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==Platforms==
==Platforms==
The following machines can be emulated. To see a full list type <code>qemu-system-ppc --M help</code>.
The following machines can be emulated. To see a full list type <code>qemu-system-ppc --M help</code>.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! Name
! Notes
|-
| 40p
| IBM RS/6000 7020 (40p) (1990)
| Can boot AIX, cannot currently boot NT 4
|-
| bamboo
| bamboo board
| First machine emulated by PowerPC
|-
| g3beige
| Heathrow based PowerMAC (1997)
|
|-
| mac99
| Mac99 based PowerMAC (1999)
| Can run Mac OS 9.2 - 10.5 and some Linux distros
|-
| mpc8544ds
| Mpc8544ds dev board
|
|-
| none
| Empty machine
|-
| pegasos2
| Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II
| Can run AmigaOS 4.1 and some other Amiga-like OSes
|-
| ppce500
| Generic paravirt e500 platform
|
|-
| ref405ep
| ref405ep
| Needs a file named ppc405_rom.bin which does not seem to be available anymore
|-
| virtex-ml507
| Xilinx Virtex ML507 reference design
| Can run AmigaOS 4.1 FE and some others
|-
|}

Revision as of 02:19, 6 April 2023

QEMU can emulate the PowerPC architecture. It is able to run a handful of operating systems which I'll document below.

Platforms

The following machines can be emulated. To see a full list type qemu-system-ppc --M help.

Model Name Notes
40p IBM RS/6000 7020 (40p) (1990) Can boot AIX, cannot currently boot NT 4
bamboo bamboo board First machine emulated by PowerPC
g3beige Heathrow based PowerMAC (1997)
mac99 Mac99 based PowerMAC (1999) Can run Mac OS 9.2 - 10.5 and some Linux distros
mpc8544ds Mpc8544ds dev board
none Empty machine
pegasos2 Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II Can run AmigaOS 4.1 and some other Amiga-like OSes
ppce500 Generic paravirt e500 platform
ref405ep ref405ep Needs a file named ppc405_rom.bin which does not seem to be available anymore
virtex-ml507 Xilinx Virtex ML507 reference design Can run AmigaOS 4.1 FE and some others