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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 Arnewsh MCF5206 evaluation board (ColdFire V2).
87 For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
92 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
95 * install_linux:: Linux
96 * install_windows:: Windows
97 * install_mac:: Macintosh
103 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
104 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
106 @node install_windows
109 Download the experimental binary installer at
110 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
115 Download the experimental binary installer at
116 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
118 @node QEMU PC System emulator
119 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
122 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
123 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
124 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
126 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
127 * disk_images:: Disk Images
128 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
129 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
130 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
131 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
132 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
135 @node pcsys_introduction
136 @section Introduction
138 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
140 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
141 following peripherals:
145 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
147 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
148 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
150 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
152 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
156 NE2000 PCI network adapters
160 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
162 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
164 Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
166 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
169 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
171 Note that adlib is only available when QEMU was configured with
174 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
177 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
181 @node pcsys_quickstart
184 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
190 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
196 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
197 usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
202 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0.
207 Select the emulated machine (@code{-M ?} for list)
211 Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
212 use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
218 Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
221 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and and
222 @option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
223 using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
225 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
226 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
230 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
231 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
232 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
235 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
236 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
239 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MB.
242 Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
247 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
248 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
249 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
250 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
251 with a serial console.
255 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
256 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
257 workspace more convenient.
261 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
262 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
263 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
264 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
265 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
266 option to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us.
268 @var{display} may be in the form @var{interface:d}, in which case connections
269 will only be allowed from @var{interface} on display @var{d}. Optionally,
270 @var{interface} can be omitted. @var{display} can also be in the form
271 @var{unix:path} where @var{path} is the location of a unix socket to listen for
277 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
278 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
279 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
280 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
283 The available layouts are:
285 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
286 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
287 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
290 The default is @code{en-us}.
294 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
297 @item -soundhw card1,card2,... or -soundhw all
299 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
300 available sound hardware.
303 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib hda
304 qemu -soundhw es1370 hda
305 qemu -soundhw all hda
310 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
311 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
315 Start in full screen.
318 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
322 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
323 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
324 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
325 to cope with initialization race conditions.
328 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
329 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
330 slows down the IDE transfers).
332 @item -option-rom file
333 Load the contents of file as an option ROM. This option is useful to load
334 things like EtherBoot.
337 Sets the name of the guest. This name will be display in the SDL window
338 caption. The name will also be used for the VNC server.
346 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
348 @item -usbdevice devname
349 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
356 @item -net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
357 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
358 = 0 is the default). The NIC is currently an NE2000 on the PC
359 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed. If no
360 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
361 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
362 Valid values for @var{type} are
363 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
364 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
365 @code{smc91c111} and @code{lance}.
366 Not all devices are supported on all targets.
368 @item -net user[,vlan=n][,hostname=name]
369 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
370 priviledge to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
371 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
373 @item -net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file]
374 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n} and
375 use the network script @var{file} to configure it. The default
376 network script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup}. Use @option{script=no} to
377 disable script execution. If @var{name} is not
378 provided, the OS automatically provides one. @option{fd=h} can be
379 used to specify the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. Example:
382 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
385 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
387 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
388 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
392 @item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
394 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
395 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
396 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
397 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
398 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd=h}
399 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
403 # launch a first QEMU instance
404 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
405 -net socket,listen=:1234
406 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
407 # of the first instance
408 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
409 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
412 @item -net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
414 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
415 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
416 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
420 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
421 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
423 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
424 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
425 @item Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
430 # launch one QEMU instance
431 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
432 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
433 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
434 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
435 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
436 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
437 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
438 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
441 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
443 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
445 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
446 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
448 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
452 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
453 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
454 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
457 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
458 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
459 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
460 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
464 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
465 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
466 a guest from a local directory.
468 Example (using pxelinux):
470 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
474 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
475 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{dir}
478 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
482 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
483 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
485 Then @file{dir} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
487 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
488 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
489 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
491 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
493 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
494 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
495 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
496 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
497 built-in DHCP server).
499 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
500 screen 0, use the following:
504 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
505 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
509 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
510 the guest, use the following:
514 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
515 telnet localhost 5555
518 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
519 connect to the guest telnet server.
523 Linux boot specific: When using these options, you can use a given
524 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
525 for easier testing of various kernels.
529 @item -kernel bzImage
530 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
532 @item -append cmdline
533 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
536 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
540 Debug/Expert options:
544 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
545 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
546 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
548 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
551 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
553 Available character devices are:
558 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
560 No device is allocated.
564 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
565 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
567 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
568 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
570 Write output to filename. No character can be read.
572 [Unix only] standard input/output
574 name pipe @var{filename}
576 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
577 @item udp:[remote_host]:remote_port[@@[src_ip]:src_port]
578 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 specifed @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
580 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
581 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
582 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
583 will appear in the netconsole session.
585 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
586 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
587 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
588 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
589 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
590 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
591 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
592 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
593 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
596 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
597 @item netcat options:
598 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
599 @item telnet options:
604 @item tcp:[host]:port[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
605 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
606 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
607 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
608 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
609 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
610 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
611 algoritm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
612 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
613 connect to the corresponding character device.
615 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
616 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
617 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
618 -serial tcp::4444,server
619 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
620 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
623 @item telnet:host:port[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
624 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
625 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
626 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
627 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
628 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
629 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
630 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
632 @item unix:path[,server][,nowait]
633 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
634 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
635 @var{path} is used for connections.
638 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
639 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
640 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
641 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
642 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
643 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
644 listening on port 4444 would be:
646 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
652 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
653 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
654 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
657 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
660 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
663 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
665 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
668 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
669 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
670 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
671 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
672 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
673 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
674 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
675 character to Control-t.
682 Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
684 Change gdb connection port. @var{port} can be either a decimal number
685 to specify a TCP port, or a host device (same devices as the serial port).
687 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
689 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
690 @item -hdachs c,h,s,[,t]
691 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
692 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
693 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
694 all thoses parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
698 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
701 Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is
702 Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA). If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0
703 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high
704 resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option.
707 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
708 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
712 Exit instead of rebooting.
715 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
718 Enable "Angel" semihosting interface (ARM target machines only).
719 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
720 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
730 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
736 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
739 Target system display
747 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
750 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
751 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
753 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
754 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
762 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
764 toggle console timestamps
766 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
768 Switch between console and monitor
777 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
778 user mode emulator invocation.
788 @section QEMU Monitor
790 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
791 emulator. You can use it to:
796 Remove or insert removable media images
797 (such as CD-ROM or floppies)
800 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
803 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
809 The following commands are available:
813 @item help or ? [cmd]
814 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
817 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used)
819 @item info subcommand
820 show various information about the system state
824 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
826 show the block devices
828 show the cpu registers
830 show the command line history
832 show emulated PCI device
834 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
836 show all USB host devices
838 show information about active capturing
840 show list of VM snapshots
842 show which guest mouse is receiving events
848 @item eject [-f] device
849 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
851 @item change device filename
852 Change a removable medium.
854 @item screendump filename
855 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
857 @item mouse_move dx dy [dz]
858 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
859 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
861 @item mouse_button val
862 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
864 @item mouse_set index
865 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
871 @item wavcapture filename [frequency [bits [channels]]]
872 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
873 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
877 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
879 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
882 @item stopcapture index
883 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
888 @item log item1[,...]
889 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
891 @item savevm [tag|id]
892 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
893 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
894 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
898 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
899 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
902 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
910 @item gdbserver [port]
911 Start gdbserver session (default port=1234)
914 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
917 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
919 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
920 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
924 is the number of items to be dumped.
927 can be x (hexa), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
928 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
931 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
932 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
933 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
940 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
945 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
946 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
948 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
956 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
958 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
959 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
960 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
961 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
962 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
963 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
964 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
965 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
966 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
967 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
968 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
972 @item p or print/fmt expr
974 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
979 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. Use @code{-} to press several keys
980 simultaneously. Example:
985 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
986 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
992 @item usb_add devname
994 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
997 @item usb_del devname
999 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
1000 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
1001 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
1005 @subsection Integer expressions
1007 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
1008 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
1009 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
1012 @section Disk Images
1014 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
1015 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
1016 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
1017 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
1021 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
1022 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
1023 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
1024 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
1025 * host_drives:: Using host drives
1026 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
1029 @node disk_images_quickstart
1030 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
1032 You can create a disk image with the command:
1034 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
1036 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
1037 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
1038 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
1040 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
1042 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
1043 @subsection Snapshot mode
1045 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
1046 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
1047 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
1048 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
1049 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
1052 @subsection VM snapshots
1054 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
1055 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
1056 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
1057 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
1058 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
1060 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
1061 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
1062 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
1064 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
1065 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
1066 with their associated information:
1069 (qemu) info snapshots
1070 Snapshot devices: hda
1071 Snapshot list (from hda):
1072 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
1073 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
1074 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
1075 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
1078 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
1079 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
1080 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
1081 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
1082 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
1083 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
1084 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
1085 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
1088 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
1089 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
1090 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
1092 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
1095 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
1096 inserted after a snapshot is done.
1098 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
1099 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
1102 @node qemu_img_invocation
1103 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
1105 @include qemu-img.texi
1108 @subsection Using host drives
1110 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
1111 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
1113 @subsubsection Linux
1115 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
1116 disk image filename provided you have enough proviledge to access
1117 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
1118 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
1122 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
1123 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
1124 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
1126 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
1127 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
1128 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
1129 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
1131 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
1132 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
1133 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
1134 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
1135 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
1136 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
1139 @subsubsection Windows
1143 The prefered syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
1144 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
1145 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
1147 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1148 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1149 change or eject media.
1151 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDriveN}
1152 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
1154 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
1155 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
1156 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
1157 modifications are written in a temporary file).
1161 @subsubsection Mac OS X
1163 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
1165 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1166 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1167 change or eject media.
1169 @node disk_images_fat_images
1170 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
1172 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
1173 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
1176 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
1179 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
1180 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
1181 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
1183 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
1186 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
1189 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
1193 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
1196 What you should @emph{never} do:
1198 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
1199 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
1200 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
1201 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
1205 @section Network emulation
1207 QEMU can simulate several networks cards (NE2000 boards on the PC
1208 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
1209 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
1210 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
1211 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non priviledged user mode
1212 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
1217 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
1218 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
1219 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
1222 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
1224 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
1225 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
1226 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
1228 @subsubsection Linux host
1230 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
1231 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
1232 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
1233 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
1234 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
1235 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
1237 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
1238 TAP network interfaces.
1240 @subsubsection Windows host
1242 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
1243 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
1244 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
1245 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
1247 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
1249 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
1250 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
1251 network stack (you don't need root priviledge to use the virtual
1252 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
1256 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
1259 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
1261 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
1264 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
1265 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
1266 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
1267 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
1269 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
1270 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
1271 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
1273 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
1274 would require root priviledges. It means you can only ping the local
1277 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
1280 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
1281 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
1282 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
1284 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
1286 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
1287 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
1290 @node direct_linux_boot
1291 @section Direct Linux Boot
1293 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1294 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
1299 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
1302 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1303 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1304 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1306 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1307 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1310 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1311 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1312 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1314 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1315 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
1318 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1319 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1322 @section USB emulation
1324 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1325 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1326 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
1327 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
1331 * host_usb_devices::
1334 @subsection Connecting USB devices
1336 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1337 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
1341 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1343 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
1344 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1345 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1346 @item @code{disk:file}
1347 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
1348 @item @code{host:bus.addr}
1349 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1351 @item @code{host:vendor_id:product_id}
1352 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1356 @node host_usb_devices
1357 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1359 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1360 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1361 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1364 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1365 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1366 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1367 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1369 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1375 @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:
1377 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1380 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1383 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1384 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1386 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1387 hubs, it won't work).
1389 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1391 usb_add host:1234:5678
1394 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1395 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1397 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1401 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1402 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1407 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
1408 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
1410 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
1413 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1414 -append "root=/dev/hda"
1415 Connected to host network interface: tun0
1416 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
1419 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
1424 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
1426 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
1429 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
1434 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
1438 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
1440 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
1442 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
1443 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
1446 @node pcsys_os_specific
1447 @section Target OS specific information
1451 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
1452 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
1453 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1455 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
1456 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
1457 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
1458 cannot simulate exactly.
1460 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
1461 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
1462 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
1463 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporte this
1464 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
1468 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
1469 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
1471 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
1473 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
1474 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
1475 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
1476 depth in the guest and the host OS.
1478 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
1479 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
1480 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
1481 (option @option{-std-vga}).
1483 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1485 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
1486 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
1487 idle. You can install the utility from
1488 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
1489 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
1491 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
1493 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
1494 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
1495 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
1496 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
1499 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
1501 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
1502 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
1503 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
1505 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
1506 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
1507 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
1508 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
1509 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
1510 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
1512 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
1514 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
1516 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
1518 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
1521 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
1522 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
1525 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
1526 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
1527 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
1528 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
1529 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
1531 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
1533 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
1535 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
1536 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
1537 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
1540 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1541 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
1543 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
1544 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
1545 differences are mentionned in the following sections.
1548 * QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
1549 * Sparc32 System emulator invocation::
1550 * Sparc64 System emulator invocation::
1551 * MIPS System emulator invocation::
1552 * ARM System emulator invocation::
1553 * ColdFire System emulator invocation::
1556 @node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1557 @section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
1559 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
1560 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
1562 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
1568 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1570 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1576 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
1579 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
1585 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1587 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1591 NE2000 network adapters
1595 PREP Non Volatile RAM
1597 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
1600 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
1601 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
1603 @c man begin OPTIONS
1605 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
1609 @item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
1611 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
1618 More information is available at
1619 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
1621 @node Sparc32 System emulator invocation
1622 @section Sparc32 System emulator invocation
1624 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate a SparcStation 5
1625 (sun4m architecture). The emulation is somewhat complete.
1627 QEMU emulates the following sun4m peripherals:
1635 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
1637 Non Volatile RAM M48T08
1639 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
1640 and power/reset logic
1642 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
1647 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture.
1649 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
1650 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
1651 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
1652 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
1654 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
1655 the QEMU web site. Please note that currently NetBSD, OpenBSD or
1656 Solaris kernels don't work.
1658 @c man begin OPTIONS
1660 The following options are specific to the Sparc emulation:
1666 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768.
1668 @item -prom-env string
1670 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
1673 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
1674 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
1681 @node Sparc64 System emulator invocation
1682 @section Sparc64 System emulator invocation
1684 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u machine.
1685 The emulator is not usable for anything yet.
1687 QEMU emulates the following sun4u peripherals:
1691 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
1693 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
1695 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
1697 PC-compatible serial ports
1700 @node MIPS System emulator invocation
1701 @section MIPS System emulator invocation
1703 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-mips} to simulate a MIPS machine.
1704 The emulator is able to boot a Linux kernel and to run a Linux Debian
1705 installation from NFS. The following devices are emulated:
1711 PC style serial port
1716 More information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
1718 @node ARM System emulator invocation
1719 @section ARM System emulator invocation
1721 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
1722 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
1727 ARM926E, ARM1026E or ARM946E CPU
1731 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1733 PL110 LCD controller
1735 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1737 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1740 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1746 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
1750 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1752 PL110 LCD controller
1754 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
1756 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
1757 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
1758 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not useable, and others
1759 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only useable when the guest drivers use the memory
1760 mapped control registers.
1762 PCI OHCI USB controller.
1764 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
1766 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1769 The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
1775 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
1779 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
1781 PL110 LCD controller
1783 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
1787 PCI OHCI USB controller
1789 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
1791 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
1794 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
1795 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
1799 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
1803 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
1805 On-chip OHCI USB controller
1807 On-chip LCD controller
1809 On-chip Real Time Clock
1811 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
1813 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
1815 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
1817 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
1821 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
1824 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
1825 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
1827 @node ColdFire System emulator invocation
1828 @section ColdFire System emulator invocation
1830 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
1831 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
1832 The following devices are emulated:
1836 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
1841 @node QEMU User space emulator
1842 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
1845 * Supported Operating Systems ::
1846 * Linux User space emulator::
1847 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
1850 @node Supported Operating Systems
1851 @section Supported Operating Systems
1853 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
1857 Linux (refered as qemu-linux-user)
1859 Mac OS X/Darwin (refered as qemu-darwin-user)
1862 @node Linux User space emulator
1863 @section Linux User space emulator
1868 * Command line options::
1873 @subsection Quick Start
1875 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
1876 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
1880 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
1884 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1887 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
1890 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
1891 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
1894 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
1897 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
1898 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
1899 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
1902 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
1905 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
1908 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
1910 You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
1911 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
1912 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
1915 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
1917 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
1918 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
1924 @subsection Wine launch
1928 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
1929 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
1933 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
1936 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
1937 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
1939 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
1940 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
1941 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
1943 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
1946 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
1947 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
1952 @node Command line options
1953 @subsection Command line options
1956 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
1963 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
1965 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
1972 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
1974 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
1977 @node Other binaries
1978 @subsection Other binaries
1980 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
1981 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
1982 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
1984 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
1985 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
1986 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
1988 The binary format is detected automatically.
1990 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
1991 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
1994 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
1995 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
1996 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
1999 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2000 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
2004 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2006 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
2008 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
2010 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
2013 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
2015 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
2016 @subsection Quick Start
2018 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
2019 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
2020 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
2021 CD or compile them by hand.
2025 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2032 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
2038 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
2042 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
2045 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
2046 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
2050 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
2051 @subsection Command line options
2054 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
2061 Set the library root path (default=/)
2063 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
2070 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
2072 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
2076 @chapter Compilation from the sources
2081 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
2088 @subsection Compilation
2090 First you must decompress the sources:
2093 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
2097 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
2103 Then type as root user:
2107 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
2109 @subsection GCC version
2111 In order to compile QEMU successfully, it is very important that you
2112 have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. On most hosts and
2113 in particular on x86 ones, @emph{gcc 4.x is not supported}. If your
2114 Linux distribution includes a gcc 4.x compiler, you can usually
2115 install an older version (it is invoked by @code{gcc32} or
2116 @code{gcc34}). The QEMU configure script automatically probes for
2117 these older versions so that usally you don't have to do anything.
2123 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
2124 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
2125 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
2128 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
2129 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
2130 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
2131 unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
2132 directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
2133 correct SDL directory when invoked.
2135 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
2137 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
2139 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
2140 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
2141 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
2143 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
2144 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
2145 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
2149 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2150 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
2154 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
2155 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
2158 Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
2159 unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
2160 variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
2161 the QEMU configuration script.
2164 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
2166 ./configure --enable-mingw32
2168 If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
2169 choosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
2170 --prefix to set the Win32 install path.
2172 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
2173 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
2174 installation directory.
2178 Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
2184 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
2185 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary