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Re: [Qemu-devel] request information on qemu console functionality
From: |
Blue Swirl |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] request information on qemu console functionality |
Date: |
Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:21:11 +0000 |
On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:07 PM, Gabi Voiculescu <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I am using a version of qemu from qemu-meego,
> git://gitorious.org/qemu-maemo/qemu.git, compiled under ubuntu 9.04.
>
> The questions I want to ask is however more general and I think apply to all
> version of qemu.
>
> Question 1
> -----------
> When qemu is built with SDL support, does it have a fully functional
> console/terminal in the Ctrl-Alt-1 window? Or is that just an LCD/VGA/display
> emulation (meaning it does not accept keyboard inputs)?
SDL emulates a display screen, VGA is emulated by the VGA device. PC
keyboard is emulated by i8042 connected to SDL input.
> Question 2
> -----------
> The second question is if QEMU emulates a single serial console by design or
> if this only limited by the platform emulation.
The number of serial ports depends on the emulated machine, but
writing a multiport serial device shouldn't be difficult.