Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] multiboot: set boot_device to first partition

[Arun Thomas]

On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Stefan Hajnoczi <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Arun Thomas <address@hidden> wrote:
>> The multiboot info struct's 'boot_device' field has 'part1' set to 0x01, 
>> which
>> maps to the second primary partition. To specify the first primary partition,
>> 'part1' should be set to 0x00, since partition numbers start from zero
>> according to the multiboot spec.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arun Thomas <address@hidden>
>
> Which OSes have you tested?  Xen?  Solaris?

I tested Solaris (OpenIndiana Build 148), and it boots fine. I haven't
been able to try Xen. Linux also boots fine, as expected.

Thanks,
Arun