MSI PRO Z690-A (WIFI) (DDR4) Dasharo (coreboot + Heads) Release Notes

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Following Release Notes describe status of Dasharo (coreboot + Heads) firmware development compatible with MSI PRO Z690-A boards.

v0.9.0 - 2024-03-21

Test results for this release can be found here.

Added

Initial support for the MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 platform
External HDMI and Display Port rear panel display support
USB support
Dual TPM feature in coreboot. When ME is disabled, fTPM becomes inactive as well and chipset will route the TPM traffic to SPI bus. coreboot will now probe for all possible TPMs and initialize the one that is currently active.
This is a Dasharo Pro Package release
Heads Linux is used as a payload
Flash Descriptor with larger BIOS region; refer to SBOM section below
ME hardcoded to be HAP disabled for heads builds. Discrete SPI TPM in JTPM1 header is required to provide TPM functionality.

Known issues

Binaries

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MSI PRO Z690-A (WIFI) (DDR4) Dasharo (coreboot + Heads) Release Notes

v0.9.0 - 2024-03-21

Added

Known issues

Binaries

SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)