IBM opened up a little bit and makes the beta of AIX 6 available to anyone. Maybe this is an opportunity to get AIX running on QEMU.
At the moment QEMU does not yet understand the AIX cd boot format. I tried to boot it using the -kernel option b I tried to boot it in the following ways, but that doesn't work yet (as expected) qemu-system-ppc -m prep -cdrom cd.AIX_6_OpenBeta.0723C1.V1.ISO -boot d sudo mount -o loop cd.AIX_6_OpenBeta.0723C1.V1.ISO /mnt/loop qemu-system-ppc -M prep -kernel /mnt/loop/ppc/chrp/bootfile.exe The -kernel option is meant for linux kernels but I hoped it would take an AIX kernel too. You can download the AIX 6 beta from: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/6/beta.html (free registration required) > Open beta now available > > The open beta for AIX® 6 is now available. > Go to https://www14.software.ibm.com/iwm/web/cc/earlyprograms/ibm/aix6beta/ > for more information and to download the beta code. > > Overview > > Openness, such as compliance with open standards, has always been an integral > part of the AIX operating system (OS). The next release of AIX, Version 6.1, > extends this openness to the product release process with the first ever AIX > open beta. The open beta will allow a broad set of IBM clients to download > and gain experience with AIX 6 before it becomes generally available. > > An "open" beta for the next AIX release differs from the traditional beta in > three key areas: > > * Almost anyone who is interested will be able to download and install a > pre-release version of AIX 6. By contrast, only a few clients would have the > opportunity to test a new AIX release in a traditional beta. > * Participants in the open beta will not receive traditional support from > IBM. Instead, you access a Web forum to discuss questions and issues. > * The only legal document required for participation in the open beta is > a "click to accept" license agreement that clearly states all program > conditions.
