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2@c %**start of header
3@setfilename qemu-doc.info
8f40c388 4@settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
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5@exampleindent 0
6@paragraphindent 0
7@c %**end of header
386405f7 8
0806e3f6 9@iftex
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10@titlepage
11@sp 7
8f40c388 12@center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
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13@sp 1
14@center @titlefont{User Documentation}
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15@sp 3
16@end titlepage
0806e3f6 17@end iftex
386405f7 18
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19@ifnottex
20@node Top
21@top
22
23@menu
24* Introduction::
25* Installation::
26* QEMU PC System emulator::
27* QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
83195237 28* QEMU User space emulator::
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29* compilation:: Compilation from the sources
30* Index::
31@end menu
32@end ifnottex
33
34@contents
35
36@node Introduction
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37@chapter Introduction
38
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39@menu
40* intro_features:: Features
41@end menu
42
43@node intro_features
322d0c66 44@section Features
386405f7 45
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46QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
47achieve good emulation speed.
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48
49QEMU has two operating modes:
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50
51@itemize @minus
52
5fafdf24 53@item
1f673135 54Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
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55example a PC), including one or several processors and various
56peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
57without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
1eb20527 58
5fafdf24 59@item
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60User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
61processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
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62launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
63to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
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64
65@end itemize
66
7c3fc84d 67QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
5fafdf24 68performance.
322d0c66 69
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70For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
71@itemize
9d0a8e6f 72@item PC (x86 or x86_64 processor)
3f9f3aa1 73@item ISA PC (old style PC without PCI bus)
52c00a5f 74@item PREP (PowerPC processor)
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75@item G3 BW PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
76@item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
ee76f82e 77@item Sun4m/Sun4c/Sun4d (32-bit Sparc processor)
c7ba218d 78@item Sun4u/Sun4v (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
d9aedc32 79@item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
88cb0a02 80@item MIPS Magnum (64-bit MIPS processor)
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81@item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
82@item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
83@item ARM RealView Emulation baseboard (ARM)
b00052e4 84@item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi and Terrier PDAs (PXA270 processor)
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85@item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
86@item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
707e011b 87@item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
209a4e69 88@item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
02645926 89@item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
c30bb264 90@item N800 and N810 tablets (OMAP2420 processor)
57cd6e97 91@item MusicPal (MV88W8618 ARM processor)
52c00a5f 92@end itemize
386405f7 93
d9aedc32 94For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, 32-bit MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
0806e3f6 95
debc7065 96@node Installation
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97@chapter Installation
98
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99If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
100
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101@menu
102* install_linux:: Linux
103* install_windows:: Windows
104* install_mac:: Macintosh
105@end menu
106
107@node install_linux
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108@section Linux
109
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110If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
111have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
5b9f457a 112
debc7065 113@node install_windows
1f673135 114@section Windows
8cd0ac2f 115
15a34c63 116Download the experimental binary installer at
debc7065 117@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
d691f669 118
debc7065 119@node install_mac
1f673135 120@section Mac OS X
d691f669 121
15a34c63 122Download the experimental binary installer at
debc7065 123@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
df0f11a0 124
debc7065 125@node QEMU PC System emulator
3f9f3aa1 126@chapter QEMU PC System emulator
1eb20527 127
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128@menu
129* pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
130* pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
131* sec_invocation:: Invocation
132* pcsys_keys:: Keys
133* pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
134* disk_images:: Disk Images
135* pcsys_network:: Network emulation
136* direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
137* pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
f858dcae 138* vnc_security:: VNC security
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139* gdb_usage:: GDB usage
140* pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
141@end menu
142
143@node pcsys_introduction
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144@section Introduction
145
146@c man begin DESCRIPTION
147
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148The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
149following peripherals:
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150
151@itemize @minus
5fafdf24 152@item
15a34c63 153i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
0806e3f6 154@item
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155Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
156extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
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157@item
158PS/2 mouse and keyboard
5fafdf24 159@item
15a34c63 1602 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
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161@item
162Floppy disk
5fafdf24 163@item
c4a7060c 164PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
0806e3f6 165@item
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166Serial ports
167@item
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168Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
169@item
170ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
171@item
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172Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
173@item
c0fe3827 174Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
b389dbfb 175@item
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176Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
177@item
cc53d26d 178CS4231A compatible sound card
179@item
b389dbfb 180PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
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181@end itemize
182
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183SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
184
cc53d26d 185Note that adlib, ac97, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU
0c58ac1c 186was configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
e5178e8d 187required card(s).
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189QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
190VGA BIOS.
191
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192QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
193
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194QEMU uses GUS emulation(GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
195by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
423d65f4 196
cc53d26d 197CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
198
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199@c man end
200
debc7065 201@node pcsys_quickstart
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202@section Quick Start
203
285dc330 204Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
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205
206@example
285dc330 207qemu linux.img
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208@end example
209
210Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
211
6cc721cf 212@node sec_invocation
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213@section Invocation
214
215@example
0806e3f6 216@c man begin SYNOPSIS
89dfe898 217usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
0806e3f6 218@c man end
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219@end example
220
0806e3f6 221@c man begin OPTIONS
9d4520d0 222@var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0.
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223
224General options:
225@table @option
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226@item -M @var{machine}
227Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
3dbbdc25 228
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229@item -fda @var{file}
230@item -fdb @var{file}
debc7065 231Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
19cb3738 232use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
2be3bc02 233
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234@item -hda @var{file}
235@item -hdb @var{file}
236@item -hdc @var{file}
237@item -hdd @var{file}
debc7065 238Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
1f47a922 239
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240@item -cdrom @var{file}
241Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
be3edd95 242@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
19cb3738 243using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
181f1558 244
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245@item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
246
247Define a new drive. Valid options are:
248
249@table @code
250@item file=@var{file}
251This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
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252this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
253(for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
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254@item if=@var{interface}
255This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
256Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash.
257@item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
258These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
259the unit id.
260@item index=@var{index}
261This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
262of available connectors of a given interface type.
263@item media=@var{media}
264This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
265@item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
266These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
267@item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
268@var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
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269@item cache=@var{cache}
270@var{cache} is "on" or "off" and allows to disable host cache to access data.
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271@item format=@var{format}
272Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
273the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
274an untrusted format header.
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275@end table
276
277Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
278@example
279qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
280@end example
281
282Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
283use:
284@example
285qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
286qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
287qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
288qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
289@end example
290
291You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
292@example
293qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
294@end example
295
296If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
297@example
298qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
299@end example
300
301You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
302@example
303qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
304@end example
305
306Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
307@example
308qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
309qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
310@end example
311
312By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
313incremented:
314@example
315qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
316@end example
317is interpreted like:
318@example
319qemu -hda a -hdb b
320@end example
321
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322@item -boot [a|c|d|n]
323Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
324is the default.
1f47a922 325
181f1558 326@item -snapshot
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327Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
328the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
42550fde 329the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
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331@item -no-fd-bootchk
332Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
333be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
334
89dfe898 335@item -m @var{megs}
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336Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
337a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
338gigabytes respectively.
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89dfe898 340@item -smp @var{n}
3f9f3aa1 341Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
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342CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
343to 4.
3f9f3aa1 344
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345@item -audio-help
346
347Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
348parameters.
349
89dfe898 350@item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
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351
352Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
353available sound hardware.
354
355@example
356qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib hda
357qemu -soundhw es1370 hda
e5c9a13e 358qemu -soundhw ac97 hda
6a36d84e 359qemu -soundhw all hda
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360qemu -soundhw ?
361@end example
a8c490cd 362
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363Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
364require manually specifying clocking.
365
366@example
367modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
368@end example
369
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370@item -localtime
371Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
372time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
373Windows.
374
89dfe898 375@item -startdate @var{date}
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376Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid format for
377@var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
378@code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
379
89dfe898 380@item -pidfile @var{file}
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381Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
382from a script.
383
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384@item -daemonize
385Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
386standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
387This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
388to cope with initialization race conditions.
389
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390@item -win2k-hack
391Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
392Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
393slows down the IDE transfers).
394
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395@item -option-rom @var{file}
396Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
397This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
9ae02555 398
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399@item -name @var{name}
400Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
401This name will be display in the SDL window caption.
402The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
c35734b2 403
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404@end table
405
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406Display options:
407@table @option
408
409@item -nographic
410
411Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
412you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
413command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
414the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
415with a serial console.
416
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417@item -curses
418
419Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
420QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
421curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
422
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423@item -no-frame
424
425Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
426available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
427workspace more convenient.
428
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429@item -no-quit
430
431Disable SDL window close capability.
432
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433@item -full-screen
434Start in full screen.
435
89dfe898 436@item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
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437
438Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
439you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
440display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
441tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
442tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
443parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
444syntax for the @var{display} is
445
446@table @code
447
3aa3eea3 448@item @var{host}:@var{d}
f858dcae 449
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450TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
451By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
452be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
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3aa3eea3 454@item @code{unix}:@var{path}
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455
456Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
457location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
458
89dfe898 459@item none
f858dcae 460
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461VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
462can be used to later start the VNC server.
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463
464@end table
465
466Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
467separated by commas. Valid options are
468
469@table @code
470
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471@item reverse
472
473Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
474client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
475connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
476is a TCP port number, not a display number.
477
89dfe898 478@item password
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479
480Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
481The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
482@ref{pcsys_monitor}
483
89dfe898 484@item tls
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485
486Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
487uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
488attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
489@var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
490
89dfe898 491@item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
f858dcae 492
89dfe898 493Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
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494for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
495to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
496to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
497this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
498See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
499
89dfe898 500@item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
f858dcae 501
89dfe898 502Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
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503for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
504to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
505The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
506and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
507trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
508to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
509path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
510be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
511certificates.
512
513@end table
514
89dfe898 515@item -k @var{language}
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516
517Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
518French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
519keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
520display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
521hosts.
522
523The available layouts are:
524@example
525ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
526da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
527de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
528@end example
529
530The default is @code{en-us}.
531
532@end table
533
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534USB options:
535@table @option
536
537@item -usb
538Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
539
89dfe898 540@item -usbdevice @var{devname}
0aff66b5 541Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
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542
543@table @code
544
545@item mouse
546Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
547
548@item tablet
549Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
550means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
551mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
552
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553@item disk:[format=@var{format}]:file
554Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
555will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
556format=raw to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
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557
558@item host:bus.addr
559Pass through the host device identified by bus.addr (Linux only).
560
561@item host:vendor_id:product_id
562Pass through the host device identified by vendor_id:product_id (Linux only).
563
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564@item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
565Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
566available devices.
567
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568@item braille
569Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
570or fake device.
571
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573Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
574
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575@end table
576
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577@end table
578
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579Network options:
580
581@table @option
582
89dfe898 583@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{addr}][,model=@var{type}]
41d03949 584Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
c4a7060c 585= 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
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587@option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
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589Valid values for @var{type} are
590@code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
591@code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
9ad97e65 592@code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
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594for a list of available devices for your target.
41d03949 595
89dfe898 596@item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}]
7e89463d 597Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
4be456f1 598privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
115defd1 599hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
41d03949 600
89dfe898 601@item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}]
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603use the network script @var{file} to configure it. The default
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604network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. Use @option{script=no} to
605disable script execution. If @var{name} is not
89dfe898 606provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be
41d03949 607used to specify the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. Example:
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610qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
611@end example
612
613More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
614@example
615qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
616 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
617@end example
3f1a88f4 618
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89dfe898 620@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
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623machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
624specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
625(@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
89dfe898 626another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
3d830459 627specifies an already opened TCP socket.
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630@example
631# launch a first QEMU instance
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632qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
633 -net socket,listen=:1234
634# connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
635# of the first instance
636qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
637 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
41d03949 638@end example
52c00a5f 639
89dfe898 640@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
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642Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
5fafdf24 643machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
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644every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
645NOTES:
646@enumerate
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648Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
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649correct multicast setup for these hosts).
650@item
651mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
652@url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
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654Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
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656
657Example:
658@example
659# launch one QEMU instance
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660qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
661 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
3d830459 662# launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
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664 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
3d830459 665# launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
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666qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
667 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
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668@end example
669
670Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
671@example
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672# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
673# is UML's default)
674qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
675 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
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676# launch UML
677/path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
678@end example
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680@item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
681Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
682listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
683and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
684communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
685with vde support enabled.
686
687Example:
688@example
689# launch vde switch
690vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
691# launch QEMU instance
692qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
693@end example
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696Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
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697override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
698is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
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89dfe898 700@item -tftp @var{dir}
9bf05444 701When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
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702server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
703The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
704@code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
705usual 10.0.2.2.
9bf05444 706
89dfe898 707@item -bootp @var{file}
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708When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
709filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
710a guest from a local directory.
711
712Example (using pxelinux):
713@example
714qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
715@end example
716
89dfe898 717@item -smb @var{dir}
2518bd0d 718When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
89dfe898 719server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
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721
722In the guest Windows OS, the line:
723@example
72410.0.2.4 smbserver
725@end example
726must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
727or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
728
89dfe898 729Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
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731Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
366dfc52 732@file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
6cc721cf 7332.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
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89dfe898 735@item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
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737When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
738connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
739@var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
740is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
741built-in DHCP server).
742
743For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
744screen 0, use the following:
745
746@example
747# on the host
748qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
749# this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
750xterm -display :1
751@end example
752
753To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
754the guest, use the following:
755
756@example
757# on the host
758qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
759telnet localhost 5555
760@end example
761
762Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
763connect to the guest telnet server.
764
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766
41d03949 767Linux boot specific: When using these options, you can use a given
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768Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
769for easier testing of various kernels.
770
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771@table @option
772
89dfe898 773@item -kernel @var{bzImage}
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774Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
775
89dfe898 776@item -append @var{cmdline}
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777Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
778
89dfe898 779@item -initrd @var{file}
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780Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
781
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783
15a34c63 784Debug/Expert options:
ec410fc9 785@table @option
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89dfe898 787@item -serial @var{dev}
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789@var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
790@code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
791
792This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
793ports.
794
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796
0bab00f3 797Available character devices are:
a0a821a4 798@table @code
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799@item vc[:WxH]
800Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
801@example
802vc:800x600
803@end example
804It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
805@example
806vc:80Cx24C
807@end example
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808@item pty
809[Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
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811No device is allocated.
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813void device
f8d179e3 814@item /dev/XXX
e57a8c0e 815[Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
f8d179e3 816parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
89dfe898 817@item /dev/parport@var{N}
e57a8c0e 818[Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
5867c88a 819@var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
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820@item file:@var{filename}
821Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
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823[Unix only] standard input/output
89dfe898 824@item pipe:@var{filename}
0bab00f3 825name pipe @var{filename}
89dfe898 826@item COM@var{n}
0bab00f3 827[Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
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829This implements UDP Net Console.
830When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
831they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
832When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
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834If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
835@code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
836@code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
837will appear in the netconsole session.
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839If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
840and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
841source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
951f1351 842udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
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843version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
844characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
845activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
846use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
847telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
848@table @code
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850-serial udp::4555@@:4556
851@item netcat options:
852-u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
853@item telnet options:
854localhost 5555
855@end table
856
857
89dfe898 858@item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
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860I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
861the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
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863to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
f7499989 864option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
4be456f1 865algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
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866one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
867connect to the corresponding character device.
868@table @code
869@item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
870-serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
871@item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
872-serial tcp::4444,server
873@item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
874-serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
a0a821a4 875@end table
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89dfe898 877@item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
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878The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
879work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
880difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
881telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
882MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
883sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
884type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
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89dfe898 886@item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
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887A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
888same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
889@var{path} is used for connections.
890
89dfe898 891@item mon:@var{dev_string}
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892This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
893another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
894@key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
895@ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
896@var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
897above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
898listening on port 4444 would be:
899@table @code
900@item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
901@end table
902
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904Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
905or fake device.
906
0bab00f3 907@end table
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89dfe898 909@item -parallel @var{dev}
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910Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
911devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
912be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
913parallel port.
914
915This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
916ports.
917
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919
89dfe898 920@item -monitor @var{dev}
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922serial port).
923The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
924non graphical mode.
925
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927Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
928monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
929@code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
930@code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
931control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
932instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
933character to Control-t.
934@table @code
935@item -echr 0x14
936@item -echr 20
937@end table
938
ec410fc9 939@item -s
5fafdf24 940Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
89dfe898 941@item -p @var{port}
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943to specify a TCP port, or a host device (same devices as the serial port).
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945Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
3b46e624 946@item -d
9d4520d0 947Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
89dfe898 948@item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
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950@var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
951translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
4be456f1 952all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
46d4767d 953images.
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956Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
957
3893c124 958@item -vga @var{type}
959Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
960@table @code
961@item cirrus
962Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
963Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
964performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
965(This one is the default)
966@item std
967Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
968supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
969to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
970this option.
971@item vmware
972VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
973recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
974card.
975@end table
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978Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
979it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
980only).
981
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982@item -no-reboot
983Exit instead of rebooting.
984
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986Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
987This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
988disk image.
989
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991Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
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993@item -semihosting
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994Enable semihosting syscall emulation (ARM and M68K target machines only).
995
996On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
997On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
998
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1000so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
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1002@item -icount [N|auto]
1003Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1004instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1005then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1006time within a few seconds of real time.
1007
1008Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1009provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
dd5d6fe9 1010order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
2e70f6ef 1011executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
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1013
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1015
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1017@section Keys
1018
1019@c man begin OPTIONS
1020
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1021During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
1022@table @key
f9859310 1023@item Ctrl-Alt-f
a1b74fe8 1024Toggle full screen
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f9859310 1026@item Ctrl-Alt-n
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1027Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
1028@table @emph
1029@item 1
1030Target system display
1031@item 2
1032Monitor
1033@item 3
1034Serial port
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1036
f9859310 1037@item Ctrl-Alt
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1038Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
1039@end table
1040
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1042@key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
1043
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1045@key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
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1047@table @key
a1b74fe8 1048@item Ctrl-a h
ec410fc9 1049Print this help
3b46e624 1050@item Ctrl-a x
366dfc52 1051Exit emulator
3b46e624 1052@item Ctrl-a s
1f47a922 1053Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
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1055toggle console timestamps
a1b74fe8 1056@item Ctrl-a b
1f673135 1057Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
a1b74fe8 1058@item Ctrl-a c
1f673135 1059Switch between console and monitor
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1060@item Ctrl-a Ctrl-a
1061Send Ctrl-a
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1064
1065@ignore
1066
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1067@c man begin SEEALSO
1068The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
1069user mode emulator invocation.
1070@c man end
1071
1072@c man begin AUTHOR
1073Fabrice Bellard
1074@c man end
1075
1076@end ignore
1077
debc7065 1078@node pcsys_monitor
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1080
1081The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
1082emulator. You can use it to:
1083
1084@itemize @minus
1085
1086@item
e598752a 1087Remove or insert removable media images
89dfe898 1088(such as CD-ROM or floppies).
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1091Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
1092from a disk file.
1093
1094@item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
1095
1096@end itemize
1097
1098@subsection Commands
1099
1100The following commands are available:
1101
1102@table @option
1103
89dfe898 1104@item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
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1105Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
1106
3b46e624 1107@item commit
89dfe898 1108Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used).
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1110@item info @var{subcommand}
1111Show various information about the system state.
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1112
1113@table @option
1114@item info network
41d03949 1115show the various VLANs and the associated devices
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1116@item info block
1117show the block devices
1118@item info registers
1119show the cpu registers
1120@item info history
1121show the command line history
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1122@item info pci
1123show emulated PCI device
1124@item info usb
1125show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
1126@item info usbhost
1127show all USB host devices
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1128@item info capture
1129show information about active capturing
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1130@item info snapshots
1131show list of VM snapshots
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1132@item info mice
1133show which guest mouse is receiving events
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1134@end table
1135
1136@item q or quit
1137Quit the emulator.
1138
89dfe898 1139@item eject [-f] @var{device}
e598752a 1140Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
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89dfe898 1142@item change @var{device} @var{setting}
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89dfe898 1144Change the configuration of a device.
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1145
1146@table @option
1147@item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename}
1148Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
1149
1150@example
4bf27c24 1151(qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
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1152@end example
1153
89dfe898 1154@item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
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1155Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
1156and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
1157
1158@example
1159(qemu) change vnc localhost:1
1160@end example
1161
1162@item change vnc password
1163
1164Change the password associated with the VNC server. The monitor will prompt for
1165the new password to be entered. VNC passwords are only significant upto 8 letters.
1166eg.
1167
1168@example
1169(qemu) change vnc password
1170Password: ********
1171@end example
1172
1173@end table
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89dfe898 1175@item screendump @var{filename}
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1176Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
1177
89dfe898 1178@item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
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1179Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
1180with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
1181
89dfe898 1182@item mouse_button @var{val}
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1183Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
1184
89dfe898 1185@item mouse_set @var{index}
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1186Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
1187can be obtained with
1188@example
1189info mice
1190@end example
1191
89dfe898 1192@item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
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1193Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
1194bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
1195
1196Defaults:
1197@itemize @minus
1198@item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
1199@item Bits = 16
1200@item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
1201@end itemize
1202
89dfe898 1203@item stopcapture @var{index}
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1204Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
1205@example
1206info capture
1207@end example
1208
89dfe898 1209@item log @var{item1}[,...]
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1210Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
1211
89dfe898 1212@item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
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1213Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
1214provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
1215a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
1216@ref{vm_snapshots}.
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89dfe898 1218@item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
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1219Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
1220@var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
1221
89dfe898 1222@item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
13a2e80f 1223Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
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1225@item stop
1226Stop emulation.
1227
1228@item c or cont
1229Resume emulation.
1230
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1231@item gdbserver [@var{port}]
1232Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
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89dfe898 1234@item x/fmt @var{addr}
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1235Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
1236
89dfe898 1237@item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
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1238Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
1239
1240@var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
1241data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
1242
1243@table @var
5fafdf24 1244@item count
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1246
1247@item format
4be456f1 1248can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
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1249c (char) or i (asm instruction).
1250
1251@item size
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1252can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
1253@code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
1254respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
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1256@end table
1257
5fafdf24 1258Examples:
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1259@itemize
1260@item
1261Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
5fafdf24 1262@example
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1263(qemu) x/10i $eip
12640x90107063: ret
12650x90107064: sti
12660x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
12670x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
12680x90107070: ret
12690x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
12700x90107073: nop
12710x90107074: nop
12720x90107075: nop
12730x90107076: nop
1274@end example
1275
1276@item
1277Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
5fafdf24 1278@smallexample
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1279(qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
12800x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
12810x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
12820x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
12830x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
12840x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
12850x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
12860x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
12870x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
12880x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
12890x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
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1291@end itemize
1292
89dfe898 1293@item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
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1294
1295Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
1296used.
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89dfe898 1298@item sendkey @var{keys}
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1300Send @var{keys} to the emulator. Use @code{-} to press several keys
1301simultaneously. Example:
1302@example
1303sendkey ctrl-alt-f1
1304@end example
1305
1306This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
1307intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
1308
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1309@item system_reset
1310
1311Reset the system.
1312
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1313@item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
1314
1315Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
1316the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
1317
1318The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
1319the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
1320
89dfe898 1321@item usb_add @var{devname}
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1323Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
1324@ref{usb_devices}
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89dfe898 1326@item usb_del @var{devname}
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1327
1328Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
1329hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
1330command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
1331
1f673135 1332@end table
0806e3f6 1333
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1334@subsection Integer expressions
1335
1336The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
1337argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
1338CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
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1340@node disk_images
1341@section Disk Images
1342
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1343Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
1344growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
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1345written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
1346the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
1347snapshots.
1f47a922 1348
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1349@menu
1350* disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
1351* disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
13a2e80f 1352* vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
debc7065 1353* qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
975b092b 1354* qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
19cb3738 1355* host_drives:: Using host drives
debc7065 1356* disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
75818250 1357* disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
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1358@end menu
1359
1360@node disk_images_quickstart
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1361@subsection Quick start for disk image creation
1362
1363You can create a disk image with the command:
1f47a922 1364@example
acd935ef 1365qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
1f47a922 1366@end example
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1367where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
1368size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
1369megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
1370
debc7065 1371See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
1f47a922 1372
debc7065 1373@node disk_images_snapshot_mode
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1374@subsection Snapshot mode
1375
1376If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
1377considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
1378a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
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1379write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
1380command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
1f47a922 1381
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1382@node vm_snapshots
1383@subsection VM snapshots
1384
1385VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
1386CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
1387disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
1388removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
1389format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
1390
1391Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
1392replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
19d36792 1393snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
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1394
1395Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
1396a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
1397with their associated information:
1398
1399@example
1400(qemu) info snapshots
1401Snapshot devices: hda
1402Snapshot list (from hda):
1403ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
14041 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
14052 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
14063 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
1407@end example
1408
1409A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
1410@code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
1411The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
1412and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
1413every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
1414to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
1415associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
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1417disk images).
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1418
1419When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
1420(@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
1421but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
1422
1423VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
1424@itemize
5fafdf24 1425@item
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1426They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
1427inserted after a snapshot is done.
5fafdf24 1428@item
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1429A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
1430state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
1431@end itemize
1432
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1433@node qemu_img_invocation
1434@subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
1f47a922 1435
acd935ef 1436@include qemu-img.texi
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1438@node qemu_nbd_invocation
1439@subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
1440
1441@include qemu-nbd.texi
1442
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1443@node host_drives
1444@subsection Using host drives
1445
1446In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
1447devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
1448
1449@subsubsection Linux
1450
1451On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
4be456f1 1452disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
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1453it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
1454@file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
1455
f542086d 1456@table @code
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1457@item CD
1458You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
1459specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
1460the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
1461@item Floppy
1462You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
1463removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
1464without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
1465OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
1466@item Hard disks
1467Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
1468(@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
1469see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
1470is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
1471you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
1472line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
1473@end table
1474
1475@subsubsection Windows
1476
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1477@table @code
1478@item CD
4be456f1 1479The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
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1480alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
1481supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
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e598752a 1483Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
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1484is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1485change or eject media.
01781963 1486@item Hard disks
89dfe898 1487Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
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1488where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
1489
1490WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
1491READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
1492host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
1493modifications are written in a temporary file).
1494@end table
1495
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1497@subsubsection Mac OS X
1498
5fafdf24 1499@file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
19cb3738 1500
e598752a 1501Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
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1503change or eject media.
1504
debc7065 1505@node disk_images_fat_images
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1506@subsection Virtual FAT disk images
1507
1508QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
1509directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
1510
5fafdf24 1511@example
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1512qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
1513@end example
1514
1515Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
1516directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
1517them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
1518
1519Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
1520
5fafdf24 1521@example
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1522qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
1523@end example
1524
1525A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
1526@code{:rw:} option:
1527
5fafdf24 1528@example
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1529qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
1530@end example
1531
1532What you should @emph{never} do:
1533@itemize
1534@item use non-ASCII filenames ;
1535@item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
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1536@item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
1537@item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
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1539
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1540@node disk_images_nbd
1541@subsection NBD access
1542
1543QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
1544protocol.
1545
1546@example
1547qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
1548@end example
1549
1550If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
1551of an inet socket:
1552
1553@example
1554qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1555@end example
1556
1557In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
1558
1559@example
1560qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
1561@end example
1562
1563The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
1564@example
1565qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
1566@end example
1567
1568and then you can use it with two guests:
1569@example
1570qemu linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1571qemu linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1572@end example
1573
debc7065 1574@node pcsys_network
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1575@section Network emulation
1576
4be456f1 1577QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
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1578target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
1579Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
1580VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
4be456f1 1581simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
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1582network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
1583connection.
1584
1585@subsection VLANs
9d4fb82e 1586
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1587QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
1588connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
1589example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
1590(TAP devices).
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1592@subsection Using TAP network interfaces
1593
1594This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
1595a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
1596can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
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1598@subsubsection Linux host
1599
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1600As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
1601archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
1602configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
1603contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
41d03949 1604that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
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1605device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
1606
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1607See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
1608TAP network interfaces.
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1610@subsubsection Windows host
1611
1612There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
1613TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
1614so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
1615so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
1616
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1617@subsection Using the user mode network stack
1618
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1619By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
1620@option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
4be456f1 1621network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
41d03949 1622network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
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1623
1624@example
1625
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1626 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
1627 | (10.0.2.2)
9d4fb82e 1628 |
2518bd0d 1629 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
3b46e624 1630 |
2518bd0d 1631 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
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1633
1634The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
1635incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
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1636configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
1637to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
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1638
1639In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
1640the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
164110.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
1642
b415a407 1643Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
4be456f1 1644would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
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1645router (10.0.2.2).
1646
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1647When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
1648server.
1649
1650When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
1651redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
1652redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
443f1376 1653
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1654@subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
1655
1656Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
1657that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
1658basic example.
1659
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1660@node direct_linux_boot
1661@section Direct Linux Boot
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1662
1663This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1664having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
ee0f4751 1665kernel testing.
1f673135 1666
ee0f4751 1667The syntax is:
1f673135 1668@example
ee0f4751 1669qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
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1670@end example
1671
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1672Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1673@option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1674@option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1f673135 1675
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1676When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1677@file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1678Linux kernel.
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1680If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1681the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1682@option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1f673135 1683@example
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1684qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1685 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
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1686@end example
1687
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1688Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1689monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1f673135 1690
debc7065 1691@node pcsys_usb
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1692@section USB emulation
1693
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1694QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1695virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1696on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
f542086d 1697as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
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1699@menu
1700* usb_devices::
1701* host_usb_devices::
1702@end menu
1703@node usb_devices
1704@subsection Connecting USB devices
b389dbfb 1705
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1706USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1707or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
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1709@table @code
1710@item mouse
0aff66b5 1711Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
db380c06 1712@item tablet
c6d46c20 1713Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
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1714This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1715to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
db380c06 1716@item disk:@var{file}
0aff66b5 1717Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
db380c06 1718@item host:@var{bus.addr}
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1719Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1720(Linux only)
db380c06 1721@item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
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1722Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1723(Linux only)
db380c06 1724@item wacom-tablet
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1725Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1726above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1727coordinates it reports touch pressure.
db380c06 1728@item keyboard
47b2d338 1729Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
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1730@item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
1731Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
1732device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
1733@code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
a11d070e 1734used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
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1735@example
1736usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1737@end example
1738will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
1739serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
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1740@item braille
1741Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1742or fake device.
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1743@item net:@var{options}
1744Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
1745specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
1746For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
6c9f886c 1747@example
9ad97e65 1748qemu [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
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1749@end example
1750Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
0aff66b5 1751@end table
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0aff66b5 1753@node host_usb_devices
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1754@subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1755
1756WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1757using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1758Cameras) are not supported yet.
1759
1760@enumerate
5fafdf24 1761@item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
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1762is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1763disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1764to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1765
1766@item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1767@example
1768ls /proc/bus/usb
1769001 devices drivers
1770@end example
1771
1772@item Since only root can access to the USB devices directly, you can either launch QEMU as root or change the permissions of the USB devices you want to use. For testing, the following suffices:
1773@example
1774chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1775@end example
1776
1777@item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
5fafdf24 1778@example
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1779info usbhost
1780 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1781 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1782@end example
1783You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1784hubs, it won't work).
1785
1786@item Add the device in QEMU by using:
5fafdf24 1787@example
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1788usb_add host:1234:5678
1789@end example
1790
1791Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1792plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1793
1794@item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1795
1796@end enumerate
1797
1798When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1799device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1800
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1801@node vnc_security
1802@section VNC security
1803
1804The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
1805of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
1806considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
1807
1808@menu
1809* vnc_sec_none::
1810* vnc_sec_password::
1811* vnc_sec_certificate::
1812* vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
1813* vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
1814* vnc_generate_cert::
1815@end menu
1816@node vnc_sec_none
1817@subsection Without passwords
1818
1819The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
1820For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
1821socket only. For example
1822
1823@example
1824qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
1825@end example
1826
1827This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
1828path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
1829remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
1830tunnel.
1831
1832@node vnc_sec_password
1833@subsection With passwords
1834
1835The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1836the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1837to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1838a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1839authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1840or UNIX domain sockets. Password ayuthentication is requested with the @code{password}
1841option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
1842the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
1843
1844@example
1845qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1846(qemu) change vnc password
1847Password: ********
1848(qemu)
1849@end example
1850
1851@node vnc_sec_certificate
1852@subsection With x509 certificates
1853
1854The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1855TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1856The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1857own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1858support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1859client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1860
1861@example
1862qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1863@end example
1864
1865In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1866@code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1867users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1868NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1869only be readable by the user owning it.
1870
1871@node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1872@subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1873
1874Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1875The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1876then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1877in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1878
1879@example
1880qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1881@end example
1882
1883
1884@node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1885@subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1886
1887Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1888to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1889
1890@example
1891qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1892(qemu) change vnc password
1893Password: ********
1894(qemu)
1895@end example
1896
1897@node vnc_generate_cert
1898@subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1899
1900The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1901be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1902is neccessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1903each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
1904will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
1905server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
1906unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1907
1908@menu
1909* vnc_generate_ca::
1910* vnc_generate_server::
1911* vnc_generate_client::
1912@end menu
1913@node vnc_generate_ca
1914@subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
1915
1916This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
1917unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
1918and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
1919issued with it is lost.
1920
1921@example
1922# certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
1923@end example
1924
1925A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
1926certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
1927generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
1928name of the organization.
1929
1930@example
1931# cat > ca.info <<EOF
1932cn = Name of your organization
1933ca
1934cert_signing_key
1935EOF
1936# certtool --generate-self-signed \
1937 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
1938 --template ca.info \
1939 --outfile ca-cert.pem
1940@end example
1941
1942The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
1943TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
1944
1945@node vnc_generate_server
1946@subsubsection Issuing server certificates
1947
1948Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
1949the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
1950The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
1951be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
1952will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
1953secure CA private key:
1954
1955@example
1956# cat > server.info <<EOF
1957organization = Name of your organization
1958cn = server.foo.example.com
1959tls_www_server
1960encryption_key
1961signing_key
1962EOF
1963# certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
1964# certtool --generate-certificate \
1965 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1966 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1967 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
1968 --template server.info \
1969 --outfile server-cert.pem
1970@end example
1971
1972The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
1973to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
1974sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
1975
1976@node vnc_generate_client
1977@subsubsection Issuing client certificates
1978
1979If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
1980certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
1981a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
1982the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
1983the secure CA private key:
1984
1985@example
1986# cat > client.info <<EOF
1987country = GB
1988state = London
1989locality = London
1990organiazation = Name of your organization
1991cn = client.foo.example.com
1992tls_www_client
1993encryption_key
1994signing_key
1995EOF
1996# certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
1997# certtool --generate-certificate \
1998 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1999 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
2000 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
2001 --template client.info \
2002 --outfile client-cert.pem
2003@end example
2004
2005The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
2006copied to the client for which they were generated.
2007
0806e3f6 2008@node gdb_usage
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2009@section GDB usage
2010
2011QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
0806e3f6 2012'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
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9d4520d0 2014In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
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2015gdb connection:
2016@example
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2017> qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
2018 -append "root=/dev/hda"
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2019Connected to host network interface: tun0
2020Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
2021@end example
2022
2023Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
2024@example
2025> gdb vmlinux
2026@end example
2027
2028In gdb, connect to QEMU:
2029@example
6c9bf893 2030(gdb) target remote localhost:1234
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2031@end example
2032
2033Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
2034@example
2035(gdb) c
2036@end example
2037
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2038Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
2039
2040@enumerate
2041@item
2042Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
2043@item
2044Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
2045@item
2046Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
294e8637 2047@code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
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2048@end enumerate
2049
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2050Advanced debugging options:
2051
2052The default single stepping behavior is step with the IRQs and timer service routines off. It is set this way because when gdb executes a single step it expects to advance beyond the current instruction. With the IRQs and and timer service routines on, a single step might jump into the one of the interrupt or exception vectors instead of executing the current instruction. This means you may hit the same breakpoint a number of times before executing the instruction gdb wants to have executed. Because there are rare circumstances where you want to single step into an interrupt vector the behavior can be controlled from GDB. There are three commands you can query and set the single step behavior:
94d45e44 2053@table @code
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2054@item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
2055
2056This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
2057@example
2058(gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
2059sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
2060received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
2061@end example
2062@item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
2063
2064This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
2065@example
2066(gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
2067sending: "qqemu.sstep"
2068received: "0x7"
2069@end example
2070@item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
2071
2072This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
2073@example
2074(gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
2075sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
2076received: "OK"
2077@end example
94d45e44 2078@end table
60897d36 2079
debc7065 2080@node pcsys_os_specific
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2081@section Target OS specific information
2082
2083@subsection Linux
2084
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2085To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
2086the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
2087color depth in the guest and the host OS.
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2089When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
2090@code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
2091kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
2092cannot simulate exactly.
2093
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2094When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
2095not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
2096Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
4be456f1 2097Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
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2098patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
2099
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2100@subsection Windows
2101
2102If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
2103best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
2104
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2105@subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
2106
2107QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
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2108card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
2109and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
2110depth in the guest and the host OS.
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2112If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
2113resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
21141280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
2115(option @option{-std-vga}).
2116
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2117@subsubsection CPU usage reduction
2118
2119Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
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2120instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
2121idle. You can install the utility from
2122@url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
2123problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1a084f3d 2124
9d0a8e6f 2125@subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
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2127Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
2128installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
2129option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
2130installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
2131IDE transfers).
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2133@subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
2134
2135Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
2136can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
2137use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
2138
2139In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
2140Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
2141Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
2142hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
2143(again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
5fafdf24 2144correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
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2145
2146@subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
2147
2148See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
2149
2192c332 2150@subsubsection Windows XP security problem
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2151
2152Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
2153error when booting:
2154@example
2155A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
2156license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
2157@end example
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2159The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
2160mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
2161network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
2162installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
2163vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
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2165@subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
2166
2167@subsubsection CPU usage reduction
2168
2169DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
2170it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
2171from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
2172problem.
2173
debc7065 2174@node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
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2175@chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
2176
2177QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
2178machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
4be456f1 2179differences are mentioned in the following sections.
3f9f3aa1 2180
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2181@menu
2182* QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
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2183* Sparc32 System emulator::
2184* Sparc64 System emulator::
2185* MIPS System emulator::
2186* ARM System emulator::
2187* ColdFire System emulator::
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2188@end menu
2189
2190@node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
3f9f3aa1 2191@section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1a084f3d 2192
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2193Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
2194or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1a084f3d 2195
b671f9ed 2196QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1a084f3d 2197
15a34c63 2198@itemize @minus
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2199@item
2200UniNorth PCI Bridge
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2201@item
2202PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
5fafdf24 2203@item
15a34c63 22042 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
5fafdf24 2205@item
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2206NE2000 PCI adapters
2207@item
2208Non Volatile RAM
2209@item
2210VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
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2211@end itemize
2212
b671f9ed 2213QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
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2214
2215@itemize @minus
5fafdf24 2216@item
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2217PCI Bridge
2218@item
2219PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
5fafdf24 2220@item
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22212 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2222@item
2223Floppy disk
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15a34c63 2225NE2000 network adapters
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2226@item
2227Serial port
2228@item
2229PREP Non Volatile RAM
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2230@item
2231PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
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2232@end itemize
2233
15a34c63 2234QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
3f9f3aa1 2235@url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
52c00a5f 2236
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2237@c man begin OPTIONS
2238
2239The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
2240
2241@table @option
2242
3b46e624 2243@item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
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2244
2245Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
2246
2247@end table
2248
5fafdf24 2249@c man end
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2250
2251
52c00a5f 2252More information is available at
3f9f3aa1 2253@url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
52c00a5f 2254
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2255@node Sparc32 System emulator
2256@section Sparc32 System emulator
e80cfcfc 2257
6a3b9cc9 2258Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a SPARCstation
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22595, SPARCstation 10, SPARCstation 20, SPARCserver 600MP (sun4m
2260architecture), SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture), SPARCserver 1000,
2261or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture). The emulation is somewhat
2262complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but Linux limits the number
2263of usable CPUs to 4.
e80cfcfc 2264
7d85892b 2265QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4d peripherals:
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2266
2267@itemize @minus
3475187d 2268@item
7d85892b 2269IOMMU or IO-UNITs
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2270@item
2271TCX Frame buffer
5fafdf24 2272@item
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2273Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
2274@item
2275Non Volatile RAM M48T08
2276@item
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2277Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
2278and power/reset logic
2279@item
2280ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2281@item
6a3b9cc9 2282Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
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2283@item
2284CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
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2285@end itemize
2286
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2287The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
2288memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
7d85892b 2289others 2047MB.
3475187d 2290
30a604f3 2291Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
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2292@url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
2293firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
22941275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
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2295
2296A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
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2297the QEMU web site. Please note that currently NetBSD, OpenBSD or
2298Solaris kernels don't work.
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2299
2300@c man begin OPTIONS
2301
a2502b58 2302The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
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2303
2304@table @option
2305
a2502b58 2306@item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
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2308Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
2309the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
3475187d 2310
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2311@item -prom-env string
2312
2313Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
2314
2315@example
2316qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
2317 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
2318@end example
2319
ee76f82e 2320@item -M [SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
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2321
2322Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
2323
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2324@end table
2325
5fafdf24 2326@c man end
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2328@node Sparc64 System emulator
2329@section Sparc64 System emulator
e80cfcfc 2330
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2331Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u or
2332Sun4v machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet.
b756921a 2333
c7ba218d 2334QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
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2335
2336@itemize @minus
2337@item
5fafdf24 2338UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
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2339@item
2340PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
2341@item
2342Non Volatile RAM M48T59
2343@item
2344PC-compatible serial ports
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2345@item
23462 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
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2347@end itemize
2348
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2349@c man begin OPTIONS
2350
2351The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
2352
2353@table @option
2354
2355@item -M [sun4u|sun4v]
2356
2357Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
2358
2359@end table
2360
2361@c man end
2362
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2363@node MIPS System emulator
2364@section MIPS System emulator
9d0a8e6f 2365
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2366Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
2367both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
2368@file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
88cb0a02 2369Five different machine types are emulated:
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2370
2371@itemize @minus
2372@item
2373A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
2374@item
2375The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
2376@item
d9aedc32 2377An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
6bf5b4e8 2378@item
f0fc6f8f 2379MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
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2380@item
2381A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
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2382@end itemize
2383
2384The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
2385install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
2386emulated:
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2387
2388@itemize @minus
5fafdf24 2389@item
6bf5b4e8 2390A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
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2391@item
2392PC style serial port
2393@item
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2394PC style IDE disk
2395@item
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2396NE2000 network card
2397@end itemize
2398
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2399The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
2400
2401@itemize @minus
2402@item
0b64d008 2403Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
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2404@item
2405PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
2406@item
2407The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
2408@item
2409PCnet32 PCI network card
2410@item
2411Malta FPGA serial device
2412@item
2413Cirrus VGA graphics card
2414@end itemize
2415
2416The ACER Pica emulation supports:
2417
2418@itemize @minus
2419@item
2420MIPS R4000 CPU
2421@item
2422PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
2423@item
2424PC Keyboard
2425@item
2426IDE controller
2427@end itemize
3f9f3aa1 2428
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2429The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
2430to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
2431It supports:
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2432
2433@itemize @minus
2434@item
2435A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
2436@item
2437PC style serial port
2438@item
2439MIPSnet network emulation
2440@end itemize
2441
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2442The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
2443
2444@itemize @minus
2445@item
2446MIPS R4000 CPU
2447@item
2448PC-style IRQ controller
2449@item
2450PC Keyboard
2451@item
2452SCSI controller
2453@item
2454G364 framebuffer
2455@end itemize
2456
2457
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2458@node ARM System emulator
2459@section ARM System emulator
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2460
2461Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
2462machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
2463devices:
2464
2465@itemize @minus
2466@item
9ee6e8bb 2467ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
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2468@item
2469Two PL011 UARTs
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3f9f3aa1 2471SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
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2472@item
2473PL110 LCD controller
2474@item
2475PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
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2476@item
2477PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
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2478@end itemize
2479
2480The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
2481
2482@itemize @minus
2483@item
9ee6e8bb 2484ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
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2485@item
2486PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
2487@item
2488Four PL011 UARTs
5fafdf24 2489@item
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2490SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2491@item
2492PL110 LCD controller
2493@item
2494PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
2495@item
2496PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
2497PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
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2498This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
2499(eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
00a9bf19 2500mapped control registers.
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2501@item
2502PCI OHCI USB controller.
2503@item
2504LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
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2505@item
2506PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
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2507@end itemize
2508
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2509The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
2510
2511@itemize @minus
2512@item
9ee6e8bb 2513ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCORE(x4) or Cortex-A8 CPU
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2514@item
2515ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
2516@item
2517Four PL011 UARTs
5fafdf24 2518@item
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2519SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2520@item
2521PL110 LCD controller
2522@item
2523PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
2524@item
2525PCI host bridge
2526@item
2527PCI OHCI USB controller
2528@item
2529LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
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2530@item
2531PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
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2532@end itemize
2533
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2534The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
2535and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
2536
2537@itemize @minus
2538@item
2539Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
2540@item
2541NAND Flash memory
2542@item
2543IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
2544@item
2545On-chip OHCI USB controller
2546@item
2547On-chip LCD controller
2548@item
2549On-chip Real Time Clock
2550@item
2551TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
2552@item
2553Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
2554@item
2555GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
2556@item
549444e1 2557Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
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2558@item
2559Three on-chip UARTs
2560@item
2561WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
2562@end itemize
2563
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2564The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
2565following elements:
2566
2567@itemize @minus
2568@item
2569Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2570@item
2571ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
2572@item
2573On-chip LCD controller
2574@item
2575On-chip Real Time Clock
2576@item
2577TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
2578CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
2579@item
2580GPIO-connected matrix keypad
2581@item
2582Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2583@item
2584Three on-chip UARTs
2585@end itemize
2586
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2587Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
2588emulation supports the following elements:
2589
2590@itemize @minus
2591@item
2592Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
2593@item
2594RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
2595@item
2596Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
2597display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
2598@item
2599TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
2600driven through SPI bus
2601@item
2602National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
2603through I@math{^2}C bus
2604@item
2605Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2606@item
2607Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
2608@item
2609Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
2610TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
2611@item
2612TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
2613@item
2614TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
2615@item
2616Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
2617through CBUS
2618@end itemize
2619
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2620The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
2621devices:
2622
2623@itemize @minus
2624@item
2625Cortex-M3 CPU core.
2626@item
262764k Flash and 8k SRAM.
2628@item
2629Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
2630@item
2631OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
2632@end itemize
2633
2634The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
2635devices:
2636
2637@itemize @minus
2638@item
2639Cortex-M3 CPU core.
2640@item
2641256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
2642@item
2643Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
2644@item
2645OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
2646@end itemize
2647
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2648The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
2649elements:
2650
2651@itemize @minus
2652@item
2653Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
2654@item
265532 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
2656@item
2657Up to 2 16550 UARTs
2658@item
2659MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
2660@item
2661MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
2662@item
2663