[Bug 1781463] Re: qemu don't start *.abs firmware files

[Thomas Huth]

As far as I understand the original description, this was about running
an arbitrary firmware in QEMU that has been written for a board that we
do not support in QEMU? This can not work. A machine consists of a CPU
and various devices that are on board, so you can only run the software
that has been written for the CPU and the corresponding devices. If I've
got you right, you want to run some software for a board that we do not
model in QEMU, so it just can't work since the required devices are not
emulated. Thus I'm closing this as "Invalid" now ... unless I've
misunderstood your description, then please complain and we can open the
ticket again.

** Changed in: qemu
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  qemu don't start *.abs firmware files

Status in QEMU:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Hello Devs,

  I'm here to report this bug/issue because i'm using Win64 Qemu but i
  can't start a *.abs firmware at normally this firmware is based in
  Linux Kernel and this type of firmware is made for STB Receivers,

  So this is all information i provide to get support.

  Files extracted by ( binwalk -e )

  
  Terminal output:

  # binwalk -e AMIKO_HD8150_2.4.43_emu.abs

  DECIMAL       HEXADECIMAL     DESCRIPTION

  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  196736        0x30080         LZMA compressed data, properties: 0x6C, 
dictionary size: 8388608 bytes, uncompressed size: 11883876 bytes
  3866752       0x3B0080        LZMA compressed data, properties: 0x6C, 
dictionary size: 8388608 bytes, uncompressed size: 3255512 bytes
  5636224       0x560080        LZMA compressed data, properties: 0x6C, 
dictionary size: 8388608 bytes, uncompressed size: 87904 bytes

  
  Files extracted with ALI TOOLS or Ali FirmwareDecriptor.

  Windows files output:

  Software used: Ali Main Code Decrypter 8.9

  Files unpacked:

  bootloader
  MemCfg
  maincode(AV)
  seecode
  default_lang
  cipluskey
  countryband
  logo_user
  logo_menu
  logo_radio
  logo_boot
  patch
  defaultdb(PRC)
  userdb(64+64)

  
  Terminal OUTPUT:

  # hexdump -C

  part of file

  
  00b51a30  00 00 00 00 4c 69 62 63  6f 72 65 20 76 65 72 73  |....Libcore vers|
  00b51a40  69 6f 6e 20 31 33 2e 31  36 2e 30 40 53 44 4b 34  |ion 13.16.0@SDK4|
  00b51a50  2e 30 66 61 2e 31 33 2e  31 36 5f 32 30 31 36 31  |.0fa.13.16_20161|
  00b51a60  30 31 39 28 67 63 63 20  76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20  |019(gcc version |
  00b51a70  33 2e 34 2e 34 20 6d 69  70 73 73 64 65 2d 36 2e  |3.4.4 mipssde-6.|
  00b51a80  30 36 2e 30 31 2d 32 30  30 37 30 34 32 30 29 28  |06.01-20070420)(|
  00b51a90  41 64 6d 69 6e 69 73 74  72 61 74 6f 72 40 20 46  |Administrator@ F|
  00b51aa0  72 69 2c 20 4a 75 6c 20  32 38 2c 20 32 30 31 37  |ri, Jul 28, 2017|
  00b51ab0  20 31 32 3a 35 33 3a 32  38 20 41 4d 29 0a 00 00  | 12:53:28 AM)...|
  00b51ac0  44 4d 58 5f 53 33 36 30  31 5f 30 00 00 a1 03 18  |DMX_S3601_0.....|

  
  When I use readelf it says files isn't an ELF file, so i can't run it like a 
kernel (Bootloader,Maincode, and etc. )

  so this is the cmd output when i use qemu Win64 (I don't whant to use
  linux to do the emulation about this *.abs extension firmware so
  please help me for win64 version from Qemu)

  CMD OUTPUT:

   C:\Program Files\qemu>qemu-system-mips.exe -machine mips -cpu
  mips32r6-generic -drive
  file=C:\30080.bin,index=0,media=disk,format=raw

  qemu-system-mips.exe: warning: could not load MIPS bios
  'mips_bios.bin'

  I also tried a lot of diferents qemu-system... and a lot of diferent
  configs like -machine -cpu -kernel -driver root= -PFLASH and etc...
  and nothing hapenned

  How can i reproduce this issue ? 
  Reply:. 

  Donwload *.abs firmware in amikoreceiver.com (only *.abs) and download
  AliDekompressor in http://www.satedu.cba.pl/

  Direct tools:

  FirmwareDecrypter_v8.9.zip :

  
http://www.satedu.cba.pl/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=FirmwareDecrypter_v8.9.zip&directory=Test%20Folder&;

  Ali__tools_Console_v4.0__CRC_FIXER.rar :

  
http://www.satedu.cba.pl/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=Ali__tools_Console_v4.0__CRC_FIXER.rar&directory=Test%20Folder&;

  
  so if Qemu can explain how can i fix this issue this can be highly helpfull.

  With my best regards,
  David Martins 
  Screamfox

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