[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Are GNU/kFreeBSD 7 images isohybrid?



Hi,

i wrote:
> > What firmware file to use with qemu-system-i386 in order to demonstrate
> > EFI booting on i386 ?

Ric Moore wrote:
> I gave to wonder if the bootable flag was set during format? If not, that
> would explain much. Ric

The boot flag is set with one of the MBR partitions. Not with the
EFI System Partition, as that is forbidden, but with partition 1,
which covers the whole ISO.

But i want to test the boot paths of debian-8.2.0-i386-netinst.iso
via EFI from CD and USB stick. With EFI the bootable objects are
marked by other means (El Torito Platform Id, MBR partition type,
GPT type GUID).

I wonder whether
  /usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd
of Debian 8 is suitable for 32 bit qemu at all and whether it knows
that it shall boot /EFI/BOOT/BOOTIA32.EFI rather than BOOTX64.EFI.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas


Reply to: