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diff --git a/docs/bootindex.txt b/docs/bootindex.txt index f84fac7200..b9a8ba122f 100644 --- a/docs/bootindex.txt +++ b/docs/bootindex.txt @@ -41,3 +41,12 @@ has three bootable devices target1, target3, target5 connected to it, the option ROM will have a boot method for each of them, but it is not possible to map from boot method back to a specific target. This is a shortcoming of the PC BIOS boot specification. + +== Mixing bootindex and boot order parameters == + +Note that it does not make sense to use the bootindex property together +with the "-boot order=..." (or "-boot once=...") parameter. The guest +firmware implementations normally either support the one or the other, +but not both parameters at the same time. Mixing them will result in +undefined behavior, and thus the guest firmware will likely not boot +from the expected devices. |