Protectli FW6 Dasharo Release Notes
Following Release Notes describe status of Open Source Firmware development for Protectli FW6.
For details about our release process please read Dasharo Standard Release Process.
Test results for this platform can be found here.
The missing versions were assigned to different platforms interchangeably. See Protectli VP46XX releases and Protectli VP2410 releases.
v1.0.14 - 2022-05-13
Added
- Initial support for the Protectli FW6 platform
- SeaBIOS/legacy boot support
- iPXE Network Boot support
- Protectli boot logo
- Throttling temperature to 75 Celsius degrees
Known issues
- Samsung memory modules do not work properly on older FW6A/B/C (SKU6LAV20)
Binaries
protectli_vault_kbl_v1.0.14.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 87f9fc85 revision e04b0ac8
- seabios based on v1.0.6 revision 03bcdcaf
- ipxe based on 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- memtest based on v002 revision dd5b4ff2
- Management Engine: ME 11.8.50.3399, SHA256: e1ce735139b6d9ebb81d7f6db288b0a896c39e4b1e606324b915bec949b6aca6
- microcode:
- CPU signature: 0x0406E3, Date: 03.10.2019, Revision: 0xD6
- CPU signature: 0x0806E9, Date: 27.04.2020, Revision: 0xD6
- CPU signature: 0x0806E9, Date: 27.04.2020, Revision: 0xD6
- CPU signature: 0x0806EA, Date: 27.04.2020, Revision: 0xD6
- VBIOS:
- VBIOS blob for FW6A/B/C, SHA256: 470d3faefb09432bea00d637ec6b3ff51854e6cff0ee56627c0773acaffa4830
- VBIOS blob for FW6D/E, SHA256: d1c746127e5288942efae65907739e18ff395fab70925b44dbafafd9e7b30cd7
v1.0.11 - 2021-10-13
Added
- Support for IT8613 Super I/O on FW6
- iPXE support for I210 Gigabit Network Connection on FW6
Changed
- Unified FW6A/B/C and FW6D/E sources
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- MemTest86+ revision dd5b4ff2
v1.0.7 - 2021-05-12
Fixed
- Platform doesn't reboot after flashing
- CPU turbo has been disabled on FW6E due to issues with Linux kernel booting Both platform have passed extensive OS booting and stress testing.
Changed
- CPU Turbo has been enabled on FW6E
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- MemTest86+ revision dd5b4ff2
v1.0.6 - 2021-04-23
Fixed
Changed
- CPU Turbo has been enabled on FW6D
Known issues
- CPU turbo has been disabled on FW6E due to issues with Linux kernel booting
The problem also reproduced with AMI BIOS. Disabling Turbo Mode is a workaround.
Tested version that were affected:
- Ubuntu 16.04.6 desktop i386 with Linux kernel 4.15.0
- Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop amd64 with Linux kernel 5.4.0
- Debian live 10.7.0 amd64 cinnamon with Linux kernel 4.19.0
Note that the issue may affect more kernels and distros, thus the turbo is kept disabled temporarily on FW6E.
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- MemTest86+ revision dd5b4ff2
v1.0.4 - 2021-04-02
Changed
- DMI BIOS version is now in format:
coreboot 4.X, Dasharo 1.0.Y
- The boot order has been changed to: mSATA, SSD, USB, iPXE
Known issues
- CPU turbo has been disabled due to issues with Linux kernel booting
The problem also reproduced with AMI BIOS. Disabling Turbo Mode is a workaround.
Tested version that were affected:
- Ubuntu 16.04.6 desktop i386 with Linux kernel 4.15.0
- Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop amd64 with Linux kernel 5.4.0
- Debian live 10.7.0 amd64 cinnamon with Linux kernel 4.19.0
Note that the issue may affect more kernels and distros, thus the turbo is kept disabled temporarily. - Platform doesn't reboot after flashing
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- MemTest86+ revision dd5b4ff2
v1.0.2 - 2021-03-25
Fixed
Known issues
- CPU turbo has been disabled due to issues with Linux kernel booting
The problem also reproduced with AMI BIOS. Disabling Turbo Mode is a workaround.
Tested version that were affected:
- Ubuntu 16.04.6 desktop i386 with Linux kernel 4.15.0
- Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop amd64 with Linux kernel 5.4.0
- Debian live 10.7.0 amd64 cinnamon with Linux kernel 4.19.0
Note that the issue may affect more kernels and distros, thus the turbo is kept disabled temporarily.
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
- MemTest86+ revision dd5b4ff2
v1.0.1 - 2021-02-19
Fixed
- Fixed an issue with Linux kernel booting and resetting in the middle of launching
- Issues with hangs after reboot
Changed
- SeaBIOS displays coreboot version instead of Dasharo Firewall now
- DMI tables display the coreboot version besides the Dasharo Firewall version in the BIOS information
Removed
Known issues
- CPU turbo has been disabled due to issues with Linux kernel booting
The problem also reproduced with AMI BIOS. Disabling Turbo Mode is a workaround.
Tested version that were affected:
- Ubuntu 16.04.6 desktop i386 with Linux kernel 4.15.0
- Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop amd64 with Linux kernel 5.4.0
- Debian live 10.7.0 amd64 cinnamon with Linux kernel 4.19.0
Note that the issue may affect more kernels and distros, thus the turbo is kept disabled temporarily.
SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)
- coreboot based on 4.12 revision 87f9fc85
- SeaBIOS v1.0.6 based on rel-1.12.1 revision 171fc897
- iPXE 2019.3 stable revision ebf2eaf5
v1.0.0 - 2021-02-02
Added
- FW6D open source firmware support with Dasharo Firewall version 1.0.0
Known issues
None