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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/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)
96 For user emulation, x86, PowerPC, ARM, 32-bit MIPS, Sparc32/64 and ColdFire(m68k) CPUs are supported.
101 If you want to compile QEMU yourself, see @ref{compilation}.
104 * install_linux:: Linux
105 * install_windows:: Windows
106 * install_mac:: Macintosh
112 If a precompiled package is available for your distribution - you just
113 have to install it. Otherwise, see @ref{compilation}.
115 @node install_windows
118 Download the experimental binary installer at
119 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
124 Download the experimental binary installer at
125 @url{http://www.free.oszoo.org/@/download.html}.
127 @node QEMU PC System emulator
128 @chapter QEMU PC System emulator
131 * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction
132 * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start
133 * sec_invocation:: Invocation
135 * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor
136 * disk_images:: Disk Images
137 * pcsys_network:: Network emulation
138 * direct_linux_boot:: Direct Linux Boot
139 * pcsys_usb:: USB emulation
140 * vnc_security:: VNC security
141 * gdb_usage:: GDB usage
142 * pcsys_os_specific:: Target OS specific information
145 @node pcsys_introduction
146 @section Introduction
148 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
150 The QEMU PC System emulator simulates the
151 following peripherals:
155 i440FX host PCI bridge and PIIX3 PCI to ISA bridge
157 Cirrus CLGD 5446 PCI VGA card or dummy VGA card with Bochs VESA
158 extensions (hardware level, including all non standard modes).
160 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
162 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
166 PCI/ISA PCI network adapters
170 Creative SoundBlaster 16 sound card
172 ENSONIQ AudioPCI ES1370 sound card
174 Intel 82801AA AC97 Audio compatible sound card
176 Adlib(OPL2) - Yamaha YM3812 compatible chip
178 Gravis Ultrasound GF1 sound card
180 CS4231A compatible sound card
182 PCI UHCI USB controller and a virtual USB hub.
185 SMP is supported with up to 255 CPUs.
187 Note that adlib, ac97, gus and cs4231a are only available when QEMU
188 was configured with --audio-card-list option containing the name(s) of
191 QEMU uses the PC BIOS from the Bochs project and the Plex86/Bochs LGPL
194 QEMU uses YM3812 emulation by Tatsuyuki Satoh.
196 QEMU uses GUS emulation(GUSEMU32 @url{http://www.deinmeister.de/gusemu/})
197 by Tibor "TS" Schütz.
199 CS4231A is the chip used in Windows Sound System and GUSMAX products
203 @node pcsys_quickstart
206 Download and uncompress the linux image (@file{linux.img}) and type:
212 Linux should boot and give you a prompt.
218 @c man begin SYNOPSIS
219 usage: qemu [options] [@var{disk_image}]
224 @var{disk_image} is a raw hard disk image for IDE hard disk 0.
228 @item -M @var{machine}
229 Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
231 @item -fda @var{file}
232 @item -fdb @var{file}
233 Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
234 use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
236 @item -hda @var{file}
237 @item -hdb @var{file}
238 @item -hdc @var{file}
239 @item -hdd @var{file}
240 Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
242 @item -cdrom @var{file}
243 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
244 @option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
245 using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
247 @item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
249 Define a new drive. Valid options are:
252 @item file=@var{file}
253 This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
254 this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
255 (for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
256 @item if=@var{interface}
257 This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
258 Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
259 @item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
260 These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
262 @item index=@var{index}
263 This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
264 of available connectors of a given interface type.
265 @item media=@var{media}
266 This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
267 @item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
268 These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
269 @item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
270 @var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
271 @item cache=@var{cache}
272 @var{cache} is "none", "writeback", or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
273 @item format=@var{format}
274 Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
275 the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
276 an untrusted format header.
277 @item serial=@var{serial}
278 This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
281 By default, writethrough caching is used for all block device. This means that
282 the host page cache will be used to read and write data but write notification
283 will be sent to the guest only when the data has been reported as written by
284 the storage subsystem.
286 Writeback caching will report data writes as completed as soon as the data is
287 present in the host page cache. This is safe as long as you trust your host.
288 If your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience data
289 corruption. When using the @option{-snapshot} option, writeback caching is
292 The host page can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}. This will
293 attempt to do disk IO directly to the guests memory. QEMU may still perform
294 an internal copy of the data.
296 Some block drivers perform badly with @option{cache=writethrough}, most notably,
297 qcow2. If performance is more important than correctness,
298 @option{cache=writeback} should be used with qcow2. By default, if no explicit
299 caching is specified for a qcow2 disk image, @option{cache=writeback} will be
300 used. For all other disk types, @option{cache=writethrough} is the default.
302 Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
304 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
307 Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
310 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
311 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
312 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
313 qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
316 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
318 qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
321 If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
323 qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
326 You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
328 qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
331 Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
333 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
334 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
337 By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
340 qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
347 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
348 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
352 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
353 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
354 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
357 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
358 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
361 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
362 a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
363 gigabytes respectively.
365 @item -cpu @var{model}
366 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
369 Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
370 CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
375 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
378 @item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
380 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
381 available sound hardware.
384 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
385 qemu -soundhw es1370 disk.img
386 qemu -soundhw ac97 disk.img
387 qemu -soundhw all disk.img
391 Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
392 require manually specifying clocking.
395 modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
399 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
400 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
403 @item -startdate @var{date}
404 Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid formats for
405 @var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
406 @code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
408 @item -pidfile @var{file}
409 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
413 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
414 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
415 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
416 to cope with initialization race conditions.
419 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
420 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
421 slows down the IDE transfers).
423 @item -option-rom @var{file}
424 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
425 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
427 @item -name @var{name}
428 Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
429 This name will be displayed in the SDL window caption.
430 The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
439 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
440 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
441 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
442 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
443 with a serial console.
447 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
448 QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
449 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
453 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
454 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
455 workspace more convenient.
459 Disable SDL window close capability.
462 Start in full screen.
464 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
466 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
467 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
468 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
469 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
470 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
471 parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
472 syntax for the @var{display} is
476 @item @var{host}:@var{d}
478 TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
479 By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
480 be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
482 @item @code{unix}:@var{path}
484 Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
485 location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
489 VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
490 can be used to later start the VNC server.
494 Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
495 separated by commas. Valid options are
501 Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
502 client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
503 connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
504 is a TCP port number, not a display number.
508 Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
509 The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
514 Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
515 uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
516 attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
517 @var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
519 @item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
521 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
522 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
523 to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
524 to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
525 this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
526 See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
528 @item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
530 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
531 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
532 to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
533 The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
534 and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
535 trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
536 to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
537 path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
538 be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
543 @item -k @var{language}
545 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
546 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
547 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
548 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
551 The available layouts are:
553 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
554 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
555 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
558 The default is @code{en-us}.
566 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
568 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
569 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
574 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
577 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
578 means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
579 mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
581 @item disk:[format=@var{format}]:file
582 Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
583 will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
584 format=raw to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
587 Pass through the host device identified by bus.addr (Linux only).
589 @item host:vendor_id:product_id
590 Pass through the host device identified by vendor_id:product_id (Linux only).
592 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
593 Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
597 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
601 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
611 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{addr}][,model=@var{type}]
612 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
613 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
614 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed. If no
615 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
616 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
617 Valid values for @var{type} are
618 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
619 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
620 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
621 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
622 for a list of available devices for your target.
624 @item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}]
625 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
626 privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
627 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
629 @item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}]
630 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}, use
631 the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
632 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
633 automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify
634 the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. The default network
635 configure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network
636 deconfigure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no}
637 or @option{downscript=no} to disable script execution. Example:
640 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
643 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
645 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
646 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
650 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
652 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
653 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
654 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
655 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
656 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
657 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
661 # launch a first QEMU instance
662 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
663 -net socket,listen=:1234
664 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
665 # of the first instance
666 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
667 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
670 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
672 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
673 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
674 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
678 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
679 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
681 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
682 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
684 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
689 # launch one QEMU instance
690 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
691 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
692 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
693 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
694 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
695 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
696 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
697 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
700 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
702 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
704 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
705 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
707 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
710 @item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
711 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
712 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
713 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
714 communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
715 with vde support enabled.
720 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
721 # launch QEMU instance
722 qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
726 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
727 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
728 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
730 @item -tftp @var{dir}
731 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
732 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
733 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
734 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
737 @item -bootp @var{file}
738 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
739 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
740 a guest from a local directory.
742 Example (using pxelinux):
744 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
748 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
749 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
752 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
756 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
757 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
759 Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
761 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
762 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
763 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
765 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
767 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
768 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
769 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
770 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
771 built-in DHCP server).
773 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
774 screen 0, use the following:
778 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
779 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
783 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
784 the guest, use the following:
788 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
789 telnet localhost 5555
792 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
793 connect to the guest telnet server.
797 Bluetooth(R) options:
801 Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI. -bt options
802 are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type. For
803 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
804 the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
805 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
806 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
810 The following three types are recognized:
814 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
815 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
817 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
818 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
819 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
820 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
821 capable systems like Linux.
823 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
824 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
825 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
826 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
827 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
830 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
831 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
832 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
833 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
834 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
835 be used as following:
838 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
841 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
842 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
843 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
848 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
853 Linux boot specific: When using these options, you can use a given
854 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
855 for easier testing of various kernels.
859 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
860 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
862 @item -append @var{cmdline}
863 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
865 @item -initrd @var{file}
866 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
870 Debug/Expert options:
873 @item -serial @var{dev}
874 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
875 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
876 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
878 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serials
881 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
883 Available character devices are:
886 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
890 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
895 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
897 No device is allocated.
901 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
902 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
903 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
904 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
905 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
906 @item file:@var{filename}
907 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
909 [Unix only] standard input/output
910 @item pipe:@var{filename}
911 name pipe @var{filename}
913 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
914 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
915 This implements UDP Net Console.
916 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
917 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
918 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
920 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
921 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
922 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
923 will appear in the netconsole session.
925 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
926 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
927 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
928 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
929 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
930 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
931 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
932 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
933 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
936 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
937 @item netcat options:
938 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
939 @item telnet options:
944 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
945 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
946 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
947 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
948 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
949 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
950 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
951 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
952 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
953 connect to the corresponding character device.
955 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
956 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
957 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
958 -serial tcp::4444,server
959 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
960 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
963 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
964 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
965 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
966 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
967 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
968 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
969 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
970 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
972 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
973 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
974 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
975 @var{path} is used for connections.
977 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
978 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
979 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
980 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
981 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
982 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
983 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
984 listening on port 4444 would be:
986 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
990 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
995 @item -parallel @var{dev}
996 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
997 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
998 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
1001 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
1004 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
1006 @item -monitor @var{dev}
1007 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
1009 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
1012 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
1013 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
1014 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
1015 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
1016 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
1017 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
1018 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
1019 character to Control-t.
1026 Wait gdb connection to port 1234 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
1028 Change gdb connection port. @var{port} can be either a decimal number
1029 to specify a TCP port, or a host device (same devices as the serial port).
1031 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
1033 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
1034 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
1035 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
1036 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
1037 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
1038 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
1042 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
1044 @item -vga @var{type}
1045 Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
1048 Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
1049 Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
1050 performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1051 (This one is the default)
1053 Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
1054 supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
1055 to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
1058 VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
1059 recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
1064 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
1065 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
1069 Exit instead of rebooting.
1072 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
1073 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
1077 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
1080 Enable semihosting syscall emulation (ARM and M68K target machines only).
1082 On ARM this implements the "Angel" interface.
1083 On M68K this implements the "ColdFire GDB" interface used by libgloss.
1085 Note that this allows guest direct access to the host filesystem,
1086 so should only be used with trusted guest OS.
1088 @item -icount [N|auto]
1089 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1090 instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1091 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1092 time within a few seconds of real time.
1094 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1095 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
1096 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
1097 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
1105 @c man begin OPTIONS
1107 During the graphical emulation, you can use the following keys:
1113 Switch to virtual console 'n'. Standard console mappings are:
1116 Target system display
1124 Toggle mouse and keyboard grab.
1127 In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down},
1128 @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log.
1130 During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use
1131 @key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands:
1139 Save disk data back to file (if -snapshot)
1141 toggle console timestamps
1143 Send break (magic sysrq in Linux)
1145 Switch between console and monitor
1153 @c man begin SEEALSO
1154 The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux
1155 user mode emulator invocation.
1165 @section QEMU Monitor
1167 The QEMU monitor is used to give complex commands to the QEMU
1168 emulator. You can use it to:
1173 Remove or insert removable media images
1174 (such as CD-ROM or floppies).
1177 Freeze/unfreeze the Virtual Machine (VM) and save or restore its state
1180 @item Inspect the VM state without an external debugger.
1184 @subsection Commands
1186 The following commands are available:
1190 @item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
1191 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
1194 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used).
1196 @item info @var{subcommand}
1197 Show various information about the system state.
1201 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
1203 show the block devices
1204 @item info registers
1205 show the cpu registers
1207 show the command line history
1209 show emulated PCI device
1211 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
1213 show all USB host devices
1215 show information about active capturing
1216 @item info snapshots
1217 show list of VM snapshots
1219 show which guest mouse is receiving events
1225 @item eject [-f] @var{device}
1226 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
1228 @item change @var{device} @var{setting}
1230 Change the configuration of a device.
1233 @item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename}
1234 Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
1237 (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
1240 @item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
1241 Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
1242 and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
1245 (qemu) change vnc localhost:1
1248 @item change vnc password [@var{password}]
1250 Change the password associated with the VNC server. If the new password is not
1251 supplied, the monitor will prompt for it to be entered. VNC passwords are only
1252 significant up to 8 letters. eg
1255 (qemu) change vnc password
1261 @item screendump @var{filename}
1262 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
1264 @item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
1265 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
1266 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
1268 @item mouse_button @var{val}
1269 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
1271 @item mouse_set @var{index}
1272 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
1273 can be obtained with
1278 @item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
1279 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
1280 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
1284 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
1286 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
1289 @item stopcapture @var{index}
1290 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
1295 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
1296 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
1298 @item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
1299 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
1300 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
1301 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
1304 @item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
1305 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
1306 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
1308 @item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
1309 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
1317 @item gdbserver [@var{port}]
1318 Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
1320 @item x/fmt @var{addr}
1321 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
1323 @item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
1324 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
1326 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
1327 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
1331 is the number of items to be dumped.
1334 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
1335 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
1338 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
1339 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
1340 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
1347 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
1352 0x90107065: lea 0x0(%esi,1),%esi
1353 0x90107069: lea 0x0(%edi,1),%edi
1355 0x90107071: jmp 0x90107080
1363 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
1365 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
1366 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
1367 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
1368 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
1369 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
1370 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
1371 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
1372 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
1373 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
1374 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
1375 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
1379 @item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
1381 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
1384 @item sendkey @var{keys}
1386 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. @var{keys} could be the name of the
1387 key or @code{#} followed by the raw value in either decimal or hexadecimal
1388 format. Use @code{-} to press several keys simultaneously. Example:
1393 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
1394 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
1400 @item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
1402 Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
1403 the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
1405 The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
1406 the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
1408 @item usb_add @var{devname}
1410 Add the USB device @var{devname}. For details of available devices see
1413 @item usb_del @var{devname}
1415 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
1416 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
1417 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
1421 @subsection Integer expressions
1423 The monitor understands integers expressions for every integer
1424 argument. You can use register names to get the value of specifics
1425 CPU registers by prefixing them with @emph{$}.
1428 @section Disk Images
1430 Since version 0.6.1, QEMU supports many disk image formats, including
1431 growable disk images (their size increase as non empty sectors are
1432 written), compressed and encrypted disk images. Version 0.8.3 added
1433 the new qcow2 disk image format which is essential to support VM
1437 * disk_images_quickstart:: Quick start for disk image creation
1438 * disk_images_snapshot_mode:: Snapshot mode
1439 * vm_snapshots:: VM snapshots
1440 * qemu_img_invocation:: qemu-img Invocation
1441 * qemu_nbd_invocation:: qemu-nbd Invocation
1442 * host_drives:: Using host drives
1443 * disk_images_fat_images:: Virtual FAT disk images
1444 * disk_images_nbd:: NBD access
1447 @node disk_images_quickstart
1448 @subsection Quick start for disk image creation
1450 You can create a disk image with the command:
1452 qemu-img create myimage.img mysize
1454 where @var{myimage.img} is the disk image filename and @var{mysize} is its
1455 size in kilobytes. You can add an @code{M} suffix to give the size in
1456 megabytes and a @code{G} suffix for gigabytes.
1458 See @ref{qemu_img_invocation} for more information.
1460 @node disk_images_snapshot_mode
1461 @subsection Snapshot mode
1463 If you use the option @option{-snapshot}, all disk images are
1464 considered as read only. When sectors in written, they are written in
1465 a temporary file created in @file{/tmp}. You can however force the
1466 write back to the raw disk images by using the @code{commit} monitor
1467 command (or @key{C-a s} in the serial console).
1470 @subsection VM snapshots
1472 VM snapshots are snapshots of the complete virtual machine including
1473 CPU state, RAM, device state and the content of all the writable
1474 disks. In order to use VM snapshots, you must have at least one non
1475 removable and writable block device using the @code{qcow2} disk image
1476 format. Normally this device is the first virtual hard drive.
1478 Use the monitor command @code{savevm} to create a new VM snapshot or
1479 replace an existing one. A human readable name can be assigned to each
1480 snapshot in addition to its numerical ID.
1482 Use @code{loadvm} to restore a VM snapshot and @code{delvm} to remove
1483 a VM snapshot. @code{info snapshots} lists the available snapshots
1484 with their associated information:
1487 (qemu) info snapshots
1488 Snapshot devices: hda
1489 Snapshot list (from hda):
1490 ID TAG VM SIZE DATE VM CLOCK
1491 1 start 41M 2006-08-06 12:38:02 00:00:14.954
1492 2 40M 2006-08-06 12:43:29 00:00:18.633
1493 3 msys 40M 2006-08-06 12:44:04 00:00:23.514
1496 A VM snapshot is made of a VM state info (its size is shown in
1497 @code{info snapshots}) and a snapshot of every writable disk image.
1498 The VM state info is stored in the first @code{qcow2} non removable
1499 and writable block device. The disk image snapshots are stored in
1500 every disk image. The size of a snapshot in a disk image is difficult
1501 to evaluate and is not shown by @code{info snapshots} because the
1502 associated disk sectors are shared among all the snapshots to save
1503 disk space (otherwise each snapshot would need a full copy of all the
1506 When using the (unrelated) @code{-snapshot} option
1507 (@ref{disk_images_snapshot_mode}), you can always make VM snapshots,
1508 but they are deleted as soon as you exit QEMU.
1510 VM snapshots currently have the following known limitations:
1513 They cannot cope with removable devices if they are removed or
1514 inserted after a snapshot is done.
1516 A few device drivers still have incomplete snapshot support so their
1517 state is not saved or restored properly (in particular USB).
1520 @node qemu_img_invocation
1521 @subsection @code{qemu-img} Invocation
1523 @include qemu-img.texi
1525 @node qemu_nbd_invocation
1526 @subsection @code{qemu-nbd} Invocation
1528 @include qemu-nbd.texi
1531 @subsection Using host drives
1533 In addition to disk image files, QEMU can directly access host
1534 devices. We describe here the usage for QEMU version >= 0.8.3.
1536 @subsubsection Linux
1538 On Linux, you can directly use the host device filename instead of a
1539 disk image filename provided you have enough privileges to access
1540 it. For example, use @file{/dev/cdrom} to access to the CDROM or
1541 @file{/dev/fd0} for the floppy.
1545 You can specify a CDROM device even if no CDROM is loaded. QEMU has
1546 specific code to detect CDROM insertion or removal. CDROM ejection by
1547 the guest OS is supported. Currently only data CDs are supported.
1549 You can specify a floppy device even if no floppy is loaded. Floppy
1550 removal is currently not detected accurately (if you change floppy
1551 without doing floppy access while the floppy is not loaded, the guest
1552 OS will think that the same floppy is loaded).
1554 Hard disks can be used. Normally you must specify the whole disk
1555 (@file{/dev/hdb} instead of @file{/dev/hdb1}) so that the guest OS can
1556 see it as a partitioned disk. WARNING: unless you know what you do, it
1557 is better to only make READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise
1558 you may corrupt your host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command
1559 line option or modify the device permissions accordingly).
1562 @subsubsection Windows
1566 The preferred syntax is the drive letter (e.g. @file{d:}). The
1567 alternate syntax @file{\\.\d:} is supported. @file{/dev/cdrom} is
1568 supported as an alias to the first CDROM drive.
1570 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1571 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1572 change or eject media.
1574 Hard disks can be used with the syntax: @file{\\.\PhysicalDrive@var{N}}
1575 where @var{N} is the drive number (0 is the first hard disk).
1577 WARNING: unless you know what you do, it is better to only make
1578 READ-ONLY accesses to the hard disk otherwise you may corrupt your
1579 host data (use the @option{-snapshot} command line so that the
1580 modifications are written in a temporary file).
1584 @subsubsection Mac OS X
1586 @file{/dev/cdrom} is an alias to the first CDROM.
1588 Currently there is no specific code to handle removable media, so it
1589 is better to use the @code{change} or @code{eject} monitor commands to
1590 change or eject media.
1592 @node disk_images_fat_images
1593 @subsection Virtual FAT disk images
1595 QEMU can automatically create a virtual FAT disk image from a
1596 directory tree. In order to use it, just type:
1599 qemu linux.img -hdb fat:/my_directory
1602 Then you access access to all the files in the @file{/my_directory}
1603 directory without having to copy them in a disk image or to export
1604 them via SAMBA or NFS. The default access is @emph{read-only}.
1606 Floppies can be emulated with the @code{:floppy:} option:
1609 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:/my_directory
1612 A read/write support is available for testing (beta stage) with the
1616 qemu linux.img -fda fat:floppy:rw:/my_directory
1619 What you should @emph{never} do:
1621 @item use non-ASCII filenames ;
1622 @item use "-snapshot" together with ":rw:" ;
1623 @item expect it to work when loadvm'ing ;
1624 @item write to the FAT directory on the host system while accessing it with the guest system.
1627 @node disk_images_nbd
1628 @subsection NBD access
1630 QEMU can access directly to block device exported using the Network Block Device
1634 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:my_nbd_server.mydomain.org:1024
1637 If the NBD server is located on the same host, you can use an unix socket instead
1641 qemu linux.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1644 In this case, the block device must be exported using qemu-nbd:
1647 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket my_disk.qcow2
1650 The use of qemu-nbd allows to share a disk between several guests:
1652 qemu-nbd --socket=/tmp/my_socket --share=2 my_disk.qcow2
1655 and then you can use it with two guests:
1657 qemu linux1.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1658 qemu linux2.img -hdb nbd:unix:/tmp/my_socket
1662 @section Network emulation
1664 QEMU can simulate several network cards (PCI or ISA cards on the PC
1665 target) and can connect them to an arbitrary number of Virtual Local
1666 Area Networks (VLANs). Host TAP devices can be connected to any QEMU
1667 VLAN. VLAN can be connected between separate instances of QEMU to
1668 simulate large networks. For simpler usage, a non privileged user mode
1669 network stack can replace the TAP device to have a basic network
1674 QEMU simulates several VLANs. A VLAN can be symbolised as a virtual
1675 connection between several network devices. These devices can be for
1676 example QEMU virtual Ethernet cards or virtual Host ethernet devices
1679 @subsection Using TAP network interfaces
1681 This is the standard way to connect QEMU to a real network. QEMU adds
1682 a virtual network device on your host (called @code{tapN}), and you
1683 can then configure it as if it was a real ethernet card.
1685 @subsubsection Linux host
1687 As an example, you can download the @file{linux-test-xxx.tar.gz}
1688 archive and copy the script @file{qemu-ifup} in @file{/etc} and
1689 configure properly @code{sudo} so that the command @code{ifconfig}
1690 contained in @file{qemu-ifup} can be executed as root. You must verify
1691 that your host kernel supports the TAP network interfaces: the
1692 device @file{/dev/net/tun} must be present.
1694 See @ref{sec_invocation} to have examples of command lines using the
1695 TAP network interfaces.
1697 @subsubsection Windows host
1699 There is a virtual ethernet driver for Windows 2000/XP systems, called
1700 TAP-Win32. But it is not included in standard QEMU for Windows,
1701 so you will need to get it separately. It is part of OpenVPN package,
1702 so download OpenVPN from : @url{http://openvpn.net/}.
1704 @subsection Using the user mode network stack
1706 By using the option @option{-net user} (default configuration if no
1707 @option{-net} option is specified), QEMU uses a completely user mode
1708 network stack (you don't need root privilege to use the virtual
1709 network). The virtual network configuration is the following:
1713 QEMU VLAN <------> Firewall/DHCP server <-----> Internet
1716 ----> DNS server (10.0.2.3)
1718 ----> SMB server (10.0.2.4)
1721 The QEMU VM behaves as if it was behind a firewall which blocks all
1722 incoming connections. You can use a DHCP client to automatically
1723 configure the network in the QEMU VM. The DHCP server assign addresses
1724 to the hosts starting from 10.0.2.15.
1726 In order to check that the user mode network is working, you can ping
1727 the address 10.0.2.2 and verify that you got an address in the range
1728 10.0.2.x from the QEMU virtual DHCP server.
1730 Note that @code{ping} is not supported reliably to the internet as it
1731 would require root privileges. It means you can only ping the local
1734 When using the built-in TFTP server, the router is also the TFTP
1737 When using the @option{-redir} option, TCP or UDP connections can be
1738 redirected from the host to the guest. It allows for example to
1739 redirect X11, telnet or SSH connections.
1741 @subsection Connecting VLANs between QEMU instances
1743 Using the @option{-net socket} option, it is possible to make VLANs
1744 that span several QEMU instances. See @ref{sec_invocation} to have a
1747 @node direct_linux_boot
1748 @section Direct Linux Boot
1750 This section explains how to launch a Linux kernel inside QEMU without
1751 having to make a full bootable image. It is very useful for fast Linux
1756 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img -append "root=/dev/hda"
1759 Use @option{-kernel} to provide the Linux kernel image and
1760 @option{-append} to give the kernel command line arguments. The
1761 @option{-initrd} option can be used to provide an INITRD image.
1763 When using the direct Linux boot, a disk image for the first hard disk
1764 @file{hda} is required because its boot sector is used to launch the
1767 If you do not need graphical output, you can disable it and redirect
1768 the virtual serial port and the QEMU monitor to the console with the
1769 @option{-nographic} option. The typical command line is:
1771 qemu -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
1772 -append "root=/dev/hda console=ttyS0" -nographic
1775 Use @key{Ctrl-a c} to switch between the serial console and the
1776 monitor (@pxref{pcsys_keys}).
1779 @section USB emulation
1781 QEMU emulates a PCI UHCI USB controller. You can virtually plug
1782 virtual USB devices or real host USB devices (experimental, works only
1783 on Linux hosts). Qemu will automatically create and connect virtual USB hubs
1784 as necessary to connect multiple USB devices.
1788 * host_usb_devices::
1791 @subsection Connecting USB devices
1793 USB devices can be connected with the @option{-usbdevice} commandline option
1794 or the @code{usb_add} monitor command. Available devices are:
1798 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1800 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen).
1801 This means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having
1802 to grab the mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
1803 @item disk:@var{file}
1804 Mass storage device based on @var{file} (@pxref{disk_images})
1805 @item host:@var{bus.addr}
1806 Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus.addr}
1808 @item host:@var{vendor_id:product_id}
1809 Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id:product_id}
1812 Virtual Wacom PenPartner tablet. This device is similar to the @code{tablet}
1813 above but it can be used with the tslib library because in addition to touch
1814 coordinates it reports touch pressure.
1816 Standard USB keyboard. Will override the PS/2 keyboard (if present).
1817 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,product_id=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
1818 Serial converter. This emulates an FTDI FT232BM chip connected to host character
1819 device @var{dev}. The available character devices are the same as for the
1820 @code{-serial} option. The @code{vendorid} and @code{productid} options can be
1821 used to override the default 0403:6001. For instance,
1823 usb_add serial:productid=FA00:tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1825 will connect to tcp port 4444 of ip 192.168.0.2, and plug that to the virtual
1826 serial converter, faking a Matrix Orbital LCD Display (USB ID 0403:FA00).
1828 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1830 @item net:@var{options}
1831 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols. @var{options}
1832 specifies NIC options as with @code{-net nic,}@var{options} (see description).
1833 For instance, user-mode networking can be used with
1835 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -net user,vlan=0 -usbdevice net:vlan=0
1837 Currently this cannot be used in machines that support PCI NICs.
1838 @item bt[:@var{hci-type}]
1839 Bluetooth dongle whose type is specified in the same format as with
1840 the @option{-bt hci} option, @pxref{bt-hcis,,allowed HCI types}. If
1841 no type is given, the HCI logic corresponds to @code{-bt hci,vlan=0}.
1842 This USB device implements the USB Transport Layer of HCI. Example
1845 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -usbdevice bt:hci,vlan=3 -bt device:keyboard,vlan=3
1849 @node host_usb_devices
1850 @subsection Using host USB devices on a Linux host
1852 WARNING: this is an experimental feature. QEMU will slow down when
1853 using it. USB devices requiring real time streaming (i.e. USB Video
1854 Cameras) are not supported yet.
1857 @item If you use an early Linux 2.4 kernel, verify that no Linux driver
1858 is actually using the USB device. A simple way to do that is simply to
1859 disable the corresponding kernel module by renaming it from @file{mydriver.o}
1860 to @file{mydriver.o.disabled}.
1862 @item Verify that @file{/proc/bus/usb} is working (most Linux distributions should enable it by default). You should see something like that:
1868 @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:
1870 chown -R myuid /proc/bus/usb
1873 @item Launch QEMU and do in the monitor:
1876 Device 1.2, speed 480 Mb/s
1877 Class 00: USB device 1234:5678, USB DISK
1879 You should see the list of the devices you can use (Never try to use
1880 hubs, it won't work).
1882 @item Add the device in QEMU by using:
1884 usb_add host:1234:5678
1887 Normally the guest OS should report that a new USB device is
1888 plugged. You can use the option @option{-usbdevice} to do the same.
1890 @item Now you can try to use the host USB device in QEMU.
1894 When relaunching QEMU, you may have to unplug and plug again the USB
1895 device to make it work again (this is a bug).
1898 @section VNC security
1900 The VNC server capability provides access to the graphical console
1901 of the guest VM across the network. This has a number of security
1902 considerations depending on the deployment scenarios.
1906 * vnc_sec_password::
1907 * vnc_sec_certificate::
1908 * vnc_sec_certificate_verify::
1909 * vnc_sec_certificate_pw::
1910 * vnc_generate_cert::
1913 @subsection Without passwords
1915 The simplest VNC server setup does not include any form of authentication.
1916 For this setup it is recommended to restrict it to listen on a UNIX domain
1917 socket only. For example
1920 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc unix:/home/joebloggs/.qemu-myvm-vnc
1923 This ensures that only users on local box with read/write access to that
1924 path can access the VNC server. To securely access the VNC server from a
1925 remote machine, a combination of netcat+ssh can be used to provide a secure
1928 @node vnc_sec_password
1929 @subsection With passwords
1931 The VNC protocol has limited support for password based authentication. Since
1932 the protocol limits passwords to 8 characters it should not be considered
1933 to provide high security. The password can be fairly easily brute-forced by
1934 a client making repeat connections. For this reason, a VNC server using password
1935 authentication should be restricted to only listen on the loopback interface
1936 or UNIX domain sockets. Password authentication is requested with the @code{password}
1937 option, and then once QEMU is running the password is set with the monitor. Until
1938 the monitor is used to set the password all clients will be rejected.
1941 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password -monitor stdio
1942 (qemu) change vnc password
1947 @node vnc_sec_certificate
1948 @subsection With x509 certificates
1950 The QEMU VNC server also implements the VeNCrypt extension allowing use of
1951 TLS for encryption of the session, and x509 certificates for authentication.
1952 The use of x509 certificates is strongly recommended, because TLS on its
1953 own is susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks. Basic x509 certificate
1954 support provides a secure session, but no authentication. This allows any
1955 client to connect, and provides an encrypted session.
1958 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1961 In the above example @code{/etc/pki/qemu} should contain at least three files,
1962 @code{ca-cert.pem}, @code{server-cert.pem} and @code{server-key.pem}. Unprivileged
1963 users will want to use a private directory, for example @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
1964 NB the @code{server-key.pem} file should be protected with file mode 0600 to
1965 only be readable by the user owning it.
1967 @node vnc_sec_certificate_verify
1968 @subsection With x509 certificates and client verification
1970 Certificates can also provide a means to authenticate the client connecting.
1971 The server will request that the client provide a certificate, which it will
1972 then validate against the CA certificate. This is a good choice if deploying
1973 in an environment with a private internal certificate authority.
1976 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1980 @node vnc_sec_certificate_pw
1981 @subsection With x509 certificates, client verification and passwords
1983 Finally, the previous method can be combined with VNC password authentication
1984 to provide two layers of authentication for clients.
1987 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -vnc :1,password,tls,x509verify=/etc/pki/qemu -monitor stdio
1988 (qemu) change vnc password
1993 @node vnc_generate_cert
1994 @subsection Generating certificates for VNC
1996 The GNU TLS packages provides a command called @code{certtool} which can
1997 be used to generate certificates and keys in PEM format. At a minimum it
1998 is neccessary to setup a certificate authority, and issue certificates to
1999 each server. If using certificates for authentication, then each client
2000 will also need to be issued a certificate. The recommendation is for the
2001 server to keep its certificates in either @code{/etc/pki/qemu} or for
2002 unprivileged users in @code{$HOME/.pki/qemu}.
2006 * vnc_generate_server::
2007 * vnc_generate_client::
2009 @node vnc_generate_ca
2010 @subsubsection Setup the Certificate Authority
2012 This step only needs to be performed once per organization / organizational
2013 unit. First the CA needs a private key. This key must be kept VERY secret
2014 and secure. If this key is compromised the entire trust chain of the certificates
2015 issued with it is lost.
2018 # certtool --generate-privkey > ca-key.pem
2021 A CA needs to have a public certificate. For simplicity it can be a self-signed
2022 certificate, or one issue by a commercial certificate issuing authority. To
2023 generate a self-signed certificate requires one core piece of information, the
2024 name of the organization.
2027 # cat > ca.info <<EOF
2028 cn = Name of your organization
2032 # certtool --generate-self-signed \
2033 --load-privkey ca-key.pem
2034 --template ca.info \
2035 --outfile ca-cert.pem
2038 The @code{ca-cert.pem} file should be copied to all servers and clients wishing to utilize
2039 TLS support in the VNC server. The @code{ca-key.pem} must not be disclosed/copied at all.
2041 @node vnc_generate_server
2042 @subsubsection Issuing server certificates
2044 Each server (or host) needs to be issued with a key and certificate. When connecting
2045 the certificate is sent to the client which validates it against the CA certificate.
2046 The core piece of information for a server certificate is the hostname. This should
2047 be the fully qualified hostname that the client will connect with, since the client
2048 will typically also verify the hostname in the certificate. On the host holding the
2049 secure CA private key:
2052 # cat > server.info <<EOF
2053 organization = Name of your organization
2054 cn = server.foo.example.com
2059 # certtool --generate-privkey > server-key.pem
2060 # certtool --generate-certificate \
2061 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
2062 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
2063 --load-privkey server server-key.pem \
2064 --template server.info \
2065 --outfile server-cert.pem
2068 The @code{server-key.pem} and @code{server-cert.pem} files should now be securely copied
2069 to the server for which they were generated. The @code{server-key.pem} is security
2070 sensitive and should be kept protected with file mode 0600 to prevent disclosure.
2072 @node vnc_generate_client
2073 @subsubsection Issuing client certificates
2075 If the QEMU VNC server is to use the @code{x509verify} option to validate client
2076 certificates as its authentication mechanism, each client also needs to be issued
2077 a certificate. The client certificate contains enough metadata to uniquely identify
2078 the client, typically organization, state, city, building, etc. On the host holding
2079 the secure CA private key:
2082 # cat > client.info <<EOF
2086 organiazation = Name of your organization
2087 cn = client.foo.example.com
2092 # certtool --generate-privkey > client-key.pem
2093 # certtool --generate-certificate \
2094 --load-ca-certificate ca-cert.pem \
2095 --load-ca-privkey ca-key.pem \
2096 --load-privkey client-key.pem \
2097 --template client.info \
2098 --outfile client-cert.pem
2101 The @code{client-key.pem} and @code{client-cert.pem} files should now be securely
2102 copied to the client for which they were generated.
2107 QEMU has a primitive support to work with gdb, so that you can do
2108 'Ctrl-C' while the virtual machine is running and inspect its state.
2110 In order to use gdb, launch qemu with the '-s' option. It will wait for a
2113 > qemu -s -kernel arch/i386/boot/bzImage -hda root-2.4.20.img \
2114 -append "root=/dev/hda"
2115 Connected to host network interface: tun0
2116 Waiting gdb connection on port 1234
2119 Then launch gdb on the 'vmlinux' executable:
2124 In gdb, connect to QEMU:
2126 (gdb) target remote localhost:1234
2129 Then you can use gdb normally. For example, type 'c' to launch the kernel:
2134 Here are some useful tips in order to use gdb on system code:
2138 Use @code{info reg} to display all the CPU registers.
2140 Use @code{x/10i $eip} to display the code at the PC position.
2142 Use @code{set architecture i8086} to dump 16 bit code. Then use
2143 @code{x/10i $cs*16+$eip} to dump the code at the PC position.
2146 Advanced debugging options:
2148 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:
2150 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
2152 This will display the MASK bits used to control the single stepping IE:
2154 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstepbits
2155 sending: "qqemu.sstepbits"
2156 received: "ENABLE=1,NOIRQ=2,NOTIMER=4"
2158 @item maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
2160 This will display the current value of the mask used when single stepping IE:
2162 (gdb) maintenance packet qqemu.sstep
2163 sending: "qqemu.sstep"
2166 @item maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=HEX_VALUE
2168 This will change the single step mask, so if wanted to enable IRQs on the single step, but not timers, you would use:
2170 (gdb) maintenance packet Qqemu.sstep=0x5
2171 sending: "qemu.sstep=0x5"
2176 @node pcsys_os_specific
2177 @section Target OS specific information
2181 To have access to SVGA graphic modes under X11, use the @code{vesa} or
2182 the @code{cirrus} X11 driver. For optimal performances, use 16 bit
2183 color depth in the guest and the host OS.
2185 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, you should add the option
2186 @code{clock=pit} on the kernel command line because the 2.6 Linux
2187 kernels make very strict real time clock checks by default that QEMU
2188 cannot simulate exactly.
2190 When using a 2.6 guest Linux kernel, verify that the 4G/4G patch is
2191 not activated because QEMU is slower with this patch. The QEMU
2192 Accelerator Module is also much slower in this case. Earlier Fedora
2193 Core 3 Linux kernel (< 2.6.9-1.724_FC3) were known to incorporate this
2194 patch by default. Newer kernels don't have it.
2198 If you have a slow host, using Windows 95 is better as it gives the
2199 best speed. Windows 2000 is also a good choice.
2201 @subsubsection SVGA graphic modes support
2203 QEMU emulates a Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video
2204 card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize
2205 and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color
2206 depth in the guest and the host OS.
2208 If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high
2209 resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >=
2210 1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card
2211 (option @option{-std-vga}).
2213 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
2215 Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT
2216 instruction. The result is that it takes host CPU cycles even when
2217 idle. You can install the utility from
2218 @url{http://www.user.cityline.ru/~maxamn/amnhltm.zip} to solve this
2219 problem. Note that no such tool is needed for NT, 2000 or XP.
2221 @subsubsection Windows 2000 disk full problem
2223 Windows 2000 has a bug which gives a disk full problem during its
2224 installation. When installing it, use the @option{-win2k-hack} QEMU
2225 option to enable a specific workaround. After Windows 2000 is
2226 installed, you no longer need this option (this option slows down the
2229 @subsubsection Windows 2000 shutdown
2231 Windows 2000 cannot automatically shutdown in QEMU although Windows 98
2232 can. It comes from the fact that Windows 2000 does not automatically
2233 use the APM driver provided by the BIOS.
2235 In order to correct that, do the following (thanks to Struan
2236 Bartlett): go to the Control Panel => Add/Remove Hardware & Next =>
2237 Add/Troubleshoot a device => Add a new device & Next => No, select the
2238 hardware from a list & Next => NT Apm/Legacy Support & Next => Next
2239 (again) a few times. Now the driver is installed and Windows 2000 now
2240 correctly instructs QEMU to shutdown at the appropriate moment.
2242 @subsubsection Share a directory between Unix and Windows
2244 See @ref{sec_invocation} about the help of the option @option{-smb}.
2246 @subsubsection Windows XP security problem
2248 Some releases of Windows XP install correctly but give a security
2251 A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the
2252 license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e6.
2255 The workaround is to install a service pack for XP after a boot in safe
2256 mode. Then reboot, and the problem should go away. Since there is no
2257 network while in safe mode, its recommended to download the full
2258 installation of SP1 or SP2 and transfer that via an ISO or using the
2259 vvfat block device ("-hdb fat:directory_which_holds_the_SP").
2261 @subsection MS-DOS and FreeDOS
2263 @subsubsection CPU usage reduction
2265 DOS does not correctly use the CPU HLT instruction. The result is that
2266 it takes host CPU cycles even when idle. You can install the utility
2267 from @url{http://www.vmware.com/software/dosidle210.zip} to solve this
2270 @node QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
2271 @chapter QEMU System emulator for non PC targets
2273 QEMU is a generic emulator and it emulates many non PC
2274 machines. Most of the options are similar to the PC emulator. The
2275 differences are mentioned in the following sections.
2278 * QEMU PowerPC System emulator::
2279 * Sparc32 System emulator::
2280 * Sparc64 System emulator::
2281 * MIPS System emulator::
2282 * ARM System emulator::
2283 * ColdFire System emulator::
2286 @node QEMU PowerPC System emulator
2287 @section QEMU PowerPC System emulator
2289 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-ppc} to simulate a complete PREP
2290 or PowerMac PowerPC system.
2292 QEMU emulates the following PowerMac peripherals:
2298 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
2300 2 PMAC IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2306 VIA-CUDA with ADB keyboard and mouse.
2309 QEMU emulates the following PREP peripherals:
2315 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
2317 2 IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2321 NE2000 network adapters
2325 PREP Non Volatile RAM
2327 PC compatible keyboard and mouse.
2330 QEMU uses the Open Hack'Ware Open Firmware Compatible BIOS available at
2331 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/OpenHackWare/index.htm}.
2333 Since version 0.9.1, QEMU uses OpenBIOS @url{http://www.openbios.org/}
2334 for the g3bw PowerMac machine. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
2335 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
2336 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
2338 @c man begin OPTIONS
2340 The following options are specific to the PowerPC emulation:
2344 @item -g WxH[xDEPTH]
2346 Set the initial VGA graphic mode. The default is 800x600x15.
2348 @item -prom-env string
2350 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
2353 qemu-system-ppc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
2354 -prom-env 'boot-device=hd:2,\yaboot' \
2355 -prom-env 'boot-args=conf=hd:2,\yaboot.conf'
2358 These variables are not used by Open Hack'Ware.
2365 More information is available at
2366 @url{http://perso.magic.fr/l_indien/qemu-ppc/}.
2368 @node Sparc32 System emulator
2369 @section Sparc32 System emulator
2371 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc} to simulate the following
2372 Sun4m architecture machines:
2387 SPARCstation Voyager
2394 The emulation is somewhat complete. SMP up to 16 CPUs is supported,
2395 but Linux limits the number of usable CPUs to 4.
2397 It's also possible to simulate a SPARCstation 2 (sun4c architecture),
2398 SPARCserver 1000, or SPARCcenter 2000 (sun4d architecture), but these
2399 emulators are not usable yet.
2401 QEMU emulates the following sun4m/sun4c/sun4d peripherals:
2409 Lance (Am7990) Ethernet
2411 Non Volatile RAM M48T02/M48T08
2413 Slave I/O: timers, interrupt controllers, Zilog serial ports, keyboard
2414 and power/reset logic
2416 ESP SCSI controller with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2418 Floppy drive (not on SS-600MP)
2420 CS4231 sound device (only on SS-5, not working yet)
2423 The number of peripherals is fixed in the architecture. Maximum
2424 memory size depends on the machine type, for SS-5 it is 256MB and for
2427 Since version 0.8.2, QEMU uses OpenBIOS
2428 @url{http://www.openbios.org/}. OpenBIOS is a free (GPL v2) portable
2429 firmware implementation. The goal is to implement a 100% IEEE
2430 1275-1994 (referred to as Open Firmware) compliant firmware.
2432 A sample Linux 2.6 series kernel and ram disk image are available on
2433 the QEMU web site. There are still issues with NetBSD and OpenBSD, but
2434 some kernel versions work. Please note that currently Solaris kernels
2435 don't work probably due to interface issues between OpenBIOS and
2438 @c man begin OPTIONS
2440 The following options are specific to the Sparc32 emulation:
2444 @item -g WxHx[xDEPTH]
2446 Set the initial TCX graphic mode. The default is 1024x768x8, currently
2447 the only other possible mode is 1024x768x24.
2449 @item -prom-env string
2451 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
2454 qemu-system-sparc -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false' \
2455 -prom-env 'boot-device=sd(0,2,0):d' -prom-env 'boot-args=linux single'
2458 @item -M [SS-4|SS-5|SS-10|SS-20|SS-600MP|LX|Voyager|SPARCClassic|SPARCbook|SS-2|SS-1000|SS-2000]
2460 Set the emulated machine type. Default is SS-5.
2466 @node Sparc64 System emulator
2467 @section Sparc64 System emulator
2469 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-sparc64} to simulate a Sun4u
2470 (UltraSPARC PC-like machine), Sun4v (T1 PC-like machine), or generic
2471 Niagara (T1) machine. The emulator is not usable for anything yet, but
2472 it can launch some kernels.
2474 QEMU emulates the following peripherals:
2478 UltraSparc IIi APB PCI Bridge
2480 PCI VGA compatible card with VESA Bochs Extensions
2482 PS/2 mouse and keyboard
2484 Non Volatile RAM M48T59
2486 PC-compatible serial ports
2488 2 PCI IDE interfaces with hard disk and CD-ROM support
2493 @c man begin OPTIONS
2495 The following options are specific to the Sparc64 emulation:
2499 @item -prom-env string
2501 Set OpenBIOS variables in NVRAM, for example:
2504 qemu-system-sparc64 -prom-env 'auto-boot?=false'
2507 @item -M [sun4u|sun4v|Niagara]
2509 Set the emulated machine type. The default is sun4u.
2515 @node MIPS System emulator
2516 @section MIPS System emulator
2518 Four executables cover simulation of 32 and 64-bit MIPS systems in
2519 both endian options, @file{qemu-system-mips}, @file{qemu-system-mipsel}
2520 @file{qemu-system-mips64} and @file{qemu-system-mips64el}.
2521 Five different machine types are emulated:
2525 A generic ISA PC-like machine "mips"
2527 The MIPS Malta prototype board "malta"
2529 An ACER Pica "pica61". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
2531 MIPS emulator pseudo board "mipssim"
2533 A MIPS Magnum R4000 machine "magnum". This machine needs the 64-bit emulator.
2536 The generic emulation is supported by Debian 'Etch' and is able to
2537 install Debian into a virtual disk image. The following devices are
2542 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
2544 PC style serial port
2551 The Malta emulation supports the following devices:
2555 Core board with MIPS 24Kf CPU and Galileo system controller
2557 PIIX4 PCI/USB/SMbus controller
2559 The Multi-I/O chip's serial device
2561 PCnet32 PCI network card
2563 Malta FPGA serial device
2565 Cirrus VGA graphics card
2568 The ACER Pica emulation supports:
2574 PC-style IRQ and DMA controllers
2581 The mipssim pseudo board emulation provides an environment similiar
2582 to what the proprietary MIPS emulator uses for running Linux.
2587 A range of MIPS CPUs, default is the 24Kf
2589 PC style serial port
2591 MIPSnet network emulation
2594 The MIPS Magnum R4000 emulation supports:
2600 PC-style IRQ controller
2610 @node ARM System emulator
2611 @section ARM System emulator
2613 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-arm} to simulate a ARM
2614 machine. The ARM Integrator/CP board is emulated with the following
2619 ARM926E, ARM1026E, ARM946E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
2623 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2625 PL110 LCD controller
2627 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
2629 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
2632 The ARM Versatile baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
2636 ARM926E, ARM1136 or Cortex-A8 CPU
2638 PL190 Vectored Interrupt Controller
2642 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2644 PL110 LCD controller
2646 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse.
2648 PCI host bridge. Note the emulated PCI bridge only provides access to
2649 PCI memory space. It does not provide access to PCI IO space.
2650 This means some devices (eg. ne2k_pci NIC) are not usable, and others
2651 (eg. rtl8139 NIC) are only usable when the guest drivers use the memory
2652 mapped control registers.
2654 PCI OHCI USB controller.
2656 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices.
2658 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
2661 The ARM RealView Emulation baseboard is emulated with the following devices:
2665 ARM926E, ARM1136, ARM11MPCORE(x4) or Cortex-A8 CPU
2667 ARM AMBA Generic/Distributed Interrupt Controller
2671 SMC 91c111 Ethernet adapter
2673 PL110 LCD controller
2675 PL050 KMI with PS/2 keyboard and mouse
2679 PCI OHCI USB controller
2681 LSI53C895A PCI SCSI Host Bus Adapter with hard disk and CD-ROM devices
2683 PL181 MultiMedia Card Interface with SD card.
2686 The XScale-based clamshell PDA models ("Spitz", "Akita", "Borzoi"
2687 and "Terrier") emulation includes the following peripherals:
2691 Intel PXA270 System-on-chip (ARM V5TE core)
2695 IBM/Hitachi DSCM microdrive in a PXA PCMCIA slot - not in "Akita"
2697 On-chip OHCI USB controller
2699 On-chip LCD controller
2701 On-chip Real Time Clock
2703 TI ADS7846 touchscreen controller on SSP bus
2705 Maxim MAX1111 analog-digital converter on I@math{^2}C bus
2707 GPIO-connected keyboard controller and LEDs
2709 Secure Digital card connected to PXA MMC/SD host
2713 WM8750 audio CODEC on I@math{^2}C and I@math{^2}S busses
2716 The Palm Tungsten|E PDA (codename "Cheetah") emulation includes the
2721 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2723 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -option-rom)
2725 On-chip LCD controller
2727 On-chip Real Time Clock
2729 TI TSC2102i touchscreen controller / analog-digital converter / Audio
2730 CODEC, connected through MicroWire and I@math{^2}S busses
2732 GPIO-connected matrix keypad
2734 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2739 Nokia N800 and N810 internet tablets (known also as RX-34 and RX-44 / 48)
2740 emulation supports the following elements:
2744 Texas Instruments OMAP2420 System-on-chip (ARM 1136 core)
2746 RAM and non-volatile OneNAND Flash memories
2748 Display connected to EPSON remote framebuffer chip and OMAP on-chip
2749 display controller and a LS041y3 MIPI DBI-C controller
2751 TI TSC2301 (in N800) and TI TSC2005 (in N810) touchscreen controllers
2752 driven through SPI bus
2754 National Semiconductor LM8323-controlled qwerty keyboard driven
2755 through I@math{^2}C bus
2757 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2759 Three OMAP on-chip UARTs and on-chip STI debugging console
2761 A Bluetooth(R) transciever and HCI connected to an UART
2763 Mentor Graphics "Inventra" dual-role USB controller embedded in a TI
2764 TUSB6010 chip - only USB host mode is supported
2766 TI TMP105 temperature sensor driven through I@math{^2}C bus
2768 TI TWL92230C power management companion with an RTC on I@math{^2}C bus
2770 Nokia RETU and TAHVO multi-purpose chips with an RTC, connected
2774 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S811EVB emulation includes the following
2781 64k Flash and 8k SRAM.
2783 Timers, UARTs, ADC and I@math{^2}C interface.
2785 OSRAM Pictiva 96x16 OLED with SSD0303 controller on I@math{^2}C bus.
2788 The Luminary Micro Stellaris LM3S6965EVB emulation includes the following
2795 256k Flash and 64k SRAM.
2797 Timers, UARTs, ADC, I@math{^2}C and SSI interfaces.
2799 OSRAM Pictiva 128x64 OLED with SSD0323 controller connected via SSI.
2802 The Freecom MusicPal internet radio emulation includes the following
2807 Marvell MV88W8618 ARM core.
2809 32 MB RAM, 256 KB SRAM, 8 MB flash.
2813 MV88W8xx8 Ethernet controller
2815 MV88W8618 audio controller, WM8750 CODEC and mixer
2817 128×64 display with brightness control
2819 2 buttons, 2 navigation wheels with button function
2822 The Siemens SX1 models v1 and v2 (default) basic emulation.
2823 The emulaton includes the following elements:
2827 Texas Instruments OMAP310 System-on-chip (ARM 925T core)
2829 ROM and RAM memories (ROM firmware image can be loaded with -pflash)
2831 1 Flash of 16MB and 1 Flash of 8MB
2835 On-chip LCD controller
2837 On-chip Real Time Clock
2839 Secure Digital card connected to OMAP MMC/SD host
2844 A Linux 2.6 test image is available on the QEMU web site. More
2845 information is available in the QEMU mailing-list archive.
2847 @node ColdFire System emulator
2848 @section ColdFire System emulator
2850 Use the executable @file{qemu-system-m68k} to simulate a ColdFire machine.
2851 The emulator is able to boot a uClinux kernel.
2853 The M5208EVB emulation includes the following devices:
2857 MCF5208 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor (ISA A+ with EMAC).
2859 Three Two on-chip UARTs.
2861 Fast Ethernet Controller (FEC)
2864 The AN5206 emulation includes the following devices:
2868 MCF5206 ColdFire V2 Microprocessor.
2873 @node QEMU User space emulator
2874 @chapter QEMU User space emulator
2877 * Supported Operating Systems ::
2878 * Linux User space emulator::
2879 * Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator ::
2880 * BSD User space emulator ::
2883 @node Supported Operating Systems
2884 @section Supported Operating Systems
2886 The following OS are supported in user space emulation:
2890 Linux (referred as qemu-linux-user)
2892 Mac OS X/Darwin (referred as qemu-darwin-user)
2894 BSD (referred as qemu-bsd-user)
2897 @node Linux User space emulator
2898 @section Linux User space emulator
2903 * Command line options::
2908 @subsection Quick Start
2910 In order to launch a Linux process, QEMU needs the process executable
2911 itself and all the target (x86) dynamic libraries used by it.
2915 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
2919 qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2922 @code{-L /} tells that the x86 dynamic linker must be searched with a
2925 @item Since QEMU is also a linux process, you can launch qemu with
2926 qemu (NOTE: you can only do that if you compiled QEMU from the sources):
2929 qemu-i386 -L / qemu-i386 -L / /bin/ls
2932 @item On non x86 CPUs, you need first to download at least an x86 glibc
2933 (@file{qemu-runtime-i386-XXX-.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page). Ensure that
2934 @code{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} is not set:
2937 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
2940 Then you can launch the precompiled @file{ls} x86 executable:
2943 qemu-i386 tests/i386/ls
2945 You can look at @file{qemu-binfmt-conf.sh} so that
2946 QEMU is automatically launched by the Linux kernel when you try to
2947 launch x86 executables. It requires the @code{binfmt_misc} module in the
2950 @item The x86 version of QEMU is also included. You can try weird things such as:
2952 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/qemu-i386 \
2953 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2959 @subsection Wine launch
2963 @item Ensure that you have a working QEMU with the x86 glibc
2964 distribution (see previous section). In order to verify it, you must be
2968 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/bin/ls-i386
2971 @item Download the binary x86 Wine install
2972 (@file{qemu-XXX-i386-wine.tar.gz} on the QEMU web page).
2974 @item Configure Wine on your account. Look at the provided script
2975 @file{/usr/local/qemu-i386/@/bin/wine-conf.sh}. Your previous
2976 @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine} directory is saved to @code{$@{HOME@}/.wine.org}.
2978 @item Then you can try the example @file{putty.exe}:
2981 qemu-i386 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/bin/wine \
2982 /usr/local/qemu-i386/wine/c/Program\ Files/putty.exe
2987 @node Command line options
2988 @subsection Command line options
2991 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-cpu model] [-g port] program [arguments...]
2998 Set the x86 elf interpreter prefix (default=/usr/local/qemu-i386)
3000 Set the x86 stack size in bytes (default=524288)
3002 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
3009 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
3011 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
3013 Wait gdb connection to port
3016 Environment variables:
3020 Print system calls and arguments similar to the 'strace' program
3021 (NOTE: the actual 'strace' program will not work because the user
3022 space emulator hasn't implemented ptrace). At the moment this is
3023 incomplete. All system calls that don't have a specific argument
3024 format are printed with information for six arguments. Many
3025 flag-style arguments don't have decoders and will show up as numbers.
3028 @node Other binaries
3029 @subsection Other binaries
3031 @command{qemu-arm} is also capable of running ARM "Angel" semihosted ELF
3032 binaries (as implemented by the arm-elf and arm-eabi Newlib/GDB
3033 configurations), and arm-uclinux bFLT format binaries.
3035 @command{qemu-m68k} is capable of running semihosted binaries using the BDM
3036 (m5xxx-ram-hosted.ld) or m68k-sim (sim.ld) syscall interfaces, and
3037 coldfire uClinux bFLT format binaries.
3039 The binary format is detected automatically.
3041 @command{qemu-sparc} can execute Sparc32 binaries (Sparc32 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
3043 @command{qemu-sparc32plus} can execute Sparc32 and SPARC32PLUS binaries
3044 (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
3046 @command{qemu-sparc64} can execute some Sparc64 (Sparc64 CPU, 64 bit ABI) and
3047 SPARC32PLUS binaries (Sparc64 CPU, 32 bit ABI).
3049 @node Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
3050 @section Mac OS X/Darwin User space emulator
3053 * Mac OS X/Darwin Status::
3054 * Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start::
3055 * Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options::
3058 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Status
3059 @subsection Mac OS X/Darwin Status
3063 target x86 on x86: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
3065 target PowerPC on x86: Not working as the ppc commpage can't be mapped (yet!)
3067 target PowerPC on PowerPC: Most apps (Cocoa and Carbon too) works. [1]
3069 target x86 on PowerPC: most utilities work. Cocoa and Carbon apps are not yet supported.
3072 [1] If you're host commpage can be executed by qemu.
3074 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Quick Start
3075 @subsection Quick Start
3077 In order to launch a Mac OS X/Darwin process, QEMU needs the process executable
3078 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it. If you don't have the FAT
3079 libraries (you're running Mac OS X/ppc) you'll need to obtain it from a Mac OS X
3080 CD or compile them by hand.
3084 @item On x86, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
3091 or to run the ppc version of the executable:
3097 @item On ppc, you'll have to tell qemu where your x86 libraries (and dynamic linker)
3101 qemu-i386 -L /opt/x86_root/ /bin/ls
3104 @code{-L /opt/x86_root/} tells that the dynamic linker (dyld) path is in
3105 @file{/opt/x86_root/usr/bin/dyld}.
3109 @node Mac OS X/Darwin Command line options
3110 @subsection Command line options
3113 usage: qemu-i386 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] program [arguments...]
3120 Set the library root path (default=/)
3122 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
3129 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
3131 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
3134 @node BSD User space emulator
3135 @section BSD User space emulator
3140 * BSD Command line options::
3144 @subsection BSD Status
3148 target Sparc64 on Sparc64: Some trivial programs work.
3151 @node BSD Quick Start
3152 @subsection Quick Start
3154 In order to launch a BSD process, QEMU needs the process executable
3155 itself and all the target dynamic libraries used by it.
3159 @item On Sparc64, you can just try to launch any process by using the native
3163 qemu-sparc64 /bin/ls
3168 @node BSD Command line options
3169 @subsection Command line options
3172 usage: qemu-sparc64 [-h] [-d] [-L path] [-s size] [-bsd type] program [arguments...]
3179 Set the library root path (default=/)
3181 Set the stack size in bytes (default=524288)
3183 Set the type of the emulated BSD Operating system. Valid values are
3184 FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD (default).
3191 Activate log (logfile=/tmp/qemu.log)
3193 Act as if the host page size was 'pagesize' bytes
3197 @chapter Compilation from the sources
3202 * Cross compilation for Windows with Linux::
3209 @subsection Compilation
3211 First you must decompress the sources:
3214 tar zxvf qemu-x.y.z.tar.gz
3218 Then you configure QEMU and build it (usually no options are needed):
3224 Then type as root user:
3228 to install QEMU in @file{/usr/local}.
3230 @subsection GCC version
3232 In order to compile QEMU successfully, it is very important that you
3233 have the right tools. The most important one is gcc. On most hosts and
3234 in particular on x86 ones, @emph{gcc 4.x is not supported}. If your
3235 Linux distribution includes a gcc 4.x compiler, you can usually
3236 install an older version (it is invoked by @code{gcc32} or
3237 @code{gcc34}). The QEMU configure script automatically probes for
3238 these older versions so that usually you don't have to do anything.
3244 @item Install the current versions of MSYS and MinGW from
3245 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. You can find detailed installation
3246 instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
3249 the MinGW development library of SDL 1.2.x
3250 (@file{SDL-devel-1.2.x-@/mingw32.tar.gz}) from
3251 @url{http://www.libsdl.org}. Unpack it in a temporary place, and
3252 unpack the archive @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz} in the MinGW tool
3253 directory. Edit the @file{sdl-config} script so that it gives the
3254 correct SDL directory when invoked.
3256 @item Extract the current version of QEMU.
3258 @item Start the MSYS shell (file @file{msys.bat}).
3260 @item Change to the QEMU directory. Launch @file{./configure} and
3261 @file{make}. If you have problems using SDL, verify that
3262 @file{sdl-config} can be launched from the MSYS command line.
3264 @item You can install QEMU in @file{Program Files/Qemu} by typing
3265 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in
3266 @file{Program Files/Qemu}.
3270 @node Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
3271 @section Cross compilation for Windows with Linux
3275 Install the MinGW cross compilation tools available at
3276 @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
3279 Install the Win32 version of SDL (@url{http://www.libsdl.org}) by
3280 unpacking @file{i386-mingw32msvc.tar.gz}. Set up the PATH environment
3281 variable so that @file{i386-mingw32msvc-sdl-config} can be launched by
3282 the QEMU configuration script.
3285 Configure QEMU for Windows cross compilation:
3287 ./configure --enable-mingw32
3289 If necessary, you can change the cross-prefix according to the prefix
3290 chosen for the MinGW tools with --cross-prefix. You can also use
3291 --prefix to set the Win32 install path.
3293 @item You can install QEMU in the installation directory by typing
3294 @file{make install}. Don't forget to copy @file{SDL.dll} in the
3295 installation directory.
3299 Note: Currently, Wine does not seem able to launch
3305 The Mac OS X patches are not fully merged in QEMU, so you should look
3306 at the QEMU mailing list archive to have all the necessary