Re: [Qemu-devel] Patch: let qemu work with latest bochsbios

[Anthony Liguori]

Bernhard Kauer wrote:
> The boot_device is not communicated to the bochsbios
> through the CMOS. The following patch allows to boot 
> via network on the newest bochsbios.
>
>
>         Bernhard Kauer
>   
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Index: vl.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/vl.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.323
> diff -u -r1.323 vl.c
> --- vl.c        29 Jul 2007 17:57:25 -0000      1.323
> +++ vl.c        1 Aug 2007 15:36:31 -0000
> @@ -7828,7 +7828,7 @@
>             fprintf(stderr, "No valid PXE rom found for network device\n");
>             exit(1);
>         }
> -       boot_device = 'c'; /* to prevent confusion by the BIOS */
> +       //boot_device = 'c'; /* to prevent confusion by the BIOS */
>      }
>   

Please don't comment out code.  Just delete it.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>  #endif
>  
> Index: hw/pc.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/hw/pc.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.81
> diff -u -r1.81 pc.c
> --- hw/pc.c     6 Jun 2007 16:26:13 -0000       1.81
> +++ hw/pc.c     1 Aug 2007 15:36:31 -0000
> @@ -197,6 +197,9 @@
>      case 'd':
>          rtc_set_memory(s, 0x3d, 0x03); /* CD-ROM boot */
>          break;
> +    case 'n':
> +        rtc_set_memory(s, 0x3d, 0x04); /* Network boot */
> +        break; 
>      }
>  
>      /* floppy type */
>