1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
3 @setfilename qemu-doc.info
6 @documentencoding UTF-8
8 @settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
15 * QEMU: (qemu-doc). The QEMU Emulator User Documentation.
22 @center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
24 @center @titlefont{User Documentation}
36 * QEMU PC System emulator::
37 * QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
38 * QEMU User space emulator::
39 * compilation:: Compilation from the sources
51 * intro_features:: Features
57 QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
58 achieve good emulation speed.
60 QEMU has two operating modes:
63 @cindex operating modes
66 @cindex system emulation
67 Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
68 example a PC), including one or several processors and various
69 peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
70 without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
73 @cindex user mode emulation
74 User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
75 processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
76 launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
77 to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
81 QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
84 For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
86 @cindex emulated target systems
87 @cindex supported target systems
88 @item PC (x86 or x86_64 processor)
89 @item ISA PC (old style PC without PCI bus)
90 @item PREP (PowerPC processor)
91 @item G3 Beige PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
92 @item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
93 @item Sun4m/Sun4c/Sun4d (32-bit Sparc processor)
94 @item Sun4u/Sun4v (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
95 @item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
96 @item MIPS Magnum (64-bit MIPS processor)
97 @item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
98 @item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
99 @item ARM RealView Emulation/Platform baseboard (ARM)
100 @item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi, Terrier and Tosa PDAs (PXA270 processor)
101 @item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
102 @item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
103 @item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
104 @item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
105 @item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
106 @item N800 and N810 tablets (OMAP2420 processor)
107 @item MusicPal (MV88W8618 ARM processor)
108 @item Gumstix "Connex" and "Verdex" motherboards (PXA255/270).
109 @item Siemens SX1 smartphone (OMAP310 processor)
110 @item Syborg SVP base model (ARM Cortex-A8).
111 @item AXIS-Devboard88 (CRISv32 ETRAX-FS).
112 @item Petalogix Spartan 3aDSP1800 MMU ref design (MicroBlaze).
115 @cindex supported user mode targets
116 For user emulation, x86 (32 and 64 bit), PowerPC (32 and 64 bit),
117 ARM, MIPS (32 bit only), Sparc (32 and 64 bit),
118 Alpha, ColdFire(m68k), CRISv32 and MicroBlaze CPUs are supported.
121 @chapter Installation
123 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
126 * install_linux:: Linux
127 * install_windows:: Windows
128 * install_mac:: Macintosh
133 @cindex installation (Linux)
135 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
136 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
138 @node install_windows
140 @cindex installation (Windows)
142 Download the experimental binary installer at
143 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
144 TODO (no longer available)
149 Download the experimental binary installer at
150 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
151 TODO (no longer available)
153 @node QEMU PC System emulator
154 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
155 @cindex system emulation (PC)
158 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
159 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
160 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
162 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
163 * disk_images:: Disk Images
164 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
165 * pcsys_other_devs:: Other Devices
166 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
167 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
168 * vnc_security:: VNC security
169 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
170 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
173 @node pcsys_introduction
174 @section Introduction
176 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
178 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
179 following peripherals:
183 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
185 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
186 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
188 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
190 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
194 PCI and ISA network adapters
198 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
200 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
202 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
204 Intel HD Audio Controller and HDA codec
206 Adlib (OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
208 Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
210 CS4231A compatible sound card
212 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
215 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
217 Note that adlib, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU was
218 configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
221 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
224 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
226 QEMU uses GUS emulation (GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
227 by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
229 Not that, by default, GUS shares IRQ(7) with parallel ports and so
230 qemu must be told to not have parallel ports to have working GUS
233 qemu dos.img -soundhw gus -parallel none
238 qemu dos.img -device gus,irq=5
241 Or some other unclaimed IRQ.
243 CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
247 @node pcsys_quickstart
251 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
257 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
263 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
264 usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
269 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0. Some
270 targets do not need a disk image.
272 @include qemu-options.texi
281 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
289 Restore the screen's un-scaled dimensions
293 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
296 Target system display
305 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
311 @kindex Ctrl-PageDown
312 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
313 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
316 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
317 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
330 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
333 Toggle console timestamps
336 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
339 Switch between console and monitor
349 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
350 user mode emulator invocation.
360 @section QEMU Monitor
363 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
364 emulator. You can use it to:
369 Remove or insert removable media images
370 (such as CD-ROM or floppies).
373 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
376 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
382 The following commands are available:
384 @include qemu-monitor.texi
386 @subsection Integer expressions
388 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
389 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
390 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
395 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
396 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
397 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
398 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
402 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
403 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
404 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
405 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
406 * qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
407 * host_drives:: Using host drives
408 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
409 * disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
410 * disk_images_sheepdog:: Sheepdog disk images
413 @node disk_images_quickstart
414 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
416 You can create a disk image with the command:
418 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
420 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
421 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
422 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
424 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
426 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
427 @subsection Snapshot mode
429 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
430 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
431 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
432 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
433 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
436 @subsection VM snapshots
438 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
439 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
440 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
441 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
442 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
444 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
445 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
446 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
448 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
449 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
450 with their associated information:
453 (qemu) info snapshots
454 Snapshot devices: hda
455 Snapshot list (from hda):
456 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
457 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
458 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
459 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
462 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
463 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
464 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
465 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
466 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
467 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
468 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
469 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
472 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
473 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
474 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
476 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
479 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
480 inserted after a snapshot is done.
482 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
483 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
486 @node qemu_img_invocation
487 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
489 @include qemu-img.texi
491 @node qemu_nbd_invocation
492 @subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
494 @include qemu-nbd.texi
497 @subsection Using host drives
499 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
500 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
504 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
505 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
506 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
507 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
511 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
512 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
513 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
515 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
516 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
517 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
518 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
520 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
521 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
522 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
523 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
524 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
525 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
528 @subsubsection Windows
532 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
533 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
534 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
536 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
537 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
538 change or eject media.
540 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
541 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
543 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
544 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
545 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
546 modifications are written in a temporary file).
550 @subsubsection Mac OS X
552 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
554 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
555 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
556 change or eject media.
558 @node disk_images_fat_images
559 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
561 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
562 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
565 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
568 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
569 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
570 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
572 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
575 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
578 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
582 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
585 What you should @emph{never} do:
587 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
588 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
589 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
590 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
593 @node disk_images_nbd
594 @subsection NBD access
596 QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
600 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
603 If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
607 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
610 In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
613 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
616 The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
618 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
621 and then you can use it with two guests:
623 qemu linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
624 qemu linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
627 If the nbd-server uses named exports (since NBD 2.9.18), you must use the
630 qemu -cdrom nbd:localhost:exportname=debian-500-ppc-netinst
631 qemu -cdrom nbd:localhost:exportname=openSUSE-11.1-ppc-netinst
634 @node disk_images_sheepdog
635 @subsection Sheepdog disk images
637 Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU. It provides highly
638 available block level storage volumes that can be attached to
639 QEMU-based virtual machines.
641 You can create a Sheepdog disk image with the command:
643 qemu-img create sheepdog:@var{image} @var{size}
645 where @var{image} is the Sheepdog image name and @var{size} is its
648 To import the existing @var{filename} to Sheepdog, you can use a
651 qemu-img convert @var{filename} sheepdog:@var{image}
654 You can boot from the Sheepdog disk image with the command:
656 qemu sheepdog:@var{image}
659 You can also create a snapshot of the Sheepdog image like qcow2.
661 qemu-img snapshot -c @var{tag} sheepdog:@var{image}
663 where @var{tag} is a tag name of the newly created snapshot.
665 To boot from the Sheepdog snapshot, specify the tag name of the
668 qemu sheepdog:@var{image}:@var{tag}
671 You can create a cloned image from the existing snapshot.
673 qemu-img create -b sheepdog:@var{base}:@var{tag} sheepdog:@var{image}
675 where @var{base} is a image name of the source snapshot and @var{tag}
678 If the Sheepdog daemon doesn't run on the local host, you need to
679 specify one of the Sheepdog servers to connect to.
681 qemu-img create sheepdog:@var{hostname}:@var{port}:@var{image} @var{size}
682 qemu sheepdog:@var{hostname}:@var{port}:@var{image}
686 @section Network emulation
688 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
689 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
690 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
691 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
692 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
693 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
698 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
699 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
700 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
703 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
705 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
706 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
707 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
709 @subsubsection Linux host
711 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
712 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
713 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
714 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
715 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
716 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
718 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
719 TAP network interfaces.
721 @subsubsection Windows host
723 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
724 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
725 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
726 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
728 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
730 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
731 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
732 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
733 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
737 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
740 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
742 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
745 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
746 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
747 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
748 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
750 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
751 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
752 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
754 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
755 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
758 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
761 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
762 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
763 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
765 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
767 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
768 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
771 @node pcsys_other_devs
772 @section Other Devices
774 @subsection Inter-VM Shared Memory device
776 With KVM enabled on a Linux host, a shared memory device is available. Guests
777 map a POSIX shared memory region into the guest as a PCI device that enables
778 zero-copy communication to the application level of the guests. The basic
782 qemu -device ivshmem,size=<size in format accepted by -m>[,shm=<shm name>]
785 If desired, interrupts can be sent between guest VMs accessing the same shared
786 memory region. Interrupt support requires using a shared memory server and
787 using a chardev socket to connect to it. The code for the shared memory server
788 is qemu.git/contrib/ivshmem-server. An example syntax when using the shared
792 qemu -device ivshmem,size=<size in format accepted by -m>[,chardev=<id>]
793 [,msi=on][,ioeventfd=on][,vectors=n][,role=peer|master]
794 qemu -chardev socket,path=<path>,id=<id>
797 When using the server, the guest will be assigned a VM ID (>=0) that allows guests
798 using the same server to communicate via interrupts. Guests can read their
799 VM ID from a device register (see example code). Since receiving the shared
800 memory region from the server is asynchronous, there is a (small) chance the
801 guest may boot before the shared memory is attached. To allow an application
802 to ensure shared memory is attached, the VM ID register will return -1 (an
803 invalid VM ID) until the memory is attached. Once the shared memory is
804 attached, the VM ID will return the guest's valid VM ID. With these semantics,
805 the guest application can check to ensure the shared memory is attached to the
806 guest before proceeding.
808 The @option{role} argument can be set to either master or peer and will affect
809 how the shared memory is migrated. With @option{role=master}, the guest will
810 copy the shared memory on migration to the destination host. With
811 @option{role=peer}, the guest will not be able to migrate with the device attached.
812 With the @option{peer} case, the device should be detached and then reattached
813 after migration using the PCI hotplug support.
815 @node direct_linux_boot
816 @section Direct Linux Boot
818 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
819 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
824 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
827 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
828 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
829 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
831 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
832 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
835 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
836 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
837 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
839 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
840 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
843 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
844 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
847 @section USB emulation
849 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
850 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
851 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
852 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
859 @subsection Connecting USB devices
861 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
862 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
866 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
868 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
869 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
870 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
871 @item disk:@var{file}
872 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
873 @item host:@var{bus.addr}
874 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
876 @item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
877 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
880 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
881 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
882 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
884 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
885 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
886 Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
887 device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
888 @code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
889 used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
891 usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
893 will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
894 serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
896 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
898 @item net:@var{options}
899 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
900 specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
901 For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
903 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
905 Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
906 @item bt[:@var{hci-type}]
907 Bluetooth dongle whose type is specified in the same format as with
908 the @option{-bt hci} option, @pxref{bt-hcis,,allowed HCI types}. If
909 no type is given, the HCI logic corresponds to @code{-bt hci,vlan=0}.
910 This USB device implements the USB Transport Layer of HCI. Example
913 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -usbdevice bt:hci,vlan=3 -bt device:keyboard,vlan=3
917 @node host_usb_devices
918 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
920 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
921 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
922 Cameras) are not supported yet.
925 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
926 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
927 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
928 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
930 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
936 @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:
938 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
941 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
944 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
945 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
947 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
948 hubs, it won't work).
950 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
952 usb_add host:1234:5678
955 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
956 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
958 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
962 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
963 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
966 @section VNC security
968 The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
969 of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
970 considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
975 * vnc_sec_certificate::
976 * vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
977 * vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
979 * vnc_sec_certificate_sasl::
980 * vnc_generate_cert::
984 @subsection Without passwords
986 The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
987 For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
988 socket only. For example
991 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
994 This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
995 path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
996 remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
999 @node vnc_sec_password
1000 @subsection With passwords
1002 The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1003 the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1004 to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1005 a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1006 authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1007 or UNIX domain sockets. Password authentication is requested with the @code{password}
1008 option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
1009 the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
1012 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1013 (qemu) change vnc password
1018 @node vnc_sec_certificate
1019 @subsection With x509 certificates
1021 The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1022 TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1023 The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1024 own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1025 support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1026 client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1029 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1032 In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1033 @code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1034 users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1035 NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1036 only be readable by the user owning it.
1038 @node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1039 @subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1041 Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1042 The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1043 then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1044 in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1047 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1051 @node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1052 @subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1054 Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1055 to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1058 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1059 (qemu) change vnc password
1066 @subsection With SASL authentication
1068 The SASL authentication method is a VNC extension, that provides an
1069 easily extendable, pluggable authentication method. This allows for
1070 integration with a wide range of authentication mechanisms, such as
1071 PAM, GSSAPI/Kerberos, LDAP, SQL databases, one-time keys and more.
1072 The strength of the authentication depends on the exact mechanism
1073 configured. If the chosen mechanism also provides a SSF layer, then
1074 it will encrypt the datastream as well.
1076 Refer to the later docs on how to choose the exact SASL mechanism
1077 used for authentication, but assuming use of one supporting SSF,
1078 then QEMU can be launched with:
1081 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,sasl -monitor stdio
1084 @node vnc_sec_certificate_sasl
1085 @subsection With x509 certificates and SASL authentication
1087 If the desired SASL authentication mechanism does not supported
1088 SSF layers, then it is strongly advised to run it in combination
1089 with TLS and x509 certificates. This provides securely encrypted
1090 data stream, avoiding risk of compromising of the security
1091 credentials. This can be enabled, by combining the 'sasl' option
1092 with the aforementioned TLS + x509 options:
1095 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509,sasl -monitor stdio
1099 @node vnc_generate_cert
1100 @subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1102 The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1103 be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1104 is necessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1105 each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
1106 will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
1107 server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
1108 unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1112 * vnc_generate_server::
1113 * vnc_generate_client::
1115 @node vnc_generate_ca
1116 @subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
1118 This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
1119 unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
1120 and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
1121 issued with it is lost.
1124 # certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
1127 A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
1128 certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
1129 generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
1130 name of the organization.
1133 # cat > ca.info <<EOF
1134 cn = Name of your organization
1138 # certtool --generate-self-signed \
1139 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
1140 --template ca.info \
1141 --outfile ca-cert.pem
1144 The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
1145 TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
1147 @node vnc_generate_server
1148 @subsubsection Issuing server certificates
1150 Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
1151 the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
1152 The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
1153 be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
1154 will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
1155 secure CA private key:
1158 # cat > server.info <<EOF
1159 organization = Name of your organization
1160 cn = server.foo.example.com
1165 # certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
1166 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1167 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1168 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1169 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
1170 --template server.info \
1171 --outfile server-cert.pem
1174 The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
1175 to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
1176 sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
1178 @node vnc_generate_client
1179 @subsubsection Issuing client certificates
1181 If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
1182 certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
1183 a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
1184 the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
1185 the secure CA private key:
1188 # cat > client.info <<EOF
1192 organiazation = Name of your organization
1193 cn = client.foo.example.com
1198 # certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
1199 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1200 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1201 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1202 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
1203 --template client.info \
1204 --outfile client-cert.pem
1207 The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
1208 copied to the client for which they were generated.
1211 @node vnc_setup_sasl
1213 @subsection Configuring SASL mechanisms
1215 The following documentation assumes use of the Cyrus SASL implementation on a
1216 Linux host, but the principals should apply to any other SASL impl. When SASL
1217 is enabled, the mechanism configuration will be loaded from system default
1218 SASL service config /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1219 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1220 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1222 The default configuration might contain
1225 mech_list: digest-md5
1226 sasldb_path: /etc/qemu/passwd.db
1229 This says to use the 'Digest MD5' mechanism, which is similar to the HTTP
1230 Digest-MD5 mechanism. The list of valid usernames & passwords is maintained
1231 in the /etc/qemu/passwd.db file, and can be updated using the saslpasswd2
1232 command. While this mechanism is easy to configure and use, it is not
1233 considered secure by modern standards, so only suitable for developers /
1236 A more serious deployment might use Kerberos, which is done with the 'gssapi'
1241 keytab: /etc/qemu/krb5.tab
1244 For this to work the administrator of your KDC must generate a Kerberos
1245 principal for the server, with a name of 'qemu/somehost.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM'
1246 replacing 'somehost.example.com' with the fully qualified host name of the
1247 machine running QEMU, and 'EXAMPLE.COM' with the Kerberos Realm.
1249 Other configurations will be left as an exercise for the reader. It should
1250 be noted that only Digest-MD5 and GSSAPI provides a SSF layer for data
1251 encryption. For all other mechanisms, VNC should always be configured to
1252 use TLS and x509 certificates to protect security credentials from snooping.
1257 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1258 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1260 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1263 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1264 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1265 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1266 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1269 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1274 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1276 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1279 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1284 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1288 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1290 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1292 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1293 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1296 Advanced debugging options:
1298 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:
1300 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1302 This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
1304 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1305 sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
1306 received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
1308 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1310 This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
1312 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1313 sending: "qqemu.sstep"
1316 @item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
1318 This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
1320 (gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
1321 sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
1326 @node pcsys_os_specific
1327 @section Target OS specific information
1331 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1332 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1333 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1335 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1336 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1337 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1338 cannot simulate exactly.
1340 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1341 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1342 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1343 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
1344 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1348 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1349 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1351 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1353 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1354 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1355 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1356 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1358 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1359 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1360 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1361 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1363 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1365 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1366 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1367 idle. You can install the utility from
1368 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1369 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1371 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1373 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1374 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1375 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1376 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1379 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1381 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1382 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1383 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1385 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1386 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1387 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1388 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1389 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1390 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1392 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1394 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1396 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1398 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1401 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1402 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1405 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1406 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1407 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1408 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1409 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1411 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1413 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1415 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1416 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1417 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1420 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1421 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1423 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1424 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1425 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
1428 * PowerPC System emulator::
1429 * Sparc32 System emulator::
1430 * Sparc64 System emulator::
1431 * MIPS System emulator::
1432 * ARM System emulator::
1433 * ColdFire System emulator::
1434 * Cris System emulator::
1435 * Microblaze System emulator::
1436 * SH4 System emulator::
1439 @node PowerPC System emulator
1440 @section PowerPC System emulator
1441 @cindex system emulation (PowerPC)
1443 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1444 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1446 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1450 UniNorth or Grackle PCI Bridge
1452 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1454 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1460 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1463 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1469 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1471 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1475 NE2000 network adapters
1479 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1481 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1484 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1485 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1487 Since version 0.9.1, QEMU uses OpenBIOS @url{http://www.openbios.org/}
1488 for the g3beige and mac99 PowerMac machines. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL
1489 v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100%
1490 IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1492 @c man begin OPTIONS
1494 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1498 @item -g @var{W}x@var{H}[x@var{DEPTH}]
1500 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1502 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1504 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1507 qemu-system-ppc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1508 -prom-env 'boot-device=hd:2,\yaboot' \
1509 -prom-env 'boot-args=conf=hd:2,\yaboot.conf'
1512 These variables are not used by Open Hack'Ware.
1519 More information is available at
1520 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1522 @node Sparc32 System emulator
1523 @section Sparc32 System emulator
1524 @cindex system emulation (Sparc32)
1526 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate the following
1527 Sun4m architecture machines:
1542 SPARCstation Voyager
1549 The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported,
1550 but Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
1552 It's also possible to simulate a SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture),
1553 SPARCserver 1000, or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture), but these
1554 emulators are not usable yet.
1556 QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4c/sun4d peripherals:
1564 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1566 Non Volatile RAM M48T02/M48T08
1568 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1569 and power/reset logic
1571 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1573 Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
1575 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
1578 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
1579 memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
1582 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1583 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1584 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1585 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1587 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1588 the QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but
1589 some kernel versions work. Please note that currently Solaris kernels
1590 don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
1593 @c man begin OPTIONS
1595 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
1599 @item -g @var{W}x@var{H}x[x@var{DEPTH}]
1601 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
1602 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
1604 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1606 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1609 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1610 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1613 @item -M [SS-4|SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|LX|Voyager|SPARCClassic] [|SPARCbook|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
1615 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
1621 @node Sparc64 System emulator
1622 @section Sparc64 System emulator
1623 @cindex system emulation (Sparc64)
1625 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u
1626 (UltraSPARC PC-like machine), Sun4v (T1 PC-like machine), or generic
1627 Niagara (T1) machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet, but
1628 it can launch some kernels.
1630 QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
1634 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1636 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1638 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
1640 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1642 PC-compatible serial ports
1644 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1649 @c man begin OPTIONS
1651 The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
1655 @item -prom-env @var{string}
1657 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1660 qemu-system-sparc64 -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false'
1663 @item -M [sun4u|sun4v|Niagara]
1665 Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
1671 @node MIPS System emulator
1672 @section MIPS System emulator
1673 @cindex system emulation (MIPS)
1675 Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
1676 both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
1677 @file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
1678 Five different machine types are emulated:
1682 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
1684 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
1686 An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1688 MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
1690 A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1693 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
1694 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
1699 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1701 PC style serial port
1708 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
1712 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
1714 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
1716 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
1718 PCI network cards (PCnet32 and others)
1720 Malta FPGA serial device
1722 Cirrus (default) or any other PCI VGA graphics card
1725 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
1731 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
1738 The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
1739 to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
1744 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1746 PC style serial port
1748 MIPSnet network emulation
1751 The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
1757 PC-style IRQ controller
1767 @node ARM System emulator
1768 @section ARM System emulator
1769 @cindex system emulation (ARM)
1771 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1772 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1777 ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1781 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1783 PL110 LCD controller
1785 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1787 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1790 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1794 ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1796 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1800 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1802 PL110 LCD controller
1804 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1806 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1807 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1808 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
1809 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
1810 mapped control registers.
1812 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1814 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1816 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1819 Several variants of the ARM RealView baseboard are emulated,
1820 including the EB, PB-A8 and PBX-A9. Due to interactions with the
1821 bootloader, only certain Linux kernel configurations work out
1822 of the box on these boards.
1824 Kernels for the PB-A8 board should have CONFIG_REALVIEW_HIGH_PHYS_OFFSET
1825 enabled in the kernel, and expect 512M RAM. Kernels for The PBX-A9 board
1826 should have CONFIG_SPARSEMEM enabled, CONFIG_REALVIEW_HIGH_PHYS_OFFSET
1827 disabled and expect 1024M RAM.
1829 The following devices are emulated:
1833 ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCore, Cortex-A8 or Cortex-A9 MPCore CPU
1835 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
1839 SMC 91c111 or SMSC LAN9118 Ethernet adapter
1841 PL110 LCD controller
1843 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
1847 PCI OHCI USB controller
1849 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
1851 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1854 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
1855 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
1859 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
1863 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
1865 On-chip OHCI USB controller
1867 On-chip LCD controller
1869 On-chip Real Time Clock
1871 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
1873 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
1875 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
1877 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
1881 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
1884 The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
1889 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
1891 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
1893 On-chip LCD controller
1895 On-chip Real Time Clock
1897 TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
1898 CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
1900 GPIO-connected matrix keypad
1902 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
1907 Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
1908 emulation supports the following elements:
1912 Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
1914 RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
1916 Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
1917 display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
1919 TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
1920 driven through SPI bus
1922 National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
1923 through I@math{^2}C bus
1925 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
1927 Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
1929 A Bluetooth(R) transceiver and HCI connected to an UART
1931 Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
1932 TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
1934 TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
1936 TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
1938 Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
1942 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
1949 64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
1951 Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
1953 OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
1956 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
1963 256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
1965 Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
1967 OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
1970 The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
1975 Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
1977 32 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
1981 MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
1983 MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
1985 128×64 display with brightness control
1987 2 buttons, 2 navigation wheels with button function
1990 The Siemens SX1 models v1 and v2 (default) basic emulation.
1991 The emulation includes the following elements:
1995 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
1997 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -pflash)
1999 1 Flash of 16MB and 1 Flash of 8MB
2003 On-chip LCD controller
2005 On-chip Real Time Clock
2007 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2012 The "Syborg" Symbian Virtual Platform base model includes the following
2019 Interrupt controller
2034 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
2035 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
2037 @c man begin OPTIONS
2039 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2044 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2046 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
2048 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2049 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2053 @node ColdFire System emulator
2054 @section ColdFire System emulator
2055 @cindex system emulation (ColdFire)
2056 @cindex system emulation (M68K)
2058 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
2059 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
2061 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
2065 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
2067 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
2069 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
2072 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
2076 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
2081 @c man begin OPTIONS
2083 The following options are specific to the ColdFire emulation:
2088 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2090 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
2092 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2093 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2097 @node Cris System emulator
2098 @section Cris System emulator
2099 @cindex system emulation (Cris)
2103 @node Microblaze System emulator
2104 @section Microblaze System emulator
2105 @cindex system emulation (Microblaze)
2109 @node SH4 System emulator
2110 @section SH4 System emulator
2111 @cindex system emulation (SH4)
2115 @node QEMU User space emulator
2116 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
2119 * Supported Operating Systems ::
2120 * Linux User space emulator::
2121 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
2122 * BSD User space emulator ::
2125 @node Supported Operating Systems
2126 @section Supported Operating Systems
2128 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
2132 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
2134 Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
2136 BSD (referred as qemu-bsd-user)
2139 @node Linux User space emulator
2140 @section Linux User space emulator
2145 * Command line options::
2150 @subsection Quick Start
2152 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
2153 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
2157 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2161 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2164 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
2167 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
2168 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
2171 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2174 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
2175 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
2176 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
2179 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2182 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
2185 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
2187 You can look at @file{scripts/qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
2188 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
2189 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
2192 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
2194 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
2195 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2201 @subsection Wine launch
2205 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2206 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2210 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2213 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2214 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2216 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2217 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2218 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2220 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2223 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2224 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2229 @node Command line options
2230 @subsection Command line options
2233 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-cpu model] [-g port] [-B offset] [-R size] program [arguments...]
2240 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
2242 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2244 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
2245 @item -ignore-environment
2246 Start with an empty environment. Without this option,
2247 the initial environment is a copy of the caller's environment.
2248 @item -E @var{var}=@var{value}
2249 Set environment @var{var} to @var{value}.
2251 Remove @var{var} from the environment.
2253 Offset guest address by the specified number of bytes. This is useful when
2254 the address region required by guest applications is reserved on the host.
2255 This option is currently only supported on some hosts.
2257 Pre-allocate a guest virtual address space of the given size (in bytes).
2258 "G", "M", and "k" suffixes may be used when specifying the size.
2265 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2267 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2269 Wait gdb connection to port
2271 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2274 Environment variables:
2278 Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
2279 (NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
2280 space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
2281 incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
2282 format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
2283 flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
2286 @node Other binaries
2287 @subsection Other binaries
2289 @cindex user mode (Alpha)
2290 @command{qemu-alpha} TODO.
2292 @cindex user mode (ARM)
2293 @command{qemu-armeb} TODO.
2295 @cindex user mode (ARM)
2296 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
2297 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
2298 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
2300 @cindex user mode (ColdFire)
2301 @cindex user mode (M68K)
2302 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
2303 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
2304 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
2306 The binary format is detected automatically.
2308 @cindex user mode (Cris)
2309 @command{qemu-cris} TODO.
2311 @cindex user mode (i386)
2312 @command{qemu-i386} TODO.
2313 @command{qemu-x86_64} TODO.
2315 @cindex user mode (Microblaze)
2316 @command{qemu-microblaze} TODO.
2318 @cindex user mode (MIPS)
2319 @command{qemu-mips} TODO.
2320 @command{qemu-mipsel} TODO.
2322 @cindex user mode (PowerPC)
2323 @command{qemu-ppc64abi32} TODO.
2324 @command{qemu-ppc64} TODO.
2325 @command{qemu-ppc} TODO.
2327 @cindex user mode (SH4)
2328 @command{qemu-sh4eb} TODO.
2329 @command{qemu-sh4} TODO.
2331 @cindex user mode (SPARC)
2332 @command{qemu-sparc} can execute Sparc32 binaries (Sparc32 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2334 @command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
2335 (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2337 @command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
2338 SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2340 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2341 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2344 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
2345 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
2346 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
2349 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2350 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2354 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2356 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
2358 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2360 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
2363 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
2365 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
2366 @subsection Quick Start
2368 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
2369 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
2370 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
2371 CD or compile them by hand.
2375 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2382 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
2388 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
2392 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
2395 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
2396 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
2400 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
2401 @subsection Command line options
2404 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2411 Set the library root path (default=/)
2413 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2420 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2422 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2424 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2427 @node BSD User space emulator
2428 @section BSD User space emulator
2433 * BSD Command line options::
2437 @subsection BSD Status
2441 target Sparc64 on Sparc64: Some trivial programs work.
2444 @node BSD Quick Start
2445 @subsection Quick Start
2447 In order to launch a BSD process, QEMU needs the process executable
2448 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it.
2452 @item On Sparc64, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2456 qemu-sparc64 /bin/ls
2461 @node BSD Command line options
2462 @subsection Command line options
2465 usage: qemu-sparc64 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-bsd type] program [arguments...]
2472 Set the library root path (default=/)
2474 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2475 @item -ignore-environment
2476 Start with an empty environment. Without this option,
2477 the initial environment is a copy of the caller's environment.
2478 @item -E @var{var}=@var{value}
2479 Set environment @var{var} to @var{value}.
2481 Remove @var{var} from the environment.
2483 Set the type of the emulated BSD Operating system. Valid values are
2484 FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
2491 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2493 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2495 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2499 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2504 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2512 @subsection Compilation
2514 First you must decompress the sources:
2517 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2521 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2527 Then type as root user:
2531 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2537 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2538 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2539 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2542 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2543 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2544 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place and
2545 edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2546 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2548 @item Install the MinGW version of zlib and make sure
2549 @file{zlib.h} and @file{libz.dll.a} are in
2550 MinGW's default header and linker search paths.
2552 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2554 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2556 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2557 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2558 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2560 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
2561 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2562 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
2566 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2567 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2571 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2572 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2575 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2576 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2577 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place and
2578 edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2579 correct SDL directory when invoked. Set up the @code{PATH} environment
2580 variable so that @file{sdl-config} can be launched by
2581 the QEMU configuration script.
2583 @item Install the MinGW version of zlib and make sure
2584 @file{zlib.h} and @file{libz.dll.a} are in
2585 MinGW's default header and linker search paths.
2588 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2590 PATH=/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin:$PATH ./configure --cross-prefix='i686-pc-mingw32-'
2592 The example assumes @file{sdl-config} is installed under @file{/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin} and
2593 MinGW cross compilation tools have names like @file{i686-pc-mingw32-gcc} and @file{i686-pc-mingw32-strip}.
2594 We set the @code{PATH} environment variable to ensure the MinGW version of @file{sdl-config} is used and
2595 use --cross-prefix to specify the name of the cross compiler.
2596 You can also use --prefix to set the Win32 install path which defaults to @file{c:/Program Files/Qemu}.
2598 Under Fedora Linux, you can run:
2600 yum -y install mingw32-gcc mingw32-SDL mingw32-zlib
2602 to get a suitable cross compilation environment.
2604 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2605 @code{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} and @file{zlib1.dll} into the
2606 installation directory.
2610 Wine can be used to launch the resulting qemu.exe compiled for Win32.
2615 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2616 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary
2620 @section Make targets
2626 Make everything which is typically needed.
2635 Remove most files which were built during make.
2637 @item make distclean
2638 Remove everything which was built during make.
2644 Create documentation in dvi, html, info or pdf format.
2649 @item make defconfig
2650 (Re-)create some build configuration files.
2651 User made changes will be overwritten.
2662 QEMU is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard.
2664 QEMU is released under the GNU General Public License (TODO: add link).
2665 Parts of QEMU have specific licenses, see file LICENSE.
2667 TODO (refer to file LICENSE, include it, include the GPL?)
2681 @section Concept Index
2682 This is the main index. Should we combine all keywords in one index? TODO
2685 @node Function Index
2686 @section Function Index
2687 This index could be used for command line options and monitor functions.
2690 @node Keystroke Index
2691 @section Keystroke Index
2693 This is a list of all keystrokes which have a special function
2694 in system emulation.
2699 @section Program Index
2702 @node Data Type Index
2703 @section Data Type Index
2705 This index could be used for qdev device names and options.
2709 @node Variable Index
2710 @section Variable Index