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Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8

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Hello Wookey,

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 05:13:02AM +0000, Wookey wrote:
> Source: linux
> Severity: normal
> 
> The iMX8 SoC is used on various boards, widely available to debian
> users and well supported by free software, but the platform is not
> enabled in debian kernels, which is a rather major omission. I don't
> know why not (I guess no-one filed this bug?).
> 
> These are all avilable today and should at least mostly work with
> mainline:
> Nitrogen 8M 
>  https://boundarydevices.com/product/nitrogen8m/
> Solidrun 
>  Cubox M https://shop.solid-run.com/product/SRMP8QDWB1D04GE008X00CE/
>  Hummingboard Pulse https://shop.solid-run.com/product-category/embedded-computers/nxp-family/hummingboard-m/
> Purism
>  Librem 5 Phone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5
> Compulab
>  SBC-iMX8X https://www.compulab.com/products/sbcs/sbc-imx8x-nxp-i-mx-8x-single-board-computer/
>  (supported since 5.4.24)
> Toradex
>  Apalis iMX8 CoM https://www.toradex.com/computer-on-modules/apalis-arm-family/nxp-imx-8
> 
> I believe that all that is needed is adding
> CONFIG_ARCH_MXC=y in debian/config/arm64/config
> Which is set by default upstream.

I enabled a few more settings in our sid branch. See
https://deb.li/3fUTV .

> (There may be other drivers that should enabled too for some of these
> platforms?)
> 
> I just built the kernel with the above config change and it builds
> fine on arm64, and installs and boots on softiron. I don't have an
> iMX8 here to test on, but we can find some, I'm sure.

I have an i.MX8 here, but didn't do any tests (yet).

Best regards
Uwe

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Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8 Wookey <wookey@wookware.org> - 2021-03-25 06:20 +0100
  Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8 Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> - 2021-03-25 11:30 +0100
  Processed: Re: Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for  NXP/Freescale iMX8 "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2021-03-25 11:30 +0100
  Bug#985862: marked as done (linux: Please enable support for  NXP/Freescale iMX8) "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2021-03-27 16:30 +0100
  Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8 Wookey <wookey@debian.org> - 2021-04-12 15:30 +0200
    Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8 Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> - 2021-04-12 16:40 +0200
      Bug#985862: linux: Please enable support for NXP/Freescale iMX8 Wookey <wookey@wookware.org> - 2021-04-12 17:30 +0200

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