The instructions to download XCP-ng and burn the image to a USB drive can be found at this link: The unit will automatically boot to CentOS. When CentOS is installed on the VP2410 with coreboot, it will create a label “CentOS” for the boot file and automatically place it first in the list of boot devices. The instructions to download CentOS and burn the image to a USB drive can be found at this link: See the Ubuntu screenshot below for an example of the Ubuntu label and boot order. The unit will automatically boot to Ubuntu. When Ubuntu is installed on the VP2410 with coreboot, it will create a label “ubuntu” for the boot file and automatically place it first in the list of boot devices.

The instructions to download Ubuntu and burn the image to a USB drive can be found at this link: In order to change the boot order, see the instructions below for “Installation and Boot Order” which show how to move the “SATA SSD” to the top of the list. When OPNsense is installed on the VP2410 with coreboot, the installation drive will typically be placed last in the list of boot devices. The instructions to download OPNsense and burn the image to a USB drive can be found at this link:

When pfSense® CE is installed on the VP2410 with coreboot, the installation drive will typically be placed last in the list of boot devices.

The instructions to download pfSense® CE and burn the image to a USB drive can be found at this link: This article assumes a new installation of an OS on a new or empty M.2 SATA module on a VP2410. This article describes the behavior of specific OS during installation and whether the Boot Order in the BIOS needs to be changed.

There is a an overview article in the Knowledge Base about the VP2410 coreboot BIOS menu at: See the instructions below for specific OS. Therefore, some Operating System (OS) installations require manually editing the Boot Order in the BIOS after the OS is installed. Specifically, this version of coreboot does not support a pre-defined boot order. The coreboot UEFI BIOS menu is more extensive and has different behavior than coreboot on other Protectli Vaults. The original Legacy mode coreboot menu only allows selecting the Boot Device/Method or, in some cases, running a MemTest. coreboot for the VP2410 has been implemented via UEFI rather than the legacy BIOS method. The VP2410 is the first model of the new Protectli Vault Pro (VP) series.

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