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diff --git a/src/config/vbox/README b/src/config/vbox/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2725eea33 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/config/vbox/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Build using this command line: + +make CONFIG=vbox EMBED=config/vbox/embedded.ipxe bin/intel--virtio-net--pcnet32.rom + +Max size of a VirtualBox ROM is 56KB, 57344 bytes. There should be no need +to pad the image as long as the binary is smaller or equal to this size. + +The embedded script is required because VirtualBox uses the ROM as an ISA +ROM, which will not perform any autoboot behavior. The bundled embedded +script reproduces the default autoboot behavior. + +To use the ROM in VirtualBox you need to enable it using this command: + +vboxmanage setextradata global \ + VBoxInternal/Devices/pcbios/0/Config/LanBootRom \ + path/to/intel--virtio-net--pcnet32.rom |