It is very easy to specify a custom external BIOS ROM
for VMware virtual machines --- just add the following line
to a VM's config file:
bios440.filename = "path to the BIOS ROM file"
The BIOS has to support Intel 440BX chipset and in general
doesn't need significant changes to support the virtual chipset:
we do a good job emulating 440BX.
Dmitriy Budko, VMware
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Takeshi Sone
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:30 PM
> To: Dmitriy Budko
> Subject: Re: Does anybody needs LinuxBIOS for VMware virtual machines?
>
>
> I had been using VMware to develop FILO.
> For that purpose I made FILO so it can be booted from GRUB.
> (VMware boots from normal (embedded) BIOS and loads GRUB)
>
> I'd always wanted to port LinuxBIOS to VMware.
> But I could not find the way to tell VMware to execute BIOS code
> other than the one that is embedded in the executable.
>
> If you just disclose such backdoor, people with interest
> might help you.
> --
> そね
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