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QEMU amd64 (qemu-amd64)

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QEMU amd64
Manufacturer QEMU
Name amd64
Codename qemu-amd64
Hardware
Architecture x86_64
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
Features
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Screen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
NFC
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


This device is used for testing purposes. It is possible to run postmarketOS in a x86_64 Virtual Machine. QEMU will emulate the default x86_64 architecture (see qemu-system-x86_64 -machine help for more choices).

Contributors

  • ollieparanoid
  • MartijnBraam

Usage

$ pmbootstrap init  # Choose device "qemu-amd64"
$ pmbootstrap install --no-fde
$ pmbootstrap qemu --image-size=2G

See pmbootstrap qemu --help for more options. Notably --spice uses the SPICE protocol, which may give you better 3D acceleration. The --display=gtk switch allows you to see the serial output, but we didn't get 3D acceleration working with it. Default output is SDL (where 3D acceleration is working for most setups).

What works

  • Storage
  • Network
  • Keyboard and mouse
  • Graphical interfaces (Weston, Plasma Mobile, ...)
  • osk-sdl (with --spice)

What does not work

  • X11 over vesa: see #672
  • osk-sdl segfaults without --spice

Screenshots

  • QEMU running weston

  • QEMU running Plasma Mobile

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See also