Plug in the USB drive containing the Ubuntu image into the VP2420 before booting it up. Finally, click “Flash!” to complete the process. Then choose your USB drive where you want to install the Ubuntu image. Simply click “Flash from file” and select the ISO file you just downloaded. Using Etcher, you can image the Ubuntu ISO image to a USB drive. Click “Download” on the latest Ubuntu version. The first step is to prepare a USB image of Ubuntu by downloading Ubuntu from their website. I find this especially convenient since I already had OPNsense installed on the hard drive and did not want to destroy that installation. Prepare an Ubuntu USB ImageĪs suggested in the official documentation, I am going to use a live image of Ubuntu since it is the most convenient way to upgrade the firmware because you do not need to do a full OS installation. You would have to use a USB hub if you are not using a KVM.
The Protectli only has 2 USB ports which is a problem if you are trying to plug a USB keyboard, a USB mouse, and a USB drive into the Protectli. One of advantage of using either a traditional KVM or KVM over IP is that you typically only need to plug one USB cable into the device you want to control, which frees up one USB port for the USB drive. IP over KVM allows you to have your device located anywhere on your network so you do not have to clutter your desk, for instance. from your existing system in order to plug them into the Protectli.Īlternatively, if you have a KVM over IP solution such as the PiKVM or a TinyPilot ( which I have reviewed, albeit an older version), you can access the Protectli’s display over the network as though you are sitting in front of the screen, which is very cool. If you have a KVM, that may be a convenient option so you do not have to unplug a display, etc. The reason for this is that you need to boot up a graphical Operating System such as Ubuntu, which will not work properly with the serial console. Before You Get Startedįor the upgrade process, you will need to plug in a display, keyboard, and mouse since you cannot do the firmware upgrade via the USB serial console. Since I am evaluating the VP2420 and had to upgrade to coreboot after receiving the device, I wanted to document the process in case it may also be helpful for those of you who purchased the VP2420. The benefit of focusing on a specific model is that instructions that apply to other devices can be excluded. This guide is roughly based upon the official documentation on flashing the firmware for any Protectli device, but I am focusing the instructions on just the VP2420. Since coreboot was released for the VP2420, it now available for everyone to flash their firmware to gain the benefits of coreboot.
When the Protectli VP2420 was initially released, the coreboot firmware for the VP2420 was not quite ready so it was shipped with the default AMI firmware.
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