Coreboot 26.06 Released with Support for Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo Platforms

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The open-source firmware project Coreboot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) has released version 26.06, bringing preliminary support for Intel Nova Lake and AMD Strix Halo platforms along with a host of new features and motherboard additions.

According to a report from Phoronix, Intel engineers had already integrated preliminary Nova Lake platform support into Coreboot prior to the official release. The update includes the Firmware Support Package (FSP) module integration and adds several features to the existing Panther Lake platform, including UFS inline encryption.

On the AMD side, the update introduces preliminary support for the Ryzen AI Max 300 (Strix Halo) series platforms, though currently limited to the Maple reference development board.

One of the key new features in Coreboot 26.06 is ROM Armor 2, an enhanced security mechanism that provides better protection for firmware integrity. Additionally, the update introduces an A/B Recovery mechanism, which allows the system to recover when a BIOS fails to load, significantly improving system reliability.

Qualcomm also contributed to this release, submitting Calypso SoC support with improvements for the Snapdragon X platform.

New motherboard and development board support in Coreboot 26.06:

  • AMD Crater (V2000A SoC)
  • AMD Jaguar (Faegan SoC)
  • AMD Maple (Strix Halo SoC)
  • ASRock H370M-ITX/ac
  • ASRock Z87 Extreme6
  • ASUS H81M-K
  • ASUS Maximus VI EXTREME
  • ASUS Maximus VI FORMULA
  • ASUS Maximus VI HERO
  • ASUS Maximus VII IMPACT
  • ASUS Maximus VI IMPACT
  • ASUS Maximus VII RANGER
  • ASUS P8H61-I R2.0
  • ASUS P8H61-M LX2
  • ASUS PRIME H610M-K D4
  • ASUS Z87-K
  • Framework Laptop 13 (Intel Core Ultra Series 1)
  • Framework Laptop 13 Pro (Intel Core Ultra Series 3)
  • Google Atria
  • Google C1nv
  • Google Calypso
  • Google Dirkson
  • Google Mensa
  • Google Penghu
  • Google R2d2
  • Google Sheev
  • ThinkPad X61 / X61s
  • Byte Mk I (Ryzen 7 5800U)
  • StarBook Mk VI (Ryzen 7 5800U)
  • bonw15-b
  • gaze20

Coreboot 26.06 continues the project’s tradition of expanding hardware support across a wide range of platforms, from modern AMD and Intel SoCs to classic ThinkPad models and community-driven laptop projects.