The Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 RFP(GA) IMX Release

The Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 RFP/GA release is available on .

• README: http://git.freescale.com/git/cgit.cgi/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git/tree/README?h=imx-morty
• ChangeLog: http://git.freescale.com/git/cgit.cgi/imx/fsl-arm-yocto-bsp.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=imx-morty

Target boards:

• i.MX 6QuadPlus SABRE-SD Board and Platform
• i.MX 6QuadPlus SABRE-AI Board
• i.MX 6Quad SABRE-SD Board and Platform
• i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-SD Board
• i.MX 6Quad SABRE-AI Board
• i.MX 6DualLite SABRE-AI Board
• i.MX 6SoloLite EVK Board
• i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-SD Board
• i.MX 6SoloX SABRE-AI Board
• i.MX 7Dual SABRE-SD Board
• i.MX 6UltraLite EVK Board
• i.MX 6ULL EVK Board
• i.MX 6SLL EVK Board
• i.MX 7ULP EVK Board (Beta Quality)

What’s new:

New features added for all supported boards:

• Upgraded the kernel to 4.9.11.
• Updated EULA to v29 August 2017.
• Upgraded the Yocto Project to version 2.2 Morty.
• Upgraded U-Boot to 2017.03.
• Supports the GCC 6.2.0 toolchain.
• Graphics updates for 4.9.11.-1.0.0 GA:
  • Upgraded to 6.2.2.p0
  • GPU SDK upgraded to 4.0.1
• Graphics updates for MX8_alpha:
  • Upgraded to 6.2.3.p0
  • For i.MX 8 support for Vulkan and OpenVX
  • GPU SDK upgraded to 4.0.2
• Chromium browser upgraded to v53.0.2785.143 for Xwayland.
• New multimedia features and changes for 4.9.11-1.0.0:
  • Qt upgraded to 5.8
  • Qt 5 works on SoCs without hardware graphics for Frame Buffer and X11 graphic backends only using mesa software graphics, but it is not supported.

Available files for download

File	Description
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6QPDLSOLOX.tar.gz	i.MX 6QuadPlus, i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6Dual, i.MX 6DualLite, i.MX 6Solo, i.MX 6Solox Linux Binary Demo Files
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6SLEVK.tar.gz	i.MX 6Sololite EVK Linux Binary Demo Files
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6UL7D.tar.gz	i.MX 6UltraLite EVK, 7Dual SABRESD, 6ULL EVK Linux Binary Demo Files
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX6SLLEVK.tar.gz	i.MX 6SLL EVK Linux Binary Demo Files
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_images_MX7ULPEVK.tar.gz	i.MX 7ULP EVK Linux Binary Demo Files
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_mfg-tools.tar.gz	i.MX Manufacturing Toolkit for Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 BSP
L4.9.11_1.0.0-ga_gpu-tools.tar.gz	L4.9.11_1.0.0 i.MX VivanteVTK file
bcmdhd-1.141.100.6.tar.gz	The Broadcom firmware package for i.MX Linux L4.9.11_1.0.0 BSP.
imx-aacpcodec-4.2.1.tar.gz	Linux AAC Plus Codec for L4.9.11_1.0.0
fsl-yocto-L4.9.11_1.0.0.tar.gz	L4.9.11_1.0.0 for Linux BSP Documentation. Includes Release Notes, User Guide.

For known issues, limitations and more details please consult the Release Notes.

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This post was originally posted on i.MXDev Blog.