diff --git a/3mdeb-templates.json b/3mdeb-templates.json
index ecd7f8aa..9114e885 100644
--- a/3mdeb-templates.json
+++ b/3mdeb-templates.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "JobGroups": [
     {
-      "template": "defaults:\n  x86_64:\n    machine: qemu\n    priority: 70\nproducts:\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-iommu-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-iommu\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hw-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hw\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-optiplex-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-vp4670-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-vp4670-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\nscenarios:\n  x86_64:\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: vp4670\n      #- aem-setup:\n      #    machine: vp4650\n      #- aem-first-run:\n      #    machine: vp4650\n      #- aem-second-run:\n      #    machine: vp4650\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n",
+      "template": "defaults:\n  x86_64:\n    machine: qemu\n    priority: 70\nproducts:\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-iommu-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-iommu\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hw-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hw\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-optiplex-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-optiplex-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-vp4670-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-vp4670-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy\n    version: '4.2.3'\n  qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi-x86_64:\n    distri: qubesos\n    flavor: install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi\n    version: '4.2.3'\nscenarios:\n  x86_64:\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-optiplex-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: optiplex\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: vp4670\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-vp4670-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: vp4670\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: vp4670\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v1-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v1\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-legacy-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n    qubesos-4.2.3-install-iso-hpt630v2-uefi-x86_64:\n      - installation:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-setup:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-first-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n      - aem-second-run:\n          machine: hpt630v2\n",
       "group_name": "Qubes"
     }
   ],
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250404.json b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250404.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf1ebc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250404.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 8,
+      "ypos": 62,
+      "width": 226,
+      "height": 34,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "bootloader"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250404.png b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250404.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..312d811e
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diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250423.json b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250423.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72a4a93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250423.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 12,
+      "ypos": 148,
+      "width": 358,
+      "height": 67,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "bootloader"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250423.png b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader-20250423.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab5306c8
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diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader_with_aem-20250404.json b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader_with_aem-20250404.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9b82cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader_with_aem-20250404.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 5,
+      "ypos": 50,
+      "width": 227,
+      "height": 79,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "bootloader"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-bootloader_with_aem-20250404.png b/needles/aem_hw-bootloader_with_aem-20250404.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12ff63b6
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diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate-20250408.json b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate-20250408.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..035c6275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate-20250408.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 211,
+      "ypos": 279,
+      "width": 429,
+      "height": 38,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate-20250408.png b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate-20250408.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6c4e8ba
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diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250313.json b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250313.json
index 3ced1ab7..09c96188 100644
--- a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250313.json
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250313.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "area": [
     {
-      "xpos": 188,
-      "ypos": 253,
-      "width": 426,
-      "height": 71,
+      "xpos": 192,
+      "ypos": 263,
+      "width": 207,
+      "height": 34,
       "type": "match"
     }
   ],
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
   "tags": [
     "dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250408.json b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250408.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..678c8d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250408.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 193,
+      "ypos": 319,
+      "width": 383,
+      "height": 35,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250408.png b/needles/aem_hw-dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear-20250408.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0d5758c
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diff --git a/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250403.json b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250403.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25fce99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250403.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 7,
+      "ypos": 49,
+      "width": 146,
+      "height": 80,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "bootloader-installer"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250403.png b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250403.png
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index 00000000..a92bb498
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diff --git a/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250409.json b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250409.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..856728b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250409.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 14,
+      "ypos": 147,
+      "width": 303,
+      "height": 94,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "bootloader-installer"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250409.png b/needles/install_startup-bootloader-installer-20250409.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5ecba6f4
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diff --git a/tests/aem_hw.pm b/tests/aem_hw.pm
index affb46b4..2130fcd4 100644
--- a/tests/aem_hw.pm
+++ b/tests/aem_hw.pm
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ if (check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') or check_var('MACHINE', 'vp4670')) {
 }
 
 my $bios_kind;
-if (check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1')) {
+if ((check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1')) or
+    (check_var('MACHINE', 'vp4670') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1'))) {
     $bios_kind = 'seabios';
 } elsif (check_var('MACHINE', 'supermicro')) {
     $bios_kind = 'aptio';
@@ -160,46 +161,64 @@ sub run {
 sub check_event_log_completeness {
     my ($path) = @_;
 
+    my $soft_fails = 0;
+
+    my sub soft_assert_script_run {
+        my ($script) = @_;
+        my $res = script_run($script);
+        if ($res) {
+            $soft_fails++;
+            record_info("Event log error", "Command '" . $script . "' failed");
+        }
+        return $res;
+    }
+
     # check if log has all expected entries
     if ($drtm_kind eq 'skinit') {
-        assert_script_run('grep "SKINIT" ' . $path);
-        assert_script_run('grep "DLME entry offset" ' . $path);
-        assert_script_run('grep "DLME$" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "SKINIT" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "DLME entry offset" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "DLME$" ' . $path);
     } elsif ($drtm_kind eq 'txt') {
         # TXT uses event types instead of names, there are many more than these,
         # but their number and order varies between families, check just the
         # most important, common ones
-        assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x402" ' . $path); # HASH_START
-        assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x404" ' . $path); # MLE_HASH
-        assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x410" ' . $path); # SINIT_PUBKEY_HASH
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x402" ' . $path); # HASH_START
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x404" ' . $path); # MLE_HASH
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x410" ' . $path); # SINIT_PUBKEY_HASH
     } else {
         die "Unhandled DRTM kind run(): '$drtm_kind'!";
     }
 
     # SLRT, type 0x502 with no `Event` information
-    assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x502" -A5 ' . $path . ' | grep "Event: $"');
+    soft_assert_script_run('grep "Event Type: 0x502" -A5 ' . $path . ' | grep "Event: $"');
 
     if ($drtm_kind eq 'txt') {
-        assert_script_run('grep "Measured TXT OS-MLE data" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "Measured TXT OS-MLE data" ' . $path);
     }
 
     if (check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '0')) {
-        assert_script_run('grep "Xen\'s command line" ' . $path);
-        assert_script_run('grep "MB module string" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "Xen\'s command line" ' . $path);
+        soft_assert_script_run('grep "MB module string" ' . $path);
     } else {
         # on legacy, the above entries are part of MBI that has type 0x502 and
         # no `Event`, which makes it the second such entry after SLRT
-        assert_script_run('[ $(grep "Event Type: 0x502" -A5 ' . $path .
+        soft_assert_script_run('[ $(grep "Event Type: 0x502" -A5 ' . $path .
                           ' | grep "Event: $" -c) -eq 2 ]');
     }
-    assert_script_run('grep "MB module$" ' . $path);
+    soft_assert_script_run('grep "MB module$" ' . $path);
 
     # check if PCRs match
     my $pcrs_str = script_output('ls /sys/class/tpm/tpm0/pcr-sha*/1[78] -1');
     my @pcrs = split ' ', $pcrs_str;
     for my $pcr (@pcrs) {
-        assert_script_run("grep -wi \$(cat $pcr) " . $path);
+        my $res = soft_assert_script_run("grep -wi \$(cat $pcr) " . $path);
+        if ($res and check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') and $pcr =~ qr/17$/) {
+            record_info("ACM bug", "Previous error may be caused by bug in Intel ACM");
+            $soft_fails--;
+        }
     }
+
+    die "Event log incomplete or malformed" if $soft_fails;
 }
 
 sub clear_tpm {
@@ -222,18 +241,31 @@ sub clear_tpm_seabios {
     send_key 'esc';
 
     # enter TPM menu
-    assert_serial 'Select boot device:';
+    assert_serial 't. TPM Configuration';
     send_key 't';
 
-    my $owned = assert_serial qr/Ownership has( not)? been taken/, 5;
-    if (!defined $owned) {
-        die "Failed to check TPM ownership status in TPM menu of SeaBIOS.";
-    } elsif ($owned =~ 'Ownership has not been taken') {
-        # exit TPM menu
+    my $menu = wait_serial qr/reboot the machine./, 5;
+
+    # SeaBIOS spews ANSI Cursor Position code every second, after repeating the
+    # previously printed character. It so happens that it is often inserted in
+    # 'Clear ownership' line, which breaks parsing. Remove that one repeated
+    # character and control sequence to reliably match the line.
+    $menu =~ s/.\e\[\d+;\d+H//g;
+
+    if (!($menu =~ qr/Ownership has( not)? been taken/)) {
+        # TPM 2.0
+        send_key '1';
+        # poor UX, selecting the option loops back to menu with no feedback
+        send_key 'esc';
+    } elsif ($menu =~ 'Ownership has not been taken') {
+        # TPM 1.2 with ownership not taken, exit TPM menu
         send_key 'esc';
     } else {
-        # reset the TPM, to allow taking ownership
-        assert_serial 'c. Clear ownership';
+        # TPM 1.2 with ownership taken, reset the TPM to allow taking ownership
+        if (!($menu =~ qr/c. Clear ownership/)) {
+            # Simulate assert_serial output
+            die "Failed to match serial output against regexp /c. Clear ownership/";
+        }
         send_key 'c';
         assert_serial 'e. Enable the TPM';
         send_key 'e';
@@ -416,16 +448,14 @@ sub clear_tpm_dasharo {
         send_key 'down';
         sleep 1;
         save_screenshot;
-        # Dasharo BUG: https://github.com/Dasharo/dasharo-issues/issues/1091
-        send_key 'ret';   # returns directly back to device manager
-        sleep 1;
+        send_key 'ret';
+        assert_screen 'dasharo_tpm12_clear_enable_activate';
     } else {
         save_screenshot;
         send_key 'ret';
         assert_screen 'dasharo_tpm2_clearcontrol';
-        # TODO: move this outside of conditional after Dasharo BUG is fixed
-        send_key('esc', wait_screen_change => 1);  # go back to device manager
     }
+    send_key('esc', wait_screen_change => 1);  # go back to device manager
 
     # save, return to main menu and reboot
     send_key('f10', wait_screen_change => 1);
@@ -434,13 +464,9 @@ sub clear_tpm_dasharo {
     send_key('pgdn', wait_screen_change => 1);
     send_key('ret', wait_screen_change => 1);
 
-    # TODO: TPM1.2 should take the same path after Dasharo BUG is fixed
-    # TPM2 only - last match changed for TPM2, but not TPM1.2, so it can be used
-    if (not match_has_tag('dasharo_tpm12_operation')) {
-        # confirm request to clear TPM
-        assert_screen 'dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear';
-        send_key('f12');
-    }
+    # confirm request to clear TPM
+    assert_screen 'dasharo_tpm2_confirm_clear';
+    send_key('f12');
 }
 
 sub setup_acm {
diff --git a/tests/install_startup.pm b/tests/install_startup.pm
index 0bad2791..1252fc0f 100644
--- a/tests/install_startup.pm
+++ b/tests/install_startup.pm
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ sub run {
         }
     } elsif (check_var('HEADS', '1')) {
         heads_boot_usb;
-    } elsif (check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1')) {
-        ipxe_boot('dasharo');
+    } elsif ((check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1')) or
+             (check_var('MACHINE', 'vp4670') and check_var('OS_INSTALL_LEGACY', '1'))) {
+        seabios_boot();
+        #ipxe_boot('dasharo');
     } elsif (check_var('MACHINE', 'vp4670') or check_var('MACHINE', 'optiplex')) {
         my $ks_url = prepare_kickstart_config();
         my $params = "inst.sshd inst.ks=$ks_url";
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ sub run {
         send_key_until_needlematch('dasharo_pikvm_bootdev', 'down');
         send_key 'ret';
 
-        assert_screen 'bootloader';
+        assert_screen 'bootloader-installer';
         grub_boot_with_kernel_parameters($params);
     } elsif (check_var('MACHINE', 'supermicro')) {
         # FIXME: use per-worker URLs, don't pollute global ones
@@ -271,7 +273,8 @@ sub run {
         select_console('installation', await_console=>0);
     }
 
-    if (check_var("MACHINE", "hw7") or check_var("MACHINE", "hw12")) {
+    if (check_var("MACHINE", "hw7") or check_var("MACHINE", "hw12") or
+        check_var("MACHINE", "optiplex") or check_var("MACHINE", "vp4670")) {
         select_root_console();
         # RTC battery not connected
         script_run("date -s @" . time());
@@ -287,17 +290,53 @@ sub grub_boot_with_kernel_parameters {
     send_key 'up';
     # start editing it
     send_key 'e';
+    # menu redraws with serial output take too long, some key presses get lost
+    # consider building Dasharo without serial redirection after SeaBIOS
+    sleep 1;
     # go to the line with kernel parameters
     send_key 'down';
+    sleep 1;
     send_key 'down';
+    sleep 1;
     send_key 'down';
+    sleep 1;
     send_key 'end';
-    # append them
-    type_string " $parameters";
+    sleep 1;
+    # append them, somewhat slowly
+    type_string(" $parameters", max_interval => 150);
     # boot
     send_key 'f10';
 }
 
+sub seabios_boot {
+    assert_serial qr/Press ESC for boot menu./, 30;
+    send_key 'esc';
+
+    my $menu = wait_serial qr/TPM Configuration/, 5;
+    # SeaBIOS prints ANSI escape code every second (RTC interrupt), log the
+    # output for easier debugging if it happens while the menu is being printed
+    diag("SeaBIOS boot menu:\n" . $menu);
+    $menu =~ /(.)\. USB MSC Drive/;
+    if (!defined($1)) {
+        die "No USB MSC Drive detected";
+    }
+
+    diag("Booting entry " . $1);
+    send_key $1;
+
+    my $ks_url = prepare_kickstart_config();
+    my $params = "inst.sshd inst.ks=$ks_url";
+
+    # VP4670 has multiple network controllers, only use the first one
+    if (check_var('MACHINE', 'vp4670')) {
+        my $device_ip = get_var('QUBES_OS_HOST_IP');
+        $params .= " ip=${device_ip}::192.168.10.1:255.255.255.0::enp1s0 bootdev=enp1s0";
+    }
+
+    assert_screen 'bootloader-installer';
+    grub_boot_with_kernel_parameters($params);
+}
+
 sub ipxe_boot {
     # Values:
     #  * dasharo: