# Add image recipes

1. To add an image recipe, change the directory to
`<workspace>/layers/meta-qcom-distro/recipes-products/images`.
2. Create a file, for example `test-image.bb`, and add the following
content:

SUMMARY = "Test image"
        
        LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause-Clear"
        
        IMAGE_FEATURES += "splash \
            tools-debug \
            debug-tweaks \
            enable-adbd \
        "
        
        inherit core-image features_check extrausers image-adbd image-qcom-deploy image-efi
        
        REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "pam systemd"
        
        CORE_IMAGE_BASE_INSTALL += " \
            kernel-modules \
            packagegroup-filesystem-utils \
        "
        
        CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "overlayfs-qcom-paths"
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3. Source the environment:

MACHINE=qcs6490-rb3gen2-core-kit DISTRO=qcom-wayland source setup-environment
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4. The following step is optional and applies only if you have cloned
`meta-qcom-extras` in the workspace.

    Open the `conf/bblayer.conf` file and verify the change in the content:

    | Before change | After change |
    | --- | --- |
    | # Add your overlay location to EXTRALAYERS<br>        # Make sure to have a conf/layers.conf in there<br>        EXTRALAYERS ?= ""<br>        Copy to clipboard | # Add your overlay location to EXTRALAYERS<br>        # Make sure to have a conf/layers.conf in there<br>        EXTRALAYERS ?= "${WORKSPACE}/layers/meta-qcom-extras"<br>        Copy to clipboard |
5. Build using the BitBake command:

bitbake test-image
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The generated images are as follows:

build-qcom-wayland> $ ls tmp-glibc/deploy/images/qcs6490-rb3gen2-core-kit/test-image
    aop.mbn     gpt_backup0.bin  gpt_backup5.bin  gpt_main4.bin  kernel-modules.tgz  patch2.xml             prog_firehose_lite.elf  rawprogram2.xml  system.img    xbl_config.elf
    cpucp.elf   gpt_backup1.bin  gpt_main0.bin    gpt_main5.bin  logfs_ufs_8mb.bin   patch3.xml             qdl                     rawprogram3.xml  tz.mbn        xbl.elf
    devcfg.mbn  gpt_backup2.bin  gpt_main1.bin    hypvm.mbn      multi_image.mbn     patch4.xml             qupv3fw.elf             rawprogram4.xml  uefi.elf      XblRamdump.elf
    dtb.bin     gpt_backup3.bin  gpt_main2.bin    Image          patch0.xml          patch5.xml             rawprogram0.xml         rawprogram5.xml  uefi_sec.mbn  zeros_5sectors.bin
    efi.bin     gpt_backup4.bin  gpt_main3.bin    imagefv.elf    patch1.xml          prog_firehose_ddr.elf  rawprogram1.xml         shrm.elf         vmlinux
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Last Published: Jul 02, 2025

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