2020.07.00
This release includes major changes compared previous Freedom Unleashed SDK and thus is experimental at this stage. Main changes include:
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All layers (openembedded-core, meta-openembedded, meta-riscv) updated to their latest revisions.
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Kernel updated to v5.7.4.
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U-Boot updated to v2020.07-rc5.
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OpenSBI updated to v0.8.
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stress-ng updated to 0.11.14.
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Mesa updated to 20.0.3.
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jq package was added.
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LLVM updated to a newer revision (not final 10.0.1).
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Backport 3 vDSO fixes from upstream.
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Updated kernel configuration to incl. more I2C related features (
/dev/i2c-0
exist andi2cdetect
detects it). -
haveged updated to 1.9.13 (solves cyclic dependency issue with systemd at boot time).
Known Issues
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Avoid overclocking SoC using CPUFreq if you are using HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board from Microsemi as this will hang the board. Hard reset will be required.
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If Xfce4 desktop disk image is used with HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board and GPU then rebooting is required after the 1st boot.