Bluefin
I contribute installer and hardware compatibility fixes to Bluefin Server, and investigate and report bugs in Bluefin’s desktop tooling.
Installer display
Bluefin Server is a Linux server operating system built from freedesktop-sdk, with image-based updates and atomic rollbacks. Its interactive installer followed the system console to a serial terminal. I investigated the issue and contributed a fix with AI-agent assistance, using the local virtual console so the interface appears on the machine’s monitor while retaining serial boot diagnostics.
- Tested installation on physical hardware and verified that the installed system booted successfully.
- Updated the interactive QEMU target to expose the same console in a graphical window.
- Validated the unattended installation workflow and the project’s automated checks.
TPM compatibility and boot health
On my physical server, optional TPM PCR-lock services failed because the hardware lacked required capabilities, causing Bluefin’s boot-health check to reject an otherwise working boot. I investigated the failures and contributed a merged fix with AI-agent assistance that checks support before running those services.
- Added systemd capability checks so unsupported hardware skips PCR locking cleanly while failures on supported hardware remain visible.
- Verified equivalent service overrides across reboots on the affected server, with no failed system services and passing boot-health checks.
- Documented the compatibility behavior while preserving other TPM functions and credential sealing.
Skills used
Linux, systemd, TPM, QEMU, Installation, Hardware testing