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+@setfilename qemu-doc.info
+@settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
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@iftex
-@settitle QEMU CPU Emulator User Documentation
@titlepage
@sp 7
-@center @titlefont{QEMU CPU Emulator User Documentation}
+@center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
+@sp 1
+@center @titlefont{User Documentation}
@sp 3
@end titlepage
@end iftex
+@ifnottex
+@node Top
+@top
+
+@menu
+* Introduction::
+* Installation::
+* QEMU PC System emulator::
+* QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
+* QEMU User space emulator::
+* compilation:: Compilation from the sources
+* Index::
+@end menu
+@end ifnottex
+
+@contents
+
+@node Introduction
@chapter Introduction
+@menu
+* intro_features:: Features
+@end menu
+
+@node intro_features
@section Features
QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
@itemize @minus
-@item
+@item
Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
example a PC), including one or several processors and various
peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
-@item
-User mode emulation (Linux host only). In this mode, QEMU can launch
-Linux processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
+@item
+User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
+processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
@end itemize
QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
-performance.
+performance.
For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
@itemize
@item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
@item Sun4m (32-bit Sparc processor)
@item Sun4u (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
-@item Malta board (32-bit MIPS processor)
-@item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM1026E processor)
+@item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
+@item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
+@item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
+@item ARM RealView Emulation baseboard (ARM)
+@item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi and Terrier PDAs (PXA270 processor)
+@item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
+@item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
+@item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
+@item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
+@item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
@end itemize
-For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, and Sparc32/64 CPUs are supported.
+For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, 32-bit MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
+@node Installation
@chapter Installation
If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
+@menu
+* install_linux:: Linux
+* install_windows:: Windows
+* install_mac:: Macintosh
+@end menu
+
+@node install_linux
@section Linux
If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
+@node install_windows
@section Windows
Download the experimental binary installer at
-@url{http://www.freeoszoo.org/download.php}.
+@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
+@node install_mac
@section Mac OS X
Download the experimental binary installer at
-@url{http://www.freeoszoo.org/download.php}.
+@url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
+@node QEMU PC System emulator
@chapter QEMU PC System emulator
+@menu
+* pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
+* pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
+* sec_invocation:: Invocation
+* pcsys_keys:: Keys
+* pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
+* disk_images:: Disk Images
+* pcsys_network:: Network emulation
+* direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
+* pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
+* vnc_security:: VNC security
+* gdb_usage:: GDB usage
+* pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
+@end menu
+
+@node pcsys_introduction
@section Introduction
@c man begin DESCRIPTION
following peripherals:
@itemize @minus
-@item
+@item
i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
@item
Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
@item
PS/2 mouse and keyboard
-@item
+@item
2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
@item
Floppy disk
-@item
-NE2000 PCI network adapters
+@item
+PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
@item
Serial ports
@item
@c man end
+@node pcsys_quickstart
@section Quick Start
Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
@example
@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
+usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
@c man end
@end example
General options:
@table @option
-@item -M machine
-Select the emulated machine (@code{-M ?} for list)
-
-@item -fda file
-@item -fdb file
-Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@xref{disk_images}). You can
-use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename.
-
-@item -hda file
-@item -hdb file
-@item -hdc file
-@item -hdd file
-Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@xref{disk_images}).
-
-@item -cdrom file
-Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and and
+@item -M @var{machine}
+Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
+
+@item -fda @var{file}
+@item -fdb @var{file}
+Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
+use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
+
+@item -hda @var{file}
+@item -hdb @var{file}
+@item -hdc @var{file}
+@item -hdd @var{file}
+Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
+
+@item -cdrom @var{file}
+Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
-using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename.
+using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
-@item -boot [a|c|d]
-Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d). Hard disk boot is
-the default.
+@item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
-@item -snapshot
-Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
-the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
-the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@xref{disk_images}).
+Define a new drive. Valid options are:
-@item -m megs
-Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MB.
+@table @code
+@item file=@var{file}
+This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
+this drive.
+@item if=@var{interface}
+This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
+Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash.
+@item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
+These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
+the unit id.
+@item index=@var{index}
+This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
+of available connectors of a given interface type.
+@item media=@var{media}
+This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
+@item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
+These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
+@item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
+@var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
+@end table
-@item -smp n
-Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
-CPUs are supported.
+Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
+@example
+qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
+@end example
-@item -nographic
+Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
+use:
+@example
+qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
+qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
+@end example
-Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
-you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
-command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
-the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
-with a serial console.
+You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
+@example
+qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
+@end example
-@item -k language
+If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
+@example
+qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
+@end example
-Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
-French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
-keycodes (e.g. on Macs or with some X11 servers). You don't need to
-use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows hosts.
+You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
+@example
+qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
+@end example
-The available layouts are:
+Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
@example
-ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
-da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
-de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
+qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
+qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
@end example
-The default is @code{en-us}.
+By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
+incremented:
+@example
+qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
+@end example
+is interpreted like:
+@example
+qemu -hda a -hdb b
+@end example
+
+@item -boot [a|c|d|n]
+Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
+is the default.
+
+@item -snapshot
+Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
+the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
+the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
+
+@item -no-fd-bootchk
+Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
+be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
+
+@item -m @var{megs}
+Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB.
+
+@item -smp @var{n}
+Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
+CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
+to 4.
@item -audio-help
Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
parameters.
-@item -soundhw card1,card2,... or -soundhw all
+@item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
available sound hardware.
time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
Windows.
-@item -full-screen
-Start in full screen.
+@item -startdate @var{date}
+Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid format for
+@var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
+@code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
-@item -pidfile file
+@item -pidfile @var{file}
Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
from a script.
+@item -daemonize
+Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
+standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
+This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
+to cope with initialization race conditions.
+
@item -win2k-hack
Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
slows down the IDE transfers).
+@item -option-rom @var{file}
+Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
+This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
+
+@item -name @var{name}
+Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
+This name will be display in the SDL window caption.
+The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
+
+@end table
+
+Display options:
+@table @option
+
+@item -nographic
+
+Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
+you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
+command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
+the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
+with a serial console.
+
+@item -no-frame
+
+Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
+available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
+workspace more convenient.
+
+@item -full-screen
+Start in full screen.
+
+@item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
+
+Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
+you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
+display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
+tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
+tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
+parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
+syntax for the @var{display} is
+
+@table @code
+
+@item @var{interface}:@var{d}
+
+TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{interface} on display @var{d}.
+By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{interface} can
+be omitted in which case the server will bind to all interfaces.
+
+@item @var{unix}:@var{path}
+
+Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
+location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
+
+@item none
+
+VNC is initialized by not started. The monitor @code{change} command can be used
+to later start the VNC server.
+
+@end table
+
+Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
+separated by commas. Valid options are
+
+@table @code
+
+@item password
+
+Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
+The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
+@ref{pcsys_monitor}
+
+@item tls
+
+Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
+uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
+attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
+@var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
+
+@item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
+
+Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
+for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
+to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
+to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
+this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
+See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
+
+@item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
+
+Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
+for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
+to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
+The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
+and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
+trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
+to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
+path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
+be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
+certificates.
+
+@end table
+
+@item -k @var{language}
+
+Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
+French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
+keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
+display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
+hosts.
+
+The available layouts are:
+@example
+ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
+da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
+de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
+@end example
+
+The default is @code{en-us}.
+
@end table
USB options:
@item -usb
Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
-@item -usbdevice devname
-Add the USB device @var{devname}. See the monitor command
-@code{usb_add} to have more information.
+@item -usbdevice @var{devname}
+Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
@end table
Network options:
@table @option
-@item -net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
+@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{addr}][,model=@var{type}]
Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
-= 0 is the default). The NIC is currently an NE2000 on the PC
+= 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed. If no
@option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
-Qemu can emulate several different models of network card. Valid values for
-@var{type} are @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{rtl8139},
-@code{smc91c111} and @code{lance}. Not all devices are supported on all
-targets.
-
-@item -net user[,vlan=n]
+Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
+Valid values for @var{type} are
+@code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
+@code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
+@code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
+Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
+for a list of available devices for your target.
+
+@item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}]
Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
-priviledge to run.
+privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
+hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
-@item -net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file]
+@item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}]
Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n} and
use the network script @var{file} to configure it. The default
-network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. If @var{name} is not
-provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd=h} can be
+network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. Use @option{script=no} to
+disable script execution. If @var{name} is not
+provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be
used to specify the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. Example:
@example
@end example
-@item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
+@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
(@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
-another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd=h}
+another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
specifies an already opened TCP socket.
Example:
@example
# launch a first QEMU instance
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 -net socket,listen=:1234
-# connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0 of the first instance
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
+ -net socket,listen=:1234
+# connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
+# of the first instance
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
+ -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
@end example
-@item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
+@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
-machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
+machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
NOTES:
@enumerate
-@item
-Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
+@item
+Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
correct multicast setup for these hosts).
@item
mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
@url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
-@item Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
+@item
+Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
@end enumerate
Example:
@example
# launch one QEMU instance
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
+ -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
# launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
+ -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
# launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
+ -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
@end example
Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
@example
-# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected is UML's default)
-qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
+# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
+# is UML's default)
+qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
+ -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
# launch UML
/path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
@end example
override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
-@item -tftp prefix
+@item -tftp @var{dir}
When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
-server. All filenames beginning with @var{prefix} can be downloaded
-from the host to the guest using a TFTP client. The TFTP client on the
-guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command @code{bin} of
-the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as usual
-10.0.2.2.
+server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
+The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
+@code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
+usual 10.0.2.2.
+
+@item -bootp @var{file}
+When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
+filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
+a guest from a local directory.
-@item -smb dir
+Example (using pxelinux):
+@example
+qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
+@end example
+
+@item -smb @var{dir}
When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
-server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{dir}
+server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
transparently.
In the guest Windows OS, the line:
must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
-Then @file{dir} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
+Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
-@file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested succesfully with smbd version
+@file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
-@item -redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
+@item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
@table @option
-@item -kernel bzImage
+@item -kernel @var{bzImage}
Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
-@item -append cmdline
+@item -append @var{cmdline}
Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
-@item -initrd file
+@item -initrd @var{file}
Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
@end table
Debug/Expert options:
@table @option
-@item -serial dev
-Redirect the virtual serial port to host device @var{dev}. Available
-devices are:
+@item -serial @var{dev}
+Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
+@var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
+@code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
+
+This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
+ports.
+
+Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
+
+Available character devices are:
@table @code
-@item vc
-Virtual console
+@item vc[:WxH]
+Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
+@example
+vc:800x600
+@end example
+It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
+@example
+vc:80Cx24C
+@end example
@item pty
[Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
+@item none
+No device is allocated.
@item null
void device
@item /dev/XXX
[Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
-@item /dev/parportN
+@item /dev/parport@var{N}
[Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
-@var{N}. Currently only SPP parallel port features can be used.
-@item file:filename
-Write output to filename. No character can be read.
+@var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
+@item file:@var{filename}
+Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
@item stdio
[Unix only] standard input/output
-@item pipe:filename
-[Unix only] name pipe @var{filename}
+@item pipe:@var{filename}
+name pipe @var{filename}
+@item COM@var{n}
+[Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
+@item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
+This implements UDP Net Console.
+When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
+they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
+When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
+
+If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
+@code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
+@code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
+will appear in the netconsole session.
+
+If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
+and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
+source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
+udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
+version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
+characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
+activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
+use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
+telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
+@table @code
+@item Qemu Options:
+-serial udp::4555@@:4556
+@item netcat options:
+-u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
+@item telnet options:
+localhost 5555
@end table
-The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
-non graphical mode.
-This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
-ports.
-@item -parallel dev
+@item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
+The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
+I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
+the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
+the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
+to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
+option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
+algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
+one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
+connect to the corresponding character device.
+@table @code
+@item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
+-serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
+@item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
+-serial tcp::4444,server
+@item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
+-serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
+@end table
+
+@item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
+The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
+work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
+difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
+telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
+MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
+sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
+type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
+
+@item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
+A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
+same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
+@var{path} is used for connections.
+
+@item mon:@var{dev_string}
+This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
+another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
+@key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
+@ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
+@var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
+above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
+listening on port 4444 would be:
+@table @code
+@item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
+@end table
+
+@end table
+
+@item -parallel @var{dev}
Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
ports.
-@item -monitor dev
+Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
+
+@item -monitor @var{dev}
Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
serial port).
The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
non graphical mode.
+@item -echr numeric_ascii_value
+Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
+monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
+@code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
+@code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
+control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
+instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
+character to Control-t.
+@table @code
+@item -echr 0x14
+@item -echr 20
+@end table
+
@item -s
-Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@xref{gdb_usage}).
-@item -p port
-Change gdb connection port.
+Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
+@item -p @var{port}
+Change gdb connection port. @var{port} can be either a decimal number
+to specify a TCP port, or a host device (same devices as the serial port).
@item -S
Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
-@item -d
+@item -d
Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
-@item -hdachs c,h,s,[,t]
+@item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
@var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
-all thoses parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
+all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
images.
+@item -L path
+Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
+
@item -std-vga
Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is
-Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA)
+Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA). If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0
+VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high
+resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option.
+
+@item -no-acpi
+Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
+it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
+only).
+
+@item -no-reboot
+Exit instead of rebooting.
+
@item -loadvm file
Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
+
+@item -semihosting
+Enable semihosting syscall emulation (ARM and M68K target machines only).
+
+On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
+On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
+
+Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
+so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
@end table
@c man end
+@node pcsys_keys
@section Keys
@c man begin OPTIONS
@table @key
@item Ctrl-a h
Print this help
-@item Ctrl-a x
-Exit emulatior
-@item Ctrl-a s
+@item Ctrl-a x
+Exit emulator
+@item Ctrl-a s
Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
+@item Ctrl-a t
+toggle console timestamps
@item Ctrl-a b
Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
@item Ctrl-a c
@ignore
-@setfilename qemu
-@settitle QEMU System Emulator
-
@c man begin SEEALSO
The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
user mode emulator invocation.
@end ignore
-@end ignore
-
+@node pcsys_monitor
@section QEMU Monitor
The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
@itemize @minus
@item
-Remove or insert removable medias images
-(such as CD-ROM or floppies)
+Remove or insert removable media images
+(such as CD-ROM or floppies).
-@item
+@item
Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
from a disk file.
@table @option
-@item help or ? [cmd]
+@item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
-@item commit
-Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used)
+@item commit
+Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used).
-@item info subcommand
-show various information about the system state
+@item info @var{subcommand}
+Show various information about the system state.
@table @option
@item info network
show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
@item info usbhost
show all USB host devices
+@item info capture
+show information about active capturing
+@item info snapshots
+show list of VM snapshots
+@item info mice
+show which guest mouse is receiving events
@end table
@item q or quit
Quit the emulator.
-@item eject [-f] device
-Eject a removable media (use -f to force it).
+@item eject [-f] @var{device}
+Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
+
+@item change @var{device} @var{setting}
+
+Change the configuration of a device.
+
+@table @option
+@item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename}
+Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
+
+@example
+(qemu) change cdrom /path/to/some.iso
+@end example
+
+@item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
+Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
+and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
+
+@example
+(qemu) change vnc localhost:1
+@end example
-@item change device filename
-Change a removable media.
+@item change vnc password
-@item screendump filename
+Change the password associated with the VNC server. The monitor will prompt for
+the new password to be entered. VNC passwords are only significant upto 8 letters.
+eg.
+
+@example
+(qemu) change vnc password
+Password: ********
+@end example
+
+@end table
+
+@item screendump @var{filename}
Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
-@item log item1[,...]
+@item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
+Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
+with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
+
+@item mouse_button @var{val}
+Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
+
+@item mouse_set @var{index}
+Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
+can be obtained with
+@example
+info mice
+@end example
+
+@item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
+Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
+bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
+
+Defaults:
+@itemize @minus
+@item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
+@item Bits = 16
+@item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
+@end itemize
+
+@item stopcapture @var{index}
+Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
+@example
+info capture
+@end example
+
+@item log @var{item1}[,...]
Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
-@item savevm filename
-Save the whole virtual machine state to @var{filename}.
+@item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
+Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
+provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
+a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
+@ref{vm_snapshots}.
-@item loadvm filename
-Restore the whole virtual machine state from @var{filename}.
+@item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
+Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
+@var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
+
+@item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
+Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
@item stop
Stop emulation.
@item c or cont
Resume emulation.
-@item gdbserver [port]
-Start gdbserver session (default port=1234)
+@item gdbserver [@var{port}]
+Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
-@item x/fmt addr
+@item x/fmt @var{addr}
Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
-@item xp /fmt addr
+@item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
@var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
@table @var
-@item count
+@item count
is the number of items to be dumped.
@item format
-can be x (hexa), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
+can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
c (char) or i (asm instruction).
@item size
@end table
-Examples:
+Examples:
@itemize
@item
Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
-@example
+@example
(qemu) x/10i $eip
0x90107063: ret
0x90107064: sti
@item
Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
-@example
+@smallexample
(qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
-@end example
+@end smallexample
@end itemize
-@item p or print/fmt expr
+@item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
used.
-@item sendkey keys
+@item sendkey @var{keys}
Send @var{keys} to the emulator. Use @code{-} to press several keys
simultaneously. Example:
Reset the system.
-@item usb_add devname
+@item usb_add @var{devname}
-Plug the USB device devname to the QEMU virtual USB hub. @var{devname}
-is either a virtual device name (for example @code{mouse}) or a host
-USB device identifier. Host USB device identifiers have the following
-syntax: @code{host:bus.addr} or @code{host:vendor_id:product_id}.
+Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
+@ref{usb_devices}
-@item usb_del devname
+@item usb_del @var{devname}
Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
-written), compressed and encrypted disk images.
-
+written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
+the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
+snapshots.
+
+@menu
+* disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
+* disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
+* vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
+* qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
+* host_drives:: Using host drives
+* disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
+@end menu
+
+@node disk_images_quickstart
@subsection Quick start for disk image creation
You can create a disk image with the command:
size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
-@xref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
+See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
+@node disk_images_snapshot_mode
@subsection Snapshot mode
If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
+@node vm_snapshots
+@subsection VM snapshots
+
+VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
+CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
+disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
+removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
+format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
+
+Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
+replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
+snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
+
+Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
+a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
+with their associated information:
+
+@example
+(qemu) info snapshots
+Snapshot devices: hda
+Snapshot list (from hda):
+ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
+1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
+2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
+3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
+@end example
+
+A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
+@code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
+The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
+and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
+every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
+to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
+associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
+disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
+disk images).
+
+When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
+(@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
+but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
+
+VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
+@itemize
+@item
+They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
+inserted after a snapshot is done.
+@item
+A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
+state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
+@end itemize
+
@node qemu_img_invocation
@subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
@include qemu-img.texi
+@node host_drives
+@subsection Using host drives
+
+In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
+devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
+
+@subsubsection Linux
+
+On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
+disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
+it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
+@file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
+
+@table @code
+@item CD
+You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
+specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
+the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
+@item Floppy
+You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
+removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
+without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
+OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
+@item Hard disks
+Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
+(@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
+see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
+is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
+you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
+line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
+@end table
+
+@subsubsection Windows
+
+@table @code
+@item CD
+The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
+alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
+supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
+
+Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
+is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
+change or eject media.
+@item Hard disks
+Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
+where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
+
+WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
+READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
+host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
+modifications are written in a temporary file).
+@end table
+
+
+@subsubsection Mac OS X
+
+@file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
+
+Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
+is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
+change or eject media.
+
+@node disk_images_fat_images
@subsection Virtual FAT disk images
QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
-@example
+@example
qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
@end example
Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
-@example
+@example
qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
@end example
A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
@code{:rw:} option:
-@example
+@example
qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
@end example
@item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
@end itemize
+@node pcsys_network
@section Network emulation
-QEMU can simulate several networks cards (NE2000 boards on the PC
+QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
-simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non priviledged user mode
+simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
connection.
a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
+@subsubsection Linux host
+
As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
-See @ref{direct_linux_boot} to have an example of network use with a
-Linux distribution and @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of
-command lines using the TAP network interfaces.
+See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
+TAP network interfaces.
+
+@subsubsection Windows host
+
+There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
+TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
+so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
+so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
@subsection Using the user mode network stack
By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
@option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
-network stack (you don't need root priviledge to use the virtual
+network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
@example
| (10.0.2.2)
|
----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
- |
+ |
----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
@end example
10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
-would require root priviledges. It means you can only ping the local
+would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
router (10.0.2.2).
When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
-kernel testing. The QEMU network configuration is also explained.
-
-@enumerate
-@item
-Download the archive @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz} containing a Linux
-kernel and a disk image.
-
-@item Optional: If you want network support (for example to launch X11 examples), you
-must copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and configure
-properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig} contained in
-@file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify that your host
-kernel supports the TUN/TAP network interfaces: the device
-@file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
-
-When network is enabled, there is a virtual network connection between
-the host kernel and the emulated kernel. The emulated kernel is seen
-from the host kernel at IP address 172.20.0.2 and the host kernel is
-seen from the emulated kernel at IP address 172.20.0.1.
-
-@item Launch @code{qemu.sh}. You should have the following output:
+kernel testing.
+The syntax is:
@example
-> ./qemu.sh
-Connected to host network interface: tun0
-Linux 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
-BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
- BIOS-e801: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f000 (usable)
- BIOS-e801: 0000000000100000 - 0000000002000000 (usable)
-32MB LOWMEM available.
-On node 0 totalpages: 8192
-zone(0): 4096 pages.
-zone(1): 4096 pages.
-zone(2): 0 pages.
-Kernel command line: root=/dev/hda sb=0x220,5,1,5 ide2=noprobe ide3=noprobe ide4=noprobe ide5=noprobe console=ttyS0
-ide_setup: ide2=noprobe
-ide_setup: ide3=noprobe
-ide_setup: ide4=noprobe
-ide_setup: ide5=noprobe
-Initializing CPU#0
-Detected 2399.621 MHz processor.
-Console: colour EGA 80x25
-Calibrating delay loop... 4744.80 BogoMIPS
-Memory: 28872k/32768k available (1210k kernel code, 3508k reserved, 266k data, 64k init, 0k highmem)
-Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
-Inode cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
-Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
-Buffer-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
-Page-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
-CPU: Intel Pentium Pro stepping 03
-Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
-POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
-Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
-Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
-Initializing RT netlink socket
-apm: BIOS not found.
-Starting kswapd
-Journalled Block Device driver loaded
-Detected PS/2 Mouse Port.
-pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
-Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with no serial options enabled
-ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16450
-ne.c:v1.10 9/23/94 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com)
-Last modified Nov 1, 2000 by Paul Gortmaker
-NE*000 ethercard probe at 0x300: 52 54 00 12 34 56
-eth0: NE2000 found at 0x300, using IRQ 9.
-RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize
-Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
-ide: Assuming 50MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
-hda: QEMU HARDDISK, ATA DISK drive
-ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
-hda: attached ide-disk driver.
-hda: 20480 sectors (10 MB) w/256KiB Cache, CHS=20/16/63
-Partition check:
- hda:
-Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996
-NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
-IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
-IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
-TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 4096)
-NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
-EXT2-fs warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended
-VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
-Freeing unused kernel memory: 64k freed
-
-Linux 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
-
-QEMU Linux test distribution (based on Redhat 9)
-
-Type 'exit' to halt the system
-
-sh-2.05b#
-@end example
-
-@item
-Then you can play with the kernel inside the virtual serial console. You
-can launch @code{ls} for example. Type @key{Ctrl-a h} to have an help
-about the keys you can type inside the virtual serial console. In
-particular, use @key{Ctrl-a x} to exit QEMU and use @key{Ctrl-a b} as
-the Magic SysRq key.
-
-@item
-If the network is enabled, launch the script @file{/etc/linuxrc} in the
-emulator (don't forget the leading dot):
-@example
-. /etc/linuxrc
-@end example
-
-Then enable X11 connections on your PC from the emulated Linux:
-@example
-xhost +172.20.0.2
-@end example
-
-You can now launch @file{xterm} or @file{xlogo} and verify that you have
-a real Virtual Linux system !
-
-@end enumerate
+qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
+@end example
-NOTES:
-@enumerate
-@item
-A 2.5.74 kernel is also included in the archive. Just
-replace the bzImage in qemu.sh to try it.
+Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
+@option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
+@option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
-@item
-In order to exit cleanly from qemu, you can do a @emph{shutdown} inside
-qemu. qemu will automatically exit when the Linux shutdown is done.
+When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
+@file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
+Linux kernel.
-@item
-You can boot slightly faster by disabling the probe of non present IDE
-interfaces. To do so, add the following options on the kernel command
-line:
+If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
+the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
+@option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
@example
-ide1=noprobe ide2=noprobe ide3=noprobe ide4=noprobe ide5=noprobe
+qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
+ -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
@end example
-@item
-The example disk image is a modified version of the one made by Kevin
-Lawton for the plex86 Project (@url{www.plex86.org}).
-
-@end enumerate
+Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
+monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
+@node pcsys_usb
@section USB emulation
-QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller and a 8 port USB hub connected
-to it. You can virtually plug to the hub virtual USB devices or real
-host USB devices (experimental, works only on Linux hosts).
-
-@subsection Using virtual USB devices
+QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
+virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
+on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
+as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
-A virtual USB mouse device is available for testing in QEMU.
+@menu
+* usb_devices::
+* host_usb_devices::
+@end menu
+@node usb_devices
+@subsection Connecting USB devices
-You can try it with the following monitor commands:
+USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
+or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
-@example
-# add the mouse device
-(qemu) usb_add mouse
-
-# show the virtual USB devices plugged on the QEMU Virtual USB hub
-(qemu) info usb
- Device 0.3, speed 12 Mb/s
-
-# after some time you can try to remove the mouse
-(qemu) usb_del 0.3
-@end example
-
-The option @option{-usbdevice} is similar to the monitor command
-@code{usb_add}.
+@table @var
+@item @code{mouse}
+Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
+@item @code{tablet}
+Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
+This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
+to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
+@item @code{disk:@var{file}}
+Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
+@item @code{host:@var{bus.addr}}
+Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
+(Linux only)
+@item @code{host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}}
+Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
+(Linux only)
+@item @code{wacom-tablet}
+Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
+above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
+coordinates it reports touch pressure.
+@item @code{keyboard}
+Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
+@end table
+@node host_usb_devices
@subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
Cameras) are not supported yet.
@enumerate
-@item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
+@item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
@end example
@item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
-@example
+@example
info usbhost
Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
hubs, it won't work).
@item Add the device in QEMU by using:
-@example
+@example
usb_add host:1234:5678
@end example
When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
device to make it work again (this is a bug).
-@node gdb_usage
-@section GDB usage
+@node vnc_security
+@section VNC security
-QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
-'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
+The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
+of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
+considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
-In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
-gdb connection:
-@example
-> qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
+@menu
+* vnc_sec_none::
+* vnc_sec_password::
+* vnc_sec_certificate::
+* vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
+* vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
+* vnc_generate_cert::
+@end menu
+@node vnc_sec_none
+@subsection Without passwords
+
+The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
+For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
+socket only. For example
+
+@example
+qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
+@end example
+
+This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
+path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
+remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
+tunnel.
+
+@node vnc_sec_password
+@subsection With passwords
+
+The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
+the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
+to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
+a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
+authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
+or UNIX domain sockets. Password ayuthentication is requested with the @code{password}
+option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
+the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
+
+@example
+qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
+(qemu) change vnc password
+Password: ********
+(qemu)
+@end example
+
+@node vnc_sec_certificate
+@subsection With x509 certificates
+
+The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
+TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
+The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
+own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
+support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
+client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
+
+@example
+qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
+@end example
+
+In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
+@code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
+users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
+NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
+only be readable by the user owning it.
+
+@node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
+@subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
+
+Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
+The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
+then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
+in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
+
+@example
+qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
+@end example
+
+
+@node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
+@subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
+
+Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
+to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
+
+@example
+qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
+(qemu) change vnc password
+Password: ********
+(qemu)
+@end example
+
+@node vnc_generate_cert
+@subsection Generating certificates for VNC
+
+The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
+be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
+is neccessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
+each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
+will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
+server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
+unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
+
+@menu
+* vnc_generate_ca::
+* vnc_generate_server::
+* vnc_generate_client::
+@end menu
+@node vnc_generate_ca
+@subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
+
+This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
+unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
+and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
+issued with it is lost.
+
+@example
+# certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
+@end example
+
+A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
+certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
+generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
+name of the organization.
+
+@example
+# cat > ca.info <<EOF
+cn = Name of your organization
+ca
+cert_signing_key
+EOF
+# certtool --generate-self-signed \
+ --load-privkey ca-key.pem
+ --template ca.info \
+ --outfile ca-cert.pem
+@end example
+
+The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
+TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
+
+@node vnc_generate_server
+@subsubsection Issuing server certificates
+
+Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
+the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
+The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
+be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
+will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
+secure CA private key:
+
+@example
+# cat > server.info <<EOF
+organization = Name of your organization
+cn = server.foo.example.com
+tls_www_server
+encryption_key
+signing_key
+EOF
+# certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
+# certtool --generate-certificate \
+ --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
+ --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
+ --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
+ --template server.info \
+ --outfile server-cert.pem
+@end example
+
+The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
+to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
+sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
+
+@node vnc_generate_client
+@subsubsection Issuing client certificates
+
+If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
+certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
+a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
+the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
+the secure CA private key:
+
+@example
+# cat > client.info <<EOF
+country = GB
+state = London
+locality = London
+organiazation = Name of your organization
+cn = client.foo.example.com
+tls_www_client
+encryption_key
+signing_key
+EOF
+# certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
+# certtool --generate-certificate \
+ --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
+ --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
+ --load-privkey client-key.pem \
+ --template client.info \
+ --outfile client-cert.pem
+@end example
+
+The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
+copied to the client for which they were generated.
+
+@node gdb_usage
+@section GDB usage
+
+QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
+'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
+
+In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
+gdb connection:
+@example
+> qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
+ -append "root=/dev/hda"
Connected to host network interface: tun0
Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
@end example
Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
@item
Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
-@code{x/10i $cs*16+*eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
+@code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
@end enumerate
+@node pcsys_os_specific
@section Target OS specific information
@subsection Linux
When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
-Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporte this
+Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
@subsection Windows
and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
depth in the guest and the host OS.
+If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
+resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
+1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
+(option @option{-std-vga}).
+
@subsubsection CPU usage reduction
Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
(again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
-correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
+correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
@subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
-@subsubsection Windows XP security problems
+@subsubsection Windows XP security problem
Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
error when booting:
A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
@end example
-The only known workaround is to boot in Safe mode
-without networking support.
-Future QEMU releases are likely to correct this bug.
+The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
+mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
+network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
+installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
+vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
@subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
problem.
+@node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
@chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
-differences are mentionned in the following sections.
-
+differences are mentioned in the following sections.
+
+@menu
+* QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
+* Sparc32 System emulator::
+* Sparc64 System emulator::
+* MIPS System emulator::
+* ARM System emulator::
+* ColdFire System emulator::
+@end menu
+
+@node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
@section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
@itemize @minus
-@item
-UniNorth PCI Bridge
+@item
+UniNorth PCI Bridge
@item
PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
-@item
+@item
2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
-@item
+@item
NE2000 PCI adapters
@item
Non Volatile RAM
QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
@itemize @minus
-@item
+@item
PCI Bridge
@item
PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
-@item
+@item
2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
@item
Floppy disk
-@item
+@item
NE2000 network adapters
@item
Serial port
@table @option
-@item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
+@item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
@end table
-@c man end
+@c man end
More information is available at
@url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
-@section Sparc32 System emulator invocation
+@node Sparc32 System emulator
+@section Sparc32 System emulator
-Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a JavaStation
-(sun4m architecture). The emulation is somewhat complete.
+Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a SPARCstation
+5, SPARCstation 10, or SPARCserver 600MP (sun4m architecture). The
+emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported, but
+Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals:
IOMMU
@item
TCX Frame buffer
-@item
+@item
Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
@item
Non Volatile RAM M48T08
@item
ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
@item
-Floppy drive
+Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
+@item
+CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
@end itemize
-The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture.
+The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
+memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
+SS-10 and SS-600MP 2047MB.
-QEMU uses the Proll, a PROM replacement available at
-@url{http://people.redhat.com/zaitcev/linux/}. The required
-QEMU-specific patches are included with the sources.
+Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
+@url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
+firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
+1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
-the QEMU web site. Please note that currently neither Linux 2.4
-series, NetBSD, nor OpenBSD kernels work.
+the QEMU web site. Please note that currently NetBSD, OpenBSD or
+Solaris kernels don't work.
@c man begin OPTIONS
-The following options are specific to the Sparc emulation:
+The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
@table @option
-@item -g WxH
+@item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
+
+Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
+the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
+
+@item -prom-env string
+
+Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
+
+@example
+qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
+ -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
+@end example
+
+@item -M [SS-5|SS-10|SS-600MP]
-Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768.
+Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
@end table
-@c man end
+@c man end
-@section Sparc64 System emulator invocation
+@node Sparc64 System emulator
+@section Sparc64 System emulator
Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u machine.
The emulator is not usable for anything yet.
@itemize @minus
@item
-UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
+UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
@item
PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
@item
PC-compatible serial ports
@end itemize
-@section MIPS System emulator invocation
+@node MIPS System emulator
+@section MIPS System emulator
-Use the executable @file{qemu-system-mips} to simulate a MIPS machine.
-The emulator is able to boot a Linux kernel and to run a Linux Debian
-installation from NFS. The following devices are emulated:
+Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
+both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
+@file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
+Four different machine types are emulated:
@itemize @minus
-@item
-MIPS R4K CPU
+@item
+A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
+@item
+The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
+@item
+An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
+@item
+MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
+@end itemize
+
+The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
+install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
+emulated:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
@item
PC style serial port
@item
+PC style IDE disk
+@item
NE2000 network card
@end itemize
-More information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
+The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
+@item
+PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
+@item
+The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
+@item
+PCnet32 PCI network card
+@item
+Malta FPGA serial device
+@item
+Cirrus VGA graphics card
+@end itemize
+
+The ACER Pica emulation supports:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+MIPS R4000 CPU
+@item
+PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
+@item
+PC Keyboard
+@item
+IDE controller
+@end itemize
+
+The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
+to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
+It supports:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
+@item
+PC style serial port
+@item
+MIPSnet network emulation
+@end itemize
-@section ARM System emulator invocation
+@node ARM System emulator
+@section ARM System emulator
Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
@itemize @minus
@item
-ARM1026E CPU
+ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
@item
Two PL011 UARTs
-@item
+@item
SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
+@item
+PL110 LCD controller
+@item
+PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
+@item
+PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
+@end itemize
+
+The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
+@item
+PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
+@item
+Four PL011 UARTs
+@item
+SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
+@item
+PL110 LCD controller
+@item
+PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
+@item
+PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
+PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
+This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
+(eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
+mapped control registers.
+@item
+PCI OHCI USB controller.
+@item
+LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
+@item
+PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
+@end itemize
+
+The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCORE(x4) or Cortex-A8 CPU
+@item
+ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
+@item
+Four PL011 UARTs
+@item
+SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
+@item
+PL110 LCD controller
+@item
+PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
+@item
+PCI host bridge
+@item
+PCI OHCI USB controller
+@item
+LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
+@item
+PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
+@end itemize
+
+The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
+and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
+@item
+NAND Flash memory
+@item
+IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
+@item
+On-chip OHCI USB controller
+@item
+On-chip LCD controller
+@item
+On-chip Real Time Clock
+@item
+TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
+@item
+Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
+@item
+GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
+@item
+Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
+@item
+Three on-chip UARTs
+@item
+WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
+@end itemize
+
+The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
+following elements:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
+@item
+ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
+@item
+On-chip LCD controller
+@item
+On-chip Real Time Clock
+@item
+TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
+CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
+@item
+GPIO-connected matrix keypad
+@item
+Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
+@item
+Three on-chip UARTs
+@end itemize
+
+The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
+devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Cortex-M3 CPU core.
+@item
+64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
+@item
+Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
+@item
+OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
+@end itemize
+
+The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
+devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Cortex-M3 CPU core.
+@item
+256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
+@item
+Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
+@item
+OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
@end itemize
A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
-@chapter QEMU Linux User space emulator
+@node ColdFire System emulator
+@section ColdFire System emulator
-@section Quick Start
+Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
+The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
+
+The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
+@item
+Three Two on-chip UARTs.
+@item
+Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
+@end itemize
+
+The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
+@item
+Two on-chip UARTs.
+@end itemize
+
+@node QEMU User space emulator
+@chapter QEMU User space emulator
+
+@menu
+* Supported Operating Systems ::
+* Linux User space emulator::
+* Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
+@end menu
+
+@node Supported Operating Systems
+@section Supported Operating Systems
+
+The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
+@item
+Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
+@end itemize
+
+@node Linux User space emulator
+@section Linux User space emulator
+
+@menu
+* Quick Start::
+* Wine launch::
+* Command line options::
+* Other binaries::
+@end menu
+
+@node Quick Start
+@subsection Quick Start
In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
-itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
+itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
@itemize
@item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
libraries:
-@example
+@example
qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
@end example
@code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
@file{/} prefix.
-@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):
+@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):
-@example
+@example
qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
@end example
@code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
@example
-unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
@end example
Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
@item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
@example
-qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
+qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
+ /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
@end example
@end itemize
-@section Wine launch
+@node Wine launch
+@subsection Wine launch
@itemize
@end example
@item Download the binary x86 Wine install
-(@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
+(@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
@item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
-@file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
+@file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
@code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
@item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
@example
-qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
+qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
+ /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
@end example
@end itemize
-@section Command line options
+@node Command line options
+@subsection Command line options
@example
usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
@table @option
@item -h
Print the help
-@item -L path
+@item -L path
Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
@item -s size
Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
@end table
+Environment variables:
+
+@table @env
+@item QEMU_STRACE
+Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
+(NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
+space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
+incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
+format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
+flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
+@end table
+
+@node Other binaries
+@subsection Other binaries
+
+@command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
+binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
+configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
+
+@command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
+(m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
+coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
+
+The binary format is detected automatically.
+
+@command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
+(Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
+
+@command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
+SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
+
+@node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
+@section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
+
+@menu
+* Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
+* Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
+* Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
+@end menu
+
+@node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
+@subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
+
+@itemize @minus
+@item
+target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
+@item
+target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
+@item
+target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
+@item
+target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
+@end itemize
+
+[1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
+
+@node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
+@subsection Quick Start
+
+In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
+itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
+libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
+CD or compile them by hand.
+
+@itemize
+
+@item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
+libraries:
+
+@example
+qemu-i386 /bin/ls
+@end example
+
+or to run the ppc version of the executable:
+
+@example
+qemu-ppc /bin/ls
+@end example
+
+@item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
+are installed:
+
+@example
+qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
+@end example
+
+@code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
+@file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
+
+@end itemize
+
+@node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
+@subsection Command line options
+
+@example
+usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
+@end example
+
+@table @option
+@item -h
+Print the help
+@item -L path
+Set the library root path (default=/)
+@item -s size
+Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
+@end table
+
+Debug options:
+
+@table @option
+@item -d
+Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
+@item -p pagesize
+Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
+@end table
+
@node compilation
@chapter Compilation from the sources
+@menu
+* Linux/Unix::
+* Windows::
+* Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
+* Mac OS X::
+@end menu
+
+@node Linux/Unix
@section Linux/Unix
@subsection Compilation
@end example
to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
-@subsection Tested tool versions
-
-In order to compile QEMU succesfully, it is very important that you
-have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. I cannot guaranty
-that QEMU works if you do not use a tested gcc version. Look at
-'configure' and 'Makefile' if you want to make a different gcc
-version work.
-
-@example
-host gcc binutils glibc linux distribution
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-x86 3.2 2.13.2 2.1.3 2.4.18
- 2.96 2.11.93.0.2 2.2.5 2.4.18 Red Hat 7.3
- 3.2.2 2.13.90.0.18 2.3.2 2.4.20 Red Hat 9
-
-PowerPC 3.3 [4] 2.13.90.0.18 2.3.1 2.4.20briq
- 3.2
+@subsection GCC version
-Alpha 3.3 [1] 2.14.90.0.4 2.2.5 2.2.20 [2] Debian 3.0
-
-Sparc32 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.18 Debian 3.0
-
-ARM 2.95.4 2.12.90.0.1 2.2.5 2.4.9 [3] Debian 3.0
-
-[1] On Alpha, QEMU needs the gcc 'visibility' attribute only available
- for gcc version >= 3.3.
-[2] Linux >= 2.4.20 is necessary for precise exception support
- (untested).
-[3] 2.4.9-ac10-rmk2-np1-cerf2
-
-[4] gcc 2.95.x generates invalid code when using too many register
-variables. You must use gcc 3.x on PowerPC.
-@end example
+In order to compile QEMU successfully, it is very important that you
+have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. On most hosts and
+in particular on x86 ones, @emph{gcc 4.x is not supported}. If your
+Linux distribution includes a gcc 4.x compiler, you can usually
+install an older version (it is invoked by @code{gcc32} or
+@code{gcc34}). The QEMU configure script automatically probes for
+these older versions so that usually you don't have to do anything.
+@node Windows
@section Windows
@itemize
@url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
-@item Download
+@item Download
the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
-(@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-mingw32.tar.gz}) from
+(@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
@url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
correct SDL directory when invoked.
@item Extract the current version of QEMU.
-
+
@item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
-@item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
+@item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
@file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
@file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
-@item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
+@item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
@file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
@file{Program Files/Qemu}.
@end itemize
+@node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
@section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
@itemize
Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
@url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
-@item
+@item
Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
the QEMU configuration script.
-@item
+@item
Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
@example
./configure --enable-mingw32
@end example
If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
-choosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
+chosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
--prefix to set the Win32 install path.
-@item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
+@item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
@file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
-installation directory.
+installation directory.
@end itemize
Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
QEMU for Win32.
+@node Mac OS X
@section Mac OS X
The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary
information.
+@node Index
+@chapter Index
+@printindex cp
+
+@bye
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