Hi, The attached patch update qemu-doc.texi with the definition of '-drive'.
Laurent
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qemu-doc.texi | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Index: qemu/qemu-doc.texi
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--- qemu.orig/qemu-doc.texi 2007-12-10 10:27:32.000000000 +0100
+++ qemu/qemu-doc.texi 2007-12-10 10:35:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -227,6 +227,76 @@ Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cann
@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
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+Define a new drive. Valid options are:
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+This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
+this drive.
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+This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
+Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash.
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+These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
+the unit id.
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+This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
+of available connectors of a given interface type.
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+This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
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+These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
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+Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
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+qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
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+Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
+use:
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+qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
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+You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
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+qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
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+If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
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+qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
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+You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
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+qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
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+Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
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+qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
+qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
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+By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
+incremented:
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+qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
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+is interpreted like:
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+qemu -hda a -hdb b
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@item -boot [a|c|d|n]
Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
is the default.
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