January 27, 2012

Linux Image V1.0 Beta 5 for Colibri T20 is Available

Toradex released version V1.0 Beta 5 of the Colibri T20 Linux BSP containing:

- U-Boot 2011.06 boot loader (http://gitorious.org/colibri-t20-embedded-linux-bsp)
- Linux 2.6.36.2 kernel
- OpenEmbedded 2011.03 based root file system, using LXDE desktop environment

You can download this version from our server:
http://files.toradex.com/Colibri/Linux/Images/

Changes in this version:
- spidev driver on default SPI pins (SPI4) without explicit pull-up/downs
- GMI with multiplexed nPWE and RDnWR
- note about certain conflicting GPIO/pin usage on other carrier boards (e.g. MECS Tellurium and Protea)
- improved display/video performance, now capable of doing dual full HD video decode
- Ethernet detection fault fix
- MMC/SD and NAND performance optimisation, optionally support 8-bit SDHCI on HSMMC controller (requires custom carrier board)
- framebuffer console support
- USB raw HID device support enabled in kernel configuration (for easy Toradex Oak connection)
- updated ASIX driver to version 4.2.0 (Sep. 19, 2011)
- custom Ethernet MAC Address handling (see asix_mac kernel command line argument)
- performance optimisations
- Tegra internal RTC support (in addition to PMIC plus board level I2C RTC)
- machine ID changed to official Colibri T20 one formerly called Tegra 2 (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/list.php?id=3323)
- U-Boot supporting environment storage in NAND flash, Ethernet, MMC/SD cards, NAND flash, RAM size auto detection, serial console, Toradex Colibri configuration block and USB storage as host
- serial number and board revision handling (see /proc/cpuinfo)
- LXDE