diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index a32de19826..e4db0482ce 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ menu "Target Images"
 			help
 			  Create an ext4 filesystem with a journal.
 
-	config TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO
-		bool "iso"
-		default n
-		depends on TARGET_x86_generic
-		help
-		  Create a bootable ISO image.
-
 	config TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2
 		bool "jffs2"
 		depends on USES_JFFS2
@@ -191,7 +184,7 @@ menu "Target Images"
 	config GRUB_IMAGES
 		bool "Build GRUB images (Linux x86 or x86_64 host only)"
 		depends on TARGET_x86
-		depends on TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS || TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO || TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2 || TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS
+		depends on TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS || TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2 || TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS
 		select PACKAGE_grub2
 		default y
 
@@ -237,6 +230,11 @@ menu "Target Images"
 		  This is the title of the GRUB menu entry.
 		  If unspecified, it defaults to OpenWrt.
 
+	config ISO_IMAGES
+		bool "Build LiveCD image (ISO)"
+		depends on TARGET_x86
+		select GRUB_IMAGES
+
 	config VDI_IMAGES
 		bool "Build VirtualBox image files (VDI)"
 		depends on TARGET_x86
@@ -260,14 +258,14 @@ menu "Target Images"
 
 	config TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE
 		int "Kernel partition size (in MB)"
-		depends on GRUB_IMAGES || USES_BOOT_PART
+		depends on USES_BOOT_PART
 		default 8 if TARGET_apm821xx_sata
 		default 64 if TARGET_bcm27xx
 		default 16
 
 	config TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE
 		int "Root filesystem partition size (in MB)"
-		depends on GRUB_IMAGES || USES_ROOTFS_PART || TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS || TARGET_omap || TARGET_rb532 || TARGET_sunxi || TARGET_uml
+		depends on USES_ROOTFS_PART || TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS || TARGET_omap || TARGET_rb532 || TARGET_sunxi || TARGET_uml
 		default 104
 		help
 		  Select the root filesystem partition size.
diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 2436b94f81..8af5905c60 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS) += squashfs
 fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2) += $(addprefix jffs2-,$(JFFS2_BLOCKSIZE))
 fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2_NAND) += $(addprefix jffs2-nand-,$(NAND_BLOCKSIZE))
 fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT4FS) += ext4
-fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO) += iso
 fs-types-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS) += ubifs
 fs-subtypes-$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_JFFS2) += $(addsuffix -raw,$(addprefix jffs2-,$(JFFS2_BLOCKSIZE)))
 
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
index a646e6e8a7..045d043e4d 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 ARCH:=i386
 BOARD:=x86
 BOARDNAME:=x86
-FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 vdi vmdk pcmcia targz fpu
+FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 vdi vmdk pcmcia targz fpu boot-part rootfs-part
 SUBTARGETS:=generic legacy geode 64
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.4
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ DEFAULT_PACKAGES += partx-utils mkf2fs e2fsprogs
 
 $(eval $(call BuildTarget))
 
-$(eval $(call $(if $(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO),RequireCommand,Ignore),mkisofs, \
+$(eval $(call $(if $(CONFIG_ISO_IMAGES),RequireCommand,Ignore),mkisofs, \
    	Please install mkisofs. \
 ))
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/geode/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/geode/target.mk
index f1d7b9fe14..f4c7b9564e 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/geode/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/geode/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BOARDNAME:=AMD Geode based systems
-FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 pci usb gpio
+FEATURES:=pci usb gpio
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += \
 			kmod-crypto-hw-geode kmod-crypto-cbc \
 			kmod-ath5k kmod-ath9k \
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/64.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/64.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bde76ceba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/64.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+define Device/generic
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86/64
+  GRUB2_VARIANT := generic
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += generic
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
index 4e090bcf07..494a190b86 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2020 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -7,16 +7,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 
-export PATH=$(TARGET_PATH):/sbin
-
 GRUB2_VARIANT =
 GRUB_TERMINALS =
 GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG =
 GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG =
 GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE =
 
-USE_ATKBD = generic 64
-
 ifneq ($(strip $(foreach subtarget,$(USE_ATKBD),$(CONFIG_TARGET_x86_$(subtarget)))),)
   GRUB2_VARIANT := generic
 else
@@ -46,125 +42,100 @@ ROOTPART:=$(if $(ROOTPART),$(ROOTPART),PARTUUID=$(IMG_PART_SIGNATURE)-02)
 GRUB_TIMEOUT:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_TIMEOUT))
 GRUB_TITLE:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_TITLE))
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_GRUB_IMAGES),)
-
-  BOOTOPTS:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_BOOTOPTS))
-
-  define Image/cmdline/ext4
-    root=$(ROOTPART) rootfstype=ext4 rootwait
-  endef
+BOOTOPTS:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_GRUB_BOOTOPTS))
 
-  define Image/cmdline/squashfs
-    root=$(ROOTPART) rootfstype=squashfs rootwait
-  endef
+define Build/combined
+	$(CP) $(KDIR)/$(KERNEL_NAME) $@.boot/boot/vmlinuz
+	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $@.boot/boot/
+	PADDING="$(CONFIG_TARGET_IMAGES_PAD)" SIGNATURE="$(IMG_PART_SIGNATURE)" $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
+		$@ \
+		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) $@.boot \
+		$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) $(IMAGE_ROOTFS) \
+		256
+endef
 
-  define Image/Build/grub2
-	# left here because the image builder doesnt need these
-	rm -fR $(KDIR)/root.grub $(KDIR)/grub2
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub $(KDIR)/grub2
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/vmlinuz
-	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc/*.img \
-		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/grub2-$(strip $(GRUB2_VARIANT))/core.img \
-		$(KDIR)/grub2/
-	echo '(hd0) $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img' > $(KDIR)/grub2/device.map
+define Build/grub-config
+	rm -fR $@.boot
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $@.boot/boot/grub
 	sed \
 		-e 's#@SERIAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG))#g' \
 		-e 's#@TERMINAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG))#g' \
-		-e 's#@CMDLINE@#$(strip $(call Image/cmdline/$(1)) $(BOOTOPTS) $(GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE))#g' \
+		-e 's#@ROOTPART@#root=$(ROOTPART) rootwait#g' \
+		-e 's#@CMDLINE@#$(BOOTOPTS) $(GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE)#g' \
 		-e 's#@TIMEOUT@#$(GRUB_TIMEOUT)#g' \
 		-e 's#@TITLE@#$(GRUB_TITLE)#g' \
-		./grub.cfg > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/grub.cfg
-	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/
-	grub-bios-setup -V | cut -d' ' -f3 > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/version
-	PADDING="1" SIGNATURE="$(IMG_PART_SIGNATURE)" PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img \
-		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) $(KDIR)/root.grub \
-		$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) $(KDIR)/root.$(1) \
-		256
-	grub-bios-setup \
-		--device-map="$(KDIR)/grub2/device.map" \
-		-d "$(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub" \
+		./grub-$(1).cfg > $@.boot/boot/grub/grub.cfg
+endef
+
+define Build/grub-install
+	rm -fR $@.grub2
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $@.grub2
+	$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc/*.img \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/grub2-$(GRUB2_VARIANT)/core.img \
+		$@.grub2/
+	echo '(hd0) $@' > $@.grub2/device.map
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/grub-bios-setup \
+		-m "$@.grub2/device.map" \
+		-d "$@.grub2" \
 		-r "hd0,msdos1" \
-		"$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img"
-  endef
-endif
+		$@
+endef
 
-define Image/Build/iso
-	rm -fR $(KDIR)/root.grub $(KDIR)/grub2
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub $(KDIR)/grub2
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/vmlinuz
+define Build/iso
+	$(CP) $(KDIR)/$(KERNEL_NAME) $@.boot/boot/vmlinuz
+	cat \
+		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/i386-pc/cdboot.img \
 		$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib/grub/grub2-iso/eltorito.img \
-		> $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/eltorito.img
-	sed \
-		-e 's#@SERIAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_SERIAL_CONFIG))#g' \
-		-e 's#@TERMINAL_CONFIG@#$(strip $(GRUB_TERMINAL_CONFIG))#g' \
-		-e 's#@CMDLINE@#root=/dev/sr0 rootfstype=iso9660 rootwait $(strip $(call Image/cmdline/$(1)) $(BOOTOPTS) $(GRUB_CONSOLE_CMDLINE))#g' \
-		-e 's#@TIMEOUT@#$(GRUB_TIMEOUT)#g' \
-		-e 's#@TITLE@#$(GRUB_TITLE)#g' \
-		./grub-iso.cfg > $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/grub/grub.cfg
-	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $(KDIR)/root.grub/boot/
+		> $@.boot/boot/grub/eltorito.img
+	-$(CP) $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/boot/. $@.boot/boot/
 	mkisofs -R -b boot/grub/eltorito.img -no-emul-boot -boot-info-table \
-		-o $(KDIR)/root.iso $(KDIR)/root.grub $(TARGET_DIR)
+		-o $@ $@.boot $(TARGET_DIR)
 endef
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_VDI_IMAGES),)
-  define Image/Build/vdi
-	rm $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).vdi || true
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/qemu-img convert -f raw -O vdi \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).vdi
-  endef
-endif
+define Build/vdi
+	qemu-img convert -f raw -O vdi $@ $@.new
+	@mv $@.new $@
+endef
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_VMDK_IMAGES),)
-  define Image/Build/vmdk
-	rm $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).vmdk || true
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).vmdk
-	#build the ESXI VMDK with 
-	rm $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1)-esxi.vmdk || true
-	rm $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1)-esxi-flat.vmdk || true
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic,subformat=monolithicFlat \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img \
-		$(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1)-esxi.vmdk
-  endef
-endif
+define Build/vmdk
+	qemu-img convert -f raw -O vmdk $@ $@.new
+	@mv $@.new $@
+endef
 
-define Image/Build/gzip
-	gzip -f9n $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_COMBINED)-$(1).img
-	gzip -f9n $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_ROOTFS)-$(1).img
+DEVICE_VARS += GRUB2_VARIANT
+define Device/Default
+  ARTIFACT/image.iso := grub-config iso | iso
+  IMAGES := combined.img.gz
+  IMAGE/combined.img.gz := append-rootfs | pad-extra 128k | grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | gzip
+  IMAGE/combined.vdi := append-rootfs | pad-extra 128k | grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | vdi
+  IMAGE/combined.vmdk := append-rootfs | pad-extra 128k | grub-config pc | combined | grub-install | vmdk
+  KERNEL := kernel-bin
+  KERNEL_INSTALL := 1
+  KERNEL_NAME := bzImage
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ISO_IMAGES),y)
+    ARTIFACTS := image.iso
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_VDI_IMAGES),y)
+    IMAGES += combined.vdi
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_VMDK_IMAGES),y)
+    IMAGES += combined.vmdk
+  endif
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Image/gzip-ext4-padded-squashfs))
 
-define Image/BuildKernel
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-vmlinuz
-endef
-
-define Image/Prepare
-	$(call Image/Prepare/grub2)
-endef
+ifeq ($(SUBTARGET),64)
+  include 64.mk
+endif
 
-define Image/Build/Initramfs
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage-initramfs $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-ramfs.bzImage
-endef
+ifeq ($(SUBTARGET),generic)
+  include generic.mk
+endif
 
-define Image/Build
-	$(call Image/Build/$(1))
-  ifneq ($(1),iso)
-	$(call Image/Build/grub2,$(1))
-	$(call Image/Build/vdi,$(1))
-	$(call Image/Build/vmdk,$(1))
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/root.$(1) $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_ROOTFS)-$(1).img
-  else
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/root.iso $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX).iso
-  endif
-	$(CP) $(KDIR)/bzImage $(BIN_DIR)/$(IMG_PREFIX)-vmlinuz
-	$(call Image/Build/gzip/$(1))
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
-	$(call Image/Build/Initramfs)
+ifeq ($(SUBTARGET),legacy)
+  include legacy.mk
 endif
-endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildImage))
+
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65f7361184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/generic.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+define Device/generic
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-3c59x kmod-8139too kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 kmod-natsemi \
+	kmod-ne2k-pci kmod-pcnet32 kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 kmod-tg3 \
+	kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity
+  GRUB2_VARIANT := generic
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += generic
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/geode.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/geode.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b463e36ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/geode.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+define Device/generic
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86/Geode
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-crypto-cbc kmod-crypto-hw-geode kmod-ledtrig-gpio \
+	kmod-ledtrig-heartbeat kmod-ledtrig-netdev kmod-via-rhine
+  GRUB2_VARIANT := legacy
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += generic
+
+define Device/geos
+  $(call Device/generic)
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Traverse Technologies Geos
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES += br2684ctl flashrom kmod-8139cp kmod-hwmon-lm90 kmod-mppe \
+	kmod-pppoa kmod-usb-ohci-pci linux-atm ppp-mod-pppoa pppdump pppstats \
+	soloscli tc
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += geos
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/grub-iso.cfg b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-iso.cfg
index 9c59bdf6d4..f5848b3853 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/grub-iso.cfg
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-iso.cfg
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ set timeout="@TIMEOUT@"
 set root='(cd)'
 
 menuentry "@TITLE@" {
-	linux /boot/vmlinuz @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
+	linux /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sr0 rootfstype=iso9660 rootwait @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
 }
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-pc.cfg
similarity index 57%
rename from target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg
rename to target/linux/x86/image/grub-pc.cfg
index 76a9885544..75605bcabf 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/image/grub.cfg
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/grub-pc.cfg
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ set timeout="@TIMEOUT@"
 set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
 
 menuentry "@TITLE@" {
-	linux /boot/vmlinuz @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
+	linux /boot/vmlinuz @ROOTPART@ @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
 }
 menuentry "@TITLE@ (failsafe)" {
-	linux /boot/vmlinuz failsafe=true @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
+	linux /boot/vmlinuz failsafe=true @ROOTPART@ @CMDLINE@ noinitrd
 }
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk b/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9909341729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/image/legacy.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+define Device/generic
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Generic x86/legacy
+  DEVICE_PACKAGES += kmod-3c59x kmod-8139too kmod-e100 kmod-e1000 \
+	kmod-natsemi kmod-ne2k-pci kmod-pcnet32 kmod-r8169 kmod-sis900 \
+	kmod-tg3 kmod-via-rhine kmod-via-velocity
+  GRUB2_VARIANT := legacy
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += generic