Re: Disable BIOS menu or set password EDK2

[Zach Smith <zqsmith4926@gmail.com>]

Andrew,

Would that be Vlv2TbltDevicePkg/PlatformPkgGccX64.dsc? I do see the line:

$(PLATFORM_PACKAGE)/UiApp/UiApp.inf

Thanks,

Zach

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 11:08 AM, Andrew Fish <afish@apple.com> wrote:

>
> 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>
> 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 <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> 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
> <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
> 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
>
> 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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