Re: Disable BIOS menu or set password EDK2

[Andrew Fish <afish@apple.com>]

> On Jul 27, 2017, at 8:59 AM, Zach Smith <zqsmith4926@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe MdeModulePkg UiApp is used, because the following lines appear in
> MdeModulePkg.dsc:
> 
> MdeModulePkg/Application/UiApp/UiApp.inf
> MdeModulePkg/Universal/BdsDxe/BdsDxe.inf
> 
> However, in IntelFrameworkModulePkg.dsc, there is the line:
> 
> IntelFrameworkModulePkg/Universal/BdsDxe/BdsDxe.inf
> 
> So does this mean I can or cannot remove UiApp? Can I simply comment out
> the line in MdeModulePkg.dsc?
> 

Zack,

MdpModulePkg.dsc and IntelFrameworkModulePkg.dsc are for package maintenance, think of them as a makefile that builds everything in package. A platform would have its own DSC file pulling in the features it needed. 

Thanks,

Andrew Fish


> Thanks,
> Zach
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 10:49 AM, Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com <mailto:liming.gao@intel.com>> wrote:
> 
>> You need to check Platform DSC/FDF to see whether UiApp is used. If
>> MdeModulePkg BdsDxe and UiApp are used, you can remove UiApp from DSC/FDF.
>> If IntelFrameworkModulePkg BdsDxe is used, it includes Bds and UiApp both.
>> It is not easy to disable BIOS menu.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Liming
>> 
>> *From:* Zach Smith [mailto:zqsmith4926@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:45 PM
>> *To:* Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com>; edk2-devel@lists.01.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [edk2] Disable BIOS menu or set password EDK2
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Liming,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I believe I found UiApp, but how can I remov it? Can I just remove
>> Vlv2TbltDevicePkg//UiApp/UiApp.inf?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Zach
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Gao, Liming <liming.gao@intel.com <mailto:liming.gao@intel.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Zach:
>>  UDK2015 is a little old. Edk2 trunk has separated UiApp from BDS. UiApp
>> is for BIOS menu. To remove UiApp can disable BIOS menu.
>> 
>>  On password, edk2 trunk SecurityPkg\Tcg\Opal\OpalPasswordDxe provides
>> the real implementation for Opal supported devices.. You can refer to it
>> for your implementation.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Liming
>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: edk2-devel [mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org <mailto:edk2-devel-bounces@lists.01.org>] On Behalf Of
>> Zach Smith
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:05 AM
>>> To: edk2-devel@lists.01.org <mailto:edk2-devel@lists.01.org>
>>> Subject: [edk2] Disable BIOS menu or set password EDK2
>>> 
>>> I am trying to remove the ability to use the BIOS-like menu on my
>>> minnowboard, which is running EDK2 firmware:
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-platforms/tree/minnowboard-max-udk2015 <https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-platforms/tree/minnowboard-max-udk2015>
>>> 
>>> However I have been unable to locate anywhere that I can turn this
>>> capability off. Is there a way to do this?
>>> 
>>> Failing this, I would like to be able to set a BIOS password, and by
>> going
>>> to BIOS > Device Manager > System Setup > Security Configuration, I see
>> the
>>> option to "Setup Administrator Password", but setting this password does
>>> not seem to do anything, and I see no option to enable the usage of the
>>> password.
>> 
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