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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("balloon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_balloon,
688 "-balloon none disable balloon device\n"
689 "-balloon virtio[,addr=str]\n"
690 " enable virtio balloon device (default)\n")
691 #endif
692 STEXI
693 @item -balloon none
694 Disable balloon device.
695 @item -balloon virtio[,addr=@var{addr}]
696 Enable virtio balloon device (default), optionally with PCI address
697 @var{addr}.
698 ETEXI
700 #ifdef TARGET_I386
701 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
702 "-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"
703 " ACPI table description\n")
704 #endif
705 STEXI
706 @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}]...]
707 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
708 ETEXI
710 #ifdef TARGET_I386
711 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
712 "-smbios file=binary\n"
713 " Load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
714 "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%%d.%%d]\n"
715 " Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
716 "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
717 " [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
718 " Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n")
719 #endif
720 STEXI
721 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
722 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
724 @item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
725 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
727 @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}]
728 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
729 ETEXI
731 #ifdef TARGET_I386
732 DEFHEADING()
733 #endif
734 STEXI
735 @end table
736 ETEXI
738 DEFHEADING(Network options:)
739 STEXI
740 @table @option
741 ETEXI
743 HXCOMM Legacy slirp options (now moved to -net user):
744 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
745 DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, "")
746 DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, "")
747 DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, "")
748 #ifndef _WIN32
749 DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, "")
750 #endif
751 #endif
753 DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
754 "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
755 " create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
756 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
757 "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,net=addr[/mask]][,host=addr][,restrict=y|n]\n"
758 " [,hostname=host][,dhcpstart=addr][,dns=addr][,tftp=dir][,bootfile=f]\n"
759 " [,hostfwd=rule][,guestfwd=rule]"
760 #ifndef _WIN32
761 "[,smb=dir[,smbserver=addr]]\n"
762 #endif
763 " connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n', configure its\n"
764 " DHCP server and enabled optional services\n"
765 #endif
766 #ifdef _WIN32
767 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str],ifname=name\n"
768 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n'\n"
769 #else
770 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]"
771 #ifdef TUNSETSNDBUF
772 "[,sndbuf=nbytes]"
773 #endif
774 "\n"
775 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the\n"
776 " network scripts 'file' (default=%s)\n"
777 " and 'dfile' (default=%s);\n"
778 " use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;\n"
779 " use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
780 #ifdef TUNSETSNDBUF
781 " use 'sndbuf=nbytes' to limit the size of the send buffer\n"
782 #endif
783 #endif
784 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
785 " connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
786 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]\n"
787 " connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
788 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
789 "-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
790 " connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
791 " on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
792 " Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
793 " ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
794 #endif
795 "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
796 " dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
797 "-net none use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option\n"
798 " is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n")
799 STEXI
800 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}][,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
801 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
802 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
803 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{mac}, the
804 device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards only),
805 and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.
806 Optionally, for PCI cards, you can specify the number @var{v} of MSI-X vectors
807 that the card should have; this option currently only affects virtio cards; set
808 @var{v} = 0 to disable MSI-X. If no @option{-net} option is specified, a single
809 NIC is created. Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
810 Valid values for @var{type} are
811 @code{virtio}, @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
812 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
813 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
814 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
815 for a list of available devices for your target.
817 @item -net user[,@var{option}][,@var{option}][,...]
818 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
819 privilege to run. Valid options are:
821 @table @code
822 @item vlan=@var{n}
823 Connect user mode stack to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default).
825 @item name=@var{name}
826 Assign symbolic name for use in monitor commands.
828 @item net=@var{addr}[/@var{mask}]
829 Set IP network address the guest will see. Optionally specify the netmask,
830 either in the form a.b.c.d or as number of valid top-most bits. Default is
831 10.0.2.0/8.
833 @item host=@var{addr}
834 Specify the guest-visible address of the host. Default is the 2nd IP in the
835 guest network, i.e. x.x.x.2.
837 @item restrict=y|yes|n|no
838 If this options is enabled, the guest will be isolated, i.e. it will not be
839 able to contact the host and no guest IP packets will be routed over the host
840 to the outside. This option does not affect explicitly set forwarding rule.
842 @item hostname=@var{name}
843 Specifies the client hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
845 @item dhcpstart=@var{addr}
846 Specify the first of the 16 IPs the built-in DHCP server can assign. Default
847 is the 16th to 31st IP in the guest network, i.e. x.x.x.16 to x.x.x.31.
849 @item dns=@var{addr}
850 Specify the guest-visible address of the virtual nameserver. The address must
851 be different from the host address. Default is the 3rd IP in the guest network,
852 i.e. x.x.x.3.
854 @item tftp=@var{dir}
855 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
856 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
857 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
858 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client).
860 @item bootfile=@var{file}
861 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
862 filename. In conjunction with @option{tftp}, this can be used to network boot
863 a guest from a local directory.
865 Example (using pxelinux):
866 @example
867 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -net user,tftp=/path/to/tftp/files,bootfile=/pxelinux.0
868 @end example
870 @item smb=@var{dir}[,smbserver=@var{addr}]
871 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
872 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
873 transparently. The IP address of the SMB server can be set to @var{addr}. By
874 default the 4th IP in the guest network is used, i.e. x.x.x.4.
876 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
877 @example
878 10.0.2.4 smbserver
879 @end example
880 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
881 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
883 Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
885 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
886 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd versions from
887 Red Hat 9, Fedora Core 3 and OpenSUSE 11.x.
889 @item hostfwd=[tcp|udp]:[@var{hostaddr}]:@var{hostport}-[@var{guestaddr}]:@var{guestport}
890 Redirect incoming TCP or UDP connections to the host port @var{hostport} to
891 the guest IP address @var{guestaddr} on guest port @var{guestport}. If
892 @var{guestaddr} is not specified, its value is x.x.x.15 (default first address
893 given by the built-in DHCP server). By specifying @var{hostaddr}, the rule can
894 be bound to a specific host interface. If no connection type is set, TCP is
895 used. This option can be given multiple times.
897 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
898 screen 0, use the following:
900 @example
901 # on the host
902 qemu -net user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:6001-:6000 [...]
903 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
904 xterm -display :1
905 @end example
907 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
908 the guest, use the following:
910 @example
911 # on the host
912 qemu -net user,hostfwd=tcp:5555::23 [...]
913 telnet localhost 5555
914 @end example
916 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
917 connect to the guest telnet server.
919 @item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{dev}
920 Forward guest TCP connections to the IP address @var{server} on port @var{port}
921 to the character device @var{dev}. This option can be given multiple times.
923 @end table
925 Note: Legacy stand-alone options -tftp, -bootp, -smb and -redir are still
926 processed and applied to -net user. Mixing them with the new configuration
927 syntax gives undefined results. Their use for new applications is discouraged
928 as they will be removed from future versions.
930 @item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}]
931 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}, use
932 the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
933 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
934 automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify
935 the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. The default network
936 configure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network
937 deconfigure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no}
938 or @option{downscript=no} to disable script execution. Example:
940 @example
941 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
942 @end example
944 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
945 @example
946 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
947 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
948 @end example
950 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
952 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
953 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
954 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
955 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
956 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
957 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
959 Example:
960 @example
961 # launch a first QEMU instance
962 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
963 -net socket,listen=:1234
964 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
965 # of the first instance
966 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
967 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
968 @end example
970 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
972 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
973 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
974 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
975 NOTES:
976 @enumerate
977 @item
978 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
979 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
980 @item
981 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
982 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
983 @item
984 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
985 @end enumerate
987 Example:
988 @example
989 # launch one QEMU instance
990 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
991 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
992 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
993 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
994 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
995 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
996 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
997 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
998 @end example
1000 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
1001 @example
1002 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
1003 # is UML's default)
1004 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1005 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
1006 # launch UML
1007 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
1008 @end example
1010 @item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
1011 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
1012 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
1013 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
1014 communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
1015 with vde support enabled.
1017 Example:
1018 @example
1019 # launch vde switch
1020 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
1021 # launch QEMU instance
1022 qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
1023 @end example
1025 @item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
1026 Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
1027 At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
1028 libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
1030 @item -net none
1031 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
1032 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
1033 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
1035 @end table
1036 ETEXI
1038 DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
1039 "\n" \
1040 "-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
1041 "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
1042 " use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
1043 "-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
1044 " emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
1045 "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
1046 " add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
1047 "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
1048 " emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n")
1049 STEXI
1050 Bluetooth(R) options:
1051 @table @option
1053 @item -bt hci[...]
1054 Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI. -bt options
1055 are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type. For
1056 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
1057 the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
1058 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
1059 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
1060 machines have none.
1062 @anchor{bt-hcis}
1063 The following three types are recognized:
1065 @table @code
1066 @item -bt hci,null
1067 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
1068 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
1070 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
1071 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
1072 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
1073 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
1074 capable systems like Linux.
1076 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1077 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
1078 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
1079 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
1080 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
1081 @end table
1083 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1084 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
1085 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
1086 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
1087 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
1088 be used as following:
1090 @example
1091 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
1092 @end example
1094 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
1095 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
1096 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
1097 currently:
1099 @table @code
1100 @item keyboard
1101 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
1102 @end table
1103 @end table
1104 ETEXI
1106 DEFHEADING()
1108 DEFHEADING(Linux/Multiboot boot specific:)
1109 STEXI
1111 When using these options, you can use a given Linux or Multiboot
1112 kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
1113 for easier testing of various kernels.
1115 @table @option
1116 ETEXI
1118 DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
1119 "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n")
1120 STEXI
1121 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
1122 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image. The kernel can be either a Linux kernel
1123 or in multiboot format.
1124 ETEXI
1126 DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
1127 "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n")
1128 STEXI
1129 @item -append @var{cmdline}
1130 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
1131 ETEXI
1133 DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
1134 "-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk\n")
1135 STEXI
1136 @item -initrd @var{file}
1137 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
1139 @item -initrd "@var{file1} arg=foo,@var{file2}"
1141 This syntax is only available with multiboot.
1143 Use @var{file1} and @var{file2} as modules and pass arg=foo as parameter to the
1144 first module.
1145 ETEXI
1147 STEXI
1148 @end table
1149 ETEXI
1151 DEFHEADING()
1153 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
1155 STEXI
1156 @table @option
1157 ETEXI
1159 DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
1160 "-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n")
1161 STEXI
1162 @item -serial @var{dev}
1163 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
1164 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
1165 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
1167 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
1168 ports.
1170 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
1172 Available character devices are:
1173 @table @code
1174 @item vc[:WxH]
1175 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
1176 @example
1177 vc:800x600
1178 @end example
1179 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
1180 @example
1181 vc:80Cx24C
1182 @end example
1183 @item pty
1184 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
1185 @item none
1186 No device is allocated.
1187 @item null
1188 void device
1189 @item /dev/XXX
1190 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
1191 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
1192 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
1193 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
1194 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
1195 @item file:@var{filename}
1196 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
1197 @item stdio
1198 [Unix only] standard input/output
1199 @item pipe:@var{filename}
1200 name pipe @var{filename}
1201 @item COM@var{n}
1202 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
1203 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
1204 This implements UDP Net Console.
1205 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
1206 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1207 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
1208 @item msmouse
1209 Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
1211 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
1212 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
1213 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
1214 will appear in the netconsole session.
1216 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
1217 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
1218 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
1219 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
1220 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
1221 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
1222 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
1223 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
1224 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
1225 @table @code
1226 @item Qemu Options:
1227 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
1228 @item netcat options:
1229 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
1230 @item telnet options:
1231 localhost 5555
1232 @end table
1234 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
1235 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
1236 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
1237 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
1238 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
1239 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
1240 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
1241 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
1242 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
1243 connect to the corresponding character device.
1244 @table @code
1245 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
1246 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1247 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
1248 -serial tcp::4444,server
1249 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
1250 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
1251 @end table
1253 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
1254 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
1255 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
1256 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
1257 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
1258 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
1259 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
1260 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
1262 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
1263 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
1264 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
1265 @var{path} is used for connections.
1267 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
1268 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
1269 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
1270 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
1271 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
1272 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
1273 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
1274 listening on port 4444 would be:
1275 @table @code
1276 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
1277 @end table
1279 @item braille
1280 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1281 or fake device.
1283 @end table
1284 ETEXI
1286 DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
1287 "-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n")
1288 STEXI
1289 @item -parallel @var{dev}
1290 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
1291 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
1292 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
1293 parallel port.
1295 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
1296 ports.
1298 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
1299 ETEXI
1301 DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
1302 "-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n")
1303 STEXI
1304 @item -monitor @var{dev}
1305 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
1306 serial port).
1307 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
1308 non graphical mode.
1309 ETEXI
1311 DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
1312 "-pidfile file write PID to 'file'\n")
1313 STEXI
1314 @item -pidfile @var{file}
1315 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
1316 from a script.
1317 ETEXI
1319 DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
1320 "-singlestep always run in singlestep mode\n")
1321 STEXI
1322 @item -singlestep
1323 Run the emulation in single step mode.
1324 ETEXI
1326 DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
1327 "-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n")
1328 STEXI
1329 @item -S
1330 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
1331 ETEXI
1333 DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
1334 "-gdb dev wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n")
1335 STEXI
1336 @item -gdb @var{dev}
1337 Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
1338 connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
1339 stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start qemu from
1340 within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
1341 @example
1342 (gdb) target remote | exec qemu -gdb stdio ...
1343 @end example
1344 ETEXI
1346 DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
1347 "-s shorthand for -gdb tcp::%s\n")
1348 STEXI
1349 @item -s
1350 Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
1351 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
1352 ETEXI
1354 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
1355 "-d item1,... output log to %s (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n")
1356 STEXI
1357 @item -d
1358 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
1359 ETEXI
1361 DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
1362 "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
1363 " force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
1364 " translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n")
1365 STEXI
1366 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
1367 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
1368 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
1369 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
1370 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
1371 images.
1372 ETEXI
1374 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
1375 "-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n")
1376 STEXI
1377 @item -L @var{path}
1378 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
1379 ETEXI
1381 DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
1382 "-bios file set the filename for the BIOS\n")
1383 STEXI
1384 @item -bios @var{file}
1385 Set the filename for the BIOS.
1386 ETEXI
1388 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1389 DEF("kernel-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_kernel_kqemu, \
1390 "-kernel-kqemu enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only)\n")
1391 #endif
1392 STEXI
1393 @item -kernel-kqemu
1394 Enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only).
1395 ETEXI
1397 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1398 DEF("no-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kqemu, \
1399 "-no-kqemu disable KQEMU kernel module usage\n")
1400 #endif
1401 STEXI
1402 @item -no-kqemu
1403 Disable KQEMU kernel module usage. KQEMU options are only available if
1404 KQEMU support is enabled when compiling.
1405 ETEXI
1407 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
1408 DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
1409 "-enable-kvm enable KVM full virtualization support\n")
1410 #endif
1411 STEXI
1412 @item -enable-kvm
1413 Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
1414 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
1415 ETEXI
1417 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
1418 DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
1419 "-xen-domid id specify xen guest domain id\n")
1420 DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
1421 "-xen-create create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
1422 " warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n")
1423 DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
1424 "-xen-attach attach to existing xen domain\n"
1425 " xend will use this when starting qemu\n")
1426 #endif
1428 DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
1429 "-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting\n")
1430 STEXI
1431 @item -no-reboot
1432 Exit instead of rebooting.
1433 ETEXI
1435 DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
1436 "-no-shutdown stop before shutdown\n")
1437 STEXI
1438 @item -no-shutdown
1439 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
1440 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
1441 disk image.
1442 ETEXI
1444 DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
1445 "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
1446 " start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n")
1447 STEXI
1448 @item -loadvm @var{file}
1449 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
1450 ETEXI
1452 #ifndef _WIN32
1453 DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
1454 "-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing\n")
1455 #endif
1456 STEXI
1457 @item -daemonize
1458 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
1459 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
1460 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
1461 to cope with initialization race conditions.
1462 ETEXI
1464 DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
1465 "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n")
1466 STEXI
1467 @item -option-rom @var{file}
1468 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
1469 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
1470 ETEXI
1472 DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
1473 "-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
1474 " To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n")
1475 STEXI
1476 @item -clock @var{method}
1477 Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
1478 are available use -clock ?.
1479 ETEXI
1481 DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, \
1482 "-localtime set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]\n")
1483 STEXI
1484 @item -localtime
1485 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
1486 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
1487 Windows.
1488 ETEXI
1490 DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, \
1491 "-startdate select initial date of the clock\n")
1492 STEXI
1494 @item -startdate @var{date}
1495 Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid formats for
1496 @var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
1497 @code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
1498 ETEXI
1500 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
1501 "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
1502 " enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
1503 " instruction\n")
1504 STEXI
1505 @item -icount [N|auto]
1506 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1507 instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1508 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1509 time within a few seconds of real time.
1511 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1512 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
1513 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
1514 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
1515 ETEXI
1517 DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
1518 "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
1519 " enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n")
1520 STEXI
1521 @item -watchdog @var{model}
1522 Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
1523 action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
1524 the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
1526 The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Choices
1527 for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
1528 watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
1529 controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
1530 watchdog. Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
1532 Use @code{-watchdog ?} to list available hardware models. Only one
1533 watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
1534 ETEXI
1536 DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
1537 "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
1538 " action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n")
1539 STEXI
1540 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
1542 The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
1543 expires.
1544 The default is
1545 @code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
1546 Other possible actions are:
1547 @code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
1548 @code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
1549 @code{pause} (pause the guest),
1550 @code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
1551 @code{none} (do nothing).
1553 Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
1554 to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
1555 situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
1556 @code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
1558 Examples:
1560 @table @code
1561 @item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
1562 @item -watchdog ib700
1563 @end table
1564 ETEXI
1566 DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
1567 "-echr chr set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n")
1568 STEXI
1570 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
1571 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
1572 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
1573 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
1574 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
1575 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
1576 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
1577 character to Control-t.
1578 @table @code
1579 @item -echr 0x14
1580 @item -echr 20
1581 @end table
1582 ETEXI
1584 DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
1585 "-virtioconsole c\n" \
1586 " set virtio console\n")
1587 STEXI
1588 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
1589 Set virtio console.
1590 ETEXI
1592 DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
1593 "-show-cursor show cursor\n")
1594 STEXI
1595 ETEXI
1597 DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
1598 "-tb-size n set TB size\n")
1599 STEXI
1600 ETEXI
1602 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
1603 "-incoming p prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n")
1604 STEXI
1605 ETEXI
1607 #ifndef _WIN32
1608 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
1609 "-chroot dir Chroot to dir just before starting the VM.\n")
1610 #endif
1611 STEXI
1612 @item -chroot dir
1613 Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
1614 directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
1615 ETEXI
1617 #ifndef _WIN32
1618 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
1619 "-runas user Change to user id user just before starting the VM.\n")
1620 #endif
1621 STEXI
1622 @item -runas user
1623 Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
1624 to the specified user.
1625 ETEXI
1627 STEXI
1628 @end table
1629 ETEXI
1631 #if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
1632 DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
1633 "-prom-env variable=value\n"
1634 " set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n")
1635 #endif
1636 #if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
1637 DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
1638 "-semihosting semihosting mode\n")
1639 #endif
1640 #if defined(TARGET_ARM)
1641 DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
1642 "-old-param old param mode\n")
1643 #endif