apply power or reset - - hit any key to stop auto booting - - use 'enterrcm' command - - for more information about recovery mode please consult Apalis T30 datasheet chapter 6 -- run update.sh script - -Boot from eMMC: -- EvalBoard V1.0a -- power cycle -- upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient - -Toradex, August 19, 2013 + - eMMC flash with NVIDIA partition table parsing + - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 + - Toradex Apalis configuration block handling + - USB storage as host +- Linux kernel + - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio (LVDS transmitter configuration) + - temperature sensor /sys/bus/i2c/devices/4-004c + - RTC (Tegra internal, PMIC and board level I2C RTC) + - Gigabit Ethernet eth0 + - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 + - high speed serial UARTB aka UART3, UARTC aka UART4 and UARTD aka UART2 + - I2C via /dev/i2c-X + - 8-bit MMC card mmc1 + - 4-bit SD card mmc2 + - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ + - HDMI + audio + - HDA audio (on Eval Board V1.0a: check datasheet/schematics for patch instructions) + - analog audio capture, playback and touch + - audio noise is high, workaround is to set headphone volume to maximum and use the DAC volume + - touch has some jitter + - SPI via /dev/spidev0.0 aka SPI1 and /dev/spidev4.2 aka SPI2 + - framebuffer console + - 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, provided by Android gadget + - automatic USB device/host/suspend detection aka full OTG support + - suspend LP1 + - CAN via can0 and can1 + - PCIe (regular ports and mini-PCIe slot) + - SATA (regular port or mSATA slot + - DVFS power management + - parallel camera interface +- Linux user-space + - graphics (LVDS-1 aka TFTLCD and HDMI-1 aka DVI-D) + - tegrastats + - Firefox + - Gstreamer video encode and playback, dual full HD video decode + - LXDE + - tegrastats-gtk, CPU information visible in graphical environment + - LVDS transmitter configuration (see lvds-dual-channel.sh resp. lvds-single-channel.sh) + +Not working or not tested: +- U-Boot boot loader + - U-Boot USB keyboard + - Gigabit Ethernet +- Linux kernel + - analog input AD0 .. AD3 not implemented + - watchdog + - IrDA + - RS-422/485 + - SIM card +- Linux user-space + - Adobe Flash not provided by L4T (and probably never will) + - opkg package feeds don't seem to be usable + - GPIO config tool missing Apalis MXM3 pin description integration + +********************************************************* +eMMC Boot: Apalis T30 2GB V1.0a, V1.0b and V1.0c (Sample) +eMMC Boot: Apalis T30 1GB V1.0a (Sample) +********************************************************* + +Initial Preparation: +- download and extract T30_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions + +Flash eMMC: +- EvalBoard V1.0a + - connect USB micro A/B (X49) or USB B (X50) to development workstation using micro or regular USB cable + - connect serial debug console to lower X28 or X29 using null modem RS-232 or regular USB cable + - enter recovery mode: + - Eboot (e.g. transitioning from WEC): + - 115200 baud without any handshake + - hold space key while applying power or resetting + - press x to enter command mode + - use 'reboot rcm' command + - U-Boot (e.g. updating Embedded Linux): + - 115200 baud without any handshake + - apply power or reset + - hit any key to stop auto booting + - use 'enterrcm' command + - for more information about recovery mode please consult Apalis T30 datasheet chapter 6 +- run update.sh script + +Boot from eMMC: +- EvalBoard V1.0a +- power cycle +- upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient + +Toradex, August 19, 2013 -- cgit v1.2.3