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.

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.