jes.soren...@redhat.com writes:
> From: Jes Sorensen <jes.soren...@redhat.com>
>
> pc-0.11 and older uses fw_cfg to provide option ROMs. As fw_cfg is setup
> at init time, it is not possible to load an option ROM for a hotplug
> device when running in compat mode.
Example:
$ qemu -M pc-0.11 -S -monitor stdio
QEMU 0.12.50 monitor - type 'help' for more information
(qemu) device_add e1000
qemu: hardware error: ROM images must be loaded at startup
[...]
Aborted (core dumped)
The fix silently omits the option ROM when we can't load it. Works for
me.
