On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 11:55, Christoph Willing <475.chris.will...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 11/8/21 4:12 pm, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > > Hi, > > > >> I amended my script to have: > >> > >> -drive if=none,id=sd00,file=disk.img,format=raw \ > >> -device virtio-scsi-pci,id=scsi \ > >> -device scsi-hd,bus=scsi.0,drive=sd00 \ > > > > That switches storage from ide to virtio-scsi. > > > > Which is a good idea from the performance point of view. Will obviously > > also workaround ide problems. But might fail now due to virtio-scsi > > driver not being part of your initrd. > > > > Thank you James & Gerd, > > Your suggestions & comments led me to reconsider the contents of the > initrd and the problem is now fixed. > > I had been using an initrd that worked perfectly in a non-UEFI boot and > half worked with UEFI boot (the working half being when code was > patched). However when I generated a completely new initrd after > installing a new system in UEFI mode, I could see many virtio modules > being added which were not part of the old initrd I had been using. > Booting with the new initrd works perfectly in all boot modes using > OVMF files created without any code patching. > > Is there a particular procedure to withdraw my patch request, or does it > die a quiet death by being ignored now? >
Glad to hear that the mystery is solved now. As for the patch, we will just disregard it - no need for any other action on your part. -- Ard. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#79101): https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/79101 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/84767423/21656 Group Owner: devel+ow...@edk2.groups.io Unsubscribe: https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/unsub [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
