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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:40:59 -1000
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To: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>
Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org

Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> if you just want to configure which bank to use with pflash, perhaps yo=
u
> can do something like:
>
> qemu -drive if=3Dpflash,unit=3D0
>
> to use the first bank, and
>
> qemu -drive if=3Dpflash,unit=3D1
>
> to use the second bank.
>  =20
Yes, that might work for the flash case but does not address other=20
switches settings. In my case, the Mainstone has two rotary switches=20
that define which frequency to boot up in.

- Armin
> Laurent
>
> Le lundi 17 d=C3=A9cembre 2007 =C3=A0 07:29 -1000, Armin a =C3=A9crit :
>  =20
>> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>>    =20
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> On Sun, 16 Dec 2007, Armin wrote:
>>>
>>>  =20
>>>      =20
>>>> This may be one way to simulate switch or jumper settings one may ch=
ange=20
>>>> on a board before booting. It uses a simple text file for input. The=
=20
>>>> file name is pointed to by -config <path to file> on the command lin=
e.
>>>>
>>>> example:
>>>> config file:
>>>> [switches]
>>>> 7:on
>>>> [jumpers]
>>>>    =20
>>>>        =20
>>> I find this format utterly ugly. =20
>>>      =20
>> I can only make it better then : )
>>    =20
>>> You have sections like INI files, but=20
>>> then refuse to keep to that format.
>>>
>>> Besides, I fail to see why this has to be a config file? =20
>>>      =20
>> It can be named anything , I suppose "switch"would be better
>>    =20
>>> All other=20
>>> settings are command line switches and/or monitor settings, and there=
 is=20
>>> no good reason why switches and jumpers should not be handled that wa=
y.
>>>  =20
>>>      =20
>> Do you mean something like -sw or -jp?=20
>>
>> regards,
>> -Armin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    =20