Coreboot 26.06 Released with Early Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo Support
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Bobby Borisov
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Coreboot 26.06 has been released, bringing early support for Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo processors. The open-source firmware project covers boot stages like bootblock, romstage, ramstage, and Intel FSP programming for Nova Lake, with tooling updates in ifdtool and spd_tools. However, DDR5 support is not yet available and some FSP workarounds remain. The release also includes new mainboards, AMD recovery improvements, and boot performance enhancements.
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bskyCoreboot 26.06 Released with Early Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo Supportlinuxiac.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe primary highlight is initial support for Intel Nova Lake.
The release covers several boot stages, including bootblock, romstage, ramstage, and Intel FSP programming.
The project explicitly notes that DDR5 is not yet supported, and some FSP workarounds remain in place while waiting for updates.
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