Re: [Qemu-ppc] [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/3] PPC PReP: can run without bios image

[Alexander Graf]

On 04.04.2013, at 10:37, Fabien Chouteau wrote:

> 
> On 04/03/2013 06:59 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> 
>> On 03.04.2013, at 18:40, Fabien Chouteau wrote:
>> 
>>> If we use an ELF kernel there's no need for bios. '-bios -' means no
>>> bios.
>> 
>> This sounds like you're actually looking for a way to load an ELF blob
>> as bios using -bios, not a kernel, no?
>> 
> 
> No, we load the kernel with -kernel, that's what the first patch does.
> But the board is implemented in such way that you can't start without a
> bios. If the -bios switch is not present, then the board uses the
> default bios. This patch allows to start without a bios:
> 
> -kernel <PROGRAM> -bios -

Do you also pass in -initrd or -append? If not, then your kernel _is_ the 
firmware.


Alex