--- title: Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8 | daily.dev description: A status update on upstream Linux support for NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 8 platforms as of early 2018. The i.MX 6 platform is functionally complete upstream, while... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/upstream-linux-support-for-new-nxp-i-mx-8-9gtoeoazq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8 | daily.dev og:description: A status update on upstream Linux support for NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 8 platforms as of early 2018. The i.MX 6 platform is functionally complete upstream, while... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/upstream-linux-support-for-new-nxp-i-mx-8-9gtoeoazq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/9gToeOAZq.png og:image:alt: Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8 **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A status update on upstream Linux support for NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 8 platforms as of early 2018. The i.MX 6 platform is functionally complete upstream, while i.MX 8 is still in progress. Initial GPU support for the Vivante GC7000 is in place, enabling Wayland/Weston and potentially Android via drm_hwcomposer. However, an upstream display/scanout driver is missing, the Video Processor Unit (Hantro G1/G2) has no upstream support, and the NXP BSP display driver is not yet upstreamable. U-Boot has solid i.MX 8M support since early 2018. Vendors like Purism, WandPi 8M, and Nitrogen 8M are actively working with the platform. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the upstream Linux GPU support status for the NXP i.MX 8 Vivante GC7000? Initial upstream support for the Vivante GC7000 GPU on i.MX 8 is in place and can successfully run Wayland/Weston and glmark. Running Android on top of the not-yet-fully-upstream stack is also possible using drm_hwcomposer. However, an upstream display/scanout driver does not exist, as the i.MX 8 display IP differs from i.MX 6 and the existing imx-drm driver cannot support it. _Embedded developers tracking i.MX 8 Linux driver progress find the latest upstream developments on daily.dev._ ### Does U-Boot support the NXP i.MX 8M platform? U-Boot has had good support for the i.MX 8M platform since early 2018 and can be expected to work reliably for bootloader needs on that platform. _Engineers bringing up i.MX 8M boards keep up with bootloader and BSP news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform](https://daily.dev/posts/same-day-upstream-linux-support-for-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-mobile-platform-n15n6x3tw) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 1 comments - [Qualcomm Upstreaming Initial GPU Support For Snapdragon X2 Elite In Linux 6.19](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-upstreaming-initial-gpu-support-for-snapdragon-x2-elite-in-linux-6-19-kprw6kr38) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qualcomm promises a major reset with upstream-first, Qualcomm Linux 2.0 for Dragonwing IoT platforms](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-promises-a-major-reset-with-upstream-first-qualcomm-linux-2-0-for-dragonwing-iot-platforms-rsgrxkdf4) · CNX Software · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [New Media Drivers Merged For Linux 7.1](https://daily.dev/posts/new-media-drivers-merged-for-linux-7-1-x02q7tvwc) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#mesa](https://daily.dev/tags/mesa) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/upstream-linux-support-for-new-nxp-i-mx-8-9gtoeoazq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/upstream-linux-support-for-new-nxp-i-mx-8-9gtoeoazq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/upstream-linux-support-for-new-nxp-i-mx-8-9gtoeoazq"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:53:47.561Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:11:58.723Z","description":"A status update on upstream Linux support for NXP i.MX 6 and i.MX 8 platforms as of early 2018. 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