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

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

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.