Using qemu to bootstrap footprint for debugging purposes """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" To allow qemu to perform a PXE boot, you require a Etherboot image that works with Qemu. For this go to: http://rom-o-matic.net/5.4.1/ and specify "ns8390:rtl8029 -- [0x10ec,0x8029]" and choose "ISO bootable image without legacy floppy emulation (.iso)" Then press "Get ROM" to download the file 'eb-5.4.1-ns8390.iso'. Then simply boot qemu using: qemu -cdrom eb-5.4.1-ns8390.iso -boot d -net tap -net nic,macaddr=00:ca:fe:ba:be:00