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- xxx0: [gm45 bridge, Montevina: no FSP, no ME: X200, T400, T500, R500, X300](https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/lenovo/montevina_series.html) : **no QubesOS support there** (no proper vt-d2)
- [xx20](https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/lenovo/x2xx_series.html): [Sandy bridge, no FSP. ME<10: BUP module required only: X220/T420/T520](https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/lenovo/Sandy_Bridge_series.html)
- xx30: [Ivy bridge, no FSP. ME<10: ROMP and BUP required: X230/T430/W530](https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/lenovo/Ivy_Bridge_series.html) Z220 CMT and others
- xx40: [Haswell, no FSP, ME<10: ROMP and BUP required: t440p w541 without MRC blob (upsteam docs outdated)](https://doc.coreboot.org/northbridge/intel/haswell/index.html)
- NRI was merged in upstream 25.03 and under [Heads 25.09 coreboot version bump](https://github.com/linuxboot/heads/pull/2025)
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Additional required Intel blobs:
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- [FSP is present in all Broadwell+ platforms](https://doc.coreboot.org/soc/intel/fsp/index.html)
- [MRC blob present in all Broadwell+ plaforms](https://doc.coreboot.org/soc/intel/broadwell/blobs.html)
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MRC is included in the FSP after Broadwell if I am not mistaken?! So why mention it explicitly here? Also: does Heads even have any Broadwell boards? I have no good overview...

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MRC is included in the FSP after Broadwell if I am not mistaken?!

Broadwell platforms depend on MRC blob:
https://pagure.io/libreboot/c/4134a883d0d8dd4020f2ddca7416e0b9f82b8843?branch=9020tpm

This is why I added
MRC blob present in all Broadwell+ plaforms

Broadwell is generation on which FSP was introduced, as referred by
FSP is present in all Broadwell+ platforms

We can see arrival of FSP-M, but this is FSP first gen.

Maybe we should say:
FSP is present in all >=Broadwell platforms
MRC blob present in >=Broadwell plaforms

@gaspar-ilom thoughts?

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Also: does Heads even have any Broadwell boards? I have no good overview...

Not for now, no. But those timeline hints are general guidelines for blobs presence, just like previously it was said that MRC blob was needed for Haswell+ before Heads included some, first with MRC blobs and then without. Same could happen with Broadwell, which is next platform for MRC blob presence.

Post Broadwell; FSP (f/m/p) are present and can be seen referred in coreboot configs and coreboot/fork trees.


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ME status on different boards models
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