Hi,

ELF loader feature for MIPS in patch

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2006-03/msg00033.html

was rejected because it breaks loading of raw kernel images:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2006-03/msg00082.html

What about the patch in attachment? It first tries to load
image as an ELF file. If this fails it falls back to raw
image load. Additionally, it takes feature of patch above to
go on even if no BIOS is found.

Regards

Dirk