path: root/release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt

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Release Notes:  Linux Image V2.x for Colibri T30
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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

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Linux Image V2.0 Beta 3 (August 20, 2013)
This updates u-boot and kernel to cope with the increased eMMC and changed T30
CPU SKU on Colibri T30
- U-Boot:
  - eMMC and RAM size / offset detection
  - rename shell prompt to Colibri 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 v4l-utils
  - removed warning output from commandline tegrastats

- sources git.toradex.com tag T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta3_20130820

Known Issues:
- 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 VESA VGA 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

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Linux Image V2.0 Beta 2 (June 26, 2013)
- U-Boot:
  - integrate NVIDIA partition table parsing incl. Toradex Colibri configuration block
  - increase CPU frequency at boot
  - decrease boot delay
  - fix overflow in HCD conversion
- Linux kernel:
  - allow easy integration of a custom Linux boot logo
  - add TouchRev Fusion 10 aka CPT CLAA101NC05 display timings
  - integrate TouchRev Fusion 7 and 10 multi-touch driver
  - fix gpio-key pull-ups
  - enable back key wake-up
  - rename UARTs and PWM LEDs
  - explicitly configure for 4-bit MMC/SD cards by default
  - integrate MCP251x and SJA1000 CAN support
  - fix Ethernet MAC address assignment after suspend
  - hack to make newer SD cards work by adding a quirk for lack of 1.8v support
  - export some GPIOs via /sys/class/gpio
  - add comment about GMI_ADV_N usage
  - remove spurious tegra_aes_device
  - video4linux adv7180 and max9526 integration
  - set board local critical temperature to 95°C
  - hack to avoid 24 Hz mode in X resulting in no display at all
- 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 T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta2_20130626

Known Issues:
- 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 VESA VGA 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

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Linux Image V2.0 Beta 1 (March 28, 2013)
- U-Boot:
  - no changes
- Linux kernel:
  - fbcon: logo: allow easy integration of a custom Linux boot logo
- rootfs / oe-core:
  - use newer Linux kernel
  - use latest GPIOConfig, fixed SODIMM numbers
  - use a unified recipe for the Linux kernel
  - UBOOT_MACHINE variable definition moved to machine .conf file
  - add setxkbmap package
  - add florence package, virtual keyboard application
  - burnflash: fix race condition in genext3fs.sh and use -F option for mount
  - xorg framebuffer depth 16bit
  - use new Toradex CI

- sources git.toradex.com tag T30_LinuxImageV2.0Beta1_20130314

Known Issues:
- 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 VESA VGA resolution, 
  comments with timings for other resolutions provided
- some windows have garbled titlebar, e.g. lxterminal
- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start
- 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


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Linux Image V2.0 Alpha 1 (January 22, 2013)
- U-Boot:
  - moved to proper machine type
- Linux kernel:
  - added one wire platform data (conditional, CONFIG_W1_MASTER_TEGRA must be enabled)
  - fix USB hang on device insertion
  - added correct spidev platform data (/dev/spidev0.0)
  - PWM B, PWM C, PWM D now accessible from userspace, /sys/class/leds/
  - refined pin muxing
  - added thermal throttling, i.e. CPU freq. is reduced when CPU gets hot
  - updated audio codec driver, audio input now working
  - GPIO keys implementation
  - LP1 suspend support
  - moved to proper machine type
  - fix PMIC regulator platform data
- oe-core:
  - use latest u-boot and Linux kernel
  - use latest GPIOConfig, fixes issues with tristated pins and GPIO with num >222
  
- sources git.toradex.com tag T30_LinuxImageV2.0Alpha1_20130122

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 VESA VGA resolution, 
  comments with timings for other resolutions provided
- some windows have garbled titlebar, e.g. lxterminal
- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start
- issues with the genext3.sh scripts: if your language settings expect 
  something different to 'y' to a question, the script failes.
  The rootfs is empty resulting in a kernel panic during boot.
  Workaround: edit line 38 of bin/genext3.sh as follows:
  old: echo y | mkfs.ext3 $@ -L arm 
  new: mkfs.ext3 -F -L arm $@

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Linux Image V2.0 Alpha 0 (December 27, 2012)
(ported form the Linux Image V2.0 Beta1 for Colibri T20)
- U-Boot:
  - first release
- Linux kernel:
  - first release
- oe-core:
  - first release
- sources git.toradex.com tag T30_LinuxImageV2.0Alpha0_20121227

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. 
- When no device was attached to the USB host port during boot, the 
  system crashes when one is attached when the system is up.
- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to VESA VGA resolution, 
  comments with timings for other resolutions provided
- some windows have garbled titlebar, e.g. lxterminal
- lxappearance is segfaulting upon start

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Notes:
- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka FFUART (lower X25 on EvalBoards, X13 on Iris) 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) and awk (e.g. install gawk on Ubuntu)

Working on latest image:
- U-Boot boot loader
  - environment storage in eMMC
  - Ethernet
  - MMC/SD cards (only GPT partitioned)
  - eMMC flash with NVIDIA partition table parsing
  - serial console debug UARTA
  - Toradex Colibri configuration block handling
  - USB storage as host
- Linux kernel
  - GPIOlib /sys/class/gpio
  - temperature sensor /sys/bus/i2c/devices/4-004c
  - RTC (Tegra internal, PMIC and board level I2C RTC)
  - Ethernet eth0
  - serial console debug UARTA
  - high speed serial UARTB and UARTD
  - I2C via /dev/i2c-X
  - MMC/SD card, optional 8-bit SDHCI
  - PWM LEDs /sys/class/leds/
  - HDMI SPDIF 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
  - GMI with multiplexed nPWE and RDnWR
  - 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 detection aka OTG support
  - suspend LP1
  - DVFS power management
  - optional 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
  - GPIO config tool
  - LXDE
  - tegrastats-gtk, CPU information visible in graphical environment

Not working or not tested:
- U-Boot boot loader
  - U-Boot USB keyboard
  - TFTLCD framebuffer support
- Linux kernel
  - analog input AD0 .. AD3 not implemented
  - watchdog
  - IrDA
  - RS-422/485
- Linux user-space
  - Adobe Flash not provided by L4T (and probably never will)
  - opkg package feeds don't seem to be usable

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eMMC Boot: Colibri T30 V1.1b, V1.1c and V1.1d (Sample)
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Initial Preparation:
- download and extract T30_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions

Flash eMMC:
- EvalBoard V3.1a
  - connect USB B (X29) or USB micro A/B (X30) to development workstation using regular or micro USB cable
  - the jumper JP2 must be open
  - press and hold recovery mode switch (SW9) during power up
- Iris V1.1a
  - connect USB micro A/B (X12) to development workstation using regular micro USB cable
  - short pin 1-2 of JP1 on Iris for RECOVERY
(other carrier boards see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/colibri-recovery-mode)
- make sure that the carrier board supports USB high speed
  - Iris & EvalBoard V3.1a OK, for other carrier boards see http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/usb-2.0-high-speed-%28480mbps%29 )
- apply power or reset
- run update.sh script

Boot from eMMC:
- EvalBoard V3.1a
  - do no longer press SW9
- Iris V1.1a
  - do no longer short any pins of JP1
- power cycle
- upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient

Toradex, August 30, 2013