2007/12/3, Dan Kenigsberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:34:16PM +0000, Gildas wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I don't know whether this is an easy one or not and if it will apply > > to all archs, but I'd like to see an option in the monitor to > > change/override the value given for -boot. > > > > This way, for instance if you install a VM from a CDROM using "-boot > > d", you would be able to restart it on the hard-drive from the monitor > > with something like "boot c" followed by "system_reset". > > > > I know there is still the workaround of stopping the emulation and > > restarting it with a different set of commands, but when remotely > > accessing a VM with a lots of redirection/connection, it's not very > > handy. > > And there's another workaround: you can now start qemu with -boot dc , do > your thing with the cd image, go to monitor, eject the cd, and > system_reset. This time, since there's no cd, the bios will boot from > the hard drive. Just as it happens in OS installation on real hardware. > > Dan.
Nice trick. Still a "boot" option in the monitor would be nicer/more flexible, so if someone feel like implementing this feature... :) Gildas
