Hi Ryutaroh,
On 11/2/20 1:22 AM, Ryutaroh Matsumoto wrote:
> Package: ovmf
> Version: 2020.08-1
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
> Control: block 973522 by -1
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> ovmf works fine with qemu-system-x86_64 with KVM,
> but it does not work with qemu-system-i386 with or without KVM.
> The upstream README
> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/OvmfPkg/README
> says it works with qemu-system-i386.
to be fair, the ovmf package describes itself as,
ovmf: UEFI firmware for 64-bit x86 virtual machines
so I assume that the lack of 32-bit support is not an error. In fact,
32-bit support was already requested in #842683, so this here bug can
probably be merged (or closed, and the discussion continued there).
The question is: if upstream states that i386 is supported, what can we
do to enable this functionality in this particular package?
Looking at #842683, others have attempted to build the 32-bit versions
and encountered build failures. However, that information is now 2 years
old -- perhaps upstream has changed in the meantime such that a build is
now possible.
If the Maintainers are willing to entertain building a package with i386
support, please count me in as a test volunteer.
Best,
Christian
