U-Boot build failure
Affects U-Boot build stage
Issue Typo in configs/platform-tq-mba6x/rules/u-boot-spi-tqma6s.make
Effect When U_BOOT_SPI_TQMA6S is selected, U-Boot fails to build properly.
Solution / Workaround Change line 29 in configs/platform-tq-mba6x/rules/u-boot-spi-tqma6s.make from
U_BOOT_SPI_TQMA6S_LICENS E := GPLv2
to
U_BOOT_SPI_TQMA6S_LICENSE := GPLv2

U-Boot build failure

Kernel does not boot
Affects U-Boot & U-Boot environment
Issue New Kernel memory map
Effect Kernel does not boot (properly) with U-Boot and U-Boot environment from BSPs < Rev. 0104
Solution / Workaround Use U-Boot from BSP Rev. 0104 and reset U-Boot envrionment to default (any custom variables can, of course, be added again afterwards).
Qt Creator debugging fails
Affects
Subject
GDB
Issue Missing support for Python scripts (i.e., gdb is not configured using –with-python)
Effect Qt Creator Debugging Helpers will not work (properly)
Solution / Workaround Build toolchain from source

Linux

  • Affected Revisions: prerel 20130407
  • Issue: spurios kernel panic when mounting NFS root on TQMa6S
  • Solution: fixed in newer releases
  • Affected Revisions: up to 0100
  • Issue: wrong Bitrate setup
  • Solution: fix planned for REV 0101
  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: missing support for GIGE
  • Solution: Software fix planned for REV 0101, needs MBa6x 0102
  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: missing support for GIGE
  • Solution: currently none, under investigation
  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: Hub power issue, hub signals that port draws too much current even if the hub is powered
  • Solution: fixed, needs hardware workaround on MBa6x REV0100, fixed on newer revisions
  • Affected Revisions: prerel 20130704
  • Issue: missing LED support for USB-Ethernet port
  • Solution: fixed in newer BSP
  • Affected Revisions: prerel 20130407
  • Issue: I2C eeprom access slow
  • Solution: fixed in newer releases
  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: spurios SD card write error -84
  • Solution: under investigation
  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: missing support for boot from SPI-NOR
  • Solution: currently none, planned for future release

PTXdist

Toolchain

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  • Affected Revisions: all
  • Issue: missing support for cortex-strings in glibc
  • Solution:
    1) If performance impacts are noticed, use OSELAS.Toolchain for cortexa8. It is known to work
    2) Try other toolchain with cortex-strings support

Disclaimer
TQ-Systems GmbH provides the Board Support Packages (BSP) free of charge. The software included in the shipment has been configured individually for the starter kits. The software is only intended to evaluate the module. The use of the Board Support Packages (BSP) is only allowed within the scope of functionality described by TQ-Systems GmbH. TQ-Systems GmbH does not accept any liability for all further changes of the Board Support Package and for any damage resulting from its use.