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| -rw-r--r-- | OvmfPkg/README | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/README b/OvmfPkg/README index aee3aa6819..1c0646f20a 100644 --- a/OvmfPkg/README +++ b/OvmfPkg/README @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The Open Virtual Machine Firmware (OVMF) project aims to support firmware for Virtual Machines using the edk2
code base. More information can be found at:
- https://edk2.tianocore.org/OVMF.html
+http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=OVMF
=== STATUS ===
@@ -48,16 +48,18 @@ Following the edk2 build process, you will find the OVMF binaries under the $WORKSPACE/Build/*/*/FV directory. The actual path will
depend on how your build is configured. You can expect to find
these binary outputs:
-* OVMF.fd
+* OVMF.Fv
+ * Please note! This filename has changed. Older releases used OVMF.fd.
* CirrusLogic5446.rom
More information on building OVMF can be found at:
-* https://edk2.tianocore.org/build-ovmf.html
+
+http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=How_to_build_OVMF
=== RUNNING OVMF on QEMU ===
* QEMU 0.9.1 or later is required.
-* Either copy, rename or symlink OVMF.fd => bios.bin
+* Either copy, rename or symlink OVMF.Fv => bios.bin
* Either copy, rename or symlink CirrusLogic5446.rom => vgabios-cirrus.bin
* Be sure to use qemu-system-x86_64, if you are using and X64 firmware.
(qemu-system-x86_64 works for the IA32 firmware as well, of course.)
@@ -68,4 +70,6 @@ More information on building OVMF can be found at: * The EFI shell is built into OVMF builds at this time, so it should
run automatically if a UEFI boot application is not found on the
removable media.
+* On Linux, newer version of QEMU may enable KVM feature, and this might cause OVMF
+ to fail to boot. The QEMU '-no-kvm' may allow OVMF to boot.
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