Comment # 3 on bug 1230291 from Joey Lee

(In reply to Jan Dubois from comment #0)
> The last version still functional is qemu-ovmf-x86_64|202402-1.1. Both the
> 2.1 and 3.1 prevent qemu from loading the VM.
> 
> Simplified repro steps:
> 
> Download
> https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.20/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-
> 3.20.3-x86_64.iso
> 
> Try to run the ISO with
> 
> ```
> qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2048 -cdrom alpine-standard-3.20.3-x86_64.iso -boot d
> -drive
> if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m-code.bin
> ```
> 

Hi Jan

The above command only gives code part of firmware is not a good idea. Please
use unify image
ovmf-x86_64-4m.bin:

qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2048 -cdrom alpine-standard-3.20.3-x86_64.iso -boot d \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m.bin

Of also give vars part:

cp /usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m-vars.bin
/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m-vars-test.bin

qemu-system-x86_64 -m 2048 -cdrom alpine-standard-3.20.3-x86_64.iso -boot d \
-drive
if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m-code.bin \
-drive
if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/qemu/ovmf-x86_64-4m-vars-test.bin