On 26.10.2010, at 09:38, Torbjorn Granlund wrote: > I am not sure this inquiry is appropriate for this mailing list. But at > the qemu web site, this is the only mailing list mentioned. > > I would like to run as many OS's as possible under as many processors as > possible, using qemu. Results thus far has not been very encouraging, > though. > > Here is my test matrix: > > fbsd-8_1 nbsd-5_0_2 debian-5 gentoo hurd > > sparc n/a OK n/a n/a n/a > > sparc64 fw crash fw crash kern crash black fb n/a > > ppc early hang fw crash OK kern hang n/a > > ppc64 early panic fw crash kern hang kern hang n/a
Where exactly do the Linux kernels hang here? For BSD, I don't know. If there are patches flowing in to fix BSD support, I'll gladly review and take them, but I won't proactively try to get it running. > > i386 OK OK OK installs, > non-booting > x86_64 OK OK OK > > These are results from multiple attempts and google searches for what > other people have done. Unfortunately, there aren't many matches, > except that the various error messages I get have been experienced by > several other people. > > Is this what I can expect from qemu today? Are the goals of the qemu > project to make the various ports operational for running these OS's? > If yes, what is the time frame? > > It would be nice with a status page (there is a blank such page already, > I mean a non-blank page...) informing about the status of the various > ports. A naive user--such as myself--tends to assume that a released > port actually works. It takes many hours of poorly used effort before > one can conclude that e.g., sparc64 does not work at all. Well, the good news on this part is that the qemu web page is a wiki! So if there's no status in there at all, feel free to add your experience. Natalia also has a page trying to list compatibility. Alex
