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diff --git a/vmdebootstrap.8.in b/vmdebootstrap.8.in index 29e0f68..0364bed 100644 --- a/vmdebootstrap.8.in +++ b/vmdebootstrap.8.in @@ -314,14 +314,13 @@ none, simple, meliae, or heapy (default: simple) make memory profiling dumps at least SECONDS apart .SH EXAMPLE To create an image for the stable release of Debian: -.nf .IP sudo vmdebootstrap \-\-image test.img \-\-size 1g \\ \-\-log test.log \-\-log-level debug \-\-verbose \\ \-\-mirror http://mirror.lan/debian/ .PP -To run the test image, make sure it is writeable. Use the \-\-owner -option to set mode 0644 for the specified user or use chmod manually: +To run the test image, make sure it is writeable. Use the \-\-owner option to set +mode 0644 for the specified user or use chmod manually: .IP sudo chmod a+w ./test.img .PP @@ -329,7 +328,20 @@ Execute using qemu, e.g. on amd64 using qemu-system-x86_64: .IP qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=./test.img .PP -(This loads the image in a new window.) +(This loads the image in a new window.) Note the use of -drive +file=<img>,format=raw which is needed for newer versions of QEMU. +.PP +There is EFI firmware available to use with QEMU when testing images built +using the UEFI support, but this software is in Debian non-free due to patent +concerns. If you choose to install +.B +ovmf +to test UEFI builds, a secondary change is also needed to symlink the provided +OVMF.fd to the file required by QEMU: bios-256k.bin and then tell QEMU about +the location of this file with the -L option: +.IP +$ qemu-system-x86_64 \-L /usr/share/ovmf/ -machine accel=kvm \\ + \-m 4096 \-smp 2 \-drive format=raw,file=test.img .PP For further examples, including u-boot support for beaglebone-black, see /usr/share/vmdebootstrap/examples |