Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 0/3] Add BIOS splash image support

[Gildas <gildas.ml@gmail.com>]

>> One other alternative to added a brand new arg is to just allow an extra
>> meta-character in -boot arg to indicate that it should prompt or not
>>
>>   -boot d    (use cdrom)
>>
>> vs
>>
>>   -boot d+   (default cdrom, prompt to allow override)
>>
>> but perhaps that's a bit obtuse
>>
>
> -boot d,ask would make more sense to me (as it is more verbose).

I think "ask" or even "m" for menu is easier to understand than a "+"

With this option, there would be 4 different cases at boot time:

no "-boot" option: show boot menu
-boot ask or -boot m: show boot menu
-boot d: use cdrom, no boot menu
-boot d,ask or -boot m: default cdrom, prompt to allow override

I would also like to remind you the boot_set option in the monitor
which allow one to change the values from the -boot parameter at run
time.

Another alternative might just be to lower the wait time to 1 or 2s...

Gildas