New Release:
V2.3 Beta 5 Linux BSPs for Apalis and Colibri Modules

Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Linux

Linux

Presenting our latest release - V2.3 Beta 5 Embedded Linux BSPs for Freescale® i.MX 6, NVIDIA® Tegra™ and Freescale® Vybrid based modules.

One common update to all supported modules in this release is:

      • Linux user-space: update X server to 1.14.7

Freescale® i.MX 6 based modules(Apalis iMX6 & Colibri iMX6) Linux Release

The release contains: 

  • U-Boot 2014.04 boot loader
  • Linux 3.10.17 kernel, based on Freescale's BSP release imx_3.10.17_1.0.1_ga and patches from Boundary Devices
  • Angstrom/OpenEmbedded/Yocto 2014.06/daisy/1.6 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

Notable updates in this release: 

For Apalis iMX6 Module

  • U-Boot: detect HW Version and work with both V1.0 and V1.1 HW
  • Linux kernel:
    • control RESET_MOCI from the CPU on V1.1 HW, and thus have the correct reset sequence between the PCIe switch and downstream end points. Fixes missing PCIe devices after reboot
    • update device tree for HW V1.1 and add a V1.0 HW device-tree
  • Update script: fix flash_eth update scripts

For Colibri iMX6 Module

  • U-Boot: default to VGA on parallel RGB display (from full HD on DVI)

NVIDIA® Tegra™ 3 based modules (Apalis T30 and Colibri T30) Linux Release

The release contains: 

  • U-Boot 2014.10 boot loader
  • Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release R16.5
  • Angstrom/OpenEmbedded/Yocto 2014.06/daisy/1.6 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

  Notable updates in this release: 

  • Linux kernel: fix USB low-speed issue hack
  • Linux user-space:
    • fix fw_setenv
    • fix resizefs
    • integrate NVIDIA L4T R16.5 (fixes gstreamer memory leak)
  • Update script: fix flash_eth update scripts 

NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 based module (Colibri T20) Linux Release

The release contains: 

  • U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader
  • Linux 3.1.10 kernel, based on NVIDIA's Linux for Tegra (L4T) release R16.5
  • Angstrom/OpenEmbedded/Yocto 2014.06/daisy/1.6 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

 Notable updates in this release: 

  • Linux user-space: integrate NVIDIA L4T R16.5 (fixes gstreamer memory leak)

Freescale® Vybrid based module (Colibri VF61/ VF50) Linux Release

The release contains: 

  • U-Boot 2014.10 boot loader
  • Linux 3.18.0 kernel
  • Angstrom/OpenEmbedded/Yocto 2014.06/daisy/1.6 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

  Notable updates in this release:

  • U-Boot: USB host and device support
  • Linux kernel:
    • switch to vanilla 3.18 based Linux kernel with device tree capabilities
    • USB peripheral and host support (specified in device tree for now)

Download Information 

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