HCL - Desktop - MSI Pro Z690a Wifi (DDR5) with i9-13900K

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got weird errors while booting usb install medium. fixed it by disabling secure boot in bios. initially planned to use dasharo but found out that my cpu is not supported :confused: so i am using original vendor bios for now…

Installation went without errors

System seems to run stable

wifi working

suspend working

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---
layout:
  'hcl'
type:
  'Desktop'
hvm:
  'yes'
iommu:
  'yes'
slat:
  'yes'
tpm:
  '2.0'
remap:
  'yes'
brand: |
  Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
model: |
  MS-7D25
bios: |
  A.H0
cpu: |
  13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K
cpu-short: |
  FIXME
chipset: |
  Intel Corporation Device [8086:a700] (rev 01)
chipset-short: |
  FIXME
gpu: |
  Intel Corporation Raptor Lake-S GT1 [UHD Graphics 770] [8086:a780] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
gpu-short: |
  FIXME
network: |
  Intel Corporation Alder Lake-S PCH CNVi WiFi [8086:7af0] (rev 11)
  
  Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I225-V [8086:15f3] (rev 03)
memory: |
  98084
scsi: |

usb: |
  9
certified:
  'no'
versions:
  - works:
      'yes'
    qubes: |
      R4.2.1
    xen: |
      4.17.3
    kernel: |
      6.6.21-1
    remark: |
      FIXME
    credit: |
      loculix
    link: |
      FIXLINK
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Your CPU should be supported by Dasharo, Raptor Lake support was added to the Z690 in version 1.1.2

https://docs.dasharo.com/variants/msi_z690/releases/#v112-2023-09-06

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Thank you for the correction.

I was reading an old thread maybe, cant find it anymore.

I was unsure because the Dasharo HCL for MSI Desktops is not being maintained? It doesn’t list any cpus for my mb.

https://docs.dasharo.com/unified/msi/hcl/#pro-z690-a-wifi

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I think it’s just the Dasharo HCL that isn’t maintained.

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Hi, die you manage to install the dasharo firmware? How is your experience with the mainboard?

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I have used Dasharo with the Z690-A and Z790-P.

It’s easy to install, you can use the Dasharo install tool, or you can just copy the ROM to a USB dongle and use the MSI FlashBIOS feature.

If you don’t have a paid Dasharo subscription, you might need to compile the ROM yourself. This is not terribly complicated if you have a basic understanding of Coreboot, Dasharo provides a docker environment with shell scripts for building the firmware.

The motherboards have very good Qubes OS support, both with or without Dasharo.

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Thank you for the info. Do you now whether a discrete TPM module is required for the heads installation? On the dasharo website it is stated that for Z790-p it is required but for the Z690 not. I am a bit confused…

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I’ve not used the Heads build, I don’t know if both boards need the TPM extension.

My guess is that both boards need the TPM module, and the information is just missing from the Z690 page.

Both boards have the same changelog entry

ME hardcoded to be HAP disabled for heads builds. Discrete SPI TPM in JTPM1 header is required to provide TPM functionality.

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