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Update QEMU command syntax for x86_64 #23

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/linux_kernel_development/index.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ provides a minimal bootloader that can load a `multiboot v1` compatible kernel t
supplied using the `-kernel` argument. The Linux kernel is compatible.

```bash
$ qemu-system -kernel arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage -nographic -append "earlyprintk=serial,ttyS0 console=ttyS0 debug"
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage -nographic -append "earlyprintk=serial,ttyS0 console=ttyS0 debug"
```

Running QEMU should print an output similar to:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ $ find . -print0 | cpio --null -ov --format=newc | gzip -9 > ../initramfs.cpio.g
We have to add the `--initrd` argument to QEMU.

```bash
$ qemu-system -kernel arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage -nographic -append "earlyprintk=serial,ttyS0 console=ttyS0 debug" --initrd initramfs.cpio.gz
$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage -nographic -append "earlyprintk=serial,ttyS0 console=ttyS0 debug" --initrd initramfs.cpio.gz
```

**The kernel boots, but it seems to show use the same panic!**
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