From f73e43fd62b7545d47c13eb1fb0c2623b33f149b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Krummenacher Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:39:39 +0100 Subject: release notes: apalis/colibri t20/t30 colibri vf v2.1 beta 3 --- release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | 41 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 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 ebd60ff..7a87f9d 100644 --- a/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Apalis_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,13 +4,39 @@ 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 +- Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release R16.4 - 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 3 (March 18, 2014) +- U-Boot: + - Enable hardware boot partition support (via 'mmc dev [dev] [part]' command). + - Get rid of the spurious 'video=tegrafb' kernel boot argument and add + 'noatime' to the usbargs. +- Linux kernel: + - Initialise high speed UART with lower default baudrate to avoid issues. + - Merge with NVIDIA's latest L4T R16.4 kernel. + - Fix the disabling of PCIe GEN2 capabilities. + - Added OmniVision OV7670 and Texas Instruments TVP5150 V4L2 drivers. + - Added initial Aptina AS0260 V4L2 driver. + - Solved low framerate issue with analogue cameras. +- rootfs / oe-core: + - nv-binaries: update to L4T R16.4 + - Added gst-plugins-good-jpeg +- sources git.toradex.com tag Apalis_T30_LinuxImageV2.1Beta3_20140318 + +Known Issues: +- 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 V2.1 Beta 2 (February 6, 2014) - U-Boot: @@ -217,7 +243,7 @@ Notes: - user account: root with empty password - ext3 root file system - opkg package manager -- HDMI: not all pixel clock frequencies allow for HDMI audio +- HDMI aka DVI-D: 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) and awk (e.g. install gawk on Ubuntu) @@ -227,6 +253,7 @@ Working on latest image: - ASIX based USB to Ethernet adapters on USBH3 - MMC/SD cards (only GPT partitioned) - eMMC flash with NVIDIA partition table parsing + - RAM size auto detection - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 - Toradex Apalis configuration block handling - USB storage as host on USBH3 @@ -234,7 +261,8 @@ Working on latest image: - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio - temperature sensor /sys/bus/i2c/devices/4-004c - RTC (Tegra internal, PMIC and board level I2C RTC) - - Gigabit Ethernet eth0 + - Gigabit Ethernet enpXs0, X being its PCIe bus number + - eMMC ext3 - serial console debug UARTA aka UART1 - high speed serial UARTB aka UART3, UARTC aka UART4 and UARTD aka UART2 - I2C via /dev/i2c-X @@ -243,7 +271,7 @@ Working on latest image: - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/ - HDMI HDA audio - HDA audio (on Eval Board V1.0a: check datasheet/schematics for patch instructions) - - analog audio capture, playback and touch + - analogue audio capture, playback and resistive 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 @@ -267,7 +295,7 @@ Working on latest image: - graphics (LVDS-1 aka TFTLCD and HDMI-1 aka DVI-D) - tegrastats - Firefox - - Gstreamer video encode and playback, dual full HD video decode + - Gstreamer video encode and playback, independent 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) @@ -285,7 +313,6 @@ Not working or not tested: - suspend LP1 (igb/PCIe failing) - 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 ********************************************************* @@ -326,4 +353,4 @@ Boot from eMMC: - power cycle - upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient -Toradex, February 13, 2014 +Toradex, March 18, 2014 -- cgit v1.2.3