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Protectli VP4630/VP4650/VP4670 Dasharo Release Notes

Following Release Notes describe status of Open Source Firmware development for Protectli VP4630/VP4650/VP4670

For details about our release process please read Dasharo Standard Release Process.

Test results for this platform can be found here.

v1.2.0 - 2024-03-25

Test results for this release can be found here.

Added

Changed

  • Rebased to coreboot 4.21
  • Enroll default UEFI Secure Boot keys on the first boot
  • Improved UEFI Secure Boot menu user experience
  • Scope of reset to defaults hotkey to global in firmware setup
  • Updated microcode to the newer version; refer to SBOM section below
  • Updated ME to the newer version; refer to SBOM section below
  • Prepared unified support for v1 and v2 CPUs resulting in a single binary for all 3 board variants

Fixed

Known issues

Binaries

protectli_vp46xx_v1.2.0.rom sha256 sha256.sig

protectli_vp46xx_v1.2.0_dev_signed.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)

v1.1.0 - 2023-06-05

Release version v1.1.0 is currently only available for the VP4670 platform.

Added

Changed

Fixed

Known issues

Binaries

protectli_vp4670_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)

v1.0.19 - 2022-12-08

Changed

  • ME is now disabled by default (ME soft-disable)
  • vboot is now run as separate verstage (previously was run inside bootblock)
  • increased pre-RAM console buffer to fit more early cbmem logs

Binaries

protectli_vp4630_vp4650_v1.0.19.rom sha256 sha256.sig

protectli_vp4670_v1.0.19.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)

v1.0.18 - 2022-11-16

Test results for this release can be found here.

Added

  • Support for VP4650 and VP4670 platforms
  • Platform will beep 12 times and blink HDD led on critical firmware errors

Changed

Binaries

protectli_vp4630_vp4650_v1.0.18.rom sha256 sha256.sig

protectli_vp4670_v1.0.18.rom sha256 sha256.sig

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SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)

v1.0.17 - 2022-08-17

Test results for this release can be found here.

Added

Changed

  • Set thermal throttling temperature to 80 degrees
  • Disabled UEFI Secure Boot by default

Fixed

  • Platform rebooting every 56 minutes
  • Incorrect menu labels displayed in network boot menu
  • Built-in audio jack does not work

Binaries

protectli_vault_cml_v1.0.17.rom_file protectli_vault_cml_v1.0.17.rom_hash protectli_vault_cml_v1.0.17.rom_sig

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SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)

v1.0.16 - 2022-07-13

Test results for this release can be found here.

Added

Changed

Fixed

Binaries

protectli_vault_cml_v1.0.16.rom sha256 sha256.sig

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SBOM (Software Bill of Materials)

v1.0.13 - 2022-03-22

Added

  • UEFI boot support
  • i225 network controller network boot support
  • Customized boot menu keys
  • Customized setup menu keys
  • Configurable boot order
  • Configurable boot options

Changed

  • ME version to 14.0.47.1558

Known issues

Binaries

protectli_vault_cml_v1.0.13.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)