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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 Beige PowerMac (PowerPC processor)
76 @item Mac99 PowerMac (PowerPC processor, in progress)
77 @item Sun4m/Sun4c/Sun4d (32-bit Sparc processor)
78 @item Sun4u/Sun4v (64-bit Sparc processor, in progress)
79 @item Malta board (32-bit and 64-bit MIPS processors)
80 @item MIPS Magnum (64-bit MIPS processor)
81 @item ARM Integrator/CP (ARM)
82 @item ARM Versatile baseboard (ARM)
83 @item ARM RealView Emulation baseboard (ARM)
84 @item Spitz, Akita, Borzoi, Terrier and Tosa PDAs (PXA270 processor)
85 @item Luminary Micro LM3S811EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
86 @item Luminary Micro LM3S6965EVB (ARM Cortex-M3)
87 @item Freescale MCF5208EVB (ColdFire V2).
88 @item Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
89 @item Palm Tungsten|E PDA (OMAP310 processor)
90 @item N800 and N810 tablets (OMAP2420 processor)
91 @item MusicPal (MV88W8618 ARM processor)
92 @item Gumstix "Connex" and "Verdex" motherboards (PXA255/270).
93 @item Siemens SX1 smartphone (OMAP310 processor)
94 @item Syborg SVP base model (ARM Cortex-A8).
97 For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, 32-bit MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
100 @chapter Installation
102 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
105 * install_linux:: Linux
106 * install_windows:: Windows
107 * install_mac:: Macintosh
113 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
114 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
116 @node install_windows
119 Download the experimental binary installer at
120 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
125 Download the experimental binary installer at
126 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
128 @node QEMU PC System emulator
129 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
132 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
133 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
134 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
136 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
137 * disk_images:: Disk Images
138 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
139 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
140 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
141 * vnc_security:: VNC security
142 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
143 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
146 @node pcsys_introduction
147 @section Introduction
149 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
151 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
152 following peripherals:
156 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
158 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
159 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
161 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
163 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
167 PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
171 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
173 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
175 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
177 Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
179 Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
181 CS4231A compatible sound card
183 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
186 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
188 Note that adlib, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU was
189 configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
192 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
195 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
197 QEMU uses GUS emulation(GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
198 by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
200 CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
204 @node pcsys_quickstart
207 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
213 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
219 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
220 usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
225 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0. Some
226 targets do not need a disk image.
228 @include qemu-options.texi
237 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
243 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
246 Target system display
254 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
257 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
258 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
260 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
261 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
270 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
272 Toggle console timestamps
274 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
276 Switch between console and monitor
285 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
286 user mode emulator invocation.
296 @section QEMU Monitor
298 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
299 emulator. You can use it to:
304 Remove or insert removable media images
305 (such as CD-ROM or floppies).
308 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
311 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
317 The following commands are available:
321 @item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
322 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
325 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used).
327 @item info @var{subcommand}
328 Show various information about the system state.
332 show the version of QEMU
334 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
336 show the character devices
338 show the block devices
340 show block device statistics
342 show the cpu registers
344 show infos for each CPU
346 show the command line history
348 show the interrupts statistics (if available)
350 show i8259 (PIC) state
352 show emulated PCI device info
354 show virtual to physical memory mappings (i386 only)
356 show the active virtual memory mappings (i386 only)
358 show state of HPET (i386 only)
360 show KQEMU information
364 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
366 show all USB host devices
368 show profiling information
370 show information about active capturing
372 show list of VM snapshots
374 show the current VM status (running|paused)
376 show guest PCMCIA status
378 show which guest mouse is receiving events
380 show the vnc server status
382 show the current VM name
384 show the current VM UUID
388 show SLIRP statistics (if available)
390 show migration status
392 show balloon information
398 @item eject [-f] @var{device}
399 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
401 @item change @var{device} @var{setting}
403 Change the configuration of a device.
406 @item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename} [@var{format}]
407 Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
410 (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
413 @var{format} is optional.
415 @item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
416 Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
417 and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
420 (qemu) change vnc localhost:1
423 @item change vnc password [@var{password}]
425 Change the password associated with the VNC server. If the new password is not
426 supplied, the monitor will prompt for it to be entered. VNC passwords are only
427 significant up to 8 letters. eg
430 (qemu) change vnc password
436 @item acl @var{subcommand} @var{aclname} @var{match} @var{index}
438 Manage access control lists for network services. There are currently
439 two named access control lists, @var{vnc.x509dname} and @var{vnc.username}
440 matching on the x509 client certificate distinguished name, and SASL
441 username respectively.
444 @item acl show <aclname>
445 list all the match rules in the access control list, and the default
447 @item acl policy <aclname> @code{allow|deny}
448 set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
449 none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
451 @item acl allow <aclname> <match> [<index>]
452 add a match to the access control list, allowing access. The match will
453 normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name, but can
454 optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to allow
455 all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
456 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
457 earlier in the list if the optional @code{index} parameter is supplied.
458 @item acl deny <aclname> <match> [<index>]
459 add a match to the access control list, denying access. The match will
460 normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name, but can
461 optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to allow
462 all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
463 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
464 earlier in the list if the optional @code{index} parameter is supplied.
465 @item acl remove <aclname> <match>
466 remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
467 @item acl reset <aclname>
468 remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
469 policy back to @code{deny}.
472 @item screendump @var{filename}
473 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
475 @item logfile @var{filename}
476 Output logs to @var{filename}.
478 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
479 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
481 @item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
482 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
483 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
484 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
487 @item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
488 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
489 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
491 @item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
492 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
494 @item singlestep [off]
495 Run the emulation in single step mode.
496 If called with option off, the emulation returns to normal mode.
504 @item gdbserver [@var{port}]
505 Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
507 @item x/fmt @var{addr}
508 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
510 @item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
511 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
513 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
514 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
518 is the number of items to be dumped.
521 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
522 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
525 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
526 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
527 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
534 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
539 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
540 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
542 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
550 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
552 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
553 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
554 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
555 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
556 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
557 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
558 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
559 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
560 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
561 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
562 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
566 @item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
568 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
571 @item sendkey @var{keys}
573 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. @var{keys} could be the name of the
574 key or @code{#} followed by the raw value in either decimal or hexadecimal
575 format. Use @code{-} to press several keys simultaneously. Example:
580 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
581 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
587 @item system_powerdown
589 Power down the system (if supported).
591 @item sum @var{addr} @var{size}
593 Compute the checksum of a memory region.
595 @item usb_add @var{devname}
597 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
600 @item usb_del @var{devname}
602 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
603 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
604 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
606 @item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
607 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
608 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
610 @item mouse_button @var{val}
611 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
613 @item mouse_set @var{index}
614 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
620 @item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
621 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
622 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
626 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
628 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
631 @item stopcapture @var{index}
632 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
637 @item memsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
638 save to disk virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
640 @item pmemsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
641 save to disk physical memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
643 @item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
645 Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
646 the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
648 The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
649 the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
652 Inject an NMI on the given CPU.
654 @item migrate [-d] @var{uri}
655 Migrate to @var{uri} (using -d to not wait for completion).
658 Cancel the current VM migration.
660 @item migrate_set_speed @var{value}
661 Set maximum speed to @var{value} (in bytes) for migrations.
663 @item balloon @var{value}
664 Request VM to change its memory allocation to @var{value} (in MB).
666 @item set_link @var{name} [up|down]
667 Set link @var{name} up or down.
671 @subsection Integer expressions
673 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
674 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
675 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
680 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
681 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
682 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
683 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
687 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
688 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
689 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
690 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
691 * qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
692 * host_drives:: Using host drives
693 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
694 * disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
697 @node disk_images_quickstart
698 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
700 You can create a disk image with the command:
702 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
704 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
705 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
706 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
708 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
710 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
711 @subsection Snapshot mode
713 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
714 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
715 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
716 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
717 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
720 @subsection VM snapshots
722 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
723 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
724 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
725 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
726 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
728 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
729 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
730 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
732 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
733 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
734 with their associated information:
737 (qemu) info snapshots
738 Snapshot devices: hda
739 Snapshot list (from hda):
740 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
741 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
742 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
743 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
746 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
747 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
748 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
749 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
750 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
751 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
752 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
753 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
756 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
757 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
758 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
760 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
763 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
764 inserted after a snapshot is done.
766 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
767 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
770 @node qemu_img_invocation
771 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
773 @include qemu-img.texi
775 @node qemu_nbd_invocation
776 @subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
778 @include qemu-nbd.texi
781 @subsection Using host drives
783 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
784 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
788 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
789 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
790 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
791 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
795 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
796 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
797 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
799 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
800 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
801 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
802 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
804 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
805 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
806 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
807 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
808 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
809 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
812 @subsubsection Windows
816 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
817 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
818 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
820 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
821 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
822 change or eject media.
824 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
825 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
827 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
828 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
829 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
830 modifications are written in a temporary file).
834 @subsubsection Mac OS X
836 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
838 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
839 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
840 change or eject media.
842 @node disk_images_fat_images
843 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
845 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
846 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
849 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
852 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
853 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
854 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
856 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
859 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
862 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
866 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
869 What you should @emph{never} do:
871 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
872 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
873 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
874 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
877 @node disk_images_nbd
878 @subsection NBD access
880 QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
884 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
887 If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
891 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
894 In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
897 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
900 The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
902 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
905 and then you can use it with two guests:
907 qemu linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
908 qemu linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
912 @section Network emulation
914 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
915 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
916 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
917 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
918 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
919 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
924 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
925 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
926 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
929 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
931 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
932 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
933 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
935 @subsubsection Linux host
937 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
938 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
939 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
940 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
941 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
942 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
944 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
945 TAP network interfaces.
947 @subsubsection Windows host
949 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
950 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
951 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
952 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
954 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
956 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
957 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
958 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
959 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
963 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
966 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
968 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
971 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
972 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
973 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
974 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
976 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
977 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
978 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
980 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
981 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
984 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
987 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
988 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
989 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
991 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
993 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
994 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
997 @node direct_linux_boot
998 @section Direct Linux Boot
1000 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1001 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
1006 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
1009 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1010 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1011 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1013 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1014 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1017 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1018 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1019 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1021 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1022 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
1025 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1026 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1029 @section USB emulation
1031 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1032 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1033 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
1034 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
1038 * host_usb_devices::
1041 @subsection Connecting USB devices
1043 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1044 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
1048 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1050 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
1051 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1052 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1053 @item disk:@var{file}
1054 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
1055 @item host:@var{bus.addr}
1056 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1058 @item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
1059 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1062 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1063 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1064 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
1066 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
1067 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
1068 Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
1069 device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
1070 @code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
1071 used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
1073 usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1075 will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
1076 serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
1078 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1080 @item net:@var{options}
1081 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
1082 specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
1083 For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
1085 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
1087 Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
1088 @item bt[:@var{hci-type}]
1089 Bluetooth dongle whose type is specified in the same format as with
1090 the @option{-bt hci} option, @pxref{bt-hcis,,allowed HCI types}. If
1091 no type is given, the HCI logic corresponds to @code{-bt hci,vlan=0}.
1092 This USB device implements the USB Transport Layer of HCI. Example
1095 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -usbdevice bt:hci,vlan=3 -bt device:keyboard,vlan=3
1099 @node host_usb_devices
1100 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1102 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1103 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1104 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1107 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1108 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1109 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1110 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1112 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1118 @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:
1120 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1123 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1126 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1127 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1129 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1130 hubs, it won't work).
1132 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1134 usb_add host:1234:5678
1137 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1138 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1140 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1144 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1145 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1148 @section VNC security
1150 The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
1151 of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
1152 considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
1156 * vnc_sec_password::
1157 * vnc_sec_certificate::
1158 * vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
1159 * vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
1161 * vnc_sec_certificate_sasl::
1162 * vnc_generate_cert::
1166 @subsection Without passwords
1168 The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
1169 For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
1170 socket only. For example
1173 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
1176 This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
1177 path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
1178 remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
1181 @node vnc_sec_password
1182 @subsection With passwords
1184 The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1185 the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1186 to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1187 a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1188 authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1189 or UNIX domain sockets. Password authentication is requested with the @code{password}
1190 option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
1191 the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
1194 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1195 (qemu) change vnc password
1200 @node vnc_sec_certificate
1201 @subsection With x509 certificates
1203 The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1204 TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1205 The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1206 own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1207 support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1208 client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1211 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1214 In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1215 @code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1216 users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1217 NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1218 only be readable by the user owning it.
1220 @node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1221 @subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1223 Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1224 The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1225 then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1226 in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1229 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1233 @node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1234 @subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1236 Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1237 to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1240 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1241 (qemu) change vnc password
1248 @subsection With SASL authentication
1250 The SASL authentication method is a VNC extension, that provides an
1251 easily extendable, pluggable authentication method. This allows for
1252 integration with a wide range of authentication mechanisms, such as
1253 PAM, GSSAPI/Kerberos, LDAP, SQL databases, one-time keys and more.
1254 The strength of the authentication depends on the exact mechanism
1255 configured. If the chosen mechanism also provides a SSF layer, then
1256 it will encrypt the datastream as well.
1258 Refer to the later docs on how to choose the exact SASL mechanism
1259 used for authentication, but assuming use of one supporting SSF,
1260 then QEMU can be launched with:
1263 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,sasl -monitor stdio
1266 @node vnc_sec_certificate_sasl
1267 @subsection With x509 certificates and SASL authentication
1269 If the desired SASL authentication mechanism does not supported
1270 SSF layers, then it is strongly advised to run it in combination
1271 with TLS and x509 certificates. This provides securely encrypted
1272 data stream, avoiding risk of compromising of the security
1273 credentials. This can be enabled, by combining the 'sasl' option
1274 with the aforementioned TLS + x509 options:
1277 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509,sasl -monitor stdio
1281 @node vnc_generate_cert
1282 @subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1284 The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1285 be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1286 is neccessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1287 each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
1288 will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
1289 server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
1290 unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1294 * vnc_generate_server::
1295 * vnc_generate_client::
1297 @node vnc_generate_ca
1298 @subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
1300 This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
1301 unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
1302 and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
1303 issued with it is lost.
1306 # certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
1309 A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
1310 certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
1311 generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
1312 name of the organization.
1315 # cat > ca.info <<EOF
1316 cn = Name of your organization
1320 # certtool --generate-self-signed \
1321 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
1322 --template ca.info \
1323 --outfile ca-cert.pem
1326 The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
1327 TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
1329 @node vnc_generate_server
1330 @subsubsection Issuing server certificates
1332 Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
1333 the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
1334 The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
1335 be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
1336 will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
1337 secure CA private key:
1340 # cat > server.info <<EOF
1341 organization = Name of your organization
1342 cn = server.foo.example.com
1347 # certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
1348 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1349 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1350 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1351 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
1352 --template server.info \
1353 --outfile server-cert.pem
1356 The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
1357 to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
1358 sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
1360 @node vnc_generate_client
1361 @subsubsection Issuing client certificates
1363 If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
1364 certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
1365 a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
1366 the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
1367 the secure CA private key:
1370 # cat > client.info <<EOF
1374 organiazation = Name of your organization
1375 cn = client.foo.example.com
1380 # certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
1381 # certtool --generate-certificate \
1382 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
1383 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
1384 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
1385 --template client.info \
1386 --outfile client-cert.pem
1389 The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
1390 copied to the client for which they were generated.
1393 @node vnc_setup_sasl
1395 @subsection Configuring SASL mechanisms
1397 The following documentation assumes use of the Cyrus SASL implementation on a
1398 Linux host, but the principals should apply to any other SASL impl. When SASL
1399 is enabled, the mechanism configuration will be loaded from system default
1400 SASL service config /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1401 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1402 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1404 The default configuration might contain
1407 mech_list: digest-md5
1408 sasldb_path: /etc/qemu/passwd.db
1411 This says to use the 'Digest MD5' mechanism, which is similar to the HTTP
1412 Digest-MD5 mechanism. The list of valid usernames & passwords is maintained
1413 in the /etc/qemu/passwd.db file, and can be updated using the saslpasswd2
1414 command. While this mechanism is easy to configure and use, it is not
1415 considered secure by modern standards, so only suitable for developers /
1418 A more serious deployment might use Kerberos, which is done with the 'gssapi'
1423 keytab: /etc/qemu/krb5.tab
1426 For this to work the administrator of your KDC must generate a Kerberos
1427 principal for the server, with a name of 'qemu/somehost.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM'
1428 replacing 'somehost.example.com' with the fully qualified host name of the
1429 machine running QEMU, and 'EXAMPLE.COM' with the Keberos Realm.
1431 Other configurations will be left as an exercise for the reader. It should
1432 be noted that only Digest-MD5 and GSSAPI provides a SSF layer for data
1433 encryption. For all other mechanisms, VNC should always be configured to
1434 use TLS and x509 certificates to protect security credentials from snooping.
1439 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1440 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1442 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1445 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1446 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1447 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1448 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1451 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1456 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1458 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1461 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1466 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1470 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1472 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1474 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1475 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1478 Advanced debugging options:
1480 The default single stepping behavior is step with the IRQs and timer service routines off. It is set this way because when gdb executes a single step it expects to advance beyond the current instruction. With the IRQs and and timer service routines on, a single step might jump into the one of the interrupt or exception vectors instead of executing the current instruction. This means you may hit the same breakpoint a number of times before executing the instruction gdb wants to have executed. Because there are rare circumstances where you want to single step into an interrupt vector the behavior can be controlled from GDB. There are three commands you can query and set the single step behavior:
1482 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1484 This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
1486 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
1487 sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
1488 received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
1490 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1492 This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
1494 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
1495 sending: "qqemu.sstep"
1498 @item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
1500 This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
1502 (gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
1503 sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
1508 @node pcsys_os_specific
1509 @section Target OS specific information
1513 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1514 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1515 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1517 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1518 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1519 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1520 cannot simulate exactly.
1522 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1523 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1524 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1525 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
1526 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1530 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1531 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1533 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1535 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1536 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1537 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1538 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1540 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1541 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1542 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1543 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1545 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1547 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1548 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1549 idle. You can install the utility from
1550 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1551 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1553 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1555 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1556 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1557 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1558 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1561 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1563 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1564 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1565 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1567 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1568 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1569 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1570 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1571 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1572 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1574 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1576 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1578 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1580 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1583 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1584 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1587 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1588 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1589 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1590 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1591 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1593 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1595 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1597 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1598 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1599 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1602 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1603 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1605 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1606 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1607 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
1610 * QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
1611 * Sparc32 System emulator::
1612 * Sparc64 System emulator::
1613 * MIPS System emulator::
1614 * ARM System emulator::
1615 * ColdFire System emulator::
1618 @node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1619 @section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1621 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1622 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1624 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1628 UniNorth or Grackle PCI Bridge
1630 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1632 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1638 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1641 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1647 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1649 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1653 NE2000 network adapters
1657 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1659 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1662 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1663 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1665 Since version 0.9.1, QEMU uses OpenBIOS @url{http://www.openbios.org/}
1666 for the g3beige and mac99 PowerMac machines. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL
1667 v2) portable firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100%
1668 IEEE 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1670 @c man begin OPTIONS
1672 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1676 @item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
1678 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1680 @item -prom-env string
1682 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1685 qemu-system-ppc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1686 -prom-env 'boot-device=hd:2,\yaboot' \
1687 -prom-env 'boot-args=conf=hd:2,\yaboot.conf'
1690 These variables are not used by Open Hack'Ware.
1697 More information is available at
1698 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1700 @node Sparc32 System emulator
1701 @section Sparc32 System emulator
1703 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate the following
1704 Sun4m architecture machines:
1719 SPARCstation Voyager
1726 The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported,
1727 but Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
1729 It's also possible to simulate a SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture),
1730 SPARCserver 1000, or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture), but these
1731 emulators are not usable yet.
1733 QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4c/sun4d peripherals:
1741 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1743 Non Volatile RAM M48T02/M48T08
1745 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1746 and power/reset logic
1748 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1750 Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
1752 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
1755 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
1756 memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
1759 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1760 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1761 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1762 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1764 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1765 the QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but
1766 some kernel versions work. Please note that currently Solaris kernels
1767 don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
1770 @c man begin OPTIONS
1772 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
1776 @item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
1778 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
1779 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
1781 @item -prom-env string
1783 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1786 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1787 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1790 @item -M [SS-4|SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|LX|Voyager|SPARCClassic|SPARCbook|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
1792 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
1798 @node Sparc64 System emulator
1799 @section Sparc64 System emulator
1801 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u
1802 (UltraSPARC PC-like machine), Sun4v (T1 PC-like machine), or generic
1803 Niagara (T1) machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet, but
1804 it can launch some kernels.
1806 QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
1810 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1812 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1814 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
1816 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1818 PC-compatible serial ports
1820 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1825 @c man begin OPTIONS
1827 The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
1831 @item -prom-env string
1833 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1836 qemu-system-sparc64 -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false'
1839 @item -M [sun4u|sun4v|Niagara]
1841 Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
1847 @node MIPS System emulator
1848 @section MIPS System emulator
1850 Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
1851 both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
1852 @file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
1853 Five different machine types are emulated:
1857 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
1859 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
1861 An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1863 MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
1865 A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
1868 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
1869 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
1874 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1876 PC style serial port
1883 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
1887 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
1889 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
1891 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
1893 PCnet32 PCI network card
1895 Malta FPGA serial device
1897 Cirrus (default) or any other PCI VGA graphics card
1900 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
1906 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
1913 The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
1914 to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
1919 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
1921 PC style serial port
1923 MIPSnet network emulation
1926 The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
1932 PC-style IRQ controller
1942 @node ARM System emulator
1943 @section ARM System emulator
1945 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1946 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1951 ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1955 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1957 PL110 LCD controller
1959 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1961 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1964 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1968 ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
1970 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1974 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1976 PL110 LCD controller
1978 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1980 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1981 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1982 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
1983 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
1984 mapped control registers.
1986 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1988 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1990 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1993 The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1997 ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCORE(x4) or Cortex-A8 CPU
1999 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
2003 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2005 PL110 LCD controller
2007 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
2011 PCI OHCI USB controller
2013 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
2015 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
2018 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
2019 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
2023 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
2027 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
2029 On-chip OHCI USB controller
2031 On-chip LCD controller
2033 On-chip Real Time Clock
2035 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
2037 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
2039 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
2041 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
2045 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
2048 The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
2053 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2055 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
2057 On-chip LCD controller
2059 On-chip Real Time Clock
2061 TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
2062 CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
2064 GPIO-connected matrix keypad
2066 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2071 Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
2072 emulation supports the following elements:
2076 Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
2078 RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
2080 Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
2081 display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
2083 TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
2084 driven through SPI bus
2086 National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
2087 through I@math{^2}C bus
2089 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2091 Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
2093 A Bluetooth(R) transciever and HCI connected to an UART
2095 Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
2096 TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
2098 TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
2100 TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
2102 Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
2106 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
2113 64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
2115 Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
2117 OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
2120 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
2127 256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
2129 Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
2131 OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
2134 The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
2139 Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
2141 32 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
2145 MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
2147 MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
2149 128×64 display with brightness control
2151 2 buttons, 2 navigation wheels with button function
2154 The Siemens SX1 models v1 and v2 (default) basic emulation.
2155 The emulaton includes the following elements:
2159 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2161 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -pflash)
2163 1 Flash of 16MB and 1 Flash of 8MB
2167 On-chip LCD controller
2169 On-chip Real Time Clock
2171 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2176 The "Syborg" Symbian Virtual Platform base model includes the following
2183 Interrupt controller
2198 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
2199 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
2201 @c man begin OPTIONS
2203 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2208 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2210 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
2212 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2213 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2217 @node ColdFire System emulator
2218 @section ColdFire System emulator
2220 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
2221 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
2223 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
2227 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
2229 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
2231 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
2234 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
2238 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
2243 @c man begin OPTIONS
2245 The following options are specific to the ARM emulation:
2250 Enable semihosting syscall emulation.
2252 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
2254 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
2255 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
2259 @node QEMU User space emulator
2260 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
2263 * Supported Operating Systems ::
2264 * Linux User space emulator::
2265 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
2266 * BSD User space emulator ::
2269 @node Supported Operating Systems
2270 @section Supported Operating Systems
2272 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
2276 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
2278 Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
2280 BSD (referred as qemu-bsd-user)
2283 @node Linux User space emulator
2284 @section Linux User space emulator
2289 * Command line options::
2294 @subsection Quick Start
2296 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
2297 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
2301 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2305 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2308 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
2311 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
2312 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
2315 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2318 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
2319 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
2320 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
2323 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2326 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
2329 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
2331 You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
2332 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
2333 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
2336 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
2338 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
2339 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2345 @subsection Wine launch
2349 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2350 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2354 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2357 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2358 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2360 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2361 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2362 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2364 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2367 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2368 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2373 @node Command line options
2374 @subsection Command line options
2377 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-cpu model] [-g port] program [arguments...]
2384 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
2386 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2388 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
2395 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2397 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2399 Wait gdb connection to port
2401 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2404 Environment variables:
2408 Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
2409 (NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
2410 space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
2411 incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
2412 format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
2413 flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
2416 @node Other binaries
2417 @subsection Other binaries
2419 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
2420 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
2421 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
2423 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
2424 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
2425 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
2427 The binary format is detected automatically.
2429 @command{qemu-sparc} can execute Sparc32 binaries (Sparc32 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2431 @command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
2432 (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2434 @command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
2435 SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
2437 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2438 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
2441 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
2442 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
2443 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
2446 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2447 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2451 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2453 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
2455 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2457 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
2460 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
2462 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
2463 @subsection Quick Start
2465 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
2466 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
2467 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
2468 CD or compile them by hand.
2472 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2479 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
2485 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
2489 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
2492 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
2493 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
2497 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
2498 @subsection Command line options
2501 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2508 Set the library root path (default=/)
2510 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2517 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2519 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2521 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2524 @node BSD User space emulator
2525 @section BSD User space emulator
2530 * BSD Command line options::
2534 @subsection BSD Status
2538 target Sparc64 on Sparc64: Some trivial programs work.
2541 @node BSD Quick Start
2542 @subsection Quick Start
2544 In order to launch a BSD process, QEMU needs the process executable
2545 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it.
2549 @item On Sparc64, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2553 qemu-sparc64 /bin/ls
2558 @node BSD Command line options
2559 @subsection Command line options
2562 usage: qemu-sparc64 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-bsd type] program [arguments...]
2569 Set the library root path (default=/)
2571 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2573 Set the type of the emulated BSD Operating system. Valid values are
2574 FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
2581 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2583 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2585 Run the emulation in single step mode.
2589 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2594 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2601 @subsection Compilation
2603 First you must decompress the sources:
2606 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2610 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2616 Then type as root user:
2620 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2626 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2627 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2628 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2631 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2632 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2633 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
2634 unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
2635 directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2636 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2638 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2640 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2642 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2643 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2644 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2646 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
2647 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2648 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
2652 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2653 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2657 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2658 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2661 Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
2662 unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
2663 variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
2664 the QEMU configuration script.
2667 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2669 ./configure --enable-mingw32
2671 If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
2672 chosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
2673 --prefix to set the Win32 install path.
2675 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2676 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
2677 installation directory.
2681 Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
2687 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2688 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary