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Commit bd36f1fe authored by Markus Armbruster's avatar Markus Armbruster
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docs/system/deprecated: Fix note on fdc drive properties


Commit 4a27a638 "fdc: Deprecate configuring floppies with -global
isa-fdc" actually deprecated any use of floppy controller driver
properties, not just with -global.  Correct the deprecation note
accordingly.

Fixes: 4a27a638
Signed-off-by: default avatarMarkus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarDaniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: default avatarJohn Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Message-id: 20210309161214.1402527-2-armbru@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: default avatarJohn Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
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......@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ QEMU 5.1 has three options:
to the user to load all the images they need.
3. ``-bios <file>`` - Tells QEMU to load the specified file as the firmwrae.
``Configuring floppies with ``-global``
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Floppy controllers' drive properties (since 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead:
Use ``-device floppy,...`` instead. When configuring onboard floppy
controllers
::
-global isa-fdc.driveA=...
......@@ -97,8 +98,30 @@ become
-device floppy,unit=1,drive=...
``-drive`` with bogus interface type
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
When plugging in a floppy controller
::
-device isa-fdc,...,driveA=...
becomes
::
-device isa-fdc,...
-device floppy,unit=0,drive=...
and
::
-device isa-fdc,...,driveB=...
becomes
::
-device isa-fdc,...
-device floppy,unit=1,drive=...
``-drive`` with bogus interface type (since 5.1)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Drives with interface types other than ``if=none`` are for onboard
devices. It is possible to use drives the board doesn't pick up with
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