@@ -1171,10 +1171,10 @@ SRST
ERST
DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
- "-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ "-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as hard disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
- "-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
+ "-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as hard disk 2/3 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
SRST
``-hda file``
@@ -1184,18 +1184,22 @@ SRST
``-hdc file``
\
``-hdd file``
- Use file as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (see the :ref:`disk images`
- chapter in the System Emulation Users Guide).
+ Use file as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image on the default bus of the
+ emulated machine (this is for example the IDE bus on most x86 machines,
+ but it can also be SCSI, virtio or something else on other target
+ architectures). See also the :ref:`disk images` chapter in the System
+ Emulation Users Guide.
ERST
DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
- "-cdrom file use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n",
+ "-cdrom file use 'file' as CD-ROM image\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
SRST
``-cdrom file``
- Use file as CD-ROM image (you cannot use ``-hdc`` and ``-cdrom`` at
- the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by using ``/dev/cdrom``
- as filename.
+ Use file as CD-ROM image on the default bus of the emulated machine
+ (which is IDE1 master on x86, so you cannot use ``-hdc`` and ``-cdrom``
+ at the same time there). On systems that support it, you can use the
+ host CD-ROM by using ``/dev/cdrom`` as filename.
ERST
DEF("blockdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_blockdev,