From 2dae09a53058408846f3710f4b3060b26aab0c55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jljusten Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:32:44 +0000 Subject: Update README for video driver split from main OVMF firmware. Add note to set TARGET_ARCH. Add link to https://edk2.tianocore.org/build-ovmf.html. git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@8945 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524 --- OvmfPkg/README | 25 ++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'OvmfPkg') diff --git a/OvmfPkg/README b/OvmfPkg/README index 96e115b..aee3aa6 100644 --- a/OvmfPkg/README +++ b/OvmfPkg/README @@ -38,20 +38,31 @@ Update Conf/target.txt ACTIVE_PLATFORM for OVMF: * OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32X64.dsc IA32 X64 X64 * OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc X64 X64 X64 -Following the edk2 build process, you will find OVMF.fd at: -$WORKSPACE/Build/*/*/FV/OVMF.fd +Update Conf/target.txt TARGET_ARCH based on the .dsc file: + TARGET_ARCH +* OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32.dsc IA32 +* OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32X64.dsc IA32 X64 +* OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc X64 + +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 +* CirrusLogic5446.rom + +More information on building OVMF can be found at: +* https://edk2.tianocore.org/build-ovmf.html === 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 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.) -* Use the QEMU -L parameter to specify the directory where bios.bin - is located. -* If QEMU returns an error about not finding a video bios, you can - try creating an empty copy of the video bios file, or copy the - video bios from QEMU's BIOS directory. +* Use the QEMU -L parameter to specify the directory where the bios.bin + and vgabios-cirrus.bin files are located. * Optionally you can use the QEMU -serial command to capture the OVMF debug messages. For example: -serial file:serial.log * The EFI shell is built into OVMF builds at this time, so it should -- cgit v1.1