From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anthony Liguori Subject: Re: extboot usage? Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:56:46 -0500 Message-ID: <47F6339E.1090407@codemonkey.ws> References: <47F4DAA9.1000402@codemonkey.ws> <1207301822.4647.2.camel@frecb07144> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: KVM , Laurent Vivier To: Jun Koi Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Jun Koi wrote: > On 4/4/08, Laurent Vivier wrote: > = >> Le vendredi 04 avril 2008 =E0 18:29 +0900, Jun Koi a =E9crit : >> >> = >>> On 4/3/08, Anthony Liguori wrote: >>> = >> > > Jun Koi wrote: >> > > >> > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > Could someone please post some concret examples on how to use ext= boot? >> > > > I looked around, but saw nothing. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > Just append boot=3Don to your -drive parameter. >> > > >> > >> > OK, but the question is that when I need to have "boot=3Don"? Because >> > without it (or "boot=3Doff"), -drive still works in some cases, right? >> >> >> You need extboot when you want to boot from a disk which is not managed >> by IDE controller. >> = > > I see, thanks. > > in extboot.S, I see some dead code, like the macro "callout". Perhaps > it is there for testing. It is better to get rid of it. > = It's debug code and it's not compiled in unless it's used so there's no = point in eliminating it. I personally do not enjoy rewriting 16-bit = assembly code :-) Regards, Anthony Liguori > Thanks, > Jun > = ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace