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fixed and updated documentation for bochsrc option 'romimage'

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Volker Ruppert 2013-09-28 09:26:54 +00:00
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# ROMIMAGE:
# The ROM BIOS controls what the PC does when it first powers on.
# Normally, you can use a precompiled BIOS in the source or binary
# distribution called BIOS-bochs-latest. The ROM BIOS is usually loaded
# starting at address 0xf0000, and it is exactly 64k long. Another option
# is 128k BIOS which is loaded at address 0xe0000.
# You can also use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the
# location of the BIOS.
# distribution called BIOS-bochs-latest. The default ROM BIOS is usually loaded
# starting at address 0xfffe0000, and it is exactly 128k long. The legacy
# version of the Bochs BIOS is usually loaded starting at address 0xffff0000,
# and it is exactly 64k long.
# You can use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the location
# of the BIOS.
# The usage of external large BIOS images (up to 512k) at memory top is
# now supported, but we still recommend to use the BIOS distributed with
# Bochs. The start address optional, since it can be calculated from image size.
# now supported, but we still recommend to use the BIOS distributed with Bochs.
# The start address is optional, since it can be calculated from image size.
#=======================================================================
romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-latest
#romimage: file=bios/seabios-1.6.3.bin

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@ -3502,18 +3502,18 @@ value. In all other cases the 'memory' option should be used instead.
<para>
Examples:
<screen>
romimage: file=bios/BIOS-bochs-latest, address=0xe0000
romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-legacy, address=0xf0000
romimage: file=bios/BIOS-bochs-latest, address=0xfffe0000
romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-legacy, address=0xffff0000
romimage: file=mybios.bin, address=0xfff80000
romimage: file=mybios.bin
</screen>
The ROM BIOS controls what the PC does when it first powers on. Normally, you
can use a precompiled BIOS in the source or binary distribution called
<filename>BIOS-bochs-latest</filename>. The default ROM BIOS is usually loaded
starting at address 0xe0000, and it is exactly 128k long. The legacy version of
the Bochs BIOS is usually loaded starting at address 0xf0000, and it is exactly
64k long.
You can also use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the location of the BIOS.
starting at address 0xfffe0000, and it is exactly 128k long. The legacy version
of the Bochs BIOS is usually loaded starting at address 0xffff0000, and it is
exactly 64k long.
You can use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the location of the BIOS.
The usage of external large BIOS images (up to 512k) at memory top is
now supported, but we still recommend to use the BIOS distributed with Bochs.
The start address is optional, since it can be calculated from image size.

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.\"Document Author: Timothy R. Butler - tbutler@uninetsolutions.com"
.TH bochsrc 5 "18 Aug 2013" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
.TH bochsrc 5 "28 Sep 2013" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
.\"SKIP_SECTION"
.SH NAME
bochsrc \- Configuration file for Bochs.
@ -405,10 +405,10 @@ Example:
The ROM BIOS controls what the PC does when it first powers on. Normally, you
can use a precompiled BIOS in the source or binary distribution called
.B BIOS-bochs-latest.
The default ROM BIOS is usually loaded starting at address 0xe0000, and it is
The default ROM BIOS is usually loaded starting at address 0xfffe0000, and it is
exactly 128k long. The legacy version of the Bochs BIOS is usually loaded starting
at address 0xf0000, and it is exactly 64k long.
You can also use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the location of the BIOS.
at address 0xffff0000, and it is exactly 64k long.
You can use the environment variable $BXSHARE to specify the location of the BIOS.
The usage of external large BIOS images (up to 512k) at memory top is
now supported, but we still recommend to use the BIOS distributed with Bochs.
The start address is optional, since it can be calculated from image size.