Attention

Qubes OS 4.2 has reached end of life - it is no longer supported and thus will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or new features. We recommend to perform an in-place upgrade or perform a clean installation of Qubes 4.3! The documentation of version 4.2 will also not receive any new updates, unless bug fixes. Its state is thus archived.

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.