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1 HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
4 HXCOMM DEF(option, HAS_ARG/0, opt_enum, opt_help) is used to construct
5 HXCOMM option structures, enums and help message.
6 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
8 DEFHEADING(Standard options:)
9 STEXI
10 @table @option
11 ETEXI
13 DEF("help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h,
14 "-h or -help display this help and exit\n")
15 STEXI
16 @item -h
17 Display help and exit
18 ETEXI
20 DEF("version", 0, QEMU_OPTION_version,
21 "-version display version information and exit\n")
22 STEXI
23 @item -version
24 Display version information and exit
25 ETEXI
27 DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M,
28 "-M machine select emulated machine (-M ? for list)\n")
29 STEXI
30 @item -M @var{machine}
31 Select the emulated @var{machine} (@code{-M ?} for list)
32 ETEXI
34 DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
35 "-cpu cpu select CPU (-cpu ? for list)\n")
36 STEXI
37 @item -cpu @var{model}
38 Select CPU model (-cpu ? for list and additional feature selection)
39 ETEXI
41 DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
42 "-smp n set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n")
43 STEXI
44 @item -smp @var{n}
45 Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
46 CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
47 to 4.
48 ETEXI
50 DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
51 "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n")
52 STEXI
53 @item -numa @var{opts}
54 Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If mem and cpus are omitted, resources
55 are split equally.
56 ETEXI
58 DEF("fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda,
59 "-fda/-fdb file use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n")
60 DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "")
61 STEXI
62 @item -fda @var{file}
63 @item -fdb @var{file}
64 Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
65 use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
66 ETEXI
68 DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
69 "-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n")
70 DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "")
71 DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
72 "-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n")
73 DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "")
74 STEXI
75 @item -hda @var{file}
76 @item -hdb @var{file}
77 @item -hdc @var{file}
78 @item -hdd @var{file}
79 Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
80 ETEXI
82 DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
83 "-cdrom file use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n")
84 STEXI
85 @item -cdrom @var{file}
86 Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
87 @option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
88 using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
89 ETEXI
91 DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
92 "-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
93 " [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
94 " [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none][,format=f][,serial=s]\n"
95 " use 'file' as a drive image\n")
96 STEXI
97 @item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
99 Define a new drive. Valid options are:
101 @table @code
102 @item file=@var{file}
103 This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
104 this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
105 (for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
106 @item if=@var{interface}
107 This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
108 Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
109 @item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
110 These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
111 the unit id.
112 @item index=@var{index}
113 This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
114 of available connectors of a given interface type.
115 @item media=@var{media}
116 This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
117 @item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
118 These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
119 @item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
120 @var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
121 @item cache=@var{cache}
122 @var{cache} is "none", "writeback", or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
123 @item format=@var{format}
124 Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
125 the format. Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
126 an untrusted format header.
127 @item serial=@var{serial}
128 This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
129 @end table
131 By default, writethrough caching is used for all block device. This means that
132 the host page cache will be used to read and write data but write notification
133 will be sent to the guest only when the data has been reported as written by
134 the storage subsystem.
136 Writeback caching will report data writes as completed as soon as the data is
137 present in the host page cache. This is safe as long as you trust your host.
138 If your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience data
139 corruption. When using the @option{-snapshot} option, writeback caching is
140 used by default.
142 The host page cache can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}. This will
143 attempt to do disk IO directly to the guests memory. QEMU may still perform
144 an internal copy of the data.
146 Some block drivers perform badly with @option{cache=writethrough}, most notably,
147 qcow2. If performance is more important than correctness,
148 @option{cache=writeback} should be used with qcow2. By default, if no explicit
149 caching is specified for a qcow2 disk image, @option{cache=writeback} will be
150 used. For all other disk types, @option{cache=writethrough} is the default.
152 Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
153 @example
154 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
155 @end example
157 Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
158 use:
159 @example
160 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
161 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
162 qemu -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
163 qemu -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
164 @end example
166 You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
167 @example
168 qemu -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
169 @end example
171 If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
172 @example
173 qemu -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
174 @end example
176 You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
177 @example
178 qemu -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
179 @end example
181 Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
182 @example
183 qemu -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
184 qemu -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
185 @end example
187 By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
188 incremented:
189 @example
190 qemu -drive file=a -drive file=b"
191 @end example
192 is interpreted like:
193 @example
194 qemu -hda a -hdb b
195 @end example
196 ETEXI
198 DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
199 "-mtdblock file use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n")
200 STEXI
202 @item -mtdblock file
203 Use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image.
204 ETEXI
206 DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
207 "-sd file use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n")
208 STEXI
209 @item -sd file
210 Use 'file' as SecureDigital card image.
211 ETEXI
213 DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
214 "-pflash file use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n")
215 STEXI
216 @item -pflash file
217 Use 'file' as a parallel flash image.
218 ETEXI
220 DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
221 "-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)\n")
222 STEXI
223 @item -boot [a|c|d|n]
224 Boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or Etherboot (n). Hard disk boot
225 is the default.
226 ETEXI
228 DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
229 "-snapshot write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n")
230 STEXI
231 @item -snapshot
232 Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
233 the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
234 the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
235 ETEXI
237 DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
238 "-m megs set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default=%d]\n")
239 STEXI
240 @item -m @var{megs}
241 Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB. Optionally,
242 a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
243 gigabytes respectively.
244 ETEXI
246 DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
247 "-k language use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n")
248 STEXI
249 @item -k @var{language}
251 Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
252 French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
253 keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
254 display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
255 hosts.
257 The available layouts are:
258 @example
259 ar de-ch es fo fr-ca hu ja mk no pt-br sv
260 da en-gb et fr fr-ch is lt nl pl ru th
261 de en-us fi fr-be hr it lv nl-be pt sl tr
262 @end example
264 The default is @code{en-us}.
265 ETEXI
268 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
269 DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
270 "-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n")
271 #endif
272 STEXI
273 @item -audio-help
275 Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
276 parameters.
277 ETEXI
279 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
280 DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
281 "-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
282 " and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
283 " use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards\n"
284 " use -soundhw all to enable all of them\n")
285 #endif
286 STEXI
287 @item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
289 Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use ? to print all
290 available sound hardware.
292 @example
293 qemu -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
294 qemu -soundhw es1370 disk.img
295 qemu -soundhw ac97 disk.img
296 qemu -soundhw all disk.img
297 qemu -soundhw ?
298 @end example
300 Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
301 require manually specifying clocking.
303 @example
304 modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
305 @end example
306 ETEXI
308 STEXI
309 @end table
310 ETEXI
312 DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
313 "-usb enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n")
314 STEXI
315 USB options:
316 @table @option
318 @item -usb
319 Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
320 ETEXI
322 DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
323 "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n")
324 STEXI
326 @item -usbdevice @var{devname}
327 Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
329 @table @code
331 @item mouse
332 Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
334 @item tablet
335 Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
336 means qemu is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
337 mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
339 @item disk:[format=@var{format}]:file
340 Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
341 will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
342 format=raw to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
344 @item host:bus.addr
345 Pass through the host device identified by bus.addr (Linux only).
347 @item host:vendor_id:product_id
348 Pass through the host device identified by vendor_id:product_id (Linux only).
350 @item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
351 Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
352 available devices.
354 @item braille
355 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
356 or fake device.
358 @item net:options
359 Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
361 @end table
362 ETEXI
364 DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
365 "-name string set the name of the guest\n")
366 STEXI
367 @item -name @var{name}
368 Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
369 This name will be displayed in the SDL window caption.
370 The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
371 ETEXI
373 DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
374 "-uuid %%08x-%%04x-%%04x-%%04x-%%012x\n"
375 " specify machine UUID\n")
376 STEXI
377 @item -uuid @var{uuid}
378 Set system UUID.
379 ETEXI
381 STEXI
382 @end table
383 ETEXI
385 DEFHEADING()
387 DEFHEADING(Display options:)
389 STEXI
390 @table @option
391 ETEXI
393 DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
394 "-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n")
395 STEXI
396 @item -nographic
398 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
399 you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
400 command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
401 the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
402 with a serial console.
403 ETEXI
405 #ifdef CONFIG_CURSES
406 DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
407 "-curses use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n")
408 #endif
409 STEXI
410 @item -curses
412 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
413 QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
414 curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
415 ETEXI
417 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
418 DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
419 "-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n")
420 #endif
421 STEXI
422 @item -no-frame
424 Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
425 available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
426 workspace more convenient.
427 ETEXI
429 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
430 DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
431 "-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n")
432 #endif
433 STEXI
434 @item -alt-grab
436 Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt).
437 ETEXI
439 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
440 DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
441 "-no-quit disable SDL window close capability\n")
442 #endif
443 STEXI
444 @item -no-quit
446 Disable SDL window close capability.
447 ETEXI
449 #ifdef CONFIG_SDL
450 DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
451 "-sdl enable SDL\n")
452 #endif
453 STEXI
454 @item -sdl
456 Enable SDL.
457 ETEXI
459 DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
460 "-portrait rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n")
461 STEXI
462 @item -portrait
464 Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
465 ETEXI
467 DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
468 "-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|xenfb|none]\n"
469 " select video card type\n")
470 STEXI
471 @item -vga @var{type}
472 Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
473 @table @code
474 @item cirrus
475 Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
476 Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
477 performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
478 (This one is the default)
479 @item std
480 Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS
481 supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
482 to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
483 this option.
484 @item vmware
485 VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
486 recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
487 card.
488 @item none
489 Disable VGA card.
490 @end table
491 ETEXI
493 DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
494 "-full-screen start in full screen\n")
495 STEXI
496 @item -full-screen
497 Start in full screen.
498 ETEXI
500 #if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)
501 DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
502 "-g WxH[xDEPTH] Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n")
503 #endif
504 STEXI
505 ETEXI
507 DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
508 "-vnc display start a VNC server on display\n")
509 STEXI
510 @item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
512 Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
513 you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
514 display over the VNC session. It is very useful to enable the usb
515 tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
516 tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
517 parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
518 syntax for the @var{display} is
520 @table @code
522 @item @var{host}:@var{d}
524 TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
525 By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
526 be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
528 @item @code{unix}:@var{path}
530 Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
531 location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
533 @item none
535 VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
536 can be used to later start the VNC server.
538 @end table
540 Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
541 separated by commas. Valid options are
543 @table @code
545 @item reverse
547 Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
548 client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
549 connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
550 is a TCP port number, not a display number.
552 @item password
554 Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
555 The password must be set separately using the @code{change} command in the
556 @ref{pcsys_monitor}
558 @item tls
560 Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
561 uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
562 attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
563 @var{x509} or @var{x509verify} options.
565 @item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
567 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
568 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
569 to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
570 to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
571 this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
572 See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
574 @item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
576 Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
577 for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
578 to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
579 The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
580 and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
581 trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
582 to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
583 path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
584 be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
585 certificates.
587 @item sasl
589 Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
590 The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
591 system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
592 is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
593 unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
594 to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
595 While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
596 it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
597 'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
598 ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
599 credentials. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on using
600 SASL authentication.
602 @item acl
604 Turn on access control lists for checking of the x509 client certificate
605 and SASL party. For x509 certs, the ACL check is made against the
606 certificate's distinguished name. This is something that looks like
607 @code{C=GB,O=ACME,L=Boston,CN=bob}. For SASL party, the ACL check is
608 made against the username, which depending on the SASL plugin, may
609 include a realm component, eg @code{bob} or @code{bob@@EXAMPLE.COM}.
610 When the @option{acl} flag is set, the initial access list will be
611 empty, with a @code{deny} policy. Thus no one will be allowed to
612 use the VNC server until the ACLs have been loaded. This can be
613 achieved using the @code{acl} monitor command.
615 @end table
616 ETEXI
618 STEXI
619 @end table
620 ETEXI
622 DEFHEADING()
624 #ifdef TARGET_I386
625 DEFHEADING(i386 target only:)
626 #endif
627 STEXI
628 @table @option
629 ETEXI
631 #ifdef TARGET_I386
632 DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
633 "-win2k-hack use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n")
634 #endif
635 STEXI
636 @item -win2k-hack
637 Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
638 Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
639 slows down the IDE transfers).
640 ETEXI
642 #ifdef TARGET_I386
643 DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack,
644 "-rtc-td-hack use it to fix time drift in Windows ACPI HAL\n")
645 #endif
646 STEXI
647 @item -rtc-td-hack
648 Use it if you experience time drift problem in Windows with ACPI HAL.
649 This option will try to figure out how many timer interrupts were not
650 processed by the Windows guest and will re-inject them.
651 ETEXI
653 #ifdef TARGET_I386
654 DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
655 "-no-fd-bootchk disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n")
656 #endif
657 STEXI
658 @item -no-fd-bootchk
659 Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
660 be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
661 ETEXI
663 #ifdef TARGET_I386
664 DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
665 "-no-acpi disable ACPI\n")
666 #endif
667 STEXI
668 @item -no-acpi
669 Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
670 it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
671 only).
672 ETEXI
674 #ifdef TARGET_I386
675 DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
676 "-no-hpet disable HPET\n")
677 #endif
678 STEXI
679 @item -no-hpet
680 Disable HPET support.
681 ETEXI
683 #ifdef TARGET_I386
684 DEF("no-virtio-balloon", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_virtio_balloon,
685 "-no-virtio-balloon disable virtio balloon device\n")
686 #endif
687 STEXI
688 @item -no-virtio-balloon
689 Disable virtio-balloon device.
690 ETEXI
692 #ifdef TARGET_I386
693 DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
694 "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,data=file1[:file2]...]\n"
695 " ACPI table description\n")
696 #endif
697 STEXI
698 @item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
699 Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
700 ETEXI
702 #ifdef TARGET_I386
703 DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
704 "-smbios file=binary\n"
705 " Load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
706 "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%%d.%%d]\n"
707 " Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
708 "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
709 " [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
710 " Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n")
711 #endif
712 STEXI
713 @item -smbios file=@var{binary}
714 Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
716 @item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
717 Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
719 @item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}][,family=@var{str}]
720 Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
721 ETEXI
723 #ifdef TARGET_I386
724 DEFHEADING()
725 #endif
726 STEXI
727 @end table
728 ETEXI
730 DEFHEADING(Network options:)
731 STEXI
732 @table @option
733 ETEXI
735 DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
736 "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type][,name=str]\n"
737 " create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
738 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
739 "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,hostname=host]\n"
740 " connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n' and send\n"
741 " hostname 'host' to DHCP clients\n"
742 #endif
743 #ifdef _WIN32
744 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str],ifname=name\n"
745 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n'\n"
746 #else
747 "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
748 " connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the\n"
749 " network scripts 'file' (default=%s)\n"
750 " and 'dfile' (default=%s);\n"
751 " use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;\n"
752 " use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
753 #endif
754 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
755 " connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
756 "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]\n"
757 " connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
758 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
759 "-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
760 " connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
761 " on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
762 " Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
763 " ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
764 #endif
765 "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
766 " dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
767 "-net none use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option\n"
768 " is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n")
769 STEXI
770 @item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{addr}][,model=@var{type}][,name=@var{name}]
771 Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
772 = 0 is the default). The NIC is an ne2k_pci by default on the PC
773 target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{addr}
774 and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands. If no
775 @option{-net} option is specified, a single NIC is created.
776 Qemu can emulate several different models of network card.
777 Valid values for @var{type} are
778 @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
779 @code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
780 @code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
781 Not all devices are supported on all targets. Use -net nic,model=?
782 for a list of available devices for your target.
784 @item -net user[,vlan=@var{n}][,hostname=@var{name}][,name=@var{name}]
785 Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
786 privilege to run. @option{hostname=name} can be used to specify the client
787 hostname reported by the builtin DHCP server.
789 @item -net channel,@var{port}:@var{dev}
790 Forward @option{user} TCP connection to port @var{port} to character device @var{dev}
792 @item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}]
793 Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}, use
794 the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
795 @var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
796 automatically provides one. @option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify
797 the handle of an already opened host TAP interface. The default network
798 configure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network
799 deconfigure script is @file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no}
800 or @option{downscript=no} to disable script execution. Example:
802 @example
803 qemu linux.img -net nic -net tap
804 @end example
806 More complicated example (two NICs, each one connected to a TAP device)
807 @example
808 qemu linux.img -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
809 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
810 @end example
812 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
814 Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
815 machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
816 specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
817 (@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
818 another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
819 specifies an already opened TCP socket.
821 Example:
822 @example
823 # launch a first QEMU instance
824 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
825 -net socket,listen=:1234
826 # connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
827 # of the first instance
828 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
829 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
830 @end example
832 @item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}]
834 Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
835 machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
836 every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
837 NOTES:
838 @enumerate
839 @item
840 Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
841 correct multicast setup for these hosts).
842 @item
843 mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
844 @url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
845 @item
846 Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
847 @end enumerate
849 Example:
850 @example
851 # launch one QEMU instance
852 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
853 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
854 # launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
855 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
856 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
857 # launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
858 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
859 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
860 @end example
862 Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
863 @example
864 # launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
865 # is UML's default)
866 qemu linux.img -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
867 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
868 # launch UML
869 /path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
870 @end example
872 @item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
873 Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
874 listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
875 and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
876 communication port. This option is available only if QEMU has been compiled
877 with vde support enabled.
879 Example:
880 @example
881 # launch vde switch
882 vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
883 # launch QEMU instance
884 qemu linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
885 @end example
887 @item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
888 Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
889 At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
890 libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
892 @item -net none
893 Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
894 override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
895 is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
896 ETEXI
898 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
899 DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, \
900 "-tftp dir allow tftp access to files in dir [-net user]\n")
901 #endif
902 STEXI
903 @item -tftp @var{dir}
904 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
905 server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
906 The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
907 @code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client). The host IP address on the guest is as
908 usual 10.0.2.2.
909 ETEXI
911 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
912 DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, \
913 "-bootp file advertise file in BOOTP replies\n")
914 #endif
915 STEXI
916 @item -bootp @var{file}
917 When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
918 filename. In conjunction with @option{-tftp}, this can be used to network boot
919 a guest from a local directory.
921 Example (using pxelinux):
922 @example
923 qemu -hda linux.img -boot n -tftp /path/to/tftp/files -bootp /pxelinux.0
924 @end example
925 ETEXI
927 #ifndef _WIN32
928 DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, \
929 "-smb dir allow SMB access to files in 'dir' [-net user]\n")
930 #endif
931 STEXI
932 @item -smb @var{dir}
933 When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
934 server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
935 transparently.
937 In the guest Windows OS, the line:
938 @example
939 10.0.2.4 smbserver
940 @end example
941 must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
942 or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
944 Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
946 Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS in
947 @file{/usr/sbin/smbd}. QEMU was tested successfully with smbd version
948 2.2.7a from the Red Hat 9 and version 3.0.10-1.fc3 from Fedora Core 3.
949 ETEXI
951 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
952 DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, \
953 "-redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port\n" \
954 " redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest [-net user]\n")
955 #endif
956 STEXI
957 @item -redir [tcp|udp]:@var{host-port}:[@var{guest-host}]:@var{guest-port}
959 When using the user mode network stack, redirect incoming TCP or UDP
960 connections to the host port @var{host-port} to the guest
961 @var{guest-host} on guest port @var{guest-port}. If @var{guest-host}
962 is not specified, its value is 10.0.2.15 (default address given by the
963 built-in DHCP server). If no connection type is specified, TCP is used.
965 For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
966 screen 0, use the following:
968 @example
969 # on the host
970 qemu -redir tcp:6001::6000 [...]
971 # this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
972 xterm -display :1
973 @end example
975 To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
976 the guest, use the following:
978 @example
979 # on the host
980 qemu -redir tcp:5555::23 [...]
981 telnet localhost 5555
982 @end example
984 Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
985 connect to the guest telnet server.
987 @end table
988 ETEXI
990 DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
991 "\n" \
992 "-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
993 "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
994 " use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
995 "-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
996 " emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
997 "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
998 " add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
999 "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
1000 " emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n")
1001 STEXI
1002 Bluetooth(R) options:
1003 @table @option
1005 @item -bt hci[...]
1006 Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI. -bt options
1007 are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type. For
1008 example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
1009 the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
1010 logic. The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type. Currently
1011 the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
1012 machines have none.
1014 @anchor{bt-hcis}
1015 The following three types are recognized:
1017 @table @code
1018 @item -bt hci,null
1019 (default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
1020 and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
1022 @item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
1023 (@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
1024 to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
1025 @code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU. Only available on @code{bluez}
1026 capable systems like Linux.
1028 @item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1029 Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
1030 scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}). Similarly to @option{-net}
1031 VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
1032 with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
1033 @end table
1035 @item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
1036 (Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
1037 to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target. This
1038 allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
1039 and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
1040 be used as following:
1042 @example
1043 qemu [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
1044 @end example
1046 @item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
1047 Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
1048 (default @code{0}). QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
1049 currently:
1051 @table @code
1052 @item keyboard
1053 Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
1054 @end table
1055 @end table
1056 ETEXI
1058 DEFHEADING()
1060 DEFHEADING(Linux boot specific:)
1061 STEXI
1062 When using these options, you can use a given
1063 Linux kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
1064 for easier testing of various kernels.
1066 @table @option
1067 ETEXI
1069 DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
1070 "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n")
1071 STEXI
1072 @item -kernel @var{bzImage}
1073 Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image.
1074 ETEXI
1076 DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
1077 "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n")
1078 STEXI
1079 @item -append @var{cmdline}
1080 Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
1081 ETEXI
1083 DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
1084 "-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk\n")
1085 STEXI
1086 @item -initrd @var{file}
1087 Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
1088 ETEXI
1090 STEXI
1091 @end table
1092 ETEXI
1094 DEFHEADING()
1096 DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
1098 STEXI
1099 @table @option
1100 ETEXI
1102 DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
1103 "-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n")
1104 STEXI
1105 @item -serial @var{dev}
1106 Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
1107 @var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
1108 @code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
1110 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
1111 ports.
1113 Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
1115 Available character devices are:
1116 @table @code
1117 @item vc[:WxH]
1118 Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
1119 @example
1120 vc:800x600
1121 @end example
1122 It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
1123 @example
1124 vc:80Cx24C
1125 @end example
1126 @item pty
1127 [Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
1128 @item none
1129 No device is allocated.
1130 @item null
1131 void device
1132 @item /dev/XXX
1133 [Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
1134 parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
1135 @item /dev/parport@var{N}
1136 [Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
1137 @var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
1138 @item file:@var{filename}
1139 Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
1140 @item stdio
1141 [Unix only] standard input/output
1142 @item pipe:@var{filename}
1143 name pipe @var{filename}
1144 @item COM@var{n}
1145 [Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
1146 @item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
1147 This implements UDP Net Console.
1148 When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
1149 they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1150 When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
1151 @item msmouse
1152 Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
1154 If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
1155 @code{nc}, by starting qemu with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
1156 @code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time qemu writes something to that port it
1157 will appear in the netconsole session.
1159 If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
1160 and start qemu a lot of times, you should have qemu use the same
1161 source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
1162 udp::4555@@:4556} to qemu. Another approach is to use a patched
1163 version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
1164 characters via udp. If you have a patched version of netcat which
1165 activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
1166 use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
1167 telnet on port 5555 to access the qemu port.
1168 @table @code
1169 @item Qemu Options:
1170 -serial udp::4555@@:4556
1171 @item netcat options:
1172 -u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
1173 @item telnet options:
1174 localhost 5555
1175 @end table
1177 @item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
1178 The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation. It can send the serial
1179 I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location. By default
1180 the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}. If you use
1181 the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
1182 to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
1183 option was specified. The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
1184 algorithm. If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
1185 one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
1186 connect to the corresponding character device.
1187 @table @code
1188 @item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
1189 -serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
1190 @item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
1191 -serial tcp::4444,server
1192 @item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
1193 -serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
1194 @end table
1196 @item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
1197 The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets. The options
1198 work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}. The
1199 difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
1200 telnet option negotiation. This will also allow you to send the
1201 MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
1202 sequence. Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
1203 type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
1205 @item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
1206 A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket. The option works the
1207 same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
1208 @var{path} is used for connections.
1210 @item mon:@var{dev_string}
1211 This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
1212 another serial port. The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
1213 @key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
1214 @ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
1215 @var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
1216 above. An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
1217 listening on port 4444 would be:
1218 @table @code
1219 @item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
1220 @end table
1222 @item braille
1223 Braille device. This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
1224 or fake device.
1226 @end table
1227 ETEXI
1229 DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
1230 "-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n")
1231 STEXI
1232 @item -parallel @var{dev}
1233 Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
1234 devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
1235 be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
1236 parallel port.
1238 This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
1239 ports.
1241 Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
1242 ETEXI
1244 DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
1245 "-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n")
1246 STEXI
1247 @item -monitor @var{dev}
1248 Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
1249 serial port).
1250 The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
1251 non graphical mode.
1252 ETEXI
1254 DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
1255 "-pidfile file write PID to 'file'\n")
1256 STEXI
1257 @item -pidfile @var{file}
1258 Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
1259 from a script.
1260 ETEXI
1262 DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
1263 "-singlestep always run in singlestep mode\n")
1264 STEXI
1265 @item -singlestep
1266 Run the emulation in single step mode.
1267 ETEXI
1269 DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
1270 "-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n")
1271 STEXI
1272 @item -S
1273 Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
1274 ETEXI
1276 DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
1277 "-gdb dev wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n")
1278 STEXI
1279 @item -gdb @var{dev}
1280 Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
1281 connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
1282 stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start qemu from
1283 within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
1284 @example
1285 (gdb) target remote | exec qemu -gdb stdio ...
1286 @end example
1287 ETEXI
1289 DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
1290 "-s shorthand for -gdb tcp::%s\n")
1291 STEXI
1292 @item -s
1293 Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
1294 (@pxref{gdb_usage}).
1295 ETEXI
1297 DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
1298 "-d item1,... output log to %s (use -d ? for a list of log items)\n")
1299 STEXI
1300 @item -d
1301 Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
1302 ETEXI
1304 DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
1305 "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
1306 " force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
1307 " translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)\n")
1308 STEXI
1309 @item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
1310 Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
1311 @var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
1312 translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
1313 all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
1314 images.
1315 ETEXI
1317 DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
1318 "-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n")
1319 STEXI
1320 @item -L @var{path}
1321 Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
1322 ETEXI
1324 DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
1325 "-bios file set the filename for the BIOS\n")
1326 STEXI
1327 @item -bios @var{file}
1328 Set the filename for the BIOS.
1329 ETEXI
1331 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1332 DEF("kernel-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_kernel_kqemu, \
1333 "-kernel-kqemu enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only)\n")
1334 #endif
1335 STEXI
1336 @item -kernel-kqemu
1337 Enable KQEMU full virtualization (default is user mode only).
1338 ETEXI
1340 #ifdef CONFIG_KQEMU
1341 DEF("no-kqemu", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kqemu, \
1342 "-no-kqemu disable KQEMU kernel module usage\n")
1343 #endif
1344 STEXI
1345 @item -no-kqemu
1346 Disable KQEMU kernel module usage. KQEMU options are only available if
1347 KQEMU support is enabled when compiling.
1348 ETEXI
1350 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
1351 DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
1352 "-enable-kvm enable KVM full virtualization support\n")
1353 #endif
1354 STEXI
1355 @item -enable-kvm
1356 Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
1357 if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
1358 ETEXI
1360 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
1361 DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
1362 "-xen-domid id specify xen guest domain id\n")
1363 DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
1364 "-xen-create create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
1365 " warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n")
1366 DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
1367 "-xen-attach attach to existing xen domain\n"
1368 " xend will use this when starting qemu\n")
1369 #endif
1371 DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
1372 "-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting\n")
1373 STEXI
1374 @item -no-reboot
1375 Exit instead of rebooting.
1376 ETEXI
1378 DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
1379 "-no-shutdown stop before shutdown\n")
1380 STEXI
1381 @item -no-shutdown
1382 Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
1383 This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
1384 disk image.
1385 ETEXI
1387 DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
1388 "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
1389 " start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n")
1390 STEXI
1391 @item -loadvm @var{file}
1392 Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
1393 ETEXI
1395 #ifndef _WIN32
1396 DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
1397 "-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing\n")
1398 #endif
1399 STEXI
1400 @item -daemonize
1401 Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization. QEMU will not detach from
1402 standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
1403 This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
1404 to cope with initialization race conditions.
1405 ETEXI
1407 DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
1408 "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n")
1409 STEXI
1410 @item -option-rom @var{file}
1411 Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
1412 This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
1413 ETEXI
1415 DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
1416 "-clock force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
1417 " To see what timers are available use -clock ?\n")
1418 STEXI
1419 @item -clock @var{method}
1420 Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
1421 are available use -clock ?.
1422 ETEXI
1424 DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, \
1425 "-localtime set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]\n")
1426 STEXI
1427 @item -localtime
1428 Set the real time clock to local time (the default is to UTC
1429 time). This option is needed to have correct date in MS-DOS or
1430 Windows.
1431 ETEXI
1433 DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, \
1434 "-startdate select initial date of the clock\n")
1435 STEXI
1437 @item -startdate @var{date}
1438 Set the initial date of the real time clock. Valid formats for
1439 @var{date} are: @code{now} or @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or
1440 @code{2006-06-17}. The default value is @code{now}.
1441 ETEXI
1443 DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
1444 "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
1445 " enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
1446 " instruction\n")
1447 STEXI
1448 @item -icount [N|auto]
1449 Enable virtual instruction counter. The virtual cpu will execute one
1450 instruction every 2^N ns of virtual time. If @code{auto} is specified
1451 then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
1452 time within a few seconds of real time.
1454 Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
1455 provide cycle accurate emulation. Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
1456 order cores with complex cache hierarchies. The number of instructions
1457 executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
1458 ETEXI
1460 DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
1461 "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
1462 " enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n")
1463 STEXI
1464 @item -watchdog @var{model}
1465 Create a virtual hardware watchdog device. Once enabled (by a guest
1466 action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
1467 the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
1469 The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate. Choices
1470 for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
1471 watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
1472 controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
1473 watchdog. Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
1475 Use @code{-watchdog ?} to list available hardware models. Only one
1476 watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
1477 ETEXI
1479 DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
1480 "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
1481 " action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n")
1482 STEXI
1483 @item -watchdog-action @var{action}
1485 The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
1486 expires.
1487 The default is
1488 @code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
1489 Other possible actions are:
1490 @code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
1491 @code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
1492 @code{pause} (pause the guest),
1493 @code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
1494 @code{none} (do nothing).
1496 Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
1497 to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
1498 situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
1499 @code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
1501 Examples:
1503 @table @code
1504 @item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
1505 @item -watchdog ib700
1506 @end table
1507 ETEXI
1509 DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
1510 "-echr chr set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n")
1511 STEXI
1513 @item -echr numeric_ascii_value
1514 Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
1515 monitor and serial sharing. The default is @code{0x01} when using the
1516 @code{-nographic} option. @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
1517 @code{Control-a}. You can select a different character from the ascii
1518 control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z. For
1519 instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
1520 character to Control-t.
1521 @table @code
1522 @item -echr 0x14
1523 @item -echr 20
1524 @end table
1525 ETEXI
1527 DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
1528 "-virtioconsole c\n" \
1529 " set virtio console\n")
1530 STEXI
1531 @item -virtioconsole @var{c}
1532 Set virtio console.
1533 ETEXI
1535 DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
1536 "-show-cursor show cursor\n")
1537 STEXI
1538 ETEXI
1540 DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
1541 "-tb-size n set TB size\n")
1542 STEXI
1543 ETEXI
1545 DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
1546 "-incoming p prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n")
1547 STEXI
1548 ETEXI
1550 #ifndef _WIN32
1551 DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
1552 "-chroot dir Chroot to dir just before starting the VM.\n")
1553 #endif
1554 STEXI
1555 @item -chroot dir
1556 Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
1557 directory. Especially useful in combination with -runas.
1558 ETEXI
1560 #ifndef _WIN32
1561 DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
1562 "-runas user Change to user id user just before starting the VM.\n")
1563 #endif
1564 STEXI
1565 @item -runas user
1566 Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
1567 to the specified user.
1568 ETEXI
1570 STEXI
1571 @end table
1572 ETEXI
1574 #if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
1575 DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
1576 "-prom-env variable=value\n"
1577 " set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n")
1578 #endif
1579 #if defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_M68K)
1580 DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
1581 "-semihosting semihosting mode\n")
1582 #endif
1583 #if defined(TARGET_ARM)
1584 DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
1585 "-old-param old param mode\n")
1586 #endif