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QEMU PC emulator version 0.9.1 (kvm-72), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
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usage: qemu [options] [disk_image]
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'disk_image' is a raw hard image image for IDE hard disk 0
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Standard options:
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-M machine      select emulated machine (-M ? for list)
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-cpu cpu        select CPU (-cpu ? for list)
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-fda/-fdb file  use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image
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-hda/-hdb file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image
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-hdc/-hdd file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image
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-cdrom file     use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)
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-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]
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       [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]
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       [,cache=on|off][,format=f][,boot=on|off]
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                use 'file' as a drive image
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-mtdblock file  use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image
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-sd file        use 'file' as SecureDigital card image
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-pflash file    use 'file' as a parallel flash image
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-boot [a|c|d|n] boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), or network (n)
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-snapshot       write to temporary files instead of disk image files
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-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations
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-alt-grab       use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)
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-no-quit        disable SDL window close capability
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-no-fd-bootchk  disable boot signature checking for floppy disks
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-m megs         set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default=128]
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-smp n          set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]
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-nographic      disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console
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-portrait       rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)
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-k language     use keyboard layout (for example "fr" for French)
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-audio-help     print list of audio drivers and their options
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-soundhw c1,... enable audio support
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                and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)
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                use -soundhw ? to get the list of supported cards
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                use -soundhw all to enable all of them
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-localtime      set the real time clock to local time [default=utc]
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-full-screen    start in full screen
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-win2k-hack     use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug
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-usb            enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
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-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'
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-name string    set the name of the guest
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Network options:
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-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]
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                create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'
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-net user[,vlan=n][,hostname=host]
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                connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n' and send
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                hostname 'host' to DHCP clients
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-net tap[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]
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                connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' and use the
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                network scripts 'file' (default=/etc/kvm/kvm-ifup)
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                and 'dfile' (default=/etc/kvm/kvm-ifdown);
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                use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution;
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                use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface
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-net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]
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                connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection
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-net socket[,vlan=n][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port]
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                connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port
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-net none       use it alone to have zero network devices; if no -net option
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                is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'
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-tftp dir       allow tftp access to files in dir [-net user]
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-bootp file     advertise file in BOOTP replies
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-smb dir        allow SMB access to files in 'dir' [-net user]
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-redir [tcp|udp]:host-port:[guest-host]:guest-port
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                redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest [-net user]
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Linux boot specific:
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-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image
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-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line
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-initrd file    use 'file' as initial ram disk
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Debug/Expert options:
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-monitor dev    redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'
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-serial dev     redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'
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-parallel dev   redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'
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-pidfile file   Write PID to 'file'
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-S              freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)
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-s              wait gdb connection to port
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-p port         set gdb connection port [default=1234]
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-d item1,...    output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use -d ? for a list of log items)
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-hdachs c,h,s[,t]  force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS
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                translation (t=none or lba) (usually qemu can guess them)
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-L path         set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps
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-no-kvm         disable KVM hardware virtualization
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-no-kvm-irqchip disable KVM kernel mode PIC/IOAPIC/LAPIC
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-no-kvm-pit	    disable KVM kernel mode PIT
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-std-vga        simulate a standard VGA card with VESA Bochs Extensions
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                (default is CL-GD5446 PCI VGA)
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-no-acpi        disable ACPI
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-curses         use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL
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-no-reboot      exit instead of rebooting
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-no-shutdown    stop before shutdown
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-loadvm [tag|id]  start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)
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-vnc display    start a VNC server on display
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-daemonize      daemonize QEMU after initializing
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-tdf            inject timer interrupts that got lost
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-kvm-shadow-memory megs set the amount of shadow pages to be allocated
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-mem-path       set the path to hugetlbfs/tmpfs mounted directory, also enables allocation of guest memory with huge pages
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-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space
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-clock          force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.
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                To see what timers are available use -clock ?
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-startdate      select initial date of the clock
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-icount [N|auto]
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                Enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per instruction
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During emulation, the following keys are useful:
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ctrl-alt-f      toggle full screen
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ctrl-alt-n      switch to virtual console 'n'
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ctrl-alt        toggle mouse and keyboard grab
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When using -nographic, press 'ctrl-a h' to get some help.