Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of venice/yocto

Timestamp:

01/21/2026 10:51:22 PM (7 weeks ago)

Author:

Ryan Erbstoesser

Comment:

add notes for updated release

venice/yocto

@@ -28 +28 @@
 Example output once booted:
 {{{
-root@localhost:~# uname -a
-Linux localhost 5.15.15-gc3a6ad5a1338 #1 SMP Thu Dec 29 20:29:26 UTC 2022 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
 root@localhost:~# cat /etc/os-release 
 ID=fsl-imx-xwayland
 NAME="NXP i.MX Release Distro"
-VERSION="5.15-kirkstone (kirkstone)"
-VERSION_ID=5.15-kirkstone
-PRETTY_NAME="NXP i.MX Release Distro 5.15-kirkstone (kirkstone)"
-DISTRO_CODENAME="kirkstone"
+VERSION="6.12-walnascar (walnascar)"
+VERSION_ID=6.12-walnascar
+VERSION_CODENAME="walnascar"
+PRETTY_NAME="NXP i.MX Release Distro 6.12-walnascar (walnascar)"
+CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:openembedded:fsl-imx-xwayland:6.12-walnascar"
+root@localhost:~# uname -a
+Linux localhost 6.12.0-00043-g8bb30ec2a92c #1 SMP Thu Jan 15 22:41:46 UTC 2026 aarch64 GNU/Linux
+root@localhost:~# 
+
 
 }}}
@@ -42 +45 @@
 == Assembling Binary
 
+
+
 If trying to use a different rootfs or different kernel, use the following instructions as a guideline to create a custom rootfs image file:
+
+1. Download the NXP Yocto EVK for the i.MX8M Mini:
+[[Image(yoctodownload.jpg,300px)]]
+2. 
 {{{
 # Get a root filesystem from NXP's Linux BSP download page: (REQUIRES NXP LOGIN)
@@ -57 +66 @@
 
 # build ext4 fs using the imx-image-full-imx8mmevk.tar.zst file and Gateworks kernel
-sudo ./mkfs ext4 imx-image-full.ext4 4096M LF_v5.15.71-2.2.0_images_IMX8MMEVK/imx-image-full-imx8mmevk.tar.zst linux-venice.tar.xz
+sudo ./mkfs ext4 imx-image-full.ext4 8096M LF_v5.15.71-2.2.0_images_IMX8MMEVK/imx-image-full-imx8mmevk.tar.zst linux-venice.tar.xz
 
 # get bootscript