From e19c7f6dec60006c5465d6b82561d3c9163b7594 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Ziswiler Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:59:19 +0200 Subject: release notes: apalis/colibri t20/t30 v2.1 beta 1 --- .../Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt | 63 ++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt') diff --git a/release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt b/release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt index aaea1de..bb58f23 100644 --- a/release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt +++ b/release-notes/Colibri_T30_LinuxReleaseNotesV2.x.txt @@ -5,12 +5,57 @@ Release Notes: Linux Image V2.x for Colibri T30 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 +- 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 1 (October 22, 2013) +- U-Boot: + - Fix possible uninitialised array member issue in serial number to + hexadecimal coded decimal conversion routine (e.g. as used for + /proc/cpuinfo in Linux). +- Linux kernel: + - Fix several HDMI hang issues. + - Support default watchdog API (see + http://developer.toradex.com/knowledge-base/watchdog-(linux)). + - Disable magic SysRq key configuration as this is not only a potential + security thread but can cause serious trouble if for some reason UART pins + are left floating and therefore cause unexpected break conditions. + - Add DDR speed definition for 400 and 800 MHz. + - HDMI: Retry EDID reads up to 4 times until failing. + +- rootfs / oe-core: + - OpenEmbedded: layers updated to dylan + xserver update to version 1.14 + gtk+ updated to 2.24.15 + firefox update to 10.0.11esr + connman now has a command line tool, connmanctl + split the meta-lxde layer from oe-tworaz and serve it from + git.toradex.com + - NEON enabled build + - hdmi: add udev rule to start an X output on hotplug + - feed-config: use the new feed armv7ahf-vfp-neon + - evdev: backport V2.8.1 from dora to get a fix for multitouch events + - burnflash: script for configblock generation + - added packages: ethtool + - burnflash: change the Colibri image names to start with Colibri + - burnflash: add sanity checks + +- sources git.toradex.com tag Colibri_T30_LinuxImageV2.1Beta1_20131022 + +Known Issues: +- LVDS aka TFTLCD resolution hard-coded in kernel to VESA VGA resolution, + comments with timings for other resolutions provided +- 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 V2.0 Beta 3 (August 20, 2013) This updates u-boot and kernel to cope with the increased eMMC and changed T30 @@ -182,7 +227,7 @@ Known Issues: ******************************************************************************** Notes: -- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka FFUART (lower X25 on EvalBoards, X13 on Iris) without any handshake +- 115200 baud serial debug console on UARTA aka FFUART (lower X25 on EvalBoards resp. X27 on V3.1a depending on JP17/19, X13 on Iris) without any handshake - user account: root with empty password - ext3 root file system - opkg package manager @@ -209,7 +254,6 @@ Working on latest image: - 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 @@ -218,6 +262,7 @@ Working on latest image: - framebuffer console - custom Ethernet MAC Address - serial number and board revision + - watchdog - USB host port - USB audio driver - USB webcam @@ -242,19 +287,19 @@ Not working or not tested: - TFTLCD framebuffer support - Linux kernel - analog input AD0 .. AD3 not implemented - - watchdog + - HDMI SPDIF audio broken - 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 -********************************************************* -eMMC Boot: Colibri T30 V1.1b, V1.1c and V1.1d (Sample) -********************************************************* +***************************************************** +eMMC Boot: Colibri T30 V1.1b, V1.1c or V1.1d (Sample) +***************************************************** Initial Preparation: -- download and extract T30_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions +- download and extract Colibri_T30_LinuxImageVx.yz.tar.bz2 package with root permissions Flash eMMC: - EvalBoard V3.1a @@ -278,4 +323,4 @@ Boot from eMMC: - power cycle - upon first boot post-install scripts are run which takes around 2 minutes, please be patient -Toradex, August 30, 2013 +Toradex, October 25, 2013 -- cgit v1.2.3