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Re: [Qemu-devel] feature request: changing boot device in the monitor


From: Dan Kenigsberg
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] feature request: changing boot device in the monitor
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:03:17 +0200
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01)

On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:34:16PM +0000, Gildas wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I don't know whether this is an easy one or not and if it will apply
> to all archs, but I'd like to see an option in the monitor to
> change/override the value given for -boot.
> 
> This way, for instance if you install a VM from a CDROM using "-boot
> d", you would be able to restart it on the hard-drive from the monitor
> with something like "boot c" followed by "system_reset".
> 
> I know there is still the workaround of stopping the emulation and
> restarting it with a different set of commands, but when remotely
> accessing a VM with a lots of redirection/connection, it's not very
> handy.

And there's another workaround: you can now start qemu with -boot dc , do
your thing with the cd image, go to monitor, eject the cd, and
system_reset. This time, since there's no cd, the bios will boot from
the hard drive. Just as it happens in OS installation on real hardware.

Dan.




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