很多人拿到 Pi 3B+ 之後會迫不及待的把原本在 Pi 3B 上所使用的 SD 卡拿到 Pi 3B+ 使用,但是會發現無法開機。這是因為 Pi 3B+ 使用新的晶片(BCM2837B0),因此如果沒有安裝 2018-03-13 以後所發布的核心(kernel)或是韌體(firmware)是無法直接使用的。
Pi 3B+ 這次新增了 MaxLinear MxL7704 電源管理 IC,可有更好的溫度管理策略。例如在 70°C 以下可以使用 1.4GHz 全速運轉;但超過了 70°C 就會降到 1.2GHz 的速度。可用 Sysbench 看溫度/頻率的曲線圖。
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2018-03-13:
* Raspberry Pi 3 B+ support
* WiFi is disabled until wireless regulatory domain is set (Pi 3 B+ only)
- The domain can be done through 'Raspberry Pi Configuration' (rc_gui),
'raspi-config' or by setting 'country=' to an appropriate ISO 3166
alpha2 country code in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.
* Default wireless regulatory domain is now unset
* Added support to desktop for different screen sizes and resolutions,
including multiple preset options in Appearance Settings and pixel doubling
option in Raspberry Pi Configuration
* Version 2.1.16 of Thonny included
* Version 29.0.0.113 of Adobe PepperFlash player included
* Version 1.2.post1 of Pygame Zero included
* Bluetooth plugin now supports connection to Bluetooth LE HID devices
* Network plugin now indicates 5G-compatible APs
* Latest changes to Bluez ALSA service merged
- service now started on CLI boot as well as GUI boot
* Latest changes to dhcpcd networking plugin merged
* Improved support for running on pi-top devices
* Small design changes to PiX theme and icons
* Bug fix - hide spurious window resize handles
* Bug fix - Scratch 2 remote GPIO state block now works correctly
* Updated WiFi Firmware
- brcmfmac43455-sdio 7.45.154
- brcmfmac43430-sdio 7.45.98.38
* New packages:
- policykit-1
- obconf
- python-buttonshim python3-buttonshim
- python-unicornhathd python3-unicornhathd
- python-pantilthat python3-pantilthat
* Linux kernel 4.9.80+
* Raspberry Pi firmware 3347884c7df574bbabeff6dca63caf686e629699