Re: [Qemu-devel] Anyone got qemu-system-ppc{,64} to boot anything?

[Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@gmail.com>]

On 6/11/09, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>  The problem in the parent message was because I was using the wrong
>  CPU.  Although the binary is called 'qemu-system-ppc64', don't be
>  misled into thinking that means it'll emulate a 64 bit PowerPC
>  processor!  Oh no, you have to supply the extra '-cpu ppc64'
>  parameter.
>
>  Most of the '-M' options appear to be non-functional, segfaulting or
>  hanging or complaining about missing BIOS images.
>
>  I've had no more luck with 'qemu-system-ppc'.
>
>  So has _anyone_ got an example of qemu-system-ppc{,64} booting an OS
>  that they can share with us?

Debian 4.0 R6:
qemu-system-ppc64 -boot d -cdrom debian-40r6-powerpc-businesscard.iso
-M mac99 -usb -usbdevice keyboard -usbdevice mouse -cpu 970fx

Select 'install64'.

Gentoo 2008.0:
qemu-system-ppc64 -boot d -cdrom install-powerpc-minimal-2008.0.iso -M
mac99  -cpu 970fx -prom-env 'boot-device=cd:0,\boot\yaboot' -prom-env
'boot-args=conf=cd:0,\boot\yaboot.conf'

Select G5 (default).

Both above get to userspace, but they seem to hang soon.