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diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index 5aa4768..b11618e 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_VF_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Colibri VF50/VF61 Contents: - U-Boot 2015.04 boot loader -- Linux 4.1.5 LTS kernel +- Linux 4.1.12 LTS kernel - Angstrom 2015.06/OpenEmbedded fido/Yocto 1.8 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment @@ -12,6 +12,69 @@ Contents: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-vybrid-modules ******************************************************************************** +Linux Image V2.5 Beta 2 (November 6, 2015) +- U-Boot boot loader: + - UBI fastmap fixes backported from Linux + - add return code for cfgblock commands which allows scripting + - increase TFTP blocksize for better performance + - updated NAND flash controller driver to include latest changes and bug fixes + implemented during code review of the upstream Linux kernel variant of it + - enabled zero bootdelay check (allows entering U-Boot when bootdelay is 0) + - increased heap size to avoid out of memory errors attaching UBI partitions + - implemented L2 cache for Colibri VF61 (no runtime detection; not enabled by + default) + - introduced automatic Ethernet aka TFTP update capability + - fix global timer udelay to use correct clock rate (fixes PHY detection in + U-Boot if boot delay is 0) + - added additional environment variables such as board_name and arm +- Linux kernel: + - updated to 4.1.12 LTS long term stable Linux kernel + - updated NAND flash controller driver to include latest changes and bug fixes + implemented during code review of the upstream variant of it + - fixed PWM default pinmuxing + - enabled /proc/config.gz support + - enabled fbcon Logo support + - automatic USB device/host detection using USBC_DET pin + - added more USB Gadget drivers such as ECM (ethernet) or mass storage, + compile all gadget drivers as modules + - fixed SD card using polling mode instead of relying on card-detect GPIO + - fixed suspend/resume when using PIT timer as clocksource + - disabled UART DMA by default for all UARTs due to issues in current + implementation + - use pull-down on wakeup-key (avoids immediate wake-up on Iris/Viola) + - use reset values as L2 cache latencies + - fixed flickers/unstable backlight GPIO during startup + - changed Fusion multi touch event reporting to adhere to multitouch slot + protocol + - added ARM Performance Monitoring Unit (PMU) +- Linux user-space: + - updated to latest Angstrom 2015.06/OpenEmbedded fido: + - glibc 2.22 + - systemd 219 + - Xorg 1.16.1 + - glibc: force memcpy_arm to improve memcpy performance + - load USB Gadget ConfigFS kernel module by default +- OpenEmbedded build system: + - local.conf: add Toradex source mirror as pre-mirror +- Update scripts: + - use space-fixup in UBIFS image (allowing the image to be flashed using DFU) + - update.sh: delete intermediate files after use + - improved update.sh to use module type specific folders allowing update of + different modules with just one update media + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_VF_LinuxImageV2.5Beta2_20151106 + - repository linux-toradex branch toradex_vf_4.1 + - repository u-boot-toradex branch 2015.04-toradex + +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 V2.1C) +- Suspend-to-Memory: USB devices on the USB host port get disconnected on resume +- Standby: Wake-up using UART in DMA mode hangs +- Serial console on USB peripheral port is not enabled by default; use this command: + systemctl enable serial-getty@ttyGS0.service + +******************************************************************************** Linux Image V2.5 Beta 1 (August 13, 2015) - U-Boot: - Improve TFTP transfer speed by using increased block size @@ -551,7 +614,8 @@ Working on latest image: - USB webcam - USB raw HID device /dev/hidrawX - USB device Ethernet RNDIS - - USB device CDCACM + - USB device CDC ACM + - automatic USB device/host detection aka OTG support - analogue inputs /sys/bus/iio/devices/ - power management (standby is Stop mode) - interrupt router (peripheral gets routed on interrupt request) @@ -562,14 +626,13 @@ Working on latest image: - GPIO config tool - LXDE - Cortex M4 utility mqxboot - - multicore communication library libmcc + - multicore communication library libmcc v1 Not working or not tested: - U-Boot boot loader - USB keyboard - Linux kernel - USB audio driver - - automatic USB device/host detection aka OTG support - IrDA - optional parallel camera interface @@ -577,4 +640,4 @@ Not working or not tested: Flashing instruction have been moved to the Toradex developer article: http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/flashing-linux-on-vybrid-modules -Toradex, August 14, 2015 +Toradex, November 6, 2015 |