On Wed, 2007-07-18 at 09:15 +0100, Natalia Portillo wrote: > Hi, > > AIX was already tested in QEMU and is not that it does not understand > the AIX boot format (it does!), just there is another problem that > prevents OHW from working (some say there is a regression in the IDE > controller code). > > http://www.claunia.com/qemu/ > > Regards > Natalia Portillo >
AIX 4.3.3 starts to boot (well, further than 5.1 & 5.2 do) The serial console has: ------------------------- Probe filesystem on unknown PREP partition 'PREP boot' (bootable) 5834080 Fix bootfile Partition is bootable (1) bd_set_boot_part: part 5834080 (0) 1 Boot partition: 5834080 582e400 582e400 0 ERROR: Found boot partition : 5834080 582e400 ERROR: Not a MACH-O file ERROR: Not an Apple CHRP boot file ! dest 100000 entry 00000230 => 100230 Load raw file into memory at 100000 3307448 (003277b8) 0 (00000000) Boot: 30040000 b8773200 00024149 5820234 Bootinfos at : 500000 Now boot it... (0) stack: 5bfff80 malloc_base: 0 0x58000000 0x06000000 PREP boot... 100230 100000 -------------------- The graphic console has some messages (which I assume are the ones above) and then it goes blank. It may still be doing something, I'll just wait for a while and see. Both 5.1 and 5.2 complain about the return code from the ide controller ERROR: ATAPI READ12 : status 41 != 0x48 (ready | error ) != ( ready | drq) It looks like open hack'ware is pretty much stalled, so its hard telling what progress will be made futurewise. Brian > El mié, 18-07-2007 a las 03:32 +0200, Martin escribió: > > 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. > > > > > > > > >
