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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Can't boot my sparc system anymore
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Blue Swirl wrote:
> On 9/28/08, Robert Reif <reif@earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> I tried running  one of my sparc system boot scripts that does:
>>
>>  qemu-system-sparc -hda c.img -M SS-10 -append "console=ttyS0
>> video=tcxfb:off" -nographic
>>
>>  and I now get:
>>
>>  -append only allowed with -kernel option
>>
>>  This is a recent regression.  Do I need to do this differently now or is
>> this a bug?
>>     
>
> It has never worked. -append is used only with preloaded Linux kernel
> , it is not passed to the boot loader. Please use -prom-env, for
> example -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'.
>
> Also -nographic is passed to OpenBIOS which switches prom console to
> serial, so it is not necessary to use 'console=xxx' or 'video=xxx'
> options. Linux uses prom console before switching to its own console
> functions.
>
>
>
>   
It may not be right but it does (did) work.  Here is current svn with 
the failing command line test disabled running:

qemu-system-sparc -hda c.img -M SS-10 -append "Linux console=ttyS0 
video=tcxfb:off" -nographic

Configuration device id QEMU version 1 machine id 64
CPUs: 1 x TI,TMS390Z55
Welcome to OpenBIOS v1.0RC1 built on Sep 18 2008 19:07
  Type 'help' for detailed information
                                                                                                                                                                                                               

[sparc] Booting file 'disk' with parameters 'Linux console=ttyS0 
video=tcxfb:off'
Not a bootable ELF image
Not a Linux kernel image
Loading a.out image...
Loaded 7680 bytes
entry point is 0x4000
Jumping to entry point...
SILO Version 1.4.13
                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Uncompressing image...