2020.04.00
- All layers (openembedded-core, meta-openembedded, meta-riscv) updated to their latest revisions
- Kernel updated to v5.6.2
- GCC updated to 9.3.0
- Added back 3 packages removed in 2020.03.00 due to Python 3 migration (two Xfce4 packages and fio)
- ATI drivers updated (for HD6450 and similar GPUs)
- AMD drivers added (tested with RX550 and RX570, POLARIS GPUs)
- Glamor (2D acceleration using GPU) enabled (tested with HD6450 and RX550, no artifacts)
- Wayland distribution feature disabled as we use X11
- LLVM updated to 10.0.0 (final release, only used by Mesa for GPUs)
- Mesa updated to 20.0.3
- Vulkan enabled for AMD GPUs (tested with RX550)
- spidev driver enabled
- Disk images no more include debug packages by default and thus there is less to download
- Separate disk image with debug packages can be built by adding
-debug
prefix to the build target (e.g.demo-coreip-cli-debug
ordemo-coreip-xfce4-debug
) - Notable new packages added: libgpiod, libgpiod-tools, libgpiod-dev, i2c-tools, spitools, glibc-utils, libgomp-dev.
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.