[meta-intel] Building image for legacy BIOS

[Teemu K]

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:31 AM, Anuj Mittal <anuj.mittal at intel.com> wrote:
> On 08/02/2018 01:28 PM, Teemu K wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:07 AM, Anuj Mittal <anuj.mittal at intel.com> wrote:
>>> On 08/02/2018 12:57 PM, Anuj Mittal wrote:
>>>> On 08/02/2018 11:54 AM, Teemu K wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> It's been awhile since I last time compiled Yocto for x86 using
>>>>> meta-intel so a lot has changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have x86 based HW I'm compiling Yocto image (Yocto version 2.4)
>>>>> using latest meta-intel for that Yocto.
>>>>>
>>>>> Image compiles ok, but it seems that the wic-file is for UEFI and I
>>>>> understood that meta-intel defaults to that nowadays.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to remove 'efi' from MACHINE_FEATURES and have 'pcbios' there,
>>>>> but still it seems to create UEFI image.
>>>>>
>>>>> How to I force legacy BIOS - image creation?
>>>>
>>>> You should be able to create a wic image with meta-intel and legacy BIOS
>>>> using directdisk.wks from OE-Core [1]
>>>>
>>>> Assuming that you already have an image built:
>>>>
>>>> wic -e <image> <path_to_wks>
>>>
>>> Sorry I meant, wic create -e <image_name> <path_to_wks>
>>>
>> I already have wic-file. Problem is that it's for UEFI and device with
>> legacy BIOS won't be able to boot from it. I assume that I need wks -
>> file that creates image for legacy BIOS and that I do not have nor
>> have I managed to find. Seems that all the examples I'm able to find
>> creates UEFI image.
>>
>
> You will have to create the image using the wks file I pointed to.
Ah, I missed that file name there. Was just looking the command. Got
it working now. Thanks!.

-Teemu