Installed firmware descriptor files contain (invalid) relative paths Unless the Qemu build is configured using `./configure --datadir= where is some absolute path which is a subdirectory of , the resulting installed firmware descriptor files contain relative paths for their `mapping.filename` properties. These relative paths will not be accepted as valid by tools like `virt-install`, resulting in the inability to configure new VMs using these firmware descriptors. # QEMU version $ qemu-system-x86_64 -version QEMU emulator version 5.2.0 (I've also reproduced the issue with QEMU built from Git master @ v5.2.0-1300-g0e32462630, see next comment.) # OS version Void Linux x86_64 (glibc) Steps to reproduce (with results on my system): # Verify the symptom $ virt-install --boot firmware=efi --disk none --memory 2048 Using default --name vm4 WARNING No operating system detected, VM performance may suffer. Specify an OS with --os-variant for optimal results. Starting install... ERROR Failed to open file 'share/qemu/edk2-i386-vars.fd': No such file or directory Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. If it was, you can restart your domain by running: virsh --connect qemu:///session start vm4 otherwise, please restart your installation. # Verify most likely cause $ grep filename /usr/share/qemu/firmware/*i386*.json /usr/share/qemu/firmware/50-edk2-i386-secure.json: "filename": "share/qemu/edk2-i386-secure-code.fd", /usr/share/qemu/firmware/50-edk2-i386-secure.json: "filename": "share/qemu/edk2-i386-vars.fd", /usr/share/qemu/firmware/60-edk2-i386.json: "filename": "share/qemu/edk2-i386-code.fd", /usr/share/qemu/firmware/60-edk2-i386.json: "filename": "share/qemu/edk2-i386-vars.fd",