From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1NrbTn-0004v0-NB
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:59 -0400
Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=46964 helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NrbTn-0004um-5s
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:59 -0400
Received: from Debian-exim by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim
	4.60) (envelope-from <revol@free.fr>) id 1NrbTm-0007Om-FY
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:58 -0400
Received: from smtp2-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.2]:59389)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60)
	(envelope-from <revol@free.fr>) id 1NrbTc-0007IB-TO
	for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:58 -0400
Received: from smtp2-g21.free.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by smtp2-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6AAF4B008C
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:24:43 +0100 (CET)
Received: from laptop (vaf26-2-82-244-111-82.fbx.proxad.net [82.244.111.82])
	by smtp2-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76D874B0142
	for <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:24:40 +0100 (CET)
In-Reply-To: <20100316172851.GB19160@shareable.org>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] wake-on-lan & IPMI implementation; real power-off
	and -no-shutdown
From: "=?utf-8?q?Fran=C3=A7ois?= Revol" <revol@free.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:44 +0100 CET
Message-Id: <3476660323-BeMail@laptop>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/qemu-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel>,
	<mailto:qemu-devel-request@nongnu.org?subject=subscribe>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org

> I use -no-reboot so that when the guest does a reboot during
> installation, as they invariably do one or more times, QEMU exits, my
> scripts does things eject the CD/floppy, or change it for the next in
> sequence, and modify the guest's installed files to add virtio
> drivers, install extra fiels, edit boot scripts and whatever else is
> useful, and then restart QEMU.
> 
> The guest thinks it's just rebooted, but it has the virtualisation
> goodies in place to run better.
> 
> Unfortunately with an MS-DOS 5.00 guest, -no-reboot does not
> work.  It fails to exit QEMU; instead it just reboots.  I guess that
> means a QJSON event would not be sent either.

I suppose it uses a weird way to reboot, there are many (PS/2 
controller, calling the BIOS entry point...).

Fran=C3=A7ois.