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@hnez hnez released this 19 Apr 09:45
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v24.04
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The April 2024 release (24.04).

Changes since v23.11:

  • Update the yocto version from langdale to mickledore and from mickledore to nanbield.
  • Create a custom yocto distribution (tacos) instead of using meta-ptx'es example distribution.
  • Statically assign UIDs / GIDs on the system at build time.
  • Enable the stable update channel by default when building new images (previously the devel channel was enabled by default).
  • The RAUC update hook now also migrates custom files via /etc/rauc/migrate.d/*.conf files.
  • Migrate /etc/hostname between RAUC installs.
  • Update the USB-SD-Mux control software to add support for the new USB-SD-Mux Fast.
  • Update the Linux Kernel to 6.8, Barebox to 2024.03 and TF-A to 2.9.
  • Update the tacd LXA TAC system daemon
    • Add web interface / local display notifications on USB port current overloads.
    • Add web interface / local display notifications on DUT Power failure.
    • Add error messages on the LCD if the tacd startup failed.
    • Fix an issue where the IPv4 address on the display would not always update.
    • The RGB LED is dimmed to match the brightness of the other LEDs.
    • Reboot notifications after an update should be less confusing if e.g. the other slot is bad or intentionally disabled.
    • The setup mode wizard was improved and simplified.
    • The setup mode asks for consent before polling for updates online. When updating from a version without consent support, update polling has to be enabled manually.
    • The stray "Your TAC is overheating" warning when the web interface loses the connection to the TAC was fixed.
    • The web interface no longer tries to highlight and lint the labgrid yaml files since the templating resulted in linting errors.
    • Users are informed better about the information that is shared with the Linux Automation GmbH when update polling is enabled.
    • Overcurrent/Overvoltage/Voltage inversion errors are no longer checked while the power switch is off. This prevents errors with some power supplies in some setups.
    • The on screen display now shows a legend of which button does what.
  • Add github-act-runner (an alternative runner for self hosted GitHub actions) and the official gitlab-runner. This allows scheduling CI jobs directly on the TAC.
  • Add the bcu utility to control some NXP eval boards.
  • Add the lrzsz utility for x/y/zmodem support.
  • Fix an issue where a TAC may come up with an unexpected MAC address on some boots.
  • Configure Barebox to only interrupt the boot when Ctrl+C is pressed. This should prevent issues where the boot is stopped e.g. due to noise on the RX line.
  • Add support for LXA TAC Generation 3 devices.

To keep releasing regularly and to have a stable release that supports LXA TAC Generation 3 devices now, we accept some known issues in this release that will be fixed in a later release:

  • The TAC may get stuck in the bootloader when connected to some host PCs via the USB-C device port (see #129).
  • The avahi daemon (responsible for announcing the existence of the TAC to a network and providing lxatac-12345.local name resolution) keeps detecting hostname conflicts and retrying with other hostnames in some situations (see #128).
  • The TAC sometimes does not reboot cleanly due to kernel hangs when powering off, adding a delay to reboots because the watchdog needs to trigger before the TAC restarts (see #127).
  • The TAC's kernel may hang when there is still data to be sent in the ttySTM* serial port when it is closed (see #134 for a proposed solution).
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