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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 " [,addr=A]\n"
96 " use 'file' as a drive image\n")
97 STEXI
98 @item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
100 Define a new drive. Valid options are:
102 @table @code
103 @item file=@var{file}
104 This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
105 this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
106 (for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
107 @item if=@var{interface}
108 This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
109 Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
110 @item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
111 These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
112 the unit id.
113 @item index=@var{index}
114 This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
115 of available connectors of a given interface type.
116 @item media=@var{media}
117 This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
118 @item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
119 These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
120 @item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
121 @var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
122 @item cache=@var{cache}
123 @var{cache} is "none", "writeback", or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
124 @item format=@var{format}
125 Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
126 the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
127 an untrusted format header.
128 @item serial=@var{serial}
129 This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
130 @item addr=@var{addr}
131 Specify the controller's PCI address (if=virtio only).
132 @end table
134 By default, writethrough caching is used for all block device. This means that
135 the host page cache will be used to read and write data but write notification
136 will be sent to the guest only when the data has been reported as written by
137 the storage subsystem.
139 Writeback caching will report data writes as completed as soon as the data is
140 present in the host page cache. This is safe as long as you trust your host.
141 If your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience data
142 corruption. When using the @option{-snapshot} option, writeback caching is
143 used by default.
145 The host page cache can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}. This will
146 attempt to do disk IO directly to the guests memory. QEMU may still perform
147 an internal copy of the data.
149 Some block drivers perform badly with @option{cache=writethrough}, most notably,
150 qcow2. If performance is more important than correctness,
151 @option{cache=writeback} should be used with qcow2. By default, if no explicit
152 caching is specified for a qcow2 disk image, @option{cache=writeback} will be
153 used. For all other disk types, @option{cache=writethrough} is the default.
155 Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
156 @example
157 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
158 @end example
160 Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
161 use:
162 @example
163 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
164 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
165 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
166 qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
167 @end example
169 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
170 @example
171 qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
172 @end example
174 If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
175 @example
176 qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
177 @end example
179 You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
180 @example
181 qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
182 @end example
184 Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
185 @example
186 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
187 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
188 @end example
190 By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
191 incremented:
192 @example
193 qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
194 @end example
195 is interpreted like:
196 @example
197 qemu -hda a -hdb b
198 @end example
199 ETEXI
201 DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
202 "-mtdblock file use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n")
203 STEXI
205 @item -mtdblock file
206 Use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image.
207 ETEXI
209 DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
210 "-sd file use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n")
211 STEXI
212 @item -sd file
213 Use 'file' as SecureDigital card image.
214 ETEXI
216 DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
217 "-pflash file use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n")
218 STEXI
219 @item -pflash file
220 Use 'file' as a parallel flash image.
221 ETEXI
223 DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
224 "-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)\n")
225 STEXI
226 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
227 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
228 is the default.
229 ETEXI
231 DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
232 "-snapshot write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n")
233 STEXI
234 @item -snapshot
235 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
236 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
237 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
238 ETEXI
240 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
241 "-m megs set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default=%d]\n")
242 STEXI
243 @item -m @var{megs}
244 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
245 a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
246 gigabytes respectively.
247 ETEXI
249 DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
250 "-k language use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n")
251 STEXI
252 @item -k @var{language}
254 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
255 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
256 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
257 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
258 hosts.
260 The available layouts are:
261 @example
262 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
263 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
264 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
265 @end example
267 The default is @code{en-us}.
268 ETEXI
271 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
272 DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
273 "-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n")
274 #endif
275 STEXI
276 @item -audio-help
278 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
279 parameters.
280 ETEXI
282 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
283 DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
284 "-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
285 " and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
286 " use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards\n"
287 " use -soundhw all to enable all of them\n")
288 #endif
289 STEXI
290 @item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
292 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
293 available sound hardware.
295 @example
296 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
297 qemu -soundhw es1370 disk.img
298 qemu -soundhw ac97 disk.img
299 qemu -soundhw all disk.img
300 qemu -soundhw ?
301 @end example
303 Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
304 require manually specifying clocking.
306 @example
307 modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
308 @end example
309 ETEXI
311 STEXI
312 @end table
313 ETEXI
315 DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
316 "-usb enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n")
317 STEXI
318 USB options:
319 @table @option
321 @item -usb
322 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
323 ETEXI
325 DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
326 "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n")
327 STEXI
329 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
330 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
332 @table @code
334 @item mouse
335 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
337 @item tablet
338 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
339 means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
340 mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
342 @item disk:[format=@var{format}]:file
343 Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
344 will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
345 format=raw to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
347 @item host:bus.addr
348 Pass through the host device identified by bus.addr (Linux only).
350 @item host:vendor_id:product_id
351 Pass through the host device identified by vendor_id:product_id (Linux only).
353 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
354 Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
355 available devices.
357 @item braille
358 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
359 or fake device.
361 @item net:options
362 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
364 @end table
365 ETEXI
367 DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
368 "-name string set the name of the guest\n")
369 STEXI
370 @item -name @var{name}
371 Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
372 This name will be displayed in the SDL window caption.
373 The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
374 ETEXI
376 DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
377 "-uuid %%08x-%%04x-%%04x-%%04x-%%012x\n"
378 " specify machine UUID\n")
379 STEXI
380 @item -uuid @var{uuid}
381 Set system UUID.
382 ETEXI
384 STEXI
385 @end table
386 ETEXI
388 DEFHEADING()
390 DEFHEADING(Display options:)
392 STEXI
393 @table @option
394 ETEXI
396 DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
397 "-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n")
398 STEXI
399 @item -nographic
401 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
402 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
403 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
404 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
405 with a serial console.
406 ETEXI
408 #ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
409 DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
410 "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n")
411 #endif
412 STEXI
413 @item -curses
415 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
416 QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
417 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
418 ETEXI
420 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
421 DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
422 "-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n")
423 #endif
424 STEXI
425 @item -no-frame
427 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
428 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
429 workspace more convenient.
430 ETEXI
432 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
433 DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
434 "-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n")
435 #endif
436 STEXI
437 @item -alt-grab
439 Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt).
440 ETEXI
442 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
443 DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
444 "-no-quit disable SDL window close capability\n")
445 #endif
446 STEXI
447 @item -no-quit
449 Disable SDL window close capability.
450 ETEXI
452 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
453 DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
454 "-sdl enable SDL\n")
455 #endif
456 STEXI
457 @item -sdl
459 Enable SDL.
460 ETEXI
462 DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
463 "-portrait rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n")
464 STEXI
465 @item -portrait
467 Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
468 ETEXI
470 DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
471 "-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|xenfb|none]\n"
472 " select video card type\n")
473 STEXI
474 @item -vga @var{type}
475 Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
476 @table @code
477 @item cirrus
478 Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
479 Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
480 performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
481 (This one is the default)
482 @item std
483 Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
484 supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
485 to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
486 this option.
487 @item vmware
488 VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
489 recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
490 card.
491 @item none
492 Disable VGA card.
493 @end table
494 ETEXI
496 DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
497 "-full-screen start in full screen\n")
498 STEXI
499 @item -full-screen
500 Start in full screen.
501 ETEXI
503 #if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)
504 DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
505 "-g WxH[xDEPTH] Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n")
506 #endif
507 STEXI
508 ETEXI
510 DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
511 "-vnc display start a VNC server on display\n")
512 STEXI
513 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
515 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
516 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
517 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
518 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
519 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
520 parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
521 syntax for the @var{display} is
523 @table @code
525 @item @var{host}:@var{d}
527 TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
528 By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
529 be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
531 @item @code{unix}:@var{path}
533 Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
534 location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
536 @item none
538 VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
539 can be used to later start the VNC server.
541 @end table
543 Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
544 separated by commas. Valid options are
546 @table @code
548 @item reverse
550 Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
551 client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
552 connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
553 is a TCP port number, not a display number.
555 @item password
557 Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
558 The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
559 @ref{pcsys_monitor}
561 @item tls
563 Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
564 uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
565 attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
566 @var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
568 @item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
570 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
571 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
572 to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
573 to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
574 this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
575 See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
577 @item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
579 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
580 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
581 to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
582 The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
583 and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
584 trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
585 to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
586 path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
587 be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
588 certificates.
590 @item sasl
592 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
593 The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
594 system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
595 is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
596 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
597 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
598 While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
599 it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
600 'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
601 ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
602 credentials. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on using
603 SASL authentication.
605 @item acl
607 Turn on access control lists for checking of the x509 client certificate
608 and SASL party. For x509 certs, the ACL check is made against the
609 certificate's distinguished name. This is something that looks like
610 @code{C=GB,O=ACME,L=Boston,CN=bob}. For SASL party, the ACL check is
611 made against the username, which depending on the SASL plugin, may
612 include a realm component, eg @code{bob} or @code{bob@@EXAMPLE.COM}.
613 When the @option{acl} flag is set, the initial access list will be
614 empty, with a @code{deny} policy. Thus no one will be allowed to
615 use the VNC server until the ACLs have been loaded. This can be
616 achieved using the @code{acl} monitor command.
618 @end table
619 ETEXI
621 STEXI
622 @end table
623 ETEXI
625 DEFHEADING()
627 #ifdef TARGET_I386
628 DEFHEADING(i386 target only:)
629 #endif
630 STEXI
631 @table @option
632 ETEXI
634 #ifdef TARGET_I386
635 DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
636 "-win2k-hack use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n")
637 #endif
638 STEXI
639 @item -win2k-hack
640 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
641 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
642 slows down the IDE transfers).
643 ETEXI
645 #ifdef TARGET_I386
646 DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack,
647 "-rtc-td-hack use it to fix time drift in Windows ACPI HAL\n")
648 #endif
649 STEXI
650 @item -rtc-td-hack
651 Use it if you experience time drift problem in Windows with ACPI HAL.
652 This option will try to figure out how many timer interrupts were not
653 processed by the Windows guest and will re-inject them.
654 ETEXI
656 #ifdef TARGET_I386
657 DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
658 "-no-fd-bootchk disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n")
659 #endif
660 STEXI
661 @item -no-fd-bootchk
662 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
663 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
664 ETEXI
666 #ifdef TARGET_I386
667 DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
668 "-no-acpi disable ACPI\n")
669 #endif
670 STEXI
671 @item -no-acpi
672 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
673 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
674 only).
675 ETEXI
677 #ifdef TARGET_I386
678 DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
679 "-no-hpet disable HPET\n")
680 #endif
681 STEXI
682 @item -no-hpet
683 Disable HPET support.
684 ETEXI
686 #ifdef TARGET_I386
687 DEF("no-virtio-balloon", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_virtio_balloon,
688 "-no-virtio-balloon disable virtio balloon device\n")
689 #endif
690 STEXI
691 @item -no-virtio-balloon
692 Disable virtio-balloon device.
693 ETEXI
695 #ifdef TARGET_I386
696 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
697 "-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"
698 " ACPI table description\n")
699 #endif
700 STEXI
701 @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}]...]
702 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
703 ETEXI
705 #ifdef TARGET_I386
706 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
707 "-smbios file=binary\n"
708 " Load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
709 "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%%d.%%d]\n"
710 " Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
711 "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
712 " [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
713 " Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n")
714 #endif
715 STEXI
716 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
717 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
719 @item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
720 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
722 @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}]
723 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
724 ETEXI
726 #ifdef TARGET_I386
727 DEFHEADING()
728 #endif
729 STEXI
730 @end table
731 ETEXI
733 DEFHEADING(Network options:)
734 STEXI
735 @table @option
736 ETEXI
738 DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
739 "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str]\n"
740 " create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
741 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
742 "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,hostname=host]\n"
743 " connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n' and send\n"
744 " hostname 'host' to DHCP clients\n"
745 #endif
746 #ifdef _WIN32
747 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str],ifname=name\n"
748 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n'\n"
749 #else
750 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
751 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the\n"
752 " network scripts 'file' (default=%s)\n"
753 " and 'dfile' (default=%s);\n"
754 " use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;\n"
755 " use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
756 #endif
757 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
758 " connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
759 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]\n"
760 " connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
761 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
762 "-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
763 " connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
764 " on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
765 " Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
766 " ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
767 #endif
768 "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
769 " dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
770 "-net none use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option\n"
771 " is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n")
772 STEXI
773 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}][,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}]
774 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
775 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
776 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{mac}, the
777 device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards only),
778 and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands. If no
779 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
780 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
781 Valid values for @var{type} are
782 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
783 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
784 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
785 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
786 for a list of available devices for your target.
788 @item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}][,name=@var{name}]
789 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
790 privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
791 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
793 @item -net channel,@var{port}:@var{dev}
794 Forward @option{user} TCP connection to port @var{port} to character device @var{dev}
796 @item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}]
797 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}, use
798 the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
799 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
800 automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify
801 the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. The default network
802 configure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network
803 deconfigure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no}
804 or @option{downscript=no} to disable script execution. Example:
806 @example
807 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
808 @end example
810 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
811 @example
812 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
813 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
814 @end example
816 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
818 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
819 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
820 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
821 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
822 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
823 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
825 Example:
826 @example
827 # launch a first QEMU instance
828 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
829 -net socket,listen=:1234
830 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
831 # of the first instance
832 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
833 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
834 @end example
836 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
838 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
839 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
840 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
841 NOTES:
842 @enumerate
843 @item
844 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
845 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
846 @item
847 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
848 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
849 @item
850 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
851 @end enumerate
853 Example:
854 @example
855 # launch one QEMU instance
856 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
857 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
858 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
859 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
860 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
861 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
862 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
863 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
864 @end example
866 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
867 @example
868 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
869 # is UML's default)
870 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
871 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
872 # launch UML
873 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
874 @end example
876 @item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
877 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
878 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
879 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
880 communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
881 with vde support enabled.
883 Example:
884 @example
885 # launch vde switch
886 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
887 # launch QEMU instance
888 qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
889 @end example
891 @item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
892 Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
893 At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
894 libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
896 @item -net none
897 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
898 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
899 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
900 ETEXI
902 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
903 DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, \
904 "-tftp dir allow tftp access to files in dir [-net user]\n")
905 #endif
906 STEXI
907 @item -tftp @var{dir}
908 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
909 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
910 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
911 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
912 usual 10.0.2.2.
913 ETEXI
915 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
916 DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, \
917 "-bootp file advertise file in BOOTP replies\n")
918 #endif
919 STEXI
920 @item -bootp @var{file}
921 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
922 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
923 a guest from a local directory.
925 Example (using pxelinux):
926 @example
927 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
928 @end example
929 ETEXI
931 #ifndef _WIN32
932 DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, \
933 "-smb dir allow SMB access to files in 'dir' [-net user]\n")
934 #endif
935 STEXI
936 @item -smb @var{dir}
937 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
938 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
939 transparently.
941 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
942 @example
943 10.0.2.4 smbserver
944 @end example
945 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
946 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
948 Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
950 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
951 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
952 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
953 ETEXI
955 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
956 DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, \
957 "-redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port\n" \
958 " redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest [-net user]\n")
959 #endif
960 STEXI
961 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
963 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
964 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
965 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
966 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
967 built-in DHCP server). If no connection type is specified, TCP is used.
969 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
970 screen 0, use the following:
972 @example
973 # on the host
974 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
975 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
976 xterm -display :1
977 @end example
979 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
980 the guest, use the following:
982 @example
983 # on the host
984 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
985 telnet localhost 5555
986 @end example
988 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
989 connect to the guest telnet server.
991 @end table
992 ETEXI
994 DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
995 "\n" \
996 "-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
997 "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
998 " use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
999 "-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
1000 " emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
1001 "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
1002 " add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
1003 "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
1004 " emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n")
1005 STEXI
1006 Bluetooth(R) options:
1007 @table @option
1009 @item -bt hci[...]
1010 Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI. -bt options
1011 are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type. For
1012 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
1013 the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
1014 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
1015 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
1016 machines have none.
1018 @anchor{bt-hcis}
1019 The following three types are recognized:
1021 @table @code
1022 @item -bt hci,null
1023 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
1024 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
1026 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
1027 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
1028 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
1029 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
1030 capable systems like Linux.
1032 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1033 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
1034 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
1035 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
1036 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
1037 @end table
1039 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1040 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
1041 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
1042 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
1043 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
1044 be used as following:
1046 @example
1047 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
1048 @end example
1050 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
1051 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
1052 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
1053 currently:
1055 @table @code
1056 @item keyboard
1057 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
1058 @end table
1059 @end table
1060 ETEXI
1062 DEFHEADING()
1064 DEFHEADING(Linux boot specific:)
1065 STEXI
1066 When using these options, you can use a given
1067 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
1068 for easier testing of various kernels.
1070 @table @option
1071 ETEXI
1073 DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
1074 "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n")
1075 STEXI
1076 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
1077 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
1078 ETEXI
1080 DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
1081 "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n")
1082 STEXI
1083 @item -append @var{cmdline}
1084 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
1085 ETEXI
1087 DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
1088 "-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk\n")
1089 STEXI
1090 @item -initrd @var{file}
1091 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
1092 ETEXI
1094 STEXI
1095 @end table
1096 ETEXI
1098 DEFHEADING()
1100 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
1102 STEXI
1103 @table @option
1104 ETEXI
1106 DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
1107 "-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n")
1108 STEXI
1109 @item -serial @var{dev}
1110 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
1111 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
1112 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
1114 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
1115 ports.
1117 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
1119 Available character devices are:
1120 @table @code
1121 @item vc[:WxH]
1122 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
1123 @example
1124 vc:800x600
1125 @end example
1126 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
1127 @example
1128 vc:80Cx24C
1129 @end example
1130 @item pty
1131 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
1132 @item none
1133 No device is allocated.
1134 @item null
1135 void device
1136 @item /dev/XXX
1137 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
1138 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
1139 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
1140 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
1141 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
1142 @item file:@var{filename}
1143 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
1144 @item stdio
1145 [Unix only] standard input/output
1146 @item pipe:@var{filename}
1147 name pipe @var{filename}
1148 @item COM@var{n}
1149 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
1150 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
1151 This implements UDP Net Console.
1152 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
1153 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1154 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
1155 @item msmouse
1156 Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
1158 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
1159 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
1160 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
1161 will appear in the netconsole session.
1163 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
1164 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
1165 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
1166 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
1167 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
1168 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
1169 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
1170 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
1171 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
1172 @table @code
1173 @item Qemu Options:
1174 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
1175 @item netcat options:
1176 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
1177 @item telnet options:
1178 localhost 5555
1179 @end table
1181 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
1182 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
1183 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
1184 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
1185 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
1186 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
1187 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
1188 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
1189 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
1190 connect to the corresponding character device.
1191 @table @code
1192 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
1193 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1194 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
1195 -serial tcp::4444,server
1196 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
1197 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
1198 @end table
1200 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
1201 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
1202 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
1203 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
1204 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
1205 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
1206 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
1207 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
1209 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
1210 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
1211 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
1212 @var{path} is used for connections.
1214 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
1215 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
1216 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
1217 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
1218 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
1219 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
1220 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
1221 listening on port 4444 would be:
1222 @table @code
1223 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
1224 @end table
1226 @item braille
1227 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1228 or fake device.
1230 @end table
1231 ETEXI
1233 DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
1234 "-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n")
1235 STEXI
1236 @item -parallel @var{dev}
1237 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
1238 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
1239 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
1240 parallel port.
1242 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
1243 ports.
1245 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
1246 ETEXI
1248 DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
1249 "-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n")
1250 STEXI
1251 @item -monitor @var{dev}
1252 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
1253 serial port).
1254 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
1255 non graphical mode.
1256 ETEXI
1258 DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
1259 "-pidfile file write PID to 'file'\n")
1260 STEXI
1261 @item -pidfile @var{file}
1262 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
1263 from a script.
1264 ETEXI
1266 DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
1267 "-singlestep always run in singlestep mode\n")
1268 STEXI
1269 @item -singlestep
1270 Run the emulation in single step mode.
1271 ETEXI
1273 DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
1274 "-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n")
1275 STEXI
1276 @item -S
1277 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
1278 ETEXI
1280 DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
1281 "-gdb dev wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n")
1282 STEXI
1283 @item -gdb @var{dev}
1284 Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
1285 connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
1286 stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start qemu from
1287 within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
1288 @example
1289 (gdb) target remote | exec qemu -gdb stdio ...
1290 @end example
1291 ETEXI
1293 DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
1294 "-s shorthand for -gdb tcp::%s\n")
1295 STEXI
1296 @item -s
1297 Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
1298 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
1299 ETEXI
1301 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
1302 "-d item1,... output log to %s (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n")
1303 STEXI
1304 @item -d
1305 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
1306 ETEXI
1308 DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
1309 "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
1310 " force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
1311 " translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n")
1312 STEXI
1313 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
1314 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
1315 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
1316 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
1317 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
1318 images.
1319 ETEXI
1321 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
1322 "-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n")
1323 STEXI
1324 @item -L @var{path}
1325 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
1326 ETEXI
1328 DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
1329 "-bios file set the filename for the BIOS\n")
1330 STEXI
1331 @item -bios @var{file}
1332 Set the filename for the BIOS.
1333 ETEXI
1335 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1336 DEF("kernel-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_kernel_kqemu, \
1337 "-kernel-kqemu enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only)\n")
1338 #endif
1339 STEXI
1340 @item -kernel-kqemu
1341 Enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only).
1342 ETEXI
1344 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1345 DEF("no-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kqemu, \
1346 "-no-kqemu disable KQEMU kernel module usage\n")
1347 #endif
1348 STEXI
1349 @item -no-kqemu
1350 Disable KQEMU kernel module usage. KQEMU options are only available if
1351 KQEMU support is enabled when compiling.
1352 ETEXI
1354 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
1355 DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
1356 "-enable-kvm enable KVM full virtualization support\n")
1357 #endif
1358 STEXI
1359 @item -enable-kvm
1360 Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
1361 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
1362 ETEXI
1364 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
1365 DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
1366 "-xen-domid id specify xen guest domain id\n")
1367 DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
1368 "-xen-create create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
1369 " warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n")
1370 DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
1371 "-xen-attach attach to existing xen domain\n"
1372 " xend will use this when starting qemu\n")
1373 #endif
1375 DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
1376 "-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting\n")
1377 STEXI
1378 @item -no-reboot
1379 Exit instead of rebooting.
1380 ETEXI
1382 DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
1383 "-no-shutdown stop before shutdown\n")
1384 STEXI
1385 @item -no-shutdown
1386 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
1387 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
1388 disk image.
1389 ETEXI
1391 DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
1392 "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
1393 " start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n")
1394 STEXI
1395 @item -loadvm @var{file}
1396 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
1397 ETEXI
1399 #ifndef _WIN32
1400 DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
1401 "-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing\n")
1402 #endif
1403 STEXI
1404 @item -daemonize
1405 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
1406 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
1407 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
1408 to cope with initialization race conditions.
1409 ETEXI
1411 DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
1412 "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n")
1413 STEXI
1414 @item -option-rom @var{file}
1415 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
1416 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
1417 ETEXI
1419 DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
1420 "-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
1421 " To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n")
1422 STEXI
1423 @item -clock @var{method}
1424 Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
1425 are available use -clock ?.
1426 ETEXI
1428 DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, \
1429 "-localtime set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]\n")
1430 STEXI
1431 @item -localtime
1432 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
1433 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
1434 Windows.
1435 ETEXI
1437 DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, \
1438 "-startdate select initial date of the clock\n")
1439 STEXI
1441 @item -startdate @var{date}
1442 Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid formats for
1443 @var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
1444 @code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
1445 ETEXI
1447 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
1448 "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
1449 " enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
1450 " instruction\n")
1451 STEXI
1452 @item -icount [N|auto]
1453 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1454 instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1455 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1456 time within a few seconds of real time.
1458 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1459 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
1460 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
1461 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
1462 ETEXI
1464 DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
1465 "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
1466 " enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n")
1467 STEXI
1468 @item -watchdog @var{model}
1469 Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
1470 action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
1471 the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
1473 The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Choices
1474 for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
1475 watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
1476 controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
1477 watchdog. Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
1479 Use @code{-watchdog ?} to list available hardware models. Only one
1480 watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
1481 ETEXI
1483 DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
1484 "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
1485 " action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n")
1486 STEXI
1487 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
1489 The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
1490 expires.
1491 The default is
1492 @code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
1493 Other possible actions are:
1494 @code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
1495 @code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
1496 @code{pause} (pause the guest),
1497 @code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
1498 @code{none} (do nothing).
1500 Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
1501 to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
1502 situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
1503 @code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
1505 Examples:
1507 @table @code
1508 @item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
1509 @item -watchdog ib700
1510 @end table
1511 ETEXI
1513 DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
1514 "-echr chr set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n")
1515 STEXI
1517 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
1518 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
1519 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
1520 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
1521 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
1522 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
1523 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
1524 character to Control-t.
1525 @table @code
1526 @item -echr 0x14
1527 @item -echr 20
1528 @end table
1529 ETEXI
1531 DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
1532 "-virtioconsole c\n" \
1533 " set virtio console\n")
1534 STEXI
1535 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
1536 Set virtio console.
1537 ETEXI
1539 DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
1540 "-show-cursor show cursor\n")
1541 STEXI
1542 ETEXI
1544 DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
1545 "-tb-size n set TB size\n")
1546 STEXI
1547 ETEXI
1549 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
1550 "-incoming p prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n")
1551 STEXI
1552 ETEXI
1554 #ifndef _WIN32
1555 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
1556 "-chroot dir Chroot to dir just before starting the VM.\n")
1557 #endif
1558 STEXI
1559 @item -chroot dir
1560 Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
1561 directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
1562 ETEXI
1564 #ifndef _WIN32
1565 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
1566 "-runas user Change to user id user just before starting the VM.\n")
1567 #endif
1568 STEXI
1569 @item -runas user
1570 Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
1571 to the specified user.
1572 ETEXI
1574 STEXI
1575 @end table
1576 ETEXI
1578 #if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
1579 DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
1580 "-prom-env variable=value\n"
1581 " set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n")
1582 #endif
1583 #if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
1584 DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
1585 "-semihosting semihosting mode\n")
1586 #endif
1587 #if defined(TARGET_ARM)
1588 DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
1589 "-old-param old param mode\n")
1590 #endif