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'''U-Boot Changes ''' | '''U-Boot Changes ''' | ||
These | These three patches are required for the new flash: | ||
* [https://github.com/embeddedarm/u-boot/commit/e493dd8d445c17fdf3cdfe621bd62ac9ae74d5c3 part1], [https://github.com/embeddedarm/u-boot/commit/65524ca0fa36a08648e0ea08f1269bf405ac97c3 part2] | * [https://github.com/embeddedarm/u-boot/commit/e493dd8d445c17fdf3cdfe621bd62ac9ae74d5c3 part1], [https://github.com/embeddedarm/u-boot/commit/65524ca0fa36a08648e0ea08f1269bf405ac97c3 part2], [https://github.com/embeddedarm/u-boot/commit/bec427cbfb4c85c16bff05f1979b316cd8e976e7 part3] | ||
''' Images with support ''' | ''' Images with support ''' | ||
Any of our Linux images after March 7th, 2018 include support for this new SPI flash. | Any of our Linux images after March 7th, 2018 include support for this new SPI flash. | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 15 July 2019
Due to an EOL the SPI flash on this product is changing. The old part is a Micron N25Q064A13ESE40F. Two new parts were qualified to reduce the impact of any potential EOL in the future. The new parts are the Microchip's SST26VF064BA, and ISSI's IS25LP064A.
Most applications will not be affected by this change unless they are manually accessing /dev/mtdblock0 or creating a custom U-Boot. In those cases some updates will be required.
Linux Kernel Changes
Rebuilding the latest kernel in our git will include these changes, but the specific commits for our various kernel branches are:
U-Boot Changes
These three patches are required for the new flash:
Images with support
Any of our Linux images after March 7th, 2018 include support for this new SPI flash.