Re: [Qemu-devel] Linux as VirtualBox quest OS with QEMU running Solaris

[Mateusz Loskot]

On 12/01/11 11:57, Artyom Tarasenko wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Mateusz Loskot<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > On 10/01/11 21:04, Artyom Tarasenko wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Mateusz Loskot<address@hidden>
> > >   wrote:
> > > > > I suggest using QEMU git master. You could try the binaries
> > > > > from my website: http://www.weilnetz.de/qemu/
> > > >
> > > > Stefan,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you very much!
> > > > So far, I have tried to use versions of QEMU from Qemu Manager 0.7
> > > > as well as QEMU 0.13 from
> > > > http://homepage3.nifty.com/takeda-toshiya/
> > > > but without any luck. I suppose it's because these versions do not
> > > > have most recent OpenBIOS usable with SPARC.
> > >
> > > If you need Solaris, OpenBIOS is currently not your choice.
> >
> > I understand.
> >
> > > Have to use an OBP blob.
> >
> > Where can I find instructions on how to use it?
> >
> > Actually, I don't need Solaris but SPARC.
> > So, even Linux for SPARC would do for me.
> >
> > I tried Debian 4.0 (etch) and Debian 5.0 (lenny) but with no luck.
> > I think I confused the 32 vs 64 bit and SPARC flavors.
>
> 32 bit Debian 4.0 should work out of the box, also with OpenBIOS.

OK, then I will stick to the Linux distribution for 32-bit SPARC
and see if it works for me.

> The 5.0 exists only for 64 bit machines, so it can not be booted yet.

Trying to understand it better...there is limitation in QEMU,
so it does not boot 64-bit SPARC yet, right?


Thanks for clarifying it.

Best regards,
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