coreboot/SeaBIOS 4.22.01-Purism-1, PureBoot 29

coreboot/SeaBIOS 4.22.01-Purism-1 and PureBoot 29 have been released. Update with our coreboot utility: firmware / utility · GitLab

Thanks to everyone that requested these features, reported bugs, and tested the preview builds!

Changelog for coreboot/SeaBIOS 4.22.01-Purism-1:

  • Rebased on upstream coreboot 4.22.01 release/tag
  • Update bootsplash graphics, now uses native display mode instead of forced 1280x1024 / 1280x720
  • Fixed an issue causing laptop brightness changes to apply slowly since 4.19
  • Librem Mini v1/v2: Removed VGA BIOS, use coreboot libgfxinit to initialize graphics
  • Librem Mini v1/v2: Fixed a remaining source of S3 resume failures
  • Librem 11: Added support for ALC269-VC codec revision

Changelog for PureBoot Release 29:

  • Rebased on Heads upstream master branch (c9e067c7)
    • exFAT is now supported for USB media (fixes mounting some USB flash drives)
    • Debug output can now be enabled in the configuration menu
    • Future firmware updates can be checked for integrity automatically when flashing
    • When performing OEM/factory reset with custom configuration, the GPG private key can be backed up to an encrypted flash drive partition
  • Update coreboot to 4.22-Purism-1
    • Fixed an issue causing laptop brightness changes to apply slowly since 4.19
    • Librem Mini v1/v2: Fixed a remaining source of S3 resume failures
    • Librem 11: Added support for ALC269-VC codec revision
  • PureBoot now has a bootsplash (built into the ROM)
  • Automatic boot timeout can be set from the configuration menu (disabled, or 1/5/10 seconds)
  • Sealing HOTP presents a message if /boot can’t be mounted instead of dropping to the recovery shell
  • Flashing a ROM shows a message if the USB drive or ROM is unreadable
  • USB keyboard support can be enabled on laptops in the configuration menu
  • Root file hashing now supports Qubes default partition layout (LUKS and LVM, using root volume)
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