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1 HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
4 HXCOMM DEF(option, HAS_ARG/0, opt_enum, opt_help) is used to construct
5 HXCOMM option structures, enums and help message.
6 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
8 DEFHEADING(Standard options:)
9 STEXI
10 @table @option
11 ETEXI
13 DEF("help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h,
14 "-h or -help display this help and exit\n")
15 STEXI
16 @item -h
17 Display help and exit
18 ETEXI
20 DEF("version", 0, QEMU_OPTION_version,
21 "-version display version information and exit\n")
22 STEXI
23 @item -version
24 Display version information and exit
25 ETEXI
27 DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M,
28 "-M machine select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n")
29 STEXI
30 @item -M @var{machine}
31 Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
32 ETEXI
34 DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
35 "-cpu cpu select CPU (-cpu ? for list)\n")
36 STEXI
37 @item -cpu @var{model}
38 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
39 ETEXI
41 DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
42 "-smp n set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n")
43 STEXI
44 @item -smp @var{n}
45 Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
46 CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
47 to 4.
48 ETEXI
50 DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
51 "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n")
52 STEXI
53 @item -numa @var{opts}
54 Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If mem and cpus are omitted, resources
55 are split equally.
56 ETEXI
58 DEF("fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda,
59 "-fda/-fdb file use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n")
60 DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "")
61 STEXI
62 @item -fda @var{file}
63 @item -fdb @var{file}
64 Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
65 use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
66 ETEXI
68 DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
69 "-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n")
70 DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "")
71 DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
72 "-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n")
73 DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "")
74 STEXI
75 @item -hda @var{file}
76 @item -hdb @var{file}
77 @item -hdc @var{file}
78 @item -hdd @var{file}
79 Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
80 ETEXI
82 DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
83 "-cdrom file use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n")
84 STEXI
85 @item -cdrom @var{file}
86 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
87 @option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
88 using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
89 ETEXI
91 DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
92 "-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
93 " [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
94 " [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none][,format=f][,serial=s]\n"
95 " use 'file' as a drive image\n")
96 STEXI
97 @item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
99 Define a new drive. Valid options are:
101 @table @code
102 @item file=@var{file}
103 This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
104 this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
105 (for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
106 @item if=@var{interface}
107 This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
108 Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
109 @item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
110 These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
111 the unit id.
112 @item index=@var{index}
113 This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
114 of available connectors of a given interface type.
115 @item media=@var{media}
116 This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
117 @item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
118 These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
119 @item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
120 @var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
121 @item cache=@var{cache}
122 @var{cache} is "none", "writeback", or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
123 @item format=@var{format}
124 Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
125 the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
126 an untrusted format header.
127 @item serial=@var{serial}
128 This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
129 @end table
131 By default, writethrough caching is used for all block device. This means that
132 the host page cache will be used to read and write data but write notification
133 will be sent to the guest only when the data has been reported as written by
134 the storage subsystem.
136 Writeback caching will report data writes as completed as soon as the data is
137 present in the host page cache. This is safe as long as you trust your host.
138 If your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience data
139 corruption. When using the @option{-snapshot} option, writeback caching is
140 used by default.
142 The host page cache can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}. This will
143 attempt to do disk IO directly to the guests memory. QEMU may still perform
144 an internal copy of the data.
146 Some block drivers perform badly with @option{cache=writethrough}, most notably,
147 qcow2. If performance is more important than correctness,
148 @option{cache=writeback} should be used with qcow2. By default, if no explicit
149 caching is specified for a qcow2 disk image, @option{cache=writeback} will be
150 used. For all other disk types, @option{cache=writethrough} is the default.
152 Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
153 @example
154 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
155 @end example
157 Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
158 use:
159 @example
160 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
161 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
162 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
163 qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
164 @end example
166 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
167 @example
168 qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
169 @end example
171 If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
172 @example
173 qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
174 @end example
176 You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
177 @example
178 qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
179 @end example
181 Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
182 @example
183 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
184 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
185 @end example
187 By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
188 incremented:
189 @example
190 qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
191 @end example
192 is interpreted like:
193 @example
194 qemu -hda a -hdb b
195 @end example
196 ETEXI
198 DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
199 "-mtdblock file use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n")
200 STEXI
202 @item -mtdblock file
203 Use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image.
204 ETEXI
206 DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
207 "-sd file use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n")
208 STEXI
209 @item -sd file
210 Use 'file' as SecureDigital card image.
211 ETEXI
213 DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
214 "-pflash file use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n")
215 STEXI
216 @item -pflash file
217 Use 'file' as a parallel flash image.
218 ETEXI
220 DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
221 "-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)\n")
222 STEXI
223 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
224 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
225 is the default.
226 ETEXI
228 DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
229 "-snapshot write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n")
230 STEXI
231 @item -snapshot
232 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
233 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
234 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
235 ETEXI
237 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
238 "-m megs set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default=%d]\n")
239 STEXI
240 @item -m @var{megs}
241 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
242 a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
243 gigabytes respectively.
244 ETEXI
246 DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
247 "-k language use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n")
248 STEXI
249 @item -k @var{language}
251 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
252 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
253 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
254 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
255 hosts.
257 The available layouts are:
258 @example
259 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
260 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
261 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
262 @end example
264 The default is @code{en-us}.
265 ETEXI
268 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
269 DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
270 "-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n")
271 #endif
272 STEXI
273 @item -audio-help
275 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
276 parameters.
277 ETEXI
279 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
280 DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
281 "-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
282 " and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
283 " use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards\n"
284 " use -soundhw all to enable all of them\n")
285 #endif
286 STEXI
287 @item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
289 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
290 available sound hardware.
292 @example
293 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
294 qemu -soundhw es1370 disk.img
295 qemu -soundhw ac97 disk.img
296 qemu -soundhw all disk.img
297 qemu -soundhw ?
298 @end example
300 Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
301 require manually specifying clocking.
303 @example
304 modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
305 @end example
306 ETEXI
308 STEXI
309 @end table
310 ETEXI
312 DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
313 "-usb enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n")
314 STEXI
315 USB options:
316 @table @option
318 @item -usb
319 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
320 ETEXI
322 DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
323 "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n")
324 STEXI
326 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
327 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
329 @table @code
331 @item mouse
332 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
334 @item tablet
335 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
336 means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
337 mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
339 @item disk:[format=@var{format}]:file
340 Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
341 will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
342 format=raw to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
344 @item host:bus.addr
345 Pass through the host device identified by bus.addr (Linux only).
347 @item host:vendor_id:product_id
348 Pass through the host device identified by vendor_id:product_id (Linux only).
350 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
351 Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
352 available devices.
354 @item braille
355 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
356 or fake device.
358 @item net:options
359 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
361 @end table
362 ETEXI
364 DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
365 "-name string set the name of the guest\n")
366 STEXI
367 @item -name @var{name}
368 Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
369 This name will be displayed in the SDL window caption.
370 The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
371 ETEXI
373 DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
374 "-uuid %%08x-%%04x-%%04x-%%04x-%%012x\n"
375 " specify machine UUID\n")
376 STEXI
377 @item -uuid @var{uuid}
378 Set system UUID.
379 ETEXI
381 STEXI
382 @end table
383 ETEXI
385 DEFHEADING()
387 DEFHEADING(Display options:)
389 STEXI
390 @table @option
391 ETEXI
393 DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
394 "-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n")
395 STEXI
396 @item -nographic
398 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
399 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
400 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
401 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
402 with a serial console.
403 ETEXI
405 #ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
406 DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
407 "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n")
408 #endif
409 STEXI
410 @item -curses
412 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
413 QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
414 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
415 ETEXI
417 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
418 DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
419 "-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n")
420 #endif
421 STEXI
422 @item -no-frame
424 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
425 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
426 workspace more convenient.
427 ETEXI
429 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
430 DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
431 "-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n")
432 #endif
433 STEXI
434 @item -alt-grab
436 Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt).
437 ETEXI
439 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
440 DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
441 "-no-quit disable SDL window close capability\n")
442 #endif
443 STEXI
444 @item -no-quit
446 Disable SDL window close capability.
447 ETEXI
449 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
450 DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
451 "-sdl enable SDL\n")
452 #endif
453 STEXI
454 @item -sdl
456 Enable SDL.
457 ETEXI
459 DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
460 "-portrait rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n")
461 STEXI
462 @item -portrait
464 Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
465 ETEXI
467 DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
468 "-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|xenfb|none]\n"
469 " select video card type\n")
470 STEXI
471 @item -vga @var{type}
472 Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
473 @table @code
474 @item cirrus
475 Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
476 Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
477 performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
478 (This one is the default)
479 @item std
480 Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
481 supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
482 to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
483 this option.
484 @item vmware
485 VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
486 recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
487 card.
488 @item none
489 Disable VGA card.
490 @end table
491 ETEXI
493 DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
494 "-full-screen start in full screen\n")
495 STEXI
496 @item -full-screen
497 Start in full screen.
498 ETEXI
500 #if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)
501 DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
502 "-g WxH[xDEPTH] Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n")
503 #endif
504 STEXI
505 ETEXI
507 DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
508 "-vnc display start a VNC server on display\n")
509 STEXI
510 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
512 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
513 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
514 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
515 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
516 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
517 parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
518 syntax for the @var{display} is
520 @table @code
522 @item @var{host}:@var{d}
524 TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
525 By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
526 be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
528 @item @code{unix}:@var{path}
530 Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
531 location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
533 @item none
535 VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
536 can be used to later start the VNC server.
538 @end table
540 Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
541 separated by commas. Valid options are
543 @table @code
545 @item reverse
547 Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
548 client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
549 connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
550 is a TCP port number, not a display number.
552 @item password
554 Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
555 The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
556 @ref{pcsys_monitor}
558 @item tls
560 Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
561 uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
562 attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
563 @var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
565 @item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
567 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
568 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
569 to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
570 to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
571 this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
572 See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
574 @item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
576 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
577 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
578 to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
579 The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
580 and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
581 trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
582 to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
583 path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
584 be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
585 certificates.
587 @item sasl
589 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
590 The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
591 system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
592 is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
593 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
594 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
595 While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
596 it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
597 'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
598 ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
599 credentials. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on using
600 SASL authentication.
602 @item acl
604 Turn on access control lists for checking of the x509 client certificate
605 and SASL party. For x509 certs, the ACL check is made against the
606 certificate's distinguished name. This is something that looks like
607 @code{C=GB,O=ACME,L=Boston,CN=bob}. For SASL party, the ACL check is
608 made against the username, which depending on the SASL plugin, may
609 include a realm component, eg @code{bob} or @code{bob@@EXAMPLE.COM}.
610 When the @option{acl} flag is set, the initial access list will be
611 empty, with a @code{deny} policy. Thus no one will be allowed to
612 use the VNC server until the ACLs have been loaded. This can be
613 achieved using the @code{acl} monitor command.
615 @end table
616 ETEXI
618 STEXI
619 @end table
620 ETEXI
622 DEFHEADING()
624 #ifdef TARGET_I386
625 DEFHEADING(i386 target only:)
626 #endif
627 STEXI
628 @table @option
629 ETEXI
631 #ifdef TARGET_I386
632 DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
633 "-win2k-hack use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n")
634 #endif
635 STEXI
636 @item -win2k-hack
637 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
638 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
639 slows down the IDE transfers).
640 ETEXI
642 #ifdef TARGET_I386
643 DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack,
644 "-rtc-td-hack use it to fix time drift in Windows ACPI HAL\n")
645 #endif
646 STEXI
647 @item -rtc-td-hack
648 Use it if you experience time drift problem in Windows with ACPI HAL.
649 This option will try to figure out how many timer interrupts were not
650 processed by the Windows guest and will re-inject them.
651 ETEXI
653 #ifdef TARGET_I386
654 DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
655 "-no-fd-bootchk disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n")
656 #endif
657 STEXI
658 @item -no-fd-bootchk
659 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
660 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
661 ETEXI
663 #ifdef TARGET_I386
664 DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
665 "-no-acpi disable ACPI\n")
666 #endif
667 STEXI
668 @item -no-acpi
669 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
670 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
671 only).
672 ETEXI
674 #ifdef TARGET_I386
675 DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
676 "-no-hpet disable HPET\n")
677 #endif
678 STEXI
679 @item -no-hpet
680 Disable HPET support.
681 ETEXI
683 #ifdef TARGET_I386
684 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
685 "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,data=file1[:file2]...]\n"
686 " ACPI table description\n")
687 #endif
688 STEXI
689 @item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
690 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
691 ETEXI
693 #ifdef TARGET_I386
694 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
695 "-smbios file=binary\n"
696 " Load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
697 "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%%d.%%d]\n"
698 " Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
699 "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
700 " [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
701 " Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n")
702 #endif
703 STEXI
704 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
705 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
707 @item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
708 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
710 @item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
711 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
712 ETEXI
714 #ifdef TARGET_I386
715 DEFHEADING()
716 #endif
717 STEXI
718 @end table
719 ETEXI
721 DEFHEADING(Network options:)
722 STEXI
723 @table @option
724 ETEXI
726 DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
727 "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type][,name=str]\n"
728 " create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
729 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
730 "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,hostname=host]\n"
731 " connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n' and send\n"
732 " hostname 'host' to DHCP clients\n"
733 #endif
734 #ifdef _WIN32
735 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str],ifname=name\n"
736 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n'\n"
737 #else
738 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
739 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the\n"
740 " network scripts 'file' (default=%s)\n"
741 " and 'dfile' (default=%s);\n"
742 " use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;\n"
743 " use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
744 #endif
745 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
746 " connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
747 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]\n"
748 " connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
749 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
750 "-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
751 " connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
752 " on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
753 " Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
754 " ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
755 #endif
756 "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
757 " dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
758 "-net none use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option\n"
759 " is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n")
760 STEXI
761 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{addr}][,model=@var{type}][,name=@var{name}]
762 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
763 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
764 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{addr}
765 and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands. If no
766 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
767 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
768 Valid values for @var{type} are
769 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
770 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
771 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
772 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
773 for a list of available devices for your target.
775 @item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}][,name=@var{name}]
776 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
777 privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
778 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
780 @item -net channel,@var{port}:@var{dev}
781 Forward @option{user} TCP connection to port @var{port} to character device @var{dev}
783 @item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}]
784 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}, use
785 the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
786 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
787 automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify
788 the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. The default network
789 configure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network
790 deconfigure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no}
791 or @option{downscript=no} to disable script execution. Example:
793 @example
794 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
795 @end example
797 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
798 @example
799 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
800 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
801 @end example
803 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
805 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
806 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
807 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
808 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
809 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
810 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
812 Example:
813 @example
814 # launch a first QEMU instance
815 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
816 -net socket,listen=:1234
817 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
818 # of the first instance
819 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
820 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
821 @end example
823 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
825 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
826 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
827 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
828 NOTES:
829 @enumerate
830 @item
831 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
832 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
833 @item
834 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
835 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
836 @item
837 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
838 @end enumerate
840 Example:
841 @example
842 # launch one QEMU instance
843 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
844 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
845 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
846 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
847 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
848 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
849 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
850 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
851 @end example
853 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
854 @example
855 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
856 # is UML's default)
857 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
858 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
859 # launch UML
860 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
861 @end example
863 @item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
864 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
865 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
866 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
867 communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
868 with vde support enabled.
870 Example:
871 @example
872 # launch vde switch
873 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
874 # launch QEMU instance
875 qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
876 @end example
878 @item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
879 Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
880 At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
881 libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
883 @item -net none
884 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
885 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
886 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
887 ETEXI
889 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
890 DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, \
891 "-tftp dir allow tftp access to files in dir [-net user]\n")
892 #endif
893 STEXI
894 @item -tftp @var{dir}
895 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
896 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
897 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
898 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
899 usual 10.0.2.2.
900 ETEXI
902 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
903 DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, \
904 "-bootp file advertise file in BOOTP replies\n")
905 #endif
906 STEXI
907 @item -bootp @var{file}
908 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
909 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
910 a guest from a local directory.
912 Example (using pxelinux):
913 @example
914 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
915 @end example
916 ETEXI
918 #ifndef _WIN32
919 DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, \
920 "-smb dir allow SMB access to files in 'dir' [-net user]\n")
921 #endif
922 STEXI
923 @item -smb @var{dir}
924 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
925 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
926 transparently.
928 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
929 @example
930 10.0.2.4 smbserver
931 @end example
932 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
933 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
935 Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
937 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
938 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
939 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
940 ETEXI
942 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
943 DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, \
944 "-redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port\n" \
945 " redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest [-net user]\n")
946 #endif
947 STEXI
948 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
950 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
951 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
952 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
953 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
954 built-in DHCP server). If no connection type is specified, TCP is used.
956 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
957 screen 0, use the following:
959 @example
960 # on the host
961 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
962 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
963 xterm -display :1
964 @end example
966 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
967 the guest, use the following:
969 @example
970 # on the host
971 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
972 telnet localhost 5555
973 @end example
975 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
976 connect to the guest telnet server.
978 @end table
979 ETEXI
981 DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
982 "\n" \
983 "-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
984 "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
985 " use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
986 "-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
987 " emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
988 "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
989 " add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
990 "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
991 " emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n")
992 STEXI
993 Bluetooth(R) options:
994 @table @option
996 @item -bt hci[...]
997 Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI. -bt options
998 are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type. For
999 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
1000 the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
1001 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
1002 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
1003 machines have none.
1005 @anchor{bt-hcis}
1006 The following three types are recognized:
1008 @table @code
1009 @item -bt hci,null
1010 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
1011 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
1013 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
1014 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
1015 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
1016 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
1017 capable systems like Linux.
1019 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1020 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
1021 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
1022 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
1023 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
1024 @end table
1026 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1027 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
1028 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
1029 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
1030 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
1031 be used as following:
1033 @example
1034 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
1035 @end example
1037 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
1038 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
1039 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
1040 currently:
1042 @table @code
1043 @item keyboard
1044 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
1045 @end table
1046 @end table
1047 ETEXI
1049 DEFHEADING()
1051 DEFHEADING(Linux boot specific:)
1052 STEXI
1053 When using these options, you can use a given
1054 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
1055 for easier testing of various kernels.
1057 @table @option
1058 ETEXI
1060 DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
1061 "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n")
1062 STEXI
1063 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
1064 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
1065 ETEXI
1067 DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
1068 "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n")
1069 STEXI
1070 @item -append @var{cmdline}
1071 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
1072 ETEXI
1074 DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
1075 "-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk\n")
1076 STEXI
1077 @item -initrd @var{file}
1078 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
1079 ETEXI
1081 STEXI
1082 @end table
1083 ETEXI
1085 DEFHEADING()
1087 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
1089 STEXI
1090 @table @option
1091 ETEXI
1093 DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
1094 "-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n")
1095 STEXI
1096 @item -serial @var{dev}
1097 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
1098 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
1099 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
1101 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
1102 ports.
1104 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
1106 Available character devices are:
1107 @table @code
1108 @item vc[:WxH]
1109 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
1110 @example
1111 vc:800x600
1112 @end example
1113 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
1114 @example
1115 vc:80Cx24C
1116 @end example
1117 @item pty
1118 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
1119 @item none
1120 No device is allocated.
1121 @item null
1122 void device
1123 @item /dev/XXX
1124 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
1125 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
1126 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
1127 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
1128 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
1129 @item file:@var{filename}
1130 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
1131 @item stdio
1132 [Unix only] standard input/output
1133 @item pipe:@var{filename}
1134 name pipe @var{filename}
1135 @item COM@var{n}
1136 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
1137 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
1138 This implements UDP Net Console.
1139 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
1140 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1141 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
1142 @item msmouse
1143 Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
1145 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
1146 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
1147 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
1148 will appear in the netconsole session.
1150 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
1151 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
1152 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
1153 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
1154 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
1155 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
1156 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
1157 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
1158 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
1159 @table @code
1160 @item Qemu Options:
1161 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
1162 @item netcat options:
1163 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
1164 @item telnet options:
1165 localhost 5555
1166 @end table
1168 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
1169 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
1170 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
1171 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
1172 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
1173 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
1174 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
1175 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
1176 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
1177 connect to the corresponding character device.
1178 @table @code
1179 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
1180 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1181 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
1182 -serial tcp::4444,server
1183 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
1184 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
1185 @end table
1187 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
1188 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
1189 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
1190 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
1191 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
1192 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
1193 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
1194 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
1196 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
1197 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
1198 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
1199 @var{path} is used for connections.
1201 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
1202 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
1203 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
1204 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
1205 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
1206 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
1207 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
1208 listening on port 4444 would be:
1209 @table @code
1210 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
1211 @end table
1213 @item braille
1214 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1215 or fake device.
1217 @end table
1218 ETEXI
1220 DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
1221 "-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n")
1222 STEXI
1223 @item -parallel @var{dev}
1224 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
1225 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
1226 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
1227 parallel port.
1229 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
1230 ports.
1232 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
1233 ETEXI
1235 DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
1236 "-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n")
1237 STEXI
1238 @item -monitor @var{dev}
1239 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
1240 serial port).
1241 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
1242 non graphical mode.
1243 ETEXI
1245 DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
1246 "-pidfile file write PID to 'file'\n")
1247 STEXI
1248 @item -pidfile @var{file}
1249 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
1250 from a script.
1251 ETEXI
1253 DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
1254 "-singlestep always run in singlestep mode\n")
1255 STEXI
1256 @item -singlestep
1257 Run the emulation in single step mode.
1258 ETEXI
1260 DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
1261 "-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n")
1262 STEXI
1263 @item -S
1264 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
1265 ETEXI
1267 DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
1268 "-gdb dev wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n")
1269 STEXI
1270 @item -gdb @var{dev}
1271 Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
1272 connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
1273 stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start qemu from
1274 within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
1275 @example
1276 (gdb) target remote | exec qemu -gdb stdio ...
1277 @end example
1278 ETEXI
1280 DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
1281 "-s shorthand for -gdb tcp::%s\n")
1282 STEXI
1283 @item -s
1284 Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
1285 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
1286 ETEXI
1288 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
1289 "-d item1,... output log to %s (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n")
1290 STEXI
1291 @item -d
1292 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
1293 ETEXI
1295 DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
1296 "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
1297 " force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
1298 " translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n")
1299 STEXI
1300 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
1301 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
1302 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
1303 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
1304 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
1305 images.
1306 ETEXI
1308 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
1309 "-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n")
1310 STEXI
1311 @item -L @var{path}
1312 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
1313 ETEXI
1315 DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
1316 "-bios file set the filename for the BIOS\n")
1317 STEXI
1318 @item -bios @var{file}
1319 Set the filename for the BIOS.
1320 ETEXI
1322 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1323 DEF("kernel-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_kernel_kqemu, \
1324 "-kernel-kqemu enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only)\n")
1325 #endif
1326 STEXI
1327 @item -kernel-kqemu
1328 Enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only).
1329 ETEXI
1331 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1332 DEF("no-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kqemu, \
1333 "-no-kqemu disable KQEMU kernel module usage\n")
1334 #endif
1335 STEXI
1336 @item -no-kqemu
1337 Disable KQEMU kernel module usage. KQEMU options are only available if
1338 KQEMU support is enabled when compiling.
1339 ETEXI
1341 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
1342 DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
1343 "-enable-kvm enable KVM full virtualization support\n")
1344 #endif
1345 STEXI
1346 @item -enable-kvm
1347 Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
1348 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
1349 ETEXI
1351 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
1352 DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
1353 "-xen-domid id specify xen guest domain id\n")
1354 DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
1355 "-xen-create create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
1356 " warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n")
1357 DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
1358 "-xen-attach attach to existing xen domain\n"
1359 " xend will use this when starting qemu\n")
1360 #endif
1362 DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
1363 "-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting\n")
1364 STEXI
1365 @item -no-reboot
1366 Exit instead of rebooting.
1367 ETEXI
1369 DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
1370 "-no-shutdown stop before shutdown\n")
1371 STEXI
1372 @item -no-shutdown
1373 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
1374 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
1375 disk image.
1376 ETEXI
1378 DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
1379 "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
1380 " start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n")
1381 STEXI
1382 @item -loadvm @var{file}
1383 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
1384 ETEXI
1386 #ifndef _WIN32
1387 DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
1388 "-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing\n")
1389 #endif
1390 STEXI
1391 @item -daemonize
1392 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
1393 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
1394 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
1395 to cope with initialization race conditions.
1396 ETEXI
1398 DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
1399 "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n")
1400 STEXI
1401 @item -option-rom @var{file}
1402 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
1403 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
1404 ETEXI
1406 DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
1407 "-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
1408 " To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n")
1409 STEXI
1410 @item -clock @var{method}
1411 Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
1412 are available use -clock ?.
1413 ETEXI
1415 DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, \
1416 "-localtime set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]\n")
1417 STEXI
1418 @item -localtime
1419 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
1420 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
1421 Windows.
1422 ETEXI
1424 DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, \
1425 "-startdate select initial date of the clock\n")
1426 STEXI
1428 @item -startdate @var{date}
1429 Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid formats for
1430 @var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
1431 @code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
1432 ETEXI
1434 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
1435 "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
1436 " enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
1437 " instruction\n")
1438 STEXI
1439 @item -icount [N|auto]
1440 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1441 instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1442 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1443 time within a few seconds of real time.
1445 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1446 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
1447 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
1448 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
1449 ETEXI
1451 DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
1452 "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
1453 " enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n")
1454 STEXI
1455 @item -watchdog @var{model}
1456 Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
1457 action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
1458 the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
1460 The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Choices
1461 for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
1462 watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
1463 controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
1464 watchdog. Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
1466 Use @code{-watchdog ?} to list available hardware models. Only one
1467 watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
1468 ETEXI
1470 DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
1471 "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
1472 " action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n")
1473 STEXI
1474 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
1476 The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
1477 expires.
1478 The default is
1479 @code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
1480 Other possible actions are:
1481 @code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
1482 @code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
1483 @code{pause} (pause the guest),
1484 @code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
1485 @code{none} (do nothing).
1487 Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
1488 to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
1489 situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
1490 @code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
1492 Examples:
1494 @table @code
1495 @item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
1496 @item -watchdog ib700
1497 @end table
1498 ETEXI
1500 DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
1501 "-echr chr set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n")
1502 STEXI
1504 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
1505 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
1506 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
1507 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
1508 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
1509 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
1510 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
1511 character to Control-t.
1512 @table @code
1513 @item -echr 0x14
1514 @item -echr 20
1515 @end table
1516 ETEXI
1518 DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
1519 "-virtioconsole c\n" \
1520 " set virtio console\n")
1521 STEXI
1522 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
1523 Set virtio console.
1524 ETEXI
1526 DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
1527 "-show-cursor show cursor\n")
1528 STEXI
1529 ETEXI
1531 DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
1532 "-tb-size n set TB size\n")
1533 STEXI
1534 ETEXI
1536 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
1537 "-incoming p prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n")
1538 STEXI
1539 ETEXI
1541 #ifndef _WIN32
1542 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
1543 "-chroot dir Chroot to dir just before starting the VM.\n")
1544 #endif
1545 STEXI
1546 @item -chroot dir
1547 Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
1548 directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
1549 ETEXI
1551 #ifndef _WIN32
1552 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
1553 "-runas user Change to user id user just before starting the VM.\n")
1554 #endif
1555 STEXI
1556 @item -runas user
1557 Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
1558 to the specified user.
1559 ETEXI
1561 STEXI
1562 @end table
1563 ETEXI
1565 #if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
1566 DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
1567 "-prom-env variable=value\n"
1568 " set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n")
1569 #endif
1570 #if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
1571 DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
1572 "-semihosting semihosting mode\n")
1573 #endif
1574 #if defined(TARGET_ARM)
1575 DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
1576 "-old-param old param mode\n")
1577 #endif