NitroPad V56

The NitroPad V56 is officially certified for Qubes OS Release 4.

Photo of the NitroPad V56

Qubes-certified options

The configuration options required for Qubes certification are detailed below.

Processor and graphics card

  • Certified: Intel Core Ultra 5 Processor 125H, Intel Arc iGPU with AI Boost

  • Certified: Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 155H, Intel Arc iGPU with AI Boost

  • The Nvidia GPU options are not currently certified.

Memory (RAM) DDR5, 5600 MHz

  • Certified: All options 16 GB (2x8 GB) and higher

1st Hard Disk SSD NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

2nd Hard Disk SSD NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

Keyboard

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

Wireless interfaces

  • Certified: Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3, Intel AX-210/211 (non vPro) WLAN module 2.4 Gbps, 802.11ax

  • Certified: Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.42, Intel BE200 (non vPro) WLAN module 5.8 Gbps, 802.11be

  • Certified: No wireless

Webcam and microphone

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

Type

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

Firmware

  • Certified: Dasharo TianoCore UEFI without Measured boot, without Nitrokey

  • The option “Dasharo HEADS with Measured Boot, requires Nitrokey!” is not yet certified.

Operating system

  • Certified: Qubes OS 4.2.3 or newer (within Release 4).

  • Releases older than 4.2.3 are not certified.

  • You may choose either to have Nitrokey preinstall Qubes OS for you, or you may choose to install Qubes OS yourself. This choice does not affect certification.

Nitrokey

  • Certified: None – for TianoCore only!

  • The Nitrokey options are currently not applicable to Qubes hardware certification. (See the Firmware section above.)

Shipment of Nitrokey

  • This section does not affect Qubes hardware certification.

Tamper-evident packaging

  • This section does not affect Qubes hardware certification.

Disclaimers

  • In order for Wi-Fi to function properly, sys-net must currently be based on a Fedora template. The firmware package in Debian templates is currently too old for the certified Wi-Fi cards.

  • Currently requires kernel-latest: If you install Qubes OS yourself, you must select the Install Qubes OS RX using kernel-latest option on the GRUB menu when booting the installer. This non-default kernel option is currently required for the NitroPad V56 to function properly.

  • Due to a known bug, the bottom-right USB-C port is currently limited to USB 2.0 speeds.