Re: [Qemu-devel] Problems bringing up network in qemu-system-arm

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 04:56:13PM +0100, Wolfgang Schildbach wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am using the current CVS (HEAD) version of qemu running on x86 linux, 
> and am using it to emulate an ARM on the integrator board, running 
> arm-linux, using arm-test-0.1.tar.gz.
> 
> >From what I've read in this list (
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2005-12/msg00137.html), it 
> should be possible to set up a network, user-mode or TUN/TAP. However, I 
> fail to see the light as to how to bring the correct interface up on the 
> guest system (arm-linux). ifconfig shows two devices, lo and dummy0, but 
> nothing that would point to a smc91 being detected or used. This is 
> independent from whether I try -net tap or -net user.
> 
> 1) Is the network/smc91x support finished enough to be useable?

Yes.

> 2) If so, what is the magic bullet? Any boot options that I need to give 
> to the kernel? (BTW, I am calling the emulation as
> 
> qemu-system-arm -kernel integratorcp.zImage -initrd arm_root.imfg 
> -nographic -net user )

-net nic -net user, or no -net option at all.  You need a network card
on the VLAN, and also a connection ("user") to the outside.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery