UEFI has been around on Intel platform since the late 2000s as new alternative to BIOS. Although until now Intel offers the backward compatibility to BIOS with CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in UEFI mode, Intel is planning to discontinue the CSM starting 2020. This means for QNX users who are planning to stay with QNX 6.5.0 and 6.6.0 while migrating to new Intel hardware (e.g. due to obsolescence of old hardware), currently there is no off-the-shelf solution as UEFI boot is only supported starting SDP 7.
To address this issue, we are providing a set of instructions (Attached pdf) to enable x86 UEFI boot on SDP 6.5 and 6.6. The instructions include the following necessary steps:
1. Formatting and Installing GRUB-EFI on a USB disk
2. Setting elf.boot bootfile
3. Modifying startup code
4. Using pci-server with backward compatibility module
Please note that pci-server on SDP 6.5 and 6.6 is only available via a CSP plan.
NOTE:
This entry has been validated against the SDP version listed above. Use
caution when considering this advice for any other SDP version. For
supported releases, please reach out toQNX Technical Support if you have any questions/concerns.
Please contact us with your questions or concerns.
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