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pingtoo
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 Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:27 pm Post subject: [SOLVED] QEMU help, Please |
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Hi,
I am not able to setup QEMU arm. Nothing was display (i.e no kernel boot message)
This is relate to How to install java on arm musl?
This is my command to start qemu | Code: | qemu-system-arm -M virt -cpu cortex-a15\
-m 1024M\
-smp 2\
-kernel /nbd/r2d2/nbd03/vir-rk3288-w-dtb-zImage\
-append "console=ttyS0 console=tty1"\
-nographic\
-no-reboot |
Also tried | Code: | qemu-system-arm -M virt -cpu cortex-a15\
-m 1024M\
-smp 2\
-kernel /nbd/r2d2/nbd03/vir-rk3288-zImage\
-dtb /nbd/r2d2/nbd03/vir-rk3288-tinker-s.dtb\
-append "console=ttyS0 console=tty1"\
-nographic\
-no-reboot |
Please ignore missing root device at this stage. because all I want at this time is to prove the kernel is ready to be used by qemu.
I am guessing I need something in kernel but I don't know what I miss, so can somebody help?
I share two kernel .config file.
The original(a.k.a TkB.config) .config build for the system. https://pastebin.com/xqX8wqpg
The modified "vir" .config with CONFIG_VIRT enabled. https://pastebin.com/rjDNp2uZ
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M95D
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:33 am Post subject: |
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If that's my config file, you probably need to relax the cpu type a bit, possibly other hardware restrictions. I didn't configure it to be portable to different cpus.
My best recommendation is to run a "ARCH=arm make menuconfig" and look around in the System Type.
At least, enable CONFIG_ARCH_VIRT. |
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pingtoo
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| M95D wrote: | If that's my config file, you probably need to relax the cpu type a bit, possibly other hardware restrictions. I didn't configure it to be portable to different cpus.
My best recommendation is to run a "ARCH=arm make menuconfig" and look around in the System Type.
At least, enable CONFIG_ARCH_VIRT. |
Thank you for the suggestion.
I have two .config, the first one 'TkB' is your original, the second 'vir' is the one with ARCH_VIRT. and I am using the 'vir' in QEMU boot.
Just wonder if I missing something to let kernel start. |
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pingtoo
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| Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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update, this problem solved.
It turn out for QEMU arm to work, we need to have CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011 and CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011_CONSOLE.
And the initial .config have CONFIG_DEBUG_LL which need to turn off. or else message go somewhere else. |
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M95D
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If the virtual address of the UART is wrong in CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_VIRT, the kernel will crash when it tries to map virtual memory. It won't boot at all, not even as headless.
"qemu-system-arm -machine virt" has an emulated PL011 at physical address 0x9000000. You can test that with "earlycon=pl011,0x9000000 earlyprintk" bootargs, without enabling CONFIG_DEBUG_LL.
I couldn't find the virtual address for CONFIG_DEBUG_LL / CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_VIRT. It's not documented anywhere. If anyone knows what it is, or how to find it, please let me/us know. I'm very interested. |
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