From cfc6856e305c8b1dee3b279b93db3e8e9ef03924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Wimpress <martin@wimpress.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:58:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(bios): set machine type to pc for legacy BIOS boot

Fixes #1764
Fixes #1755

Signed-off-by: Martin Wimpress <martin@wimpress.org>
---
 quickemu | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index 7d27e52..8222ff8 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ function configure_bios() {
         BOOT_STATUS="Legacy BIOS (${guest_os^})"
         boot="legacy"
         secureboot="off"
+        # Legacy BIOS boot requires the i440fx/PIIX3 chipset (pc), not Q35
+        MACHINE_TYPE="pc"
     fi
 
     echo " - BOOT:     ${BOOT_STATUS}"