Cc'ing the SPARC maintainer. dennis luehring <dl.so...@gmx.net> writes:
> i want to virtualize (under a linux x86 host) my noisy sparc workstation > with the help of qemu and want to know if its possible to > get an system image to run or what other options available > for sparc virtualization > > im developing a low-traffic network communication software > and sparc is one of my test platforms > > is the sparc emulation good enough for > (low-traffic) network communication tests? > > my current system specs: > -SUN Ultra 10 SPARC Workstation > -384 MB RAM > -Operating System: Solaris 10 November 2006 - SunOS Release 5.10 > Generic_118833-33 64-bit > -Desktop: CDE 1.6.3, X11 Version 6.6.2 > -Compiler: SunStudio 12 - Sun C/C++ v5.9 2007/05/03 (and gcc v.3.4.6) > -Workstation-Info: SUNW,Ultra-5_10;sparc;sun4u > > it would be nice to have the desktop running > but i can compile & test my software fully on command line > > questions are: > -can i boot an image of my machine into qemu? > -what bios do i need - OpenBios, OpenBoot, original (how can i get > this from my machine?) > -use qemu git head or other version? > > thx for any help
