This post is a modification of Customizing Ubuntu/Debian kernels on i.MX6/7 boards to make it work on i.MX8 boards also. Also I try to give you a guide how to modify and customize the system image on the host PC…
Ubuntu Focal 20.04 LTS for Nitrogen8M and Nitrogen8M Mini boards – August 2020 (kernel 5.4.x)
We’re glad to release our first Ubuntu Focal image for Nitrogen8MQ and Nitrogen8M Mini board. Since this board supports only Wayland graphical backend, the system is simpler than earlier systems with i.MX6. We use Weston, the reference Wayland compositor in…
HDMI Input for i.MX8 boards via MIPI-CSI
We are pleased to announce support for the BD_HDMI_MIPI on our i.MX8 based Nitrogen boards. Although the i.MX8M and i.MX8M Mini processors do not natively support HDMI input, the Toshiba TC358743XBG HDMI to MIPI-CSI bridge enables this feature. You can…
Using Docker Containers for Reproducible Yocto Builds
In this post, we want to go over some basics of using Docker Containers for Reproducible Yocto builds. This will allow for a consistent and stable build environment for building images. No matter the linux distro you are using (Ubuntu,…
Cellular modems on i.MX8 boards, Nitrogen8M and Nitrogen8M Mini under Ubuntu
In this post, we’ll walk through all of the steps needed to configure a specific set of modems under Ubuntu as a reference. We’ll use Quectel EC25 modem in this showcase, if you’re using another modem or another userspace, the…
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04.5 LTS for Nitrogen8M Mini/Nano boards with kernel 4.14.x
We’re happy to release our Ubuntu Bionic image for Nitrogen8M_Mini board. Since this board supports only Wayland graphical backend, the system is simpler than earlier systems with i.MX6, similar to i.MX8M system. We use Weston, the reference Wayland compositor…
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS for Nitrogen8M board with kernel 4.14.x
We’re glad to release our first Ubuntu Bionic image for Nitrogen8M board. Since this board supports only Wayland graphical backend, the system is simpler than earlier systems with i.MX6. We use Weston, the reference Wayland compositor in this system. This…
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS for Nitrogen8M_Mini board – March 2019 (kernel 4.9.x)
We’re happy to release our Ubuntu Bionic image for Nitrogen8M_Mini board. Since this board supports only Wayland graphical backend, the system is simpler than earlier systems with i.MX6, similar to i.MX8M system. We use Weston, the reference Wayland compositor in…
Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 LTS for Nitrogen8M board – September 2018 (kernel 4.9.x)
We’re glad to release our first Ubuntu Bionic image for Nitrogen8M board. Since this board supports only Wayland graphical backend, the system is simpler than earlier systems with i.MX6. We use Weston, the reference Wayland compositor in this system, later…
i.MX Linux kernel 4.9 for Nitrogen platforms
We’re glad to release a new i.MX Linux kernel 4.9.x based on imx_4.9.11_1.0.0_ga branch for all our platforms: https://github.com/boundarydevices/linux-imx6/tree/boundary-imx_4.9.x_1.0.0_ga What’s new? This Linux kernel 4.9.x contains the same features as the previous 4.1.15 kernel, the rest of the new features can be found on NXP Release Notes:…
