From 8cba8feaa565bb72c36dbe6e9d4376632b9011d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Ziswiler Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:24:06 +0200 Subject: Updated release notes. Signed-off-by: Marcel Ziswiler Acked-by: Max Krummenacher --- .../Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'release-notes/Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt') diff --git a/release-notes/Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index d461f11..aebf900 100644 --- a/release-notes/Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Apalis_iMX6_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Apalis iMX6 Contents: - U-Boot 2015.04 boot loader -- Linux 3.14.28 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release imx_3.14.28_1.0.0_ga - and patches from Boundary Devices -- Angstrom 2015.06/OpenEmbedded fido/Yocto 1.8 based root file system, using +- Linux 3.14.52 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga +- Angstrom 2015.12/OpenEmbedded jethro/Yocto 2.0 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment ==> Flashing instructions can be found on the Toradex developer article: @@ -16,6 +15,55 @@ Licensing: - proprietary multimedia codecs included for evaluation purpose only - customer required to obtain proper re-distribution license +******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.6 Beta 1 (March 31, 2016) + +- Booting: + - using the eMMC fast boot feature. + This requires fusing the bootmode irreversibly into the i.MX 6. + It will be done as part of the flashing process, refer to the flashing + instructions mentioned above. + Fast boot mode addresses issue 15990 + http://developer.toradex.com/software/linux/linux-software/release-details?view=all&issue=15990 +- U-Boot boot loader: + - added updt_fuse command required for the change to fastboot mode +- Linux kernel: + - updated to 3.14.52 + - fixed PCIe operation with Evaluation Board PCIe switch + - fixed invalid #address-cells value which fixed issues with PCIe interrupts + - disable not serviced DCD/RI UART interrupts + - fixed bug preventing gpio-leds dtb configuration + - limit SPI clock to datasheet maximum of 18MHz +- Linux user-space: + - deploy rttest package +- OpenEmbedded build system: + - update OpenEmbedded from fido to jethro: + - Firefox 38.2.1esr + - gcc Linaro GCC 5.2-2015.11-2 + - glibc 2.22 + - systemd 226 + - Xorg 1.17.2 + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_iMX6_LinuxImageV2.6Beta1_20160331 + - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_imx_3.14.52_1.1.0_ga + - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex + +Known Issues: +- PCIe suspend/resume issue +- USB RNDIS is racy due to networkd bug and not started by default +- some USB Thumb drives don't work well in U-Boot +- USB hub on Evaluation Board not enabled in U-Boot +- 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 +- on first boot the resizing process adversely affects system performance for + the first few minutes until completed +- Display resolution can be set for some output configurations, set the U-Boot + environment variable vidargs accordingly. +- X uses only the fb0 device +- Ethernet aka TFTP update requires manual splitting of the root.ext3 file + which can be taken care of by the -c argument of our update.sh script. + ******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.5 Beta 3 (December 15, 2015) - U-Boot boot loader: @@ -471,4 +519,4 @@ Not working or not tested: Flashing instruction have been moved to the Toradex developer article: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-imx6-modules -Toradex, January 22, 2016 +Toradex, April 15, 2016 -- cgit v1.2.3