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Last modified by Microchip on 2025/09/18 13:00

linux4sam_5.8 tag

Kernel

Enhancements are added on top of the official v4.9 Linux kernel tag where most of the Microchip SoC features are already supported. Note as well that we re-integrate each and every stable kernel release on top of this Long Term Support (LTS) kernel revision. This means that each v4.9.x version is merged in our branch.

Here is a little summary of the main additional enhancements:

  • Integration of stable kernel updates up to v4.9.87
  • Addition of the Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC) input driver with firmware and configuration files management
  • Addition of the new SAMA5D2 PTC EK board
  • Use of bounce buffer with SPI on ARM9 SoCs
  • fix SMC register offset for SAMA5D2
  • fix 10/100 Ethernet macb settings for SAMA5D3 by removing support for scatter-gather

Pre-built Demo

Media typeBoardScreenBinaryDescription
Yocto Project / Poky based demo
NAND FlashAT91SAM9x5-EK-linux4sam-poky-at91sam9x5ek-5.8.zip (~ 69 MB)
md5: ae7637e04899a9ccb0effec2cdcafa6a		Linux4SAM Yocto Project / Poky based demo
compiled from tag linux4sam_5.8
Follow procedure: #Flash_the_demo
SD Card imageAT91SAM9x5-EK-linux4sam-poky-at91sam9x5ek-5.8.img.bz2 (~ 55 MB)
md5: 848c5b368d830bf6284eaabf5b9f2334		Linux4SAM Yocto Project / Poky based demo
compiled from tag linux4sam_5.8
Follow procedure: #Create_a_SD_card_with_the_demo
BuildRoot based demo
SD Card imageAT91SAM9x5-EK-linux4sam-buildroot-at91sam9x5ek-5.8.img.bz2 (~ 28 MB)
md5: 386faa3f657477573dd203f74d0864fd		Linux4SAM BuildRoot based demo
compiled from tag linux4sam_5.8
Follow procedure: #Create_a_SD_card_with_the_demo