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Fix OVMF paths in README QEMU examples #4472

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Expand Up @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ This can be done by installing `pacman -S arch-install-scripts util-linux` local
# losetup --partscan --show ./testimage.img
# pip install --upgrade archinstall
# python -m archinstall --script guided
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.4m.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_VARS.4m.fd

This will create a *20 GB* `testimage.img` and create a loop device which we can use to format and install to.<br>
`archinstall` is installed and executed in [guided mode](#docs-todo). Once the installation is complete, ~~you can use qemu/kvm to boot the test media.~~<br>
Expand All @@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ You may want to boot an ISO image in a VM to test `archinstall` in there.
qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm \
-machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu \
-cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_VARS.4m.fd \
-drive file=./archlinux-2025.12.01-x86_64.iso,format=raw
```

Expand All @@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ HINT: For espeakup support
qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm \
-machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu \
-cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_CODE.4m.fd \
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/edk2/x64/OVMF_VARS.4m.fd \
-drive file=./archlinux-2025.12.01-x86_64.iso,format=raw \
-device intel-hda -device hda-duplex,audiodev=snd0 \
-audiodev pa,id=snd0,server=/run/user/1000/pulse/native
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