NovaCustom V540TU Dasharo Release Notes
Following Release Notes describe status of open-source firmware development for NovaCustom V540TU
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v0.9.0 - 2024-07-18
Test results for this release can be found here.
Added
- Support for NovaCustom Meteor Lake platform (integrated graphics)
- Vboot Verified Boot
- TPM Measured Boot
- Vboot recovery notification in UEFI Payload
- UEFI Shell
- UEFI Secure Boot
- Firmware update mode
- BIOS boot medium write-protection
- SMM BIOS write protection
- Early boot DMA protection
- Early Sign of Life display output
- Current limiting for USB-PD power supplies
- Setup menu password configuration
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth module disable option in setup menu
- Built-in webcam disable option in setup menu
- USB stack disable option in setup menu
- Network stack disable option in setup menu
- Battery threshold options in setup menu
- Intel ME disable option in setup menu
- Block boot when battery is too low
- Power on AC option in setup menu
- Keyboard backlight level is restored after suspend or poweroff
- Fan profiles in setup Menu
- Fn lock hotkey feature
- Throttling temperature adjustment in setup menu
Known issues
- No HDMI output in FW on V540TU and V560TU
- Laggy behaviour on Manjaro (KDE) with open drivers
- V540TU: Option Previous power state restoration doesn't work
- Artifacts in video playback in some players using HW acceleration
- Only native resolution listed for internal panel
Binaries
novacustom_v54x_mtl_ec_v0.9.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
novacustom_v54x_mtl_v0.9.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig
novacustom_v54x_mtl_v0.9.0_dev_signed.rom sha256 sha256.sig
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