NovaCustom NUC BOX 14th Gen Dasharo Release Notes¶
Following Release Notes describe status of open-source firmware development for NovaCustom NUC BOX 14th Gen
For details about our release process please read Dasharo Standard Release Process.
v0.9.1 - 2026-05-05¶
Test results for this release can be found here.
Fixed¶
- Wake by USB keyboard not working in Qubes
- S3 not supported on Windows
- NUC Box: Error while installing Windows 11 via USB drive
- NUC Box: Windows Device Manager shows errors even after updates
- NUC Box: Error when enabling BitLocker
- NUC Box: USB mouse not working in Windows installer (USB pen drive installation)
- NUC Box Windows SPM 2x suspend fails
- NUCBOX waking up from S3 sleep too early
- Wake by USB keyboard not working in Qubes
Known issues¶
- Unlisted error in dmesg | STB002.002 | QubesOS | Heads & UEFI
- V54: BIOS settings are randomly reset
- Varmilo USB keyboard doesn't work in firmware menu
- NUCBOX unexpected dmesg errors on v0.9.0-rc4
- Better RAM string in DTS, add separators
- GRUB installation fails sometimes
- PCIe controller does not work with linux without disabling mmoconf
- NUC Box: OS doesn't boot with eGPU on m2 PCIe
- NUC Box: eGPU is unstable with Thunderbolt 4
- Can't update ME on NUC BOX: Error occurred while trying to create container EspiOobNvar. Reason: 'espi_oob_enabled''
- Capsule update signing is not enforced
- Capsule Updates require ME to be manually disabled
Binaries¶
novacustom_nuc_box_mtl_v0.9.1.cap sha256 sha256.sig
novacustom_nuc_box_mtl_v0.9.1.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)¶
- Dasharo coreboot fork based on 25.03 revision 2dda3abf
- Dasharo EDKII fork based on edk2-stable202502 revision ac25544f
- Dasharo iPXE fork based on 2025.03 revision 8b8a50a8
- vboot based on f1f70f46dc revision f1f70f46
- Intel Management Engine version v18.0.5.2028
- Intel Firmware Support Package for Meteor Lake-H version 2024/04/30 v4122_12
- Intel Flash Descriptor version v1.0
- Intel microcode version MTL C0 0x00000020 0x25 19/03/2025
v0.9.0 - 2025-08-27¶
Test results for this release can be found here.
Added¶
- Support for NovaCustom NUC BOX (Meteor Lake)
- Introduce updates via UEFI capsules (from this firmware onward)
- TPM Measured Boot
- Vboot Verified Boot
- Intel ME soft disable
- Vboot recovery notification in UEFI Payload
- UEFI Secure Boot
- Firmware update mode
- BIOS boot medium write-protection
- SMM BIOS write protection
- Early Sign of Life display output
- Setup menu password configuration
- USB stack disable option in setup menu
- Network stack disable option in setup menu
- Intel ME disable option in setup menu
- Power on AC option in setup menu
- Fan profiles in setup Menu
- Quiet boot/Fast boot
- Throttling temperature adjustment in setup menu
Known issues¶
- S3 not supported on Windows
- Varmilo USB keyboard doesn't work in firmware menu
- Qubes OS spd5118 error in dmesg
- NUCBOX unexpected dmesg errors
- Wake by USB keyboard not working in Qubes
- Capsule update signing is not enforced
Binaries¶
novacustom_nuc_box_mtl_v0.9.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig novacustom_nuc_box_mtl_v0.9.0_dev_signed.rom sha256_dev_signed sha256.sig_dev_signed
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)¶
- Dasharo coreboot fork based on 25.03 revision fdea68ac
- Dasharo EDKII fork based on edk2-stable202502 revision ac25544f
- Dasharo iPXE fork based on 2025.03 revision 8b8a50a8
- vboot based on f1f70f46dc revision f1f70f46
- Intel Management Engine version v18.0.5.2028
- Intel Firmware Support Package for Meteor Lake-H version 2024/04/30 v4122_12
- Intel Flash Descriptor version v1.0
- Intel microcode version MTL C0 0x00000020 0x25 19/03/2025