NovaCustom V56 Series

The NovaCustom V56 Series 16.0 inch coreboot laptop is officially certified for Qubes OS Release 4.

Photo of the NovaCustom V56 Series 16.0 inch coreboot laptop

Qubes-certified options

The configuration options required for Qubes certification are detailed below.

Screen size

  • Certified: 16 inch

Note: The 16-inch model (V560TU) and the 14-inch model (V540TU) are two separate products. The 14-inch model is also certified.

Screen resolution

  • Certified: Full HD+ (1920 x 1200)

  • Certified: Q-HD+ (2560 x 1600)

Processor and graphics

  • 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 discrete GPU options are not currently certified.

Memory

  • Certified: Any configuration with at least 16 GB of memory

Storage

  • Certified: Any of the available options in this section

Personalization

  • This section is merely cosmetic and therefore does not affect certification.

Firmware options

  • Qubes OS does not currently support UEFI secure boot.

  • Keeping up-to-date with firmware updates is merely an email notification service and therefore does not affect certification.

  • Certified: coreboot+EDK-II

  • Certified: coreboot+Heads

  • Disabling Intel Management Engine (HAP disabling) does not affect certification.

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 NovaCustom preinstall Qubes OS for you, or you may choose to install Qubes OS yourself. This choice does not affect certification.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

  • Certified: Intel AX-210/211 (non vPro) Wi-Fi module 2.4 Gbps, 802.11AX/Wi-Fi6E + Bluetooth 5.3

  • Certified: Intel BE200 (non vPro) Wi-Fi module 5.8 Gbps, 802.11BE/Wi-Fi7 + Bluetooth 5.42

  • Certified: No Wi-Fi chip - no Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connection possible (only with USB adapter)

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 NovaCustom V56 Series to function properly.

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