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4 @settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
12 @center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
14 @center @titlefont{User Documentation}
26 * QEMU PC System emulator::
27 * QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
28 * QEMU User space emulator::
29 * compilation:: Compilation from the sources
40 * intro_features:: Features
46 QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
47 achieve good emulation speed.
49 QEMU has two operating modes:
54 Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
55 example a PC), including one or several processors and various
56 peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
57 without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
60 User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
61 processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
62 launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
63 to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
67 QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
70 For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
72 @item PC (x86 or x86_64 processor)
73 @item ISA PC (old style PC without PCI bus)
74 @item PREP (PowerPC processor)
75 @item G3 Beige PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
76 @item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
77 @item Sun4m/Sun4c/Sun4d (32-bit Sparc processor)
78 @item Sun4u/Sun4v (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
79 @item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
80 @item MIPS Magnum (64-bit MIPS processor)
81 @item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
82 @item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
83 @item ARM RealView Emulation baseboard (ARM)
84 @item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi, Terrier and Tosa PDAs (PXA270 processor)
85 @item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
86 @item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
87 @item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
88 @item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
89 @item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
90 @item N800 and N810 tablets (OMAP2420 processor)
91 @item MusicPal (MV88W8618 ARM processor)
92 @item Gumstix "Connex" and "Verdex" motherboards (PXA255/270).
93 @item Siemens SX1 smartphone (OMAP310 processor)
94 @item Syborg SVP base model (ARM Cortex-A8).
95 @item AXIS-Devboard88 (CRISv32 ETRAX-FS).
96 @item Petalogix Spartan 3aDSP1800 MMU ref design (MicroBlaze).
99 For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, 32-bit MIPS, Sparc32/64, ColdFire(m68k), CRISv32 and MicroBlaze CPUs are supported.
102 @chapter Installation
104 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
107 * install_linux:: Linux
108 * install_windows:: Windows
109 * install_mac:: Macintosh
115 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
116 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
118 @node install_windows
121 Download the experimental binary installer at
122 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
127 Download the experimental binary installer at
128 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
130 @node QEMU PC System emulator
131 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
134 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
135 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
136 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
138 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
139 * disk_images:: Disk Images
140 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
141 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
142 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
143 * vnc_security:: VNC security
144 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
145 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
148 @node pcsys_introduction
149 @section Introduction
151 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
153 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
154 following peripherals:
158 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
160 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
161 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
163 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
165 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
169 PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
173 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
175 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
177 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
179 Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
181 Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
183 CS4231A compatible sound card
185 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
188 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
190 Note that adlib, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU was
191 configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
194 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
197 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
199 QEMU uses GUS emulation(GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
200 by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
202 CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
206 @node pcsys_quickstart
209 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
215 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
221 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
222 usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
227 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0. Some
228 targets do not need a disk image.
230 @include qemu-options.texi
239 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
245 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
248 Target system display
256 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
259 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
260 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
262 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
263 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
272 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
274 Toggle console timestamps
276 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
278 Switch between console and monitor
287 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
288 user mode emulator invocation.
298 @section QEMU Monitor
300 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
301 emulator. You can use it to:
306 Remove or insert removable media images
307 (such as CD-ROM or floppies).
310 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
313 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
319 The following commands are available:
323 @item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
324 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
327 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used).
329 @item info @var{subcommand}
330 Show various information about the system state.
334 show the version of QEMU
336 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
338 show the character devices
340 show the block devices
342 show block device statistics
344 show the cpu registers
346 show infos for each CPU
348 show the command line history
350 show the interrupts statistics (if available)
352 show i8259 (PIC) state
354 show emulated PCI device info
356 show virtual to physical memory mappings (i386 only)
358 show the active virtual memory mappings (i386 only)
360 show state of HPET (i386 only)
362 show KQEMU information
366 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
368 show all USB host devices
370 show profiling information
372 show information about active capturing
374 show list of VM snapshots
376 show the current VM status (running|paused)
378 show guest PCMCIA status
380 show which guest mouse is receiving events
382 show the vnc server status
384 show the current VM name
386 show the current VM UUID
390 show SLIRP statistics (if available)
392 show migration status
394 show balloon information
400 @item eject [-f] @var{device}
401 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
403 @item change @var{device} @var{setting}
405 Change the configuration of a device.
408 @item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename} [@var{format}]
409 Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
412 (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
415 @var{format} is optional.
417 @item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
418 Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
419 and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
422 (qemu) change vnc localhost:1
425 @item change vnc password [@var{password}]
427 Change the password associated with the VNC server. If the new password is not
428 supplied, the monitor will prompt for it to be entered. VNC passwords are only
429 significant up to 8 letters. eg
432 (qemu) change vnc password
438 @item acl @var{subcommand} @var{aclname} @var{match} @var{index}
440 Manage access control lists for network services. There are currently
441 two named access control lists, @var{vnc.x509dname} and @var{vnc.username}
442 matching on the x509 client certificate distinguished name, and SASL
443 username respectively.
446 @item acl show <aclname>
447 list all the match rules in the access control list, and the default
449 @item acl policy <aclname> @code{allow|deny}
450 set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
451 none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
453 @item acl allow <aclname> <match> [<index>]
454 add a match to the access control list, allowing access. The match will
455 normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name, but can
456 optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to allow
457 all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
458 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
459 earlier in the list if the optional @code{index} parameter is supplied.
460 @item acl deny <aclname> <match> [<index>]
461 add a match to the access control list, denying access. The match will
462 normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name, but can
463 optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to allow
464 all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
465 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
466 earlier in the list if the optional @code{index} parameter is supplied.
467 @item acl remove <aclname> <match>
468 remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
469 @item acl reset <aclname>
470 remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
471 policy back to @code{deny}.
474 @item screendump @var{filename}
475 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
477 @item logfile @var{filename}
478 Output logs to @var{filename}.
480 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
481 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
483 @item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
484 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
485 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
486 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
489 @item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
490 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
491 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
493 @item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
494 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
496 @item singlestep [off]
497 Run the emulation in single step mode.
498 If called with option off, the emulation returns to normal mode.
506 @item gdbserver [@var{port}]
507 Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
509 @item x/fmt @var{addr}
510 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
512 @item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
513 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
515 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
516 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
520 is the number of items to be dumped.
523 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
524 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
527 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
528 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
529 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
536 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
541 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
542 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
544 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
552 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
554 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
555 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
556 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
557 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
558 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
559 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
560 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
561 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
562 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
563 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
564 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
568 @item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
570 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
573 @item sendkey @var{keys}
575 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. @var{keys} could be the name of the
576 key or @code{#} followed by the raw value in either decimal or hexadecimal
577 format. Use @code{-} to press several keys simultaneously. Example:
582 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
583 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
589 @item system_powerdown
591 Power down the system (if supported).
593 @item sum @var{addr} @var{size}
595 Compute the checksum of a memory region.
597 @item usb_add @var{devname}
599 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
602 @item usb_del @var{devname}
604 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
605 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
606 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
608 @item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
609 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
610 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
612 @item mouse_button @var{val}
613 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
615 @item mouse_set @var{index}
616 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
622 @item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
623 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
624 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
628 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
630 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
633 @item stopcapture @var{index}
634 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
639 @item memsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
640 save to disk virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
642 @item pmemsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
643 save to disk physical memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
645 @item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
647 Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
648 the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
650 The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
651 the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
654 Inject an NMI on the given CPU.
656 @item migrate [-d] @var{uri}
657 Migrate to @var{uri} (using -d to not wait for completion).
660 Cancel the current VM migration.
662 @item migrate_set_speed @var{value}
663 Set maximum speed to @var{value} (in bytes) for migrations.
665 @item balloon @var{value}
666 Request VM to change its memory allocation to @var{value} (in MB).
668 @item set_link @var{name} [up|down]
669 Set link @var{name} up or down.
673 @subsection Integer expressions
675 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
676 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
677 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
682 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
683 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
684 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
685 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
689 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
690 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
691 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
692 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
693 * qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
694 * host_drives:: Using host drives
695 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
696 * disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
699 @node disk_images_quickstart
700 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
702 You can create a disk image with the command:
704 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
706 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
707 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
708 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
710 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
712 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
713 @subsection Snapshot mode
715 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
716 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
717 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
718 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
719 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
722 @subsection VM snapshots
724 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
725 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
726 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
727 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
728 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
730 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
731 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
732 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
734 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
735 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
736 with their associated information:
739 (qemu) info snapshots
740 Snapshot devices: hda
741 Snapshot list (from hda):
742 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
743 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
744 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
745 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
748 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
749 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
750 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
751 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
752 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
753 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
754 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
755 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
758 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
759 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
760 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
762 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
765 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
766 inserted after a snapshot is done.
768 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
769 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
772 @node qemu_img_invocation
773 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
775 @include qemu-img.texi
777 @node qemu_nbd_invocation
778 @subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
780 @include qemu-nbd.texi
783 @subsection Using host drives
785 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
786 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
790 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
791 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
792 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
793 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
797 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
798 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
799 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
801 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
802 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
803 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
804 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
806 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
807 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
808 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
809 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
810 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
811 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
814 @subsubsection Windows
818 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
819 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
820 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
822 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
823 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
824 change or eject media.
826 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
827 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
829 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
830 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
831 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
832 modifications are written in a temporary file).
836 @subsubsection Mac OS X
838 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
840 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
841 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
842 change or eject media.
844 @node disk_images_fat_images
845 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
847 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
848 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
851 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
854 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
855 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
856 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
858 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
861 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
864 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
868 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
871 What you should @emph{never} do:
873 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
874 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
875 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
876 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
879 @node disk_images_nbd
880 @subsection NBD access
882 QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
886 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
889 If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
893 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
896 In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
899 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
902 The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
904 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
907 and then you can use it with two guests:
909 qemu linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
910 qemu linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
914 @section Network emulation
916 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
917 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
918 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
919 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
920 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
921 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
926 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
927 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
928 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
931 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
933 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
934 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
935 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
937 @subsubsection Linux host
939 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
940 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
941 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
942 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
943 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
944 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
946 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
947 TAP network interfaces.
949 @subsubsection Windows host
951 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
952 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
953 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
954 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
956 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
958 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
959 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
960 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
961 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
965 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
968 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
970 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
973 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
974 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
975 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
976 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
978 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
979 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
980 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
982 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
983 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
986 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
989 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
990 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
991 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
993 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
995 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
996 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
999 @node direct_linux_boot
1000 @section Direct Linux Boot
1002 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1003 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
1008 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
1011 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1012 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1013 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1015 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1016 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1019 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1020 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1021 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1023 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1024 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
1027 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1028 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1031 @section USB emulation
1033 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1034 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1035 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
1036 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
1040 * host_usb_devices::
1043 @subsection Connecting USB devices
1045 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1046 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
1050 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1052 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
1053 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1054 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1055 @item disk:@var{file}
1056 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
1057 @item host:@var{bus.addr}
1058 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1060 @item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
1061 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1064 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1065 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1066 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
1068 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
1069 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
1070 Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
1071 device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
1072 @code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
1073 used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
1075 usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1077 will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
1078 serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
1080 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1082 @item net:@var{options}
1083 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
1084 specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
1085 For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
1087 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
1089 Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
1090 @item bt[:@var{hci-type}]
1091 Bluetooth dongle whose type is specified in the same format as with
1092 the @option{-bt hci} option, @pxref{bt-hcis,,allowed HCI types}. If
1093 no type is given, the HCI logic corresponds to @code{-bt hci,vlan=0}.
1094 This USB device implements the USB Transport Layer of HCI. Example
1097 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -usbdevice bt:hci,vlan=3 -bt device:keyboard,vlan=3
1101 @node host_usb_devices
1102 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1104 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1105 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1106 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1109 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1110 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1111 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1112 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1114 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1120 @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:
1122 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1125 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1128 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1129 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1131 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1132 hubs, it won't work).
1134 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1136 usb_add host:1234:5678
1139 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1140 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1142 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1146 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1147 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1150 @section VNC security
1152 The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
1153 of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
1154 considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
1158 * vnc_sec_password::
1159 * vnc_sec_certificate::
1160 * vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
1161 * vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
1163 * vnc_sec_certificate_sasl::
1164 * vnc_generate_cert::
1168 @subsection Without passwords
1170 The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
1171 For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
1172 socket only. For example
1175 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
1178 This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
1179 path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
1180 remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
1183 @node vnc_sec_password
1184 @subsection With passwords
1186 The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1187 the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1188 to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1189 a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1190 authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1191 or UNIX domain sockets. Password authentication is requested with the @code{password}
1192 option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
1193 the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
1196 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1197 (qemu) change vnc password
1202 @node vnc_sec_certificate
1203 @subsection With x509 certificates
1205 The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1206 TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1207 The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1208 own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1209 support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1210 client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1213 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1216 In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1217 @code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1218 users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1219 NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1220 only be readable by the user owning it.
1222 @node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1223 @subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1225 Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1226 The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1227 then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1228 in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1231 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1235 @node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1236 @subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1238 Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1239 to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1242 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1243 (qemu) change vnc password
1250 @subsection With SASL authentication
1252 The SASL authentication method is a VNC extension, that provides an
1253 easily extendable, pluggable authentication method. This allows for
1254 integration with a wide range of authentication mechanisms, such as
1255 PAM, GSSAPI/Kerberos, LDAP, SQL databases, one-time keys and more.
1256 The strength of the authentication depends on the exact mechanism
1257 configured. If the chosen mechanism also provides a SSF layer, then
1258 it will encrypt the datastream as well.
1260 Refer to the later docs on how to choose the exact SASL mechanism
1261 used for authentication, but assuming use of one supporting SSF,
1262 then QEMU can be launched with:
1265 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,sasl -monitor stdio
1268 @node vnc_sec_certificate_sasl
1269 @subsection With x509 certificates and SASL authentication
1271 If the desired SASL authentication mechanism does not supported
1272 SSF layers, then it is strongly advised to run it in combination
1273 with TLS and x509 certificates. This provides securely encrypted
1274 data stream, avoiding risk of compromising of the security
1275 credentials. This can be enabled, by combining the 'sasl' option
1276 with the aforementioned TLS + x509 options:
1279 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509,sasl -monitor stdio
1283 @node vnc_generate_cert
1284 @subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1286 The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1287 be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1288 is neccessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1289 each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
1290 will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
1291 server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
1292 unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1296 * vnc_generate_server::
1297 * vnc_generate_client::
1299 @node vnc_generate_ca
1300 @subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
1302 This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
1303 unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
1304 and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
1305 issued with it is lost.
1308 # certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
1311 A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
1312 certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
1313 generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
1314 name of the organization.
1317 # cat > ca.info <<EOF
1318 cn = Name of your organization
1322 # certtool --generate-self-signed \
1323 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
1324 --template ca.info \
1325 --outfile ca-cert.pem
1328 The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
1329 TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
1331 @node vnc_generate_server
1332 @subsubsection Issuing server certificates
1334 Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
1335 the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
1336 The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
1337 be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
1338 will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
1339 secure CA private key:
1342 # cat > server.info <<EOF
1343 organization = Name of your organization
1344 cn = server.foo.example.com
1349 # certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
1350 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1351 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1352 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1353 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
1354 --template server.info \
1355 --outfile server-cert.pem
1358 The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
1359 to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
1360 sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
1362 @node vnc_generate_client
1363 @subsubsection Issuing client certificates
1365 If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
1366 certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
1367 a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
1368 the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
1369 the secure CA private key:
1372 # cat > client.info <<EOF
1376 organiazation = Name of your organization
1377 cn = client.foo.example.com
1382 # certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
1383 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1384 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1385 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1386 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
1387 --template client.info \
1388 --outfile client-cert.pem
1391 The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
1392 copied to the client for which they were generated.
1395 @node vnc_setup_sasl
1397 @subsection Configuring SASL mechanisms
1399 The following documentation assumes use of the Cyrus SASL implementation on a
1400 Linux host, but the principals should apply to any other SASL impl. When SASL
1401 is enabled, the mechanism configuration will be loaded from system default
1402 SASL service config /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1403 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1404 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1406 The default configuration might contain
1409 mech_list: digest-md5
1410 sasldb_path: /etc/qemu/passwd.db
1413 This says to use the 'Digest MD5' mechanism, which is similar to the HTTP
1414 Digest-MD5 mechanism. The list of valid usernames & passwords is maintained
1415 in the /etc/qemu/passwd.db file, and can be updated using the saslpasswd2
1416 command. While this mechanism is easy to configure and use, it is not
1417 considered secure by modern standards, so only suitable for developers /
1420 A more serious deployment might use Kerberos, which is done with the 'gssapi'
1425 keytab: /etc/qemu/krb5.tab
1428 For this to work the administrator of your KDC must generate a Kerberos
1429 principal for the server, with a name of 'qemu/somehost.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM'
1430 replacing 'somehost.example.com' with the fully qualified host name of the
1431 machine running QEMU, and 'EXAMPLE.COM' with the Keberos Realm.
1433 Other configurations will be left as an exercise for the reader. It should
1434 be noted that only Digest-MD5 and GSSAPI provides a SSF layer for data
1435 encryption. For all other mechanisms, VNC should always be configured to
1436 use TLS and x509 certificates to protect security credentials from snooping.
1441 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1442 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1444 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1447 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1448 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1449 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1450 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1453 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1458 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1460 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1463 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1468 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1472 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1474 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1476 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1477 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1480 Advanced debugging options:
1482 The default single stepping behavior is step with the IRQs and timer service routines off. It is set this way because when gdb executes a single step it expects to advance beyond the current instruction. With the IRQs and and timer service routines on, a single step might jump into the one of the interrupt or exception vectors instead of executing the current instruction. This means you may hit the same breakpoint a number of times before executing the instruction gdb wants to have executed. Because there are rare circumstances where you want to single step into an interrupt vector the behavior can be controlled from GDB. There are three commands you can query and set the single step behavior:
1484 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1486 This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
1488 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1489 sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
1490 received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
1492 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1494 This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
1496 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1497 sending: "qqemu.sstep"
1500 @item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
1502 This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
1504 (gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
1505 sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
1510 @node pcsys_os_specific
1511 @section Target OS specific information
1515 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1516 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1517 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1519 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1520 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1521 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1522 cannot simulate exactly.
1524 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1525 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1526 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1527 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
1528 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1532 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1533 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1535 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1537 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1538 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1539 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1540 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1542 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1543 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1544 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1545 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1547 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1549 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1550 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1551 idle. You can install the utility from
1552 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1553 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1555 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1557 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1558 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1559 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1560 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1563 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1565 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1566 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1567 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1569 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1570 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1571 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1572 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1573 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1574 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1576 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1578 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1580 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1582 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1585 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1586 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1589 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1590 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1591 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1592 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1593 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1595 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1597 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1599 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1600 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1601 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1604 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1605 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1607 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1608 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1609 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
1612 * QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
1613 * Sparc32 System emulator::
1614 * Sparc64 System emulator::
1615 * MIPS System emulator::
1616 * ARM System emulator::
1617 * ColdFire System emulator::
1620 @node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1621 @section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1623 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1624 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1626 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1630 UniNorth or Grackle PCI Bridge
1632 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1634 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1640 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1643 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1649 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1651 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1655 NE2000 network adapters
1659 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1661 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1664 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1665 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1667 Since version 0.9.1, QEMU uses OpenBIOS @url{http://www.openbios.org/}
1668 for the g3beige and mac99 PowerMac machines. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL
1669 v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100%
1670 IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1672 @c man begin OPTIONS
1674 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1678 @item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
1680 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1682 @item -prom-env string
1684 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1687 qemu-system-ppc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1688 -prom-env 'boot-device=hd:2,\yaboot' \
1689 -prom-env 'boot-args=conf=hd:2,\yaboot.conf'
1692 These variables are not used by Open Hack'Ware.
1699 More information is available at
1700 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1702 @node Sparc32 System emulator
1703 @section Sparc32 System emulator
1705 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate the following
1706 Sun4m architecture machines:
1721 SPARCstation Voyager
1728 The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported,
1729 but Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
1731 It's also possible to simulate a SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture),
1732 SPARCserver 1000, or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture), but these
1733 emulators are not usable yet.
1735 QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4c/sun4d peripherals:
1743 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1745 Non Volatile RAM M48T02/M48T08
1747 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1748 and power/reset logic
1750 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1752 Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
1754 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
1757 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
1758 memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
1761 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1762 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1763 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1764 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1766 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1767 the QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but
1768 some kernel versions work. Please note that currently Solaris kernels
1769 don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
1772 @c man begin OPTIONS
1774 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
1778 @item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
1780 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
1781 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
1783 @item -prom-env string
1785 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1788 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1789 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1792 @item -M [SS-4|SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|LX|Voyager|SPARCClassic|SPARCbook|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
1794 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
1800 @node Sparc64 System emulator
1801 @section Sparc64 System emulator
1803 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u
1804 (UltraSPARC PC-like machine), Sun4v (T1 PC-like machine), or generic
1805 Niagara (T1) machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet, but
1806 it can launch some kernels.
1808 QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
1812 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1814 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1816 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
1818 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1820 PC-compatible serial ports
1822 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1827 @c man begin OPTIONS
1829 The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
1833 @item -prom-env string
1835 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1838 qemu-system-sparc64 -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false'
1841 @item -M [sun4u|sun4v|Niagara]
1843 Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
1849 @node MIPS System emulator
1850 @section MIPS System emulator
1852 Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
1853 both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
1854 @file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
1855 Five different machine types are emulated:
1859 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
1861 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
1863 An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1865 MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
1867 A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1870 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
1871 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
1876 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1878 PC style serial port
1885 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
1889 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
1891 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
1893 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
1895 PCnet32 PCI network card
1897 Malta FPGA serial device
1899 Cirrus (default) or any other PCI VGA graphics card
1902 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
1908 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
1915 The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
1916 to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
1921 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1923 PC style serial port
1925 MIPSnet network emulation
1928 The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
1934 PC-style IRQ controller
1944 @node ARM System emulator
1945 @section ARM System emulator
1947 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1948 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1953 ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1957 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1959 PL110 LCD controller
1961 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1963 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1966 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1970 ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1972 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1976 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1978 PL110 LCD controller
1980 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1982 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1983 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1984 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
1985 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
1986 mapped control registers.
1988 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1990 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1992 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1995 The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1999 ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCORE(x4) or Cortex-A8 CPU
2001 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
2005 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2007 PL110 LCD controller
2009 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
2013 PCI OHCI USB controller
2015 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
2017 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
2020 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
2021 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
2025 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
2029 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
2031 On-chip OHCI USB controller
2033 On-chip LCD controller
2035 On-chip Real Time Clock
2037 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
2039 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
2041 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
2043 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
2047 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
2050 The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
2055 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2057 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
2059 On-chip LCD controller
2061 On-chip Real Time Clock
2063 TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
2064 CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
2066 GPIO-connected matrix keypad
2068 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2073 Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
2074 emulation supports the following elements:
2078 Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
2080 RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
2082 Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
2083 display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
2085 TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
2086 driven through SPI bus
2088 National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
2089 through I@math{^2}C bus
2091 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2093 Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
2095 A Bluetooth(R) transciever and HCI connected to an UART
2097 Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
2098 TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
2100 TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
2102 TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
2104 Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
2108 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
2115 64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
2117 Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
2119 OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
2122 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
2129 256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
2131 Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
2133 OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
2136 The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
2141 Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
2143 32 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
2147 MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
2149 MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
2151 128×64 display with brightness control
2153 2 buttons, 2 navigation wheels with button function
2156 The Siemens SX1 models v1 and v2 (default) basic emulation.
2157 The emulaton includes the following elements:
2161 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2163 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -pflash)
2165 1 Flash of 16MB and 1 Flash of 8MB
2169 On-chip LCD controller
2171 On-chip Real Time Clock
2173 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2178 The "Syborg" Symbian Virtual Platform base model includes the following
2185 Interrupt controller
2200 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
2201 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
2203 @c man begin OPTIONS
2205 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2210 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2212 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
2214 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2215 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2219 @node ColdFire System emulator
2220 @section ColdFire System emulator
2222 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
2223 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
2225 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
2229 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
2231 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
2233 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
2236 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
2240 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
2245 @c man begin OPTIONS
2247 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2252 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2254 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
2256 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2257 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2261 @node QEMU User space emulator
2262 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
2265 * Supported Operating Systems ::
2266 * Linux User space emulator::
2267 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
2268 * BSD User space emulator ::
2271 @node Supported Operating Systems
2272 @section Supported Operating Systems
2274 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
2278 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
2280 Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
2282 BSD (referred as qemu-bsd-user)
2285 @node Linux User space emulator
2286 @section Linux User space emulator
2291 * Command line options::
2296 @subsection Quick Start
2298 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
2299 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
2303 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2307 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2310 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
2313 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
2314 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
2317 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2320 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
2321 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
2322 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
2325 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2328 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
2331 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
2333 You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
2334 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
2335 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
2338 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
2340 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
2341 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2347 @subsection Wine launch
2351 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2352 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2356 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2359 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2360 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2362 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2363 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2364 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2366 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2369 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2370 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2375 @node Command line options
2376 @subsection Command line options
2379 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-cpu model] [-g port] program [arguments...]
2386 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
2388 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2390 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
2397 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2399 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2401 Wait gdb connection to port
2403 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2406 Environment variables:
2410 Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
2411 (NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
2412 space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
2413 incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
2414 format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
2415 flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
2418 @node Other binaries
2419 @subsection Other binaries
2421 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
2422 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
2423 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
2425 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
2426 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
2427 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
2429 The binary format is detected automatically.
2431 @command{qemu-sparc} can execute Sparc32 binaries (Sparc32 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2433 @command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
2434 (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2436 @command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
2437 SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2439 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2440 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2443 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
2444 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
2445 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
2448 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2449 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2453 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2455 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
2457 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2459 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
2462 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
2464 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
2465 @subsection Quick Start
2467 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
2468 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
2469 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
2470 CD or compile them by hand.
2474 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2481 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
2487 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
2491 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
2494 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
2495 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
2499 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
2500 @subsection Command line options
2503 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2510 Set the library root path (default=/)
2512 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2519 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2521 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2523 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2526 @node BSD User space emulator
2527 @section BSD User space emulator
2532 * BSD Command line options::
2536 @subsection BSD Status
2540 target Sparc64 on Sparc64: Some trivial programs work.
2543 @node BSD Quick Start
2544 @subsection Quick Start
2546 In order to launch a BSD process, QEMU needs the process executable
2547 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it.
2551 @item On Sparc64, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2555 qemu-sparc64 /bin/ls
2560 @node BSD Command line options
2561 @subsection Command line options
2564 usage: qemu-sparc64 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-bsd type] program [arguments...]
2571 Set the library root path (default=/)
2573 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2575 Set the type of the emulated BSD Operating system. Valid values are
2576 FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
2583 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2585 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2587 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2591 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2596 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2603 @subsection Compilation
2605 First you must decompress the sources:
2608 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2612 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2618 Then type as root user:
2622 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2628 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2629 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2630 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2633 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2634 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2635 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
2636 unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
2637 directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2638 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2640 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2642 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2644 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2645 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2646 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2648 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
2649 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2650 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
2654 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2655 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2659 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2660 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2663 Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
2664 unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
2665 variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
2666 the QEMU configuration script.
2669 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2671 ./configure --enable-mingw32
2673 If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
2674 chosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
2675 --prefix to set the Win32 install path.
2677 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2678 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
2679 installation directory.
2683 Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
2689 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2690 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary