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+- Create a directory for the *.efi applications. The name is "hda-contents"
+
+1. With qemu-system-x86_64 command:
+
+- Create OVMF.fd -> rename it to bios.bin
+
+- Either place it into the same directory from where the command is executed
+ or specify the path to bios.bin as argument to -L
+
+run qemu-system-x86_64 -L . -hda fat:hda-contents -net none // TODO not possible to boot into EFI shell
+
+
+
+2. With kvm command:
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+run sudo kvm -bios OVMF.fd -hda fat:hda-contents -net none // boots into UEFI Shell
+