I think this problem should be fixed with the new generic loader device: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=e481a1f6
** Changed in: qemu Status: New => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/808737 Title: No option to load additional binary files from command line in QEMU Status in QEMU: Fix Committed Bug description: There is no command line option like -kerner, or -initrd to load an arbitrary binary file to a RAM location when launching QEMU. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/808737/+subscriptions