NovaCustom NS5x/NS7x TGL (11th Gen) Dasharo Release Notes
Following Release Notes describe the status of Open Source Firmware development for NovaCustom NS5x/7x.
For details about our release process please read Dasharo Standard Release Process.
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Test results for this platform can be found here.
v1.4.0 - 2023-03-02
Added
- The same keyboard illumination setting is restored after suspend or poweroff
- One of the two fan profiles can now be selected in Setup Menu
- Fn lock hotkey feature
Changed
- Keys must be provisioned prior enabling Secure Boot
- Trackpad no longer working after 1.3.0 upgrade from 1.1.0 (Dasharo issue #313)
Known issues
- Low level interfering crackling/popping of the speakers while playing no sound (Dasharo issue #224)
- The power LED is not always blinking while in sleep mode on Windows 11 (Dasharo issue #182)
- Keyboard backlight turns on after resuming from sleep mode (Dasharo issue #332)
- The screen brightness level gets stuck when key are held or pressed too fast (Dasharo issue #341)
- Connecting and immediately disconnecting the charger, sets the battery status in OS to 'charging' for about 2 minutes (Dasharo issue #350)
- Reset to defaults with F9 causes the wrong settings to be restored (Dasharo issue #355)
- Connecting the RJ45 cable to the Gigabit Ethernet port on the docking station does not result in obtaining an Internet connection (Dasharo issue #356)
- Unable to login to Windows 11 with the docking station connected (Dasharo issue #357)
Binaries
novacustom_ns5x_tgl_ec_v1.4.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
novacustom_ns5x_tgl_v1.4.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 1a8eb6c02103727431ac1ea23f4f507e49f3cde7 revision 636f432a
- EDK2 based on e0334c228ce4ba51f47ff79a118f214031d4650f revision 2c61576a
- Intel ME version 15.0.30.1776
v1.3.0 - 2022-09-01
EC firmware transition
Please note, that version 1.3.0 of Dasharo BIOS firmware
works correctly
only with the Dasharo EC firmware
. This is the first release when this
open-source EC firmware is used, so additional steps need to be taken when
upgrading.
Please refer to the Firmware update section for more details on upgrading your firmware.
Added
-
Vboot Recovery Popup
-
Fullscreen setup menu
Changed
-
Rebased on upstream coreboot revision 1a8eb6c0
Fixed
Binaries
novacustom_ns5x_v1.3.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig novacustom_ns5x_v1.3.0_ec.rom sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 1a8eb6c02103727431ac1ea23f4f507e49f3cde7 revision 1153a18d
- EDK2 based on e0334c228ce4ba51f47ff79a118f214031d4650f revision abfdef40
v1.2.0 - 2022-05-26
Added
- Persistent RGB keyboard settings
- Increased power limits to CPU defaults (28W PL1 / 35W PL2)
Fixed
Known issues
- CPU not running on expected frequency and usage NS50MU
- UCM-UCSI ACPI device displays an error in Windows Device Manager
- Headsets connected to the docking station are not recognizable on NS70/50 v1.2.0
- General problem with charging the DUT via the docking station using USB Type-C slot NS70/50 v1.2.0
Binaries
novacustom_ns5x_v1.2.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.16 revision b087dcbd
- tianocore based on e0334c228ce4ba51f47ff79a118f214031d4650f revision 90364638
v1.1.0 - 2022-04-22
Added
- Support for NovaCustom NS7x
- Support for RGB Keyboard
- Persistent boot logo implementation
Changed
Known issues
- CPU not running on expected frequency and usage NS50MU
- UCM-UCSI ACPI device displays an error in Windows Device Manager
- The touchpad ON/OFF switch Fn key is not functional
- Incorrect vendor name in SMBIOS
Binaries
novacustom_ns5x_v1.1.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
To verify binary integrity with hash and signature please follow the instructions in Dasharo release signature verification using this key
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.16 revision c2f031af
- tianocore based on e0334c228ce4ba51f47ff79a118f214031d4650f revision 4d2846ba
v1.0.0 - 2022-03-23
Added
- Support for NovaCustom NS5x
- Support for EC firmware 1.07.07
- UEFI Boot Support
- Configurable boot order
- Configurable boot options
- UEFI Secure Boot support
- NovaCustom boot logo
Known issues
Binaries
novacustom_ns5x_v1.0.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig