I've finished booting a full Ubuntu desktop in qemu via a LinuxBIOS/filo image. I accomplished this under MS Windows, using the virtual machine to build its own ROM.
Any recommendations as to where this sort of build information would go? I started to write an article, but most of what was accomplished is already covered here: http://linuxbios.org/QEMU_Build_Tutorial
It was a great (and totally free/riskfree) way to get my feet wet, and it felt like "the real thing" since, like many ports, I was using the target "board" as my development platform. At any rate, thanks for all the great docs and discussions.
-dhbarr.