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386405f7 1\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
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2@c %**start of header
3@setfilename qemu-doc.info
4@settitle QEMU CPU Emulator User Documentation
5@exampleindent 0
6@paragraphindent 0
7@c %**end of header
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0806e3f6 9@iftex
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10@titlepage
11@sp 7
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12@center @titlefont{QEMU CPU Emulator}
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::
28* QEMU Linux User space emulator::
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
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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
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
0806e3f6 59@item
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60User mode emulation (Linux host only). In this mode, QEMU can launch
61Linux processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
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
6f2f2b24 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)
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77@item Sun4m (32-bit Sparc processor)
78@item Sun4u (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
3f9f3aa1 79@item Malta board (32-bit MIPS processor)
ed96ca35 80@item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926E or 1026E processor)
52c00a5f 81@end itemize
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3f9f3aa1 83For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, and Sparc32/64 CPUs are supported.
0806e3f6 84
debc7065 85@node Installation
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86@chapter Installation
87
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88If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
89
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90@menu
91* install_linux:: Linux
92* install_windows:: Windows
93* install_mac:: Macintosh
94@end menu
95
96@node install_linux
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97@section Linux
98
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99If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
100have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
5b9f457a 101
debc7065 102@node install_windows
1f673135 103@section Windows
8cd0ac2f 104
15a34c63 105Download the experimental binary installer at
debc7065 106@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
d691f669 107
debc7065 108@node install_mac
1f673135 109@section Mac OS X
d691f669 110
15a34c63 111Download the experimental binary installer at
debc7065 112@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
df0f11a0 113
debc7065 114@node QEMU PC System emulator
3f9f3aa1 115@chapter QEMU PC System emulator
1eb20527 116
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117@menu
118* pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
119* pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
120* sec_invocation:: Invocation
121* pcsys_keys:: Keys
122* pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
123* disk_images:: Disk Images
124* pcsys_network:: Network emulation
125* direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
126* pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
127* gdb_usage:: GDB usage
128* pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
129@end menu
130
131@node pcsys_introduction
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132@section Introduction
133
134@c man begin DESCRIPTION
135
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136The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
137following peripherals:
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138
139@itemize @minus
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140@item
141i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
0806e3f6 142@item
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143Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
144extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
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145@item
146PS/2 mouse and keyboard
147@item
15a34c63 1482 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
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149@item
150Floppy disk
0806e3f6 151@item
15a34c63 152NE2000 PCI network adapters
0806e3f6 153@item
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154Serial ports
155@item
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156Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
157@item
158ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
159@item
160Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
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161@item
162PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
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163@end itemize
164
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165SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
166
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167Note that adlib is only available when QEMU was configured with
168-enable-adlib
169
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170QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
171VGA BIOS.
172
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173QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
174
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175@c man end
176
debc7065 177@node pcsys_quickstart
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178@section Quick Start
179
285dc330 180Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
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181
182@example
285dc330 183qemu linux.img
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184@end example
185
186Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
187
6cc721cf 188@node sec_invocation
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189@section Invocation
190
191@example
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192@c man begin SYNOPSIS
193usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
194@c man end
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195@end example
196
0806e3f6 197@c man begin OPTIONS
9d4520d0 198@var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0.
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199
200General options:
201@table @option
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202@item -M machine
203Select the emulated machine (@code{-M ?} for list)
204
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205@item -fda file
206@item -fdb file
debc7065 207Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
be3edd95 208use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename.
2be3bc02 209
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210@item -hda file
211@item -hdb file
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212@item -hdc file
213@item -hdd file
debc7065 214Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
1f47a922 215
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216@item -cdrom file
217Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and and
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218@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
219using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename.
181f1558 220
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221@item -boot [a|c|d]
222Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d). Hard disk boot is
2be3bc02 223the default.
1f47a922 224
181f1558 225@item -snapshot
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226Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
227the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
debc7065 228the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
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229
230@item -m megs
15a34c63 231Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MB.
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233@item -smp n
234Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
235CPUs are supported.
236
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237@item -nographic
238
239Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
240you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
241command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
242the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
243with a serial console.
244
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245@item -vnc d
246
247Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
248you can have QEMU listen on VNC display d and redirect the VGA display
249over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb tablet device
250when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice tablet}).
251
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252@item -k language
253
254Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
255French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
256keycodes (e.g. on Macs or with some X11 servers). You don't need to
257use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows hosts.
258
259The available layouts are:
260@example
261ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
262da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
263de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
264@end example
265
266The default is @code{en-us}.
267
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268@item -audio-help
269
270Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
271parameters.
272
6a36d84e 273@item -soundhw card1,card2,... or -soundhw all
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274
275Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
276available sound hardware.
277
278@example
279qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib hda
280qemu -soundhw es1370 hda
6a36d84e 281qemu -soundhw all hda
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282qemu -soundhw ?
283@end example
a8c490cd 284
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285@item -localtime
286Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
287time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
288Windows.
289
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290@item -full-screen
291Start in full screen.
292
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293@item -pidfile file
294Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
295from a script.
296
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297@item -win2k-hack
298Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
299Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
300slows down the IDE transfers).
301
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302@end table
303
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304USB options:
305@table @option
306
307@item -usb
308Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
309
310@item -usbdevice devname
311Add the USB device @var{devname}. See the monitor command
312@code{usb_add} to have more information.
313@end table
314
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315Network options:
316
317@table @option
318
a41b2ff2 319@item -net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
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320Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
321= 0 is the default). The NIC is currently an NE2000 on the PC
322target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed. If no
323@option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
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324Qemu can emulate several different models of network card. Valid values for
325@var{type} are @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{rtl8139},
326@code{smc91c111} and @code{lance}. Not all devices are supported on all
327targets.
41d03949 328
115defd1 329@item -net user[,vlan=n][,hostname=name]
7e89463d 330Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
a03a6053 331priviledge to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
115defd1 332hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
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333
334@item -net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file]
335Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n} and
336use the network script @var{file} to configure it. The default
337network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. If @var{name} is not
338provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd=h} can be
339used to specify the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. Example:
1f673135 340
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341@example
342qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
343@end example
344
345More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
346@example
347qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
348 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
349@end example
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41d03949 352@item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
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354Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
355machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
356specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
357(@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
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358another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd=h}
359specifies an already opened TCP socket.
1f673135 360
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361Example:
362@example
363# launch a first QEMU instance
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364qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
365 -net socket,listen=:1234
366# connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
367# of the first instance
368qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
369 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
41d03949 370@end example
52c00a5f 371
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372@item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
373
374Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
375machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
376every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
377NOTES:
378@enumerate
379@item
380Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
381correct multicast setup for these hosts).
382@item
383mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
384@url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
385@item Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
386@end enumerate
387
388Example:
389@example
390# launch one QEMU instance
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391qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
392 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
3d830459 393# launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
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394qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
395 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
3d830459 396# launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
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397qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
398 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
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399@end example
400
401Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
402@example
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403# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
404# is UML's default)
405qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
406 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
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407# launch UML
408/path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
409@end example
410
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411@item -net none
412Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
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413override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
414is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
52c00a5f 415
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416@item -tftp prefix
417When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
418server. All filenames beginning with @var{prefix} can be downloaded
419from the host to the guest using a TFTP client. The TFTP client on the
420guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command @code{bin} of
421the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as usual
42210.0.2.2.
423
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424@item -smb dir
425When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
426server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{dir}
427transparently.
428
429In the guest Windows OS, the line:
430@example
43110.0.2.4 smbserver
432@end example
433must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
434or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
435
436Then @file{dir} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
437
438Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
439@file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested succesfully with smbd version
6cc721cf 4402.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
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442@item -redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
443
444When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
445connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
446@var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
447is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
448built-in DHCP server).
449
450For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
451screen 0, use the following:
452
453@example
454# on the host
455qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
456# this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
457xterm -display :1
458@end example
459
460To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
461the guest, use the following:
462
463@example
464# on the host
465qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
466telnet localhost 5555
467@end example
468
469Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
470connect to the guest telnet server.
471
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472@end table
473
41d03949 474Linux boot specific: When using these options, you can use a given
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475Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
476for easier testing of various kernels.
477
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478@table @option
479
480@item -kernel bzImage
481Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
482
483@item -append cmdline
484Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
485
486@item -initrd file
487Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
488
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489@end table
490
15a34c63 491Debug/Expert options:
ec410fc9 492@table @option
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493
494@item -serial dev
495Redirect the virtual serial port to host device @var{dev}. Available
496devices are:
497@table @code
498@item vc
499Virtual console
500@item pty
501[Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
502@item null
503void device
f8d179e3 504@item /dev/XXX
e57a8c0e 505[Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
f8d179e3 506parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
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507@item /dev/parportN
508[Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
509@var{N}. Currently only SPP parallel port features can be used.
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510@item file:filename
511Write output to filename. No character can be read.
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512@item stdio
513[Unix only] standard input/output
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514@item pipe:filename
515[Unix only] name pipe @var{filename}
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516@end table
517The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
518non graphical mode.
519
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520This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
521ports.
522
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523@item -parallel dev
524Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
525devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
526be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
527parallel port.
528
529This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
530ports.
531
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532@item -monitor dev
533Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
534serial port).
535The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
536non graphical mode.
537
ec410fc9 538@item -s
debc7065 539Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
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540@item -p port
541Change gdb connection port.
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542@item -S
543Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
ec410fc9 544@item -d
9d4520d0 545Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
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546@item -hdachs c,h,s,[,t]
547Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
548@var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
549translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
550all thoses parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
551images.
7c3fc84d 552
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553@item -std-vga
554Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is
555Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA)
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556@item -loadvm file
557Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
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558@end table
559
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560@c man end
561
debc7065 562@node pcsys_keys
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563@section Keys
564
565@c man begin OPTIONS
566
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567During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
568@table @key
f9859310 569@item Ctrl-Alt-f
a1b74fe8 570Toggle full screen
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f9859310 572@item Ctrl-Alt-n
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573Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
574@table @emph
575@item 1
576Target system display
577@item 2
578Monitor
579@item 3
580Serial port
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581@end table
582
f9859310 583@item Ctrl-Alt
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584Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
585@end table
586
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587In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
588@key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
589
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590During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
591@key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
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592
593@table @key
a1b74fe8 594@item Ctrl-a h
ec410fc9 595Print this help
a1b74fe8 596@item Ctrl-a x
ec410fc9 597Exit emulatior
a1b74fe8 598@item Ctrl-a s
1f47a922 599Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
a1b74fe8 600@item Ctrl-a b
1f673135 601Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
a1b74fe8 602@item Ctrl-a c
1f673135 603Switch between console and monitor
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605Send Ctrl-a
ec410fc9 606@end table
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607@c man end
608
609@ignore
610
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611@c man begin SEEALSO
612The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
613user mode emulator invocation.
614@c man end
615
616@c man begin AUTHOR
617Fabrice Bellard
618@c man end
619
620@end ignore
621
debc7065 622@node pcsys_monitor
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623@section QEMU Monitor
624
625The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
626emulator. You can use it to:
627
628@itemize @minus
629
630@item
631Remove or insert removable medias images
632(such as CD-ROM or floppies)
633
634@item
635Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
636from a disk file.
637
638@item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
639
640@end itemize
641
642@subsection Commands
643
644The following commands are available:
645
646@table @option
647
648@item help or ? [cmd]
649Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
650
651@item commit
652Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used)
653
654@item info subcommand
655show various information about the system state
656
657@table @option
658@item info network
41d03949 659show the various VLANs and the associated devices
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660@item info block
661show the block devices
662@item info registers
663show the cpu registers
664@item info history
665show the command line history
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666@item info pci
667show emulated PCI device
668@item info usb
669show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
670@item info usbhost
671show all USB host devices
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673
674@item q or quit
675Quit the emulator.
676
677@item eject [-f] device
678Eject a removable media (use -f to force it).
679
680@item change device filename
681Change a removable media.
682
683@item screendump filename
684Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
685
686@item log item1[,...]
687Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
688
689@item savevm filename
690Save the whole virtual machine state to @var{filename}.
691
692@item loadvm filename
693Restore the whole virtual machine state from @var{filename}.
694
695@item stop
696Stop emulation.
697
698@item c or cont
699Resume emulation.
700
701@item gdbserver [port]
702Start gdbserver session (default port=1234)
703
704@item x/fmt addr
705Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
706
707@item xp /fmt addr
708Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
709
710@var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
711data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
712
713@table @var
714@item count
715is the number of items to be dumped.
716
717@item format
718can be x (hexa), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
719c (char) or i (asm instruction).
720
721@item size
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722can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
723@code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
724respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
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726@end table
727
728Examples:
729@itemize
730@item
731Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
732@example
733(qemu) x/10i $eip
7340x90107063: ret
7350x90107064: sti
7360x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
7370x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
7380x90107070: ret
7390x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
7400x90107073: nop
7410x90107074: nop
7420x90107075: nop
7430x90107076: nop
744@end example
745
746@item
747Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
debc7065 748@smallexample
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749(qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
7500x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
7510x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
7520x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
7530x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
7540x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
7550x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
7560x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
7570x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
7580x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
7590x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
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761@end itemize
762
763@item p or print/fmt expr
764
765Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
766used.
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768@item sendkey keys
769
770Send @var{keys} to the emulator. Use @code{-} to press several keys
771simultaneously. Example:
772@example
773sendkey ctrl-alt-f1
774@end example
775
776This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
777intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
778
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779@item system_reset
780
781Reset the system.
782
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784
785Plug the USB device devname to the QEMU virtual USB hub. @var{devname}
786is either a virtual device name (for example @code{mouse}) or a host
787USB device identifier. Host USB device identifiers have the following
788syntax: @code{host:bus.addr} or @code{host:vendor_id:product_id}.
789
790@item usb_del devname
791
792Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
793hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
794command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
795
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0806e3f6 797
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798@subsection Integer expressions
799
800The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
801argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
802CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
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804@node disk_images
805@section Disk Images
806
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807Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
808growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
809written), compressed and encrypted disk images.
1f47a922 810
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811@menu
812* disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
813* disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
814* qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
815* disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
816@end menu
817
818@node disk_images_quickstart
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819@subsection Quick start for disk image creation
820
821You can create a disk image with the command:
1f47a922 822@example
acd935ef 823qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
1f47a922 824@end example
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825where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
826size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
827megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
828
debc7065 829See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
1f47a922 830
debc7065 831@node disk_images_snapshot_mode
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832@subsection Snapshot mode
833
834If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
835considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
836a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
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837write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
838command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
1f47a922 839
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840@node qemu_img_invocation
841@subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
1f47a922 842
acd935ef 843@include qemu-img.texi
05efe46e 844
debc7065 845@node disk_images_fat_images
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846@subsection Virtual FAT disk images
847
848QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
849directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
850
851@example
852qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
853@end example
854
855Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
856directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
857them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
858
859Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
860
861@example
862qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
863@end example
864
865A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
866@code{:rw:} option:
867
868@example
869qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
870@end example
871
872What you should @emph{never} do:
873@itemize
874@item use non-ASCII filenames ;
875@item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
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877@item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
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879
debc7065 880@node pcsys_network
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881@section Network emulation
882
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883QEMU can simulate several networks cards (NE2000 boards on the PC
884target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
885Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
886VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
887simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non priviledged user mode
888network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
889connection.
890
891@subsection VLANs
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893QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
894connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
895example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
896(TAP devices).
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899
900This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
901a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
902can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
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904As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
905archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
906configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
907contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
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910
911See @ref{direct_linux_boot} to have an example of network use with a
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912Linux distribution and @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of
913command lines using the TAP network interfaces.
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915@subsection Using the user mode network stack
916
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917By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
918@option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
919network stack (you don't need root priviledge to use the virtual
920network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
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922@example
923
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924 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
925 | (10.0.2.2)
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927 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
928 |
929 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
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930@end example
931
932The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
933incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
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934configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
935to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
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937In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
938the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
93910.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
940
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941Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
942would require root priviledges. It means you can only ping the local
943router (10.0.2.2).
944
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945When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
946server.
947
948When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
949redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
950redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
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953
954Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
955that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
956basic example.
957
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959@section Direct Linux Boot
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961This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
962having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
963kernel testing. The QEMU network configuration is also explained.
964
965@enumerate
966@item
967Download the archive @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz} containing a Linux
968kernel and a disk image.
969
970@item Optional: If you want network support (for example to launch X11 examples), you
971must copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and configure
972properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig} contained in
973@file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify that your host
974kernel supports the TUN/TAP network interfaces: the device
975@file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
976
977When network is enabled, there is a virtual network connection between
978the host kernel and the emulated kernel. The emulated kernel is seen
979from the host kernel at IP address 172.20.0.2 and the host kernel is
980seen from the emulated kernel at IP address 172.20.0.1.
981
982@item Launch @code{qemu.sh}. You should have the following output:
983
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986Connected to host network interface: tun0
debc7065 987Linux version 2.4.21 (bellard@@voyager.localdomain) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 @/(Red Hat @/Linux 3.2.2-5)) #5 Tue Nov 11 18:18:53 CET 2003
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988BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
989 BIOS-e801: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f000 (usable)
990 BIOS-e801: 0000000000100000 - 0000000002000000 (usable)
99132MB LOWMEM available.
992On node 0 totalpages: 8192
993zone(0): 4096 pages.
994zone(1): 4096 pages.
995zone(2): 0 pages.
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997ide_setup: ide2=noprobe
998ide_setup: ide3=noprobe
999ide_setup: ide4=noprobe
1000ide_setup: ide5=noprobe
1001Initializing CPU#0
1002Detected 2399.621 MHz processor.
1003Console: colour EGA 80x25
1004Calibrating delay loop... 4744.80 BogoMIPS
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1006Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
1007Inode cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
1008Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
1009Buffer-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
1010Page-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
1011CPU: Intel Pentium Pro stepping 03
1012Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
1013POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
1014Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
1015Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
1016Initializing RT netlink socket
1017apm: BIOS not found.
1018Starting kswapd
1019Journalled Block Device driver loaded
1020Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
1021pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
1022Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with no serial options enabled
1023ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16450
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1026NE*000 ethercard probe at 0x300: 52 54 00 12 34 56
1027eth0: NE2000 found at 0x300, using IRQ 9.
1028RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
1029Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
1030ide: Assuming 50MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
1031hda: QEMU HARDDISK, ATA DISK drive
1032ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
1033hda: attached ide-disk driver.
1034hda: 20480 sectors (10 MB) w/256KiB Cache, CHS=20/16/63
1035Partition check:
1036 hda:
1037Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
1038NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
1039IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
1040IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
1041TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 4096)
1042NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
1043EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended
1044VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
1045Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed
1046
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1049QEMU Linux test distribution (based on Redhat 9)
1050
1051Type 'exit' to halt the system
1052
1053sh-2.05b#
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1056@item
1057Then you can play with the kernel inside the virtual serial console. You
1058can launch @code{ls} for example. Type @key{Ctrl-a h} to have an help
1059about the keys you can type inside the virtual serial console. In
1060particular, use @key{Ctrl-a x} to exit QEMU and use @key{Ctrl-a b} as
1061the Magic SysRq key.
1062
1063@item
1064If the network is enabled, launch the script @file{/etc/linuxrc} in the
1065emulator (don't forget the leading dot):
1066@example
1067. /etc/linuxrc
1068@end example
1069
1070Then enable X11 connections on your PC from the emulated Linux:
1071@example
1072xhost +172.20.0.2
1073@end example
1074
1075You can now launch @file{xterm} or @file{xlogo} and verify that you have
1076a real Virtual Linux system !
1077
1078@end enumerate
1079
1080NOTES:
1081@enumerate
1082@item
1083A 2.5.74 kernel is also included in the archive. Just
1084replace the bzImage in qemu.sh to try it.
1085
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1087In order to exit cleanly from qemu, you can do a @emph{shutdown} inside
1088qemu. qemu will automatically exit when the Linux shutdown is done.
1089
1090@item
1091You can boot slightly faster by disabling the probe of non present IDE
1092interfaces. To do so, add the following options on the kernel command
1093line:
1094@example
1095ide1=noprobe ide2=noprobe ide3=noprobe ide4=noprobe ide5=noprobe
1096@end example
1097
1098@item
1099The example disk image is a modified version of the one made by Kevin
1100Lawton for the plex86 Project (@url{www.plex86.org}).
1101
1102@end enumerate
1103
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1105@section USB emulation
1106
1107QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller and a 8 port USB hub connected
1108to it. You can virtually plug to the hub virtual USB devices or real
1109host USB devices (experimental, works only on Linux hosts).
1110
1111@subsection Using virtual USB devices
1112
1113A virtual USB mouse device is available for testing in QEMU.
1114
1115You can try it with the following monitor commands:
1116
1117@example
1118# add the mouse device
1119(qemu) usb_add mouse
1120
1121# show the virtual USB devices plugged on the QEMU Virtual USB hub
1122(qemu) info usb
1123 Device 0.3, speed 12 Mb/s
1124
1125# after some time you can try to remove the mouse
1126(qemu) usb_del 0.3
1127@end example
1128
1129The option @option{-usbdevice} is similar to the monitor command
1130@code{usb_add}.
1131
1132@subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1133
1134WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1135using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1136Cameras) are not supported yet.
1137
1138@enumerate
1139@item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1140is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1141disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1142to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1143
1144@item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1145@example
1146ls /proc/bus/usb
1147001 devices drivers
1148@end example
1149
1150@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:
1151@example
1152chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1153@end example
1154
1155@item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1156@example
1157info usbhost
1158 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1159 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1160@end example
1161You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1162hubs, it won't work).
1163
1164@item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1165@example
1166usb_add host:1234:5678
1167@end example
1168
1169Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1170plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1171
1172@item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1173
1174@end enumerate
1175
1176When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1177device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1178
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1181
1182QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
0806e3f6 1183'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
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1187@example
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1188> qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1189 -append "root=/dev/hda"
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1190Connected to host network interface: tun0
1191Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1192@end example
1193
1194Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1195@example
1196> gdb vmlinux
1197@end example
1198
1199In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1200@example
6c9bf893 1201(gdb) target remote localhost:1234
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1202@end example
1203
1204Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1205@example
1206(gdb) c
1207@end example
1208
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1209Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1210
1211@enumerate
1212@item
1213Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1214@item
1215Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1216@item
1217Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1218@code{x/10i $cs*16+*eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1219@end enumerate
1220
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1222@section Target OS specific information
1223
1224@subsection Linux
1225
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1226To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1227the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1228color depth in the guest and the host OS.
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1230When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1231@code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1232kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1233cannot simulate exactly.
1234
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1235When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1236not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1237Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1238Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporte this
1239patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1240
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1241@subsection Windows
1242
1243If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1244best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1245
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1246@subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1247
1248QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
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1249card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1250and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1251depth in the guest and the host OS.
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1253@subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1254
1255Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
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1256instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1257idle. You can install the utility from
1258@url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1259problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1a084f3d 1260
9d0a8e6f 1261@subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
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1263Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1264installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1265option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1266installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1267IDE transfers).
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1269@subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1270
1271Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1272can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1273use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1274
1275In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1276Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1277Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1278hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1279(again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1280correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1281
1282@subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1283
1284See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1285
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1286@subsubsection Windows XP security problems
1287
1288Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1289error when booting:
1290@example
1291A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1292license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1293@end example
1294The only known workaround is to boot in Safe mode
1295without networking support.
1296
1297Future QEMU releases are likely to correct this bug.
1298
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1299@subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1300
1301@subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1302
1303DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1304it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1305from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1306problem.
1307
debc7065 1308@node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
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1309@chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1310
1311QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1312machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1313differences are mentionned in the following sections.
1314
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1315@menu
1316* QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
1317* Sparc32 System emulator invocation::
1318* Sparc64 System emulator invocation::
1319* MIPS System emulator invocation::
1320* ARM System emulator invocation::
1321@end menu
1322
1323@node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
3f9f3aa1 1324@section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1a084f3d 1325
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1326Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1327or PowerMac PowerPC system.
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b671f9ed 1329QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
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1331@itemize @minus
1332@item
1333UniNorth PCI Bridge
1334@item
1335PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1336@item
13372 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1338@item
1339NE2000 PCI adapters
1340@item
1341Non Volatile RAM
1342@item
1343VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
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1344@end itemize
1345
b671f9ed 1346QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
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1347
1348@itemize @minus
1349@item
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1350PCI Bridge
1351@item
1352PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1353@item
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13542 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1355@item
1356Floppy disk
1357@item
15a34c63 1358NE2000 network adapters
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1359@item
1360Serial port
1361@item
1362PREP Non Volatile RAM
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1363@item
1364PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
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1365@end itemize
1366
15a34c63 1367QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
3f9f3aa1 1368@url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
52c00a5f 1369
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1370@c man begin OPTIONS
1371
1372The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1373
1374@table @option
1375
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1376@item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
1377
1378Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1379
1380@end table
1381
1382@c man end
1383
1384
52c00a5f 1385More information is available at
3f9f3aa1 1386@url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
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debc7065 1388@node Sparc32 System emulator invocation
3f9f3aa1 1389@section Sparc32 System emulator invocation
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1390
1391Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a JavaStation
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b671f9ed 1394QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals:
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1395
1396@itemize @minus
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1398IOMMU
1399@item
1400TCX Frame buffer
1401@item
1402Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1403@item
1404Non Volatile RAM M48T08
1405@item
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1406Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1407and power/reset logic
1408@item
1409ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1410@item
1411Floppy drive
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1412@end itemize
1413
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1414The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture.
1415
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1418QEMU-specific patches are included with the sources.
1419
1420A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1421the QEMU web site. Please note that currently neither Linux 2.4
1422series, NetBSD, nor OpenBSD kernels work.
1423
1424@c man begin OPTIONS
1425
1426The following options are specific to the Sparc emulation:
1427
1428@table @option
1429
1430@item -g WxH
1431
1432Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768.
1433
1434@end table
1435
1436@c man end
1437
debc7065 1438@node Sparc64 System emulator invocation
3f9f3aa1 1439@section Sparc64 System emulator invocation
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1441Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u machine.
1442The emulator is not usable for anything yet.
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1444QEMU emulates the following sun4u peripherals:
1445
1446@itemize @minus
1447@item
1448UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1449@item
1450PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1451@item
1452Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1453@item
1454PC-compatible serial ports
1455@end itemize
1456
debc7065 1457@node MIPS System emulator invocation
3f9f3aa1 1458@section MIPS System emulator invocation
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1459
1460Use the executable @file{qemu-system-mips} to simulate a MIPS machine.
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1461The emulator is able to boot a Linux kernel and to run a Linux Debian
1462installation from NFS. The following devices are emulated:
1463
1464@itemize @minus
1465@item
1466MIPS R4K CPU
1467@item
1468PC style serial port
1469@item
1470NE2000 network card
1471@end itemize
1472
1473More information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
1474
debc7065 1475@node ARM System emulator invocation
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1476@section ARM System emulator invocation
1477
1478Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1479machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1480devices:
1481
1482@itemize @minus
1483@item
ed96ca35 1484ARM926E or ARM1026E CPU
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1485@item
1486Two PL011 UARTs
1487@item
1488SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1489@end itemize
1490
1491A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
1492information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
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debc7065 1494@node QEMU Linux User space emulator
3f9f3aa1 1495@chapter QEMU Linux User space emulator
386405f7 1496
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1497@menu
1498* Quick Start::
1499* Wine launch::
1500* Command line options::
1501@end menu
1502
1503@node Quick Start
1f673135 1504@section Quick Start
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1506In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
1507itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
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1f673135 1509@itemize
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1511@item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
1512libraries:
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1514@example
1515qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1516@end example
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1518@code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
1519@file{/} prefix.
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1f673135 1521@item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
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1523@example
1524qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1525@end example
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1527@item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
1528(@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
1529@code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
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1531@example
1532unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
1533@end example
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1f673135 1535Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
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1537@example
1538qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
1539@end example
1540You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
1541QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
1542launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
1543Linux kernel.
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1545@item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
1546@example
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1547qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
1548 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
1f673135 1549@end example
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1f673135 1551@end itemize
1eb20527 1552
debc7065 1553@node Wine launch
1f673135 1554@section Wine launch
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1f673135 1556@itemize
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1558@item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
1559distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
1560able to do:
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1562@example
1563qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
1564@end example
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1566@item Download the binary x86 Wine install
1567(@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
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1f673135 1569@item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
debc7065 1570@file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
1f673135 1571@code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
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1f673135 1573@item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
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1f673135 1575@example
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1576qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
1577 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
1f673135 1578@end example
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1f673135 1580@end itemize
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debc7065 1582@node Command line options
1f673135 1583@section Command line options
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1585@example
1586usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
1587@end example
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1589@table @option
1590@item -h
1591Print the help
1592@item -L path
1593Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
1594@item -s size
1595Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
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1597
1f673135 1598Debug options:
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1600@table @option
1601@item -d
1602Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
1603@item -p pagesize
1604Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
1605@end table
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1607@node compilation
1608@chapter Compilation from the sources
1609
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1610@menu
1611* Linux/Unix::
1612* Windows::
1613* Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
1614* Mac OS X::
1615@end menu
1616
1617@node Linux/Unix
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1618@section Linux/Unix
1619
1620@subsection Compilation
1621
1622First you must decompress the sources:
1623@example
1624cd /tmp
1625tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
1626cd qemu-x.y.z
1627@end example
1628
1629Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
1630@example
1631./configure
1632make
1633@end example
1634
1635Then type as root user:
1636@example
1637make install
1638@end example
1639to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
1640
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1641@subsection Tested tool versions
1642
1643In order to compile QEMU succesfully, it is very important that you
1644have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. I cannot guaranty
1645that QEMU works if you do not use a tested gcc version. Look at
1646'configure' and 'Makefile' if you want to make a different gcc
1647version work.
1648
1649@example
1650host gcc binutils glibc linux distribution
1651----------------------------------------------------------------------
1652x86 3.2 2.13.2 2.1.3 2.4.18
1653 2.96 2.11.93.0.2 2.2.5 2.4.18 Red Hat 7.3
1654 3.2.2 2.13.90.0.18 2.3.2 2.4.20 Red Hat 9
1655
1656PowerPC 3.3 [4] 2.13.90.0.18 2.3.1 2.4.20briq
1657 3.2
1658
1659Alpha 3.3 [1] 2.14.90.0.4 2.2.5 2.2.20 [2] Debian 3.0
1660
1661Sparc32 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.18 Debian 3.0
1662
1663ARM 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.9 [3] Debian 3.0
1664
1665[1] On Alpha, QEMU needs the gcc 'visibility' attribute only available
1666 for gcc version >= 3.3.
1667[2] Linux >= 2.4.20 is necessary for precise exception support
1668 (untested).
1669[3] 2.4.9-ac10-rmk2-np1-cerf2
1670
1671[4] gcc 2.95.x generates invalid code when using too many register
1672variables. You must use gcc 3.x on PowerPC.
1673@end example
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1676@section Windows
1677
1678@itemize
1679@item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
1680@url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
1681instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
1682
1683@item Download
1684the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
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1686@url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
1687unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
1688directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
1689correct SDL directory when invoked.
1690
1691@item Extract the current version of QEMU.
1692
1693@item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
1694
1695@item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
1696@file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
1697@file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
1698
1699@item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
1700@file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
1701@file{Program Files/Qemu}.
1702
1703@end itemize
1704
debc7065 1705@node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
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1706@section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
1707
1708@itemize
1709@item
1710Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
1711@url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
1712
1713@item
1714Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
1715unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
1716variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
1717the QEMU configuration script.
1718
1719@item
1720Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
1721@example
1722./configure --enable-mingw32
1723@end example
1724If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
1725choosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
1726--prefix to set the Win32 install path.
1727
1728@item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
1729@file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
1730installation directory.
1731
1732@end itemize
1733
1734Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
1735QEMU for Win32.
1736
debc7065 1737@node Mac OS X
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1738@section Mac OS X
1739
1740The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
1741at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary
1742information.
1743
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1744@node Index
1745@chapter Index
1746@printindex cp
1747
1748@bye