[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] Replacing (vga)bios.bin source code with compiled binaries?
Am Sonntag, den 11.05.2008, 20:30 +0200 schrieb Niklas K.: > Am Sonntag, den 11.05.2008, 18:12 +0100 schrieb Jean Guyader: > > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Niklas K. <nickie12@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > this may be a more general issue with editing source code and makefiles, > > > but as I'm not really a developer, I can't do it on my own and I thought > > > I'd ask you on this mailing list rather than on some general development > > > mailing list/forum: > > > > > > I need to get modified hvmloader and vmxloader binaries that load a > > > modified BIOS binary. I think the easiest way to do this is to remove > > > some parts of the makefiles included in the Xen source code and add the > > > compiled binary to the source (what probably doesn't work: I don't know > > > if the bios.bin is directly compiled into the hvmloader/vmxloader > > > binaries or the compiled bios.bin is inserted into them). > > > Can you help me in doing this? > > > > > > > Hello Niklas, > > > > The content of the binaries your are talking about is put into an > > header file (roms.h) > > and hvmloader use this file during the compilation process. You should > > look at the the > > Makefile in tools/firmware/hvmloader to see how roms.h is created. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Hello again and thanks for the previous help, > > I replaced my hvmloader with the one I compiled now. However, after > starting my virtual machine, I only get a white screen. > Note that the BIOS I used was written for QEMU, not Xen. Are there any > differences between the Xen bochsbios and the QEMU one? > Or may the problem be another BIOS? I do have the X11 library installed, > so I don't think that's the issue. > I only exchanged the rombios/bochsbios/bios or however you may call it, > not the vgabios. > Should I try compiling the hvmloader with the included bios and see if > it's a problem with the modified bios? > > Greetings, > Niklas > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel Nevermind, tried it, it's a problem with the modified bios. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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