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Diffstat (limited to 'OvmfPkg/README')
| -rw-r--r-- | OvmfPkg/README | 26 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/README b/OvmfPkg/README index 1c0646f20a..4220d34c50 100644 --- a/OvmfPkg/README +++ b/OvmfPkg/README @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Current capabilities: * QEMU (0.9.1 or later)
- Video, keyboard, IDE, CD-ROM, serial
- Runs UEFI shell
+ - Optional NIC support. Requires QEMU (0.12.2 or later)
* UEFI Linux has booted (but is not stable)
=== FUTURE PLANS ===
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ Pre-requisites: or
* Microsoft ASL compiler: Available from http://www.acpi.info
+Optional Pre-requisites:
+* UEFI drivers for the e1000 NIC supported by QEMU
+ * http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=17515&lang=eng
+ * Install the drivers into a directory called Intel3.5 in your WORKSPACE
+
Update Conf/target.txt ACTIVE_PLATFORM for OVMF:
PEI arch DXE arch UEFI interfaces
* OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32.dsc IA32 IA32 IA32
@@ -48,10 +54,13 @@ 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.Fv
- * Please note! This filename has changed. Older releases used OVMF.fd.
+* OVMF.FD
+ * Please note! This filename has changed. Older releases used OVMF.Fv.
* CirrusLogic5446.rom
+To enable network support add -D NETWORK_ENABLE to the build.exe command
+* build -D NETWORK_ENABLE
+
More information on building OVMF can be found at:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=How_to_build_OVMF
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=How_to_build_OVM === RUNNING OVMF on QEMU ===
* QEMU 0.9.1 or later is required.
-* Either copy, rename or symlink OVMF.Fv => bios.bin
+* 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.)
@@ -72,4 +81,13 @@ http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=How_to_build_OVM removable media.
* On Linux, newer version of QEMU may enable KVM feature, and this might cause OVMF
to fail to boot. The QEMU '-no-kvm' may allow OVMF to boot.
-
+* Use the QEMU -net parameter to enable NIC support.
+ * QEMU does not support UEFI DHCP or UEFI PXE Boot, so lomg timeouts will occur
+ when NICs are enabled. The long timeouts can be avoided by interrupts the
+ boot sequence by pressing a key when the logo appears.
+ * Enable e1000 NIC with a DHCP server and restrict packet forwarding
+ -net nic,model=e1000 -net user,restrict=yes -net user,dhcpstart=10.0.2.10
+ * Enable e1000 NIC with a DHCP server, restrict packet forwarding, and generate PCAP file
+ -net nic,model=e1000 -net user,restrict=yes -net user,dhcpstart=10.0.2.10 -net dump,file=a.pcap
+ * Enable 2 e1000 NICs with a DHCP server and restrict packet forwarding
+ -net nic,model=e1000,addr=3 -net nic,model=e1000,addr=4 -net user,restrict=yes -net user,dhcpstart=10.0.2.10
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