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4 @settitle QEMU Emulator User Documentation
12 @center @titlefont{QEMU Emulator}
14 @center @titlefont{User Documentation}
26 * QEMU PC System emulator::
27 * QEMU System emulator for non PC targets::
28 * QEMU User space emulator::
29 * compilation:: Compilation from the sources
40 * intro_features:: Features
46 QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to
47 achieve good emulation speed.
49 QEMU has two operating modes:
54 Full system emulation. In this mode, QEMU emulates a full system (for
55 example a PC), including one or several processors and various
56 peripherals. It can be used to launch different Operating Systems
57 without rebooting the PC or to debug system code.
60 User mode emulation. In this mode, QEMU can launch
61 processes compiled for one CPU on another CPU. It can be used to
62 launch the Wine Windows API emulator (@url{http://www.winehq.org}) or
63 to ease cross-compilation and cross-debugging.
67 QEMU can run without an host kernel driver and yet gives acceptable
70 For system emulation, the following hardware targets are supported:
72 @item PC (x86 or x86_64 processor)
73 @item ISA PC (old style PC without PCI bus)
74 @item PREP (PowerPC processor)
75 @item G3 BW PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
76 @item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
77 @item Sun4m (32-bit Sparc processor)
78 @item Sun4u (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
79 @item Malta board (32-bit MIPS processor)
80 @item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM926E, 1026E or 946E processor)
81 @item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM926E)
82 @item ARM RealView Emulation baseboard (ARM926EJ-S)
83 @item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi and Terrier PDAs (PXA270 processor)
84 @item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
85 @item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
88 For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
93 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
96 * install_linux:: Linux
97 * install_windows:: Windows
98 * install_mac:: Macintosh
104 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
105 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
107 @node install_windows
110 Download the experimental binary installer at
111 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
116 Download the experimental binary installer at
117 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
119 @node QEMU PC System emulator
120 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
123 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
124 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
125 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
127 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
128 * disk_images:: Disk Images
129 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
130 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
131 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
132 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
133 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
136 @node pcsys_introduction
137 @section Introduction
139 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
141 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
142 following peripherals:
146 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
148 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
149 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
151 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
153 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
157 PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
161 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
163 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
165 Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
167 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
170 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
172 Note that adlib is only available when QEMU was configured with
175 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
178 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
182 @node pcsys_quickstart
185 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
191 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
197 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
198 usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
203 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0.
208 Select the emulated machine (@code{-M ?} for list)
212 Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
213 use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
219 Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
222 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and and
223 @option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
224 using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
226 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
227 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
231 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
232 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
233 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
236 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
237 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
240 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MB.
243 Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
248 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
249 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
250 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
251 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
252 with a serial console.
256 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
257 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
258 workspace more convenient.
262 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
263 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
264 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
265 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
266 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
267 option to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us.
269 @var{display} may be in the form @var{interface:d}, in which case connections
270 will only be allowed from @var{interface} on display @var{d}. Optionally,
271 @var{interface} can be omitted. @var{display} can also be in the form
272 @var{unix:path} where @var{path} is the location of a unix socket to listen for
278 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
279 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
280 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
281 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
284 The available layouts are:
286 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
287 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
288 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
291 The default is @code{en-us}.
295 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
298 @item -soundhw card1,card2,... or -soundhw all
300 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
301 available sound hardware.
304 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib hda
305 qemu -soundhw es1370 hda
306 qemu -soundhw all hda
311 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
312 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
316 Start in full screen.
319 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
323 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
324 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
325 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
326 to cope with initialization race conditions.
329 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
330 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
331 slows down the IDE transfers).
333 @item -option-rom file
334 Load the contents of file as an option ROM. This option is useful to load
335 things like EtherBoot.
338 Sets the name of the guest. This name will be display in the SDL window
339 caption. The name will also be used for the VNC server.
347 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
349 @item -usbdevice devname
350 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
357 @item -net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
358 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
359 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
360 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed. If no
361 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
362 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
363 Valid values for @var{type} are
364 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
365 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
366 @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
367 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
368 for a list of available devices for your target.
370 @item -net user[,vlan=n][,hostname=name]
371 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
372 privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
373 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
375 @item -net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file]
376 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n} and
377 use the network script @var{file} to configure it. The default
378 network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. Use @option{script=no} to
379 disable script execution. If @var{name} is not
380 provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd=h} can be
381 used to specify the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. Example:
384 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
387 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
389 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
390 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
394 @item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
396 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
397 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
398 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
399 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
400 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd=h}
401 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
405 # launch a first QEMU instance
406 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
407 -net socket,listen=:1234
408 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
409 # of the first instance
410 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
411 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
414 @item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
416 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
417 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
418 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
422 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
423 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
425 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
426 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
428 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
433 # launch one QEMU instance
434 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
435 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
436 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
437 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
438 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
439 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
440 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
441 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
444 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
446 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
448 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
449 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
451 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
455 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
456 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
457 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
460 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
461 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
462 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
463 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
467 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
468 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
469 a guest from a local directory.
471 Example (using pxelinux):
473 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
477 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
478 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{dir}
481 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
485 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
486 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
488 Then @file{dir} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
490 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
491 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
492 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
494 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
496 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
497 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
498 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
499 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
500 built-in DHCP server).
502 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
503 screen 0, use the following:
507 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
508 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
512 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
513 the guest, use the following:
517 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
518 telnet localhost 5555
521 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
522 connect to the guest telnet server.
526 Linux boot specific: When using these options, you can use a given
527 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
528 for easier testing of various kernels.
532 @item -kernel bzImage
533 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
535 @item -append cmdline
536 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
539 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
543 Debug/Expert options:
547 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
548 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
549 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
551 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
554 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
556 Available character devices are:
561 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
563 No device is allocated.
567 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
568 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
570 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
571 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
573 Write output to filename. No character can be read.
575 [Unix only] standard input/output
577 name pipe @var{filename}
579 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
580 @item udp:[remote_host]:remote_port[@@[src_ip]:src_port]
581 This implements UDP Net Console. When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified they default to @code{0.0.0.0}. When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
583 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
584 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
585 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
586 will appear in the netconsole session.
588 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
589 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
590 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
591 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
592 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
593 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
594 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
595 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
596 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
599 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
600 @item netcat options:
601 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
602 @item telnet options:
607 @item tcp:[host]:port[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
608 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
609 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
610 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
611 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
612 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
613 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
614 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
615 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
616 connect to the corresponding character device.
618 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
619 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
620 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
621 -serial tcp::4444,server
622 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
623 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
626 @item telnet:host:port[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
627 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
628 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
629 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
630 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
631 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
632 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
633 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
635 @item unix:path[,server][,nowait]
636 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
637 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
638 @var{path} is used for connections.
641 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
642 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
643 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
644 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
645 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
646 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
647 listening on port 4444 would be:
649 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
655 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
656 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
657 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
660 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
663 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
666 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
668 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
671 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
672 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
673 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
674 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
675 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
676 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
677 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
678 character to Control-t.
685 Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
687 Change gdb connection port. @var{port} can be either a decimal number
688 to specify a TCP port, or a host device (same devices as the serial port).
690 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
692 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
693 @item -hdachs c,h,s,[,t]
694 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
695 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
696 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
697 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
701 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
704 Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is
705 Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA). If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0
706 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high
707 resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option.
710 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
711 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
715 Exit instead of rebooting.
718 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
721 Enable semihosting syscall emulation (ARM and M68K target machines only).
723 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
724 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
726 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
727 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
737 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
743 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
746 Target system display
754 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
757 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
758 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
760 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
761 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
769 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
771 toggle console timestamps
773 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
775 Switch between console and monitor
784 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
785 user mode emulator invocation.
795 @section QEMU Monitor
797 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
798 emulator. You can use it to:
803 Remove or insert removable media images
804 (such as CD-ROM or floppies)
807 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
810 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
816 The following commands are available:
820 @item help or ? [cmd]
821 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
824 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used)
826 @item info subcommand
827 show various information about the system state
831 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
833 show the block devices
835 show the cpu registers
837 show the command line history
839 show emulated PCI device
841 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
843 show all USB host devices
845 show information about active capturing
847 show list of VM snapshots
849 show which guest mouse is receiving events
855 @item eject [-f] device
856 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
858 @item change device filename
859 Change a removable medium.
861 @item screendump filename
862 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
864 @item mouse_move dx dy [dz]
865 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
866 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
868 @item mouse_button val
869 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
871 @item mouse_set index
872 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
878 @item wavcapture filename [frequency [bits [channels]]]
879 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
880 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
884 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
886 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
889 @item stopcapture index
890 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
895 @item log item1[,...]
896 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
898 @item savevm [tag|id]
899 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
900 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
901 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
905 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
906 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
909 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
917 @item gdbserver [port]
918 Start gdbserver session (default port=1234)
921 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
924 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
926 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
927 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
931 is the number of items to be dumped.
934 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
935 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
938 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
939 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
940 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
947 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
952 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
953 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
955 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
963 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
965 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
966 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
967 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
968 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
969 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
970 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
971 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
972 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
973 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
974 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
975 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
979 @item p or print/fmt expr
981 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
986 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. Use @code{-} to press several keys
987 simultaneously. Example:
992 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
993 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
999 @item usb_add devname
1001 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
1004 @item usb_del devname
1006 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
1007 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
1008 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
1012 @subsection Integer expressions
1014 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
1015 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
1016 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
1019 @section Disk Images
1021 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
1022 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
1023 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
1024 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
1028 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
1029 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
1030 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
1031 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
1032 * host_drives:: Using host drives
1033 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
1036 @node disk_images_quickstart
1037 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
1039 You can create a disk image with the command:
1041 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
1043 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
1044 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
1045 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
1047 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
1049 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
1050 @subsection Snapshot mode
1052 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
1053 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
1054 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
1055 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
1056 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
1059 @subsection VM snapshots
1061 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
1062 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
1063 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
1064 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
1065 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
1067 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
1068 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
1069 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
1071 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
1072 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
1073 with their associated information:
1076 (qemu) info snapshots
1077 Snapshot devices: hda
1078 Snapshot list (from hda):
1079 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
1080 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
1081 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
1082 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
1085 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
1086 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
1087 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
1088 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
1089 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
1090 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
1091 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
1092 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
1095 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
1096 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
1097 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
1099 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
1102 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
1103 inserted after a snapshot is done.
1105 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
1106 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
1109 @node qemu_img_invocation
1110 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
1112 @include qemu-img.texi
1115 @subsection Using host drives
1117 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
1118 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
1120 @subsubsection Linux
1122 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
1123 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
1124 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
1125 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
1129 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
1130 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
1131 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
1133 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
1134 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
1135 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
1136 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
1138 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
1139 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
1140 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
1141 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
1142 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
1143 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
1146 @subsubsection Windows
1150 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
1151 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
1152 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
1154 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1155 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1156 change or eject media.
1158 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDriveN}
1159 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
1161 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
1162 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
1163 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
1164 modifications are written in a temporary file).
1168 @subsubsection Mac OS X
1170 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
1172 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1173 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1174 change or eject media.
1176 @node disk_images_fat_images
1177 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
1179 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
1180 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
1183 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
1186 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
1187 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
1188 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
1190 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
1193 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
1196 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
1200 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
1203 What you should @emph{never} do:
1205 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
1206 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
1207 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
1208 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
1212 @section Network emulation
1214 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
1215 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
1216 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
1217 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
1218 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
1219 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
1224 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
1225 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
1226 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
1229 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
1231 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
1232 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
1233 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
1235 @subsubsection Linux host
1237 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
1238 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
1239 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
1240 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
1241 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
1242 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
1244 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
1245 TAP network interfaces.
1247 @subsubsection Windows host
1249 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
1250 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
1251 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
1252 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
1254 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
1256 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
1257 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
1258 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
1259 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
1263 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
1266 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
1268 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
1271 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
1272 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
1273 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
1274 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
1276 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
1277 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
1278 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
1280 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
1281 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
1284 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
1287 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
1288 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
1289 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
1291 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
1293 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
1294 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
1297 @node direct_linux_boot
1298 @section Direct Linux Boot
1300 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1301 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
1306 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
1309 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1310 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1311 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1313 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1314 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1317 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1318 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1319 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1321 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1322 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
1325 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1326 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1329 @section USB emulation
1331 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1332 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1333 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
1334 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
1338 * host_usb_devices::
1341 @subsection Connecting USB devices
1343 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1344 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
1348 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1350 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
1351 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1352 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1353 @item @code{disk:file}
1354 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
1355 @item @code{host:bus.addr}
1356 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1358 @item @code{host:vendor_id:product_id}
1359 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1361 @item @code{wacom-tablet}
1362 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1363 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1364 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
1365 @item @code{keyboard}
1366 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
1369 @node host_usb_devices
1370 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1372 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1373 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1374 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1377 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1378 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1379 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1380 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1382 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1388 @item Since only root can access to the USB devices directly, you can either launch QEMU as root or change the permissions of the USB devices you want to use. For testing, the following suffices:
1390 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1393 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1396 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1397 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1399 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1400 hubs, it won't work).
1402 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1404 usb_add host:1234:5678
1407 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1408 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1410 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1414 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1415 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1420 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1421 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1423 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1426 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1427 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1428 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1429 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1432 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1437 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1439 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1442 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1447 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1451 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1453 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1455 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1456 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1459 @node pcsys_os_specific
1460 @section Target OS specific information
1464 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1465 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1466 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1468 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1469 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1470 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1471 cannot simulate exactly.
1473 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1474 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1475 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1476 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
1477 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1481 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1482 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1484 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1486 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1487 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1488 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1489 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1491 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1492 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1493 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1494 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1496 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1498 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1499 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1500 idle. You can install the utility from
1501 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1502 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1504 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1506 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1507 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1508 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1509 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1512 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1514 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1515 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1516 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1518 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1519 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1520 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1521 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1522 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1523 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1525 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1527 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1529 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1531 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1534 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1535 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1538 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1539 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1540 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1541 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1542 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1544 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1546 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1548 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1549 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1550 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1553 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1554 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1556 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1557 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1558 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
1561 * QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
1562 * Sparc32 System emulator::
1563 * Sparc64 System emulator::
1564 * MIPS System emulator::
1565 * ARM System emulator::
1566 * ColdFire System emulator::
1569 @node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1570 @section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1572 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1573 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1575 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1581 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1583 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1589 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1592 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1598 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1600 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1604 NE2000 network adapters
1608 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1610 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1613 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1614 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1616 @c man begin OPTIONS
1618 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1622 @item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
1624 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1631 More information is available at
1632 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1634 @node Sparc32 System emulator
1635 @section Sparc32 System emulator
1637 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a SparcStation 5
1638 or SparcStation 10 (sun4m architecture). The emulation is somewhat complete.
1640 QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals:
1648 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1650 Non Volatile RAM M48T08
1652 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1653 and power/reset logic
1655 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1659 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
1662 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture.
1664 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1665 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1666 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1667 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1669 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1670 the QEMU web site. Please note that currently NetBSD, OpenBSD or
1671 Solaris kernels don't work.
1673 @c man begin OPTIONS
1675 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
1679 @item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
1681 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
1682 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
1684 @item -prom-env string
1686 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1689 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1690 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1693 @item -M [SS-5|SS-10]
1695 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
1701 @node Sparc64 System emulator
1702 @section Sparc64 System emulator
1704 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u machine.
1705 The emulator is not usable for anything yet.
1707 QEMU emulates the following sun4u peripherals:
1711 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1713 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1715 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1717 PC-compatible serial ports
1720 @node MIPS System emulator
1721 @section MIPS System emulator
1723 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-mips} to simulate a MIPS machine.
1724 Three different machine types are emulated:
1728 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
1730 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
1732 An ACER Pica "pica61"
1735 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
1736 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
1743 PC style serial port
1750 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
1754 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galilleo system controller
1756 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
1758 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
1760 PCnet32 PCI network card
1762 Malta FPGA serial device
1764 Cirrus VGA graphics card
1767 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
1773 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
1780 @node ARM System emulator
1781 @section ARM System emulator
1783 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1784 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1789 ARM926E, ARM1026E or ARM946E CPU
1793 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1795 PL110 LCD controller
1797 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1799 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1802 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1808 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1812 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1814 PL110 LCD controller
1816 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1818 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1819 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1820 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
1821 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
1822 mapped control registers.
1824 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1826 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1828 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1831 The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1837 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
1841 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1843 PL110 LCD controller
1845 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
1849 PCI OHCI USB controller
1851 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
1853 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1856 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
1857 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
1861 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
1865 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
1867 On-chip OHCI USB controller
1869 On-chip LCD controller
1871 On-chip Real Time Clock
1873 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
1875 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
1877 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
1879 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
1883 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
1886 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
1887 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
1889 @node ColdFire System emulator
1890 @section ColdFire System emulator
1892 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
1893 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
1895 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
1899 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
1901 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
1903 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
1906 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
1910 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
1915 @node QEMU User space emulator
1916 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
1919 * Supported Operating Systems ::
1920 * Linux User space emulator::
1921 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
1924 @node Supported Operating Systems
1925 @section Supported Operating Systems
1927 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
1931 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
1933 Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
1936 @node Linux User space emulator
1937 @section Linux User space emulator
1942 * Command line options::
1947 @subsection Quick Start
1949 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
1950 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
1954 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
1958 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1961 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
1964 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
1965 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
1968 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1971 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
1972 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
1973 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
1976 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
1979 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
1982 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
1984 You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
1985 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
1986 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
1989 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
1991 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
1992 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
1998 @subsection Wine launch
2002 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2003 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2007 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2010 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2011 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2013 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2014 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2015 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2017 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2020 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2021 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2026 @node Command line options
2027 @subsection Command line options
2030 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2037 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
2039 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2046 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2048 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2051 @node Other binaries
2052 @subsection Other binaries
2054 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
2055 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
2056 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
2058 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
2059 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
2060 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
2062 The binary format is detected automatically.
2064 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2065 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2068 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
2069 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
2070 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
2073 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2074 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2078 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2080 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
2082 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2084 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
2087 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
2089 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
2090 @subsection Quick Start
2092 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
2093 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
2094 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
2095 CD or compile them by hand.
2099 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2106 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
2112 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
2116 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
2119 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
2120 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
2124 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
2125 @subsection Command line options
2128 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2135 Set the library root path (default=/)
2137 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2144 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2146 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2150 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2155 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2162 @subsection Compilation
2164 First you must decompress the sources:
2167 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2171 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2177 Then type as root user:
2181 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2183 @subsection GCC version
2185 In order to compile QEMU successfully, it is very important that you
2186 have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. On most hosts and
2187 in particular on x86 ones, @emph{gcc 4.x is not supported}. If your
2188 Linux distribution includes a gcc 4.x compiler, you can usually
2189 install an older version (it is invoked by @code{gcc32} or
2190 @code{gcc34}). The QEMU configure script automatically probes for
2191 these older versions so that usually you don't have to do anything.
2197 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2198 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2199 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2202 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2203 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2204 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
2205 unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
2206 directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2207 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2209 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2211 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2213 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2214 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2215 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2217 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
2218 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2219 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
2223 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2224 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2228 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2229 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2232 Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
2233 unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
2234 variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
2235 the QEMU configuration script.
2238 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2240 ./configure --enable-mingw32
2242 If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
2243 chosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
2244 --prefix to set the Win32 install path.
2246 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2247 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
2248 installation directory.
2252 Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
2258 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2259 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary