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diff --git a/docs/system/quickstart.rst b/docs/system/quickstart.rst index 3a3acab..681678c 100644 --- a/docs/system/quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/system/quickstart.rst @@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ Download and uncompress a PC hard disk image with Linux installed (e.g. |qemu_system| linux.img Linux should boot and give you a prompt. + +Users should be aware the above example elides a lot of the complexity +of setting up a VM with x86_64 specific defaults and assumes the +first non switch argument is a PC compatible disk image with a boot +sector. For a non-x86 system where we emulate a broad range of machine +types, the command lines are generally more explicit in defining the +machine and boot behaviour. You will find more example command lines +in the :ref:`system-targets-ref` section of the manual. diff --git a/docs/system/targets.rst b/docs/system/targets.rst index 75ed108..9dcd95d 100644 --- a/docs/system/targets.rst +++ b/docs/system/targets.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _system-targets-ref: + QEMU System Emulator Targets ============================ |