Re: Disable BIOS menu or set password EDK2

[Zach Smith <zqsmith4926@gmail.com>]

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?

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.
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> 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
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> Liming,
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> I believe I found UiApp, but how can I remov it? Can I just remove
> Vlv2TbltDevicePkg//UiApp/UiApp.inf?
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> Thanks,
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> Zach
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> 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] 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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