| Message ID | 20220719074042.2214649-4-thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Update grub to 2.06 | expand |
Thomas, All, On 2022-07-19 09:40 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot spake thusly: > For the Qemu-compatible UEFI firmware, the kraxel.org pointed to by > the readme.txt file is outdated. Instead, point to the recently added > ovmf-bin package in Buildroot. Since we do not have ovmf-bin in the end, I've tweaked the text to explain how to get the OVMF blurbs; please review my chhanges if they still make sense. Applied to master, thanks. Regards, Yann E. MORIN. > While at it, drop the pci=nocrs information, as it is no longer > needed. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com> > --- > boot/grub2/readme.txt | 21 ++++++++------------- > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/boot/grub2/readme.txt b/boot/grub2/readme.txt > index 0282fbdd13..c8d475ec73 100644 > --- a/boot/grub2/readme.txt > +++ b/boot/grub2/readme.txt > @@ -86,17 +86,10 @@ Notes on using Grub2 for x86/x86_64 EFI-based platforms > To test your i386/x86-64 EFI image in Qemu > ------------------------------------------ > > -1. Download the EFI BIOS for Qemu > - Version IA32 or X64 depending on the chosen Grub2 > - platform (i386-efi vs. x86-64-efi) > - https://www.kraxel.org/repos/jenkins/edk2/ > - (or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF) > -2. Extract, and rename OVMF.fd to bios.bin and > - CirrusLogic5446.rom to vgabios-cirrus.bin. > -3. qemu-system-{i386,x86-64} -L ovmf-dir/ -hda disk.img > -4. Make sure to pass pci=nocrs to the kernel command line, > - to workaround a bug in the EFI BIOS regarding the > - EFI framebuffer. > +1. Download/install the EFI BIOS for Qemu > + You can get it using the ovmf-bin package in Buildroot (installed > + in BINARIES_DIR), or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF. > +2. qemu-system-{i386,x86-64} -bios <path-to-OVMF.fd> -hda disk.img > > Notes on using Grub2 for ARM u-boot-based platforms > =================================================== > @@ -177,8 +170,10 @@ using qemu and EFI firmware built for qemu. > 2. make > > 3. Download the EFI firmware for qemu aarch64 > - https://www.kraxel.org/repos/jenkins/edk2/ > - (or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF-aarch64 or AAVMF) > + > + You can get it using the ovmf-bin package in Buildroot (installed > + in BINARIES_DIR), or use one provided by your distribution as > + OVMF-aarch64 or AAVMF. > > 4. Run qemu with: > > -- > 2.36.1 > > _______________________________________________ > buildroot mailing list > buildroot@buildroot.org > https://lists.buildroot.org/mailman/listinfo/buildroot
diff --git a/boot/grub2/readme.txt b/boot/grub2/readme.txt index 0282fbdd13..c8d475ec73 100644 --- a/boot/grub2/readme.txt +++ b/boot/grub2/readme.txt @@ -86,17 +86,10 @@ Notes on using Grub2 for x86/x86_64 EFI-based platforms To test your i386/x86-64 EFI image in Qemu ------------------------------------------ -1. Download the EFI BIOS for Qemu - Version IA32 or X64 depending on the chosen Grub2 - platform (i386-efi vs. x86-64-efi) - https://www.kraxel.org/repos/jenkins/edk2/ - (or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF) -2. Extract, and rename OVMF.fd to bios.bin and - CirrusLogic5446.rom to vgabios-cirrus.bin. -3. qemu-system-{i386,x86-64} -L ovmf-dir/ -hda disk.img -4. Make sure to pass pci=nocrs to the kernel command line, - to workaround a bug in the EFI BIOS regarding the - EFI framebuffer. +1. Download/install the EFI BIOS for Qemu + You can get it using the ovmf-bin package in Buildroot (installed + in BINARIES_DIR), or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF. +2. qemu-system-{i386,x86-64} -bios <path-to-OVMF.fd> -hda disk.img Notes on using Grub2 for ARM u-boot-based platforms =================================================== @@ -177,8 +170,10 @@ using qemu and EFI firmware built for qemu. 2. make 3. Download the EFI firmware for qemu aarch64 - https://www.kraxel.org/repos/jenkins/edk2/ - (or use one provided by your distribution as OVMF-aarch64 or AAVMF) + + You can get it using the ovmf-bin package in Buildroot (installed + in BINARIES_DIR), or use one provided by your distribution as + OVMF-aarch64 or AAVMF. 4. Run qemu with:
For the Qemu-compatible UEFI firmware, the kraxel.org pointed to by the readme.txt file is outdated. Instead, point to the recently added ovmf-bin package in Buildroot. While at it, drop the pci=nocrs information, as it is no longer needed. Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com> --- boot/grub2/readme.txt | 21 ++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)