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06 Apr 2026
4 min

Building an unsigned imx-boot for the IOT-DIN-IMX8PLUS

The first real build: a completely unsigned bootloader, on purpose, so that any problem is a build problem and not a signing problem. Two errors on the way, one of which is caused by a modern setuptools removing pkg_resources.

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02 Mar 2026
7 min

The hardware: a CompuLab IOT-DIN-IMX8PLUS, and how to confirm what you actually have

What you need to follow this series: a CompuLab IOT-DIN-IMX8PLUS industrial gateway on an NXP i.MX8M Plus, a serial cable, and a spare unit you are willing to break. Plus the commands to confirm which variant you have, because it decides what you build.

compulabembeddedhardwareimx8linuxsecure-boot