Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/6] prep: change default cpu to '7448'

[Hervé Poussineau]

Andreas Färber a écrit :
> Am 17.03.2012 15:39, schrieb Hervé Poussineau:
> > In b37fc148bb81b5b022846156a6cba266e6c23962, PReP default cpu was changed from
> > 'default' to '602'. However, '7448' is closer of 'default' than '602'.
> >
> > This repairs following command line, which is available in some tutorials:
> > qemu-system-ppc -kernel zImage.prep -fda debian_install_root.bin -M prep
> >
> > Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <address@hidden>
> > Signed-off-by: Hervé Poussineau <address@hidden>
>
> Weak nack. I guess this depends more on the image than on the command
> line. If at this point we change the default CPU for -M prep, we would
> need to start creating prep-1.0 etc. which I would like to avoid as long
> as possible...

I'm using floppy images available at
http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/prep/images-1.44/
more specifically root.bin
The default cpu has already been changed once between 0.11 and 0.12, so 
I think it's not impossible to change it once more.
Moreover, I don't think prep emulation is used in any production 
environment...

> Did you happen to found out which physical machine 'prep' corresponds
> to? If so, what CPU did it have?
It seems that 'prep' emulates a Motorola, maybe the 
PowerStack/BlackHack, but I'm not sure...

> The Sandalfoot supposedly had a 601, the BeBox a dual 603.

With 601, Open Hack'Ware doesn't work.
With 602, the Debian installer doesn't start.
With 603, the Debian installer starts.
With 604, Open Hack'Ware doesn't work.

Will you accept a patch to change '602' to '603'?

Hervé