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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [QEMU] Allow trying to boot from more than one d

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [QEMU] Allow trying to boot from more than one device
From: Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:26:32 -0400
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On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 16:09 -0400, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> The rombios supports trying to boot from more than one device and then
> falling back.  The attached makes it so that we can take advantage of
> that in the device model.  Just set 'boot=dc' in your config file to try
> booting first from the CD and then the hard drive.
> 
> Sent as an RFC to qemu-devel so that this can hopefully come in for free
> at some point.  But it might be useful functionality to have before
> then.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx>

Anyone?  Is this just completely bone-headed? :)

Jeremy

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