Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.

Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
---
v3: Apply changes and Tested-by tag from Bernhard
v2: Move top level title one level up so subsections will be below it in TOC

 MAINTAINERS                 |   1 +
 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/system/target-ppc.rst  |   1 +
 3 files changed, 163 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 7d61fb9319..0aef8cb2a6 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
 F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
 F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
 F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
+F: docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
 
 pegasos2
 M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba1a3d80b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+=========================================================
+AmigaNG boards (``amigaone``, ``pegasos2``, ``sam460ex``)
+=========================================================
+
+These PowerPC machines emulate boards that are primarily used for
+running Amiga like OSes (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS) but these can
+also run Linux which is what this section documents.
+
+Eyetech AmigaOne/Mai Logic Teron (``amigaone``)
+===============================================
+
+The ``amigaone`` machine emulates an AmigaOne XE mainboard by Eyetech
+which is a rebranded Mai Logic Teron board with modified U-Boot
+firmware to support AmigaOS 4.
+
+Emulated devices
+----------------
+
+ * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3, 750cxe, 750fx`` or ``750gx``)
+ * Articia S north bridge
+ * VIA VT82C686B south bridge
+ * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
+ * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
+
+Firmware
+--------
+
+A firmware binary is necessary for the boot process. It is a modified
+U-Boot under GPL but its source is lost so it cannot be included in
+QEMU. A binary is available at
+https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/downloads?view=files&parent=28.
+The ROM image is in the last 512kB which can be extracted with the
+following command:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ tail -c 524288 updater.image > u-boot-amigaone.bin
+
+The BIOS emulator in the firmware is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
+vgabios so ``VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin`` is needed instead which can be
+downloaded from http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios.
+
+Running Linux
+-------------
+
+There are some Linux images under the following link that work on the
+``amigaone`` machine:
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/amigaone-linux/files/debian-installer/.
+To boot the system run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine amigaone -bios u-boot-amigaone.bin \
+                    -cdrom "A1 Linux Net Installer.iso" \
+                    -device ati-vga,model=rv100,romfile=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
+
+From the firmware menu that appears select ``Boot sequence`` →
+``Amiga Multiboot Options`` and set ``Boot device 1`` to
+``Onboard VIA IDE CDROM``. Then hit escape until the main screen appears again,
+hit escape once more and from the exit menu that appears select either
+``Save settings and exit`` or ``Use settings for this session only``. It may
+take a long time loading the kernel into memory but eventually it boots and the
+installer becomes visible. The ``ati-vga`` RV100 emulation is not
+complete yet so only frame buffer works, DRM and 3D is not available.
+
+Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II (``pegasos2``)
+======================================
+
+The ``pegasos2`` machine emulates the Pegasos II sold by Genesi and
+designed by bPlan. Its schematics are available at
+https://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/pegasos/schematics.
+
+Emulated devices
+----------------
+
+ * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3`` or ``750cxe``)
+ * Marvell MV64361 Discovery II north bridge
+ * VIA VT8231 south bridge
+ * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
+ * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
+
+Firmware
+--------
+
+The Pegasos II board has an Open Firmware compliant ROM based on
+SmartFirmware with some changes that are not open-sourced therefore
+the ROM binary cannot be included in QEMU. An updater was available
+from bPlan, it can be found in the `Internet Archive
+<http://web.archive.org/web/20071021223056/http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/up050404/up050404>`_.
+The ROM image can be extracted from it with the following command:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ tail -c +85581 up050404 | head -c 524288 > pegasos2.rom
+
+Running Linux
+-------------
+
+The PowerPC version of Debian 8.11 supported Pegasos II. The BIOS
+emulator in the firmware binary is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
+vgabios so it needs to be disabled. To boot the system run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -bios pegasos2.rom \
+                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso \
+                    -device VGA,romfile="" -serial stdio
+
+At the firmware ``ok`` prompt enter ``boot cd install/pegasos``.
+
+Alternatively, it is possible to boot the kernel directly without
+firmware ROM using the QEMU built-in minimal Virtual Open Firmware
+(VOF) emulation which is also supported on ``pegasos2``. For this,
+extract the kernel ``install/powerpc/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd`` from the CD
+image, then run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -serial stdio \
+                    -kernel vmlinuz-chrp.initrd -append "---" \
+                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso
+
+aCube Sam460ex (``sam460ex``)
+=============================
+
+The ``sam460ex`` machine emulates the Sam460ex board by aCube which is
+based on the AMCC PowerPC 460EX SoC (that despite its name has a
+PPC440 CPU core).
+
+Firmware
+--------
+
+The board has a firmware based on an older U-Boot version with
+modifications to support booting AmigaOS 4. The firmware ROM is
+included with QEMU.
+
+Emulated devices
+----------------
+
+ * PowerPC 460EX SoC
+ * M41T80 serial RTC chip
+ * Silicon Motion SM501 display parts (identical to SM502 on real board)
+ * Silicon Image SiI3112 2 port SATA controller
+ * USB keyboard and mouse
+
+Running Linux
+-------------
+
+The only Linux distro that supported Sam460ex out of box was CruxPPC
+2.x. It can be booted by running:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine sam460ex -serial stdio \
+                    -drive if=none,id=cd,format=raw,file=crux-ppc-2.7a.iso \
+                    -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
+
+There are some other kernels and instructions for booting other
+distros on aCube's product page at
+https://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=hardware&pid=5
+but those are untested.
diff --git a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
index 4f6eb93b17..87bf412ce5 100644
--- a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
+++ b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help``.
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   ppc/amigang
    ppc/embedded
    ppc/powermac
    ppc/powernv
-- 
2.30.9

On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.

Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)

Regards,
BALATON Zoltan

> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
> ---
> v3: Apply changes and Tested-by tag from Bernhard
> v2: Move top level title one level up so subsections will be below it in TOC
>
> MAINTAINERS                 |   1 +
> docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> docs/system/target-ppc.rst  |   1 +
> 3 files changed, 163 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 7d61fb9319..0aef8cb2a6 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
> F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
> F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
> F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
> +F: docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>
> pegasos2
> M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..ba1a3d80b9
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
> +=========================================================
> +AmigaNG boards (``amigaone``, ``pegasos2``, ``sam460ex``)
> +=========================================================
> +
> +These PowerPC machines emulate boards that are primarily used for
> +running Amiga like OSes (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS) but these can
> +also run Linux which is what this section documents.
> +
> +Eyetech AmigaOne/Mai Logic Teron (``amigaone``)
> +===============================================
> +
> +The ``amigaone`` machine emulates an AmigaOne XE mainboard by Eyetech
> +which is a rebranded Mai Logic Teron board with modified U-Boot
> +firmware to support AmigaOS 4.
> +
> +Emulated devices
> +----------------
> +
> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3, 750cxe, 750fx`` or ``750gx``)
> + * Articia S north bridge
> + * VIA VT82C686B south bridge
> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
> +
> +Firmware
> +--------
> +
> +A firmware binary is necessary for the boot process. It is a modified
> +U-Boot under GPL but its source is lost so it cannot be included in
> +QEMU. A binary is available at
> +https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/downloads?view=files&parent=28.
> +The ROM image is in the last 512kB which can be extracted with the
> +following command:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ tail -c 524288 updater.image > u-boot-amigaone.bin
> +
> +The BIOS emulator in the firmware is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
> +vgabios so ``VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin`` is needed instead which can be
> +downloaded from http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios.
> +
> +Running Linux
> +-------------
> +
> +There are some Linux images under the following link that work on the
> +``amigaone`` machine:
> +https://sourceforge.net/projects/amigaone-linux/files/debian-installer/.
> +To boot the system run:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine amigaone -bios u-boot-amigaone.bin \
> +                    -cdrom "A1 Linux Net Installer.iso" \
> +                    -device ati-vga,model=rv100,romfile=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
> +
> +From the firmware menu that appears select ``Boot sequence`` →
> +``Amiga Multiboot Options`` and set ``Boot device 1`` to
> +``Onboard VIA IDE CDROM``. Then hit escape until the main screen appears again,
> +hit escape once more and from the exit menu that appears select either
> +``Save settings and exit`` or ``Use settings for this session only``. It may
> +take a long time loading the kernel into memory but eventually it boots and the
> +installer becomes visible. The ``ati-vga`` RV100 emulation is not
> +complete yet so only frame buffer works, DRM and 3D is not available.
> +
> +Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II (``pegasos2``)
> +======================================
> +
> +The ``pegasos2`` machine emulates the Pegasos II sold by Genesi and
> +designed by bPlan. Its schematics are available at
> +https://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/pegasos/schematics.
> +
> +Emulated devices
> +----------------
> +
> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3`` or ``750cxe``)
> + * Marvell MV64361 Discovery II north bridge
> + * VIA VT8231 south bridge
> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
> +
> +Firmware
> +--------
> +
> +The Pegasos II board has an Open Firmware compliant ROM based on
> +SmartFirmware with some changes that are not open-sourced therefore
> +the ROM binary cannot be included in QEMU. An updater was available
> +from bPlan, it can be found in the `Internet Archive
> +<http://web.archive.org/web/20071021223056/http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/up050404/up050404>`_.
> +The ROM image can be extracted from it with the following command:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ tail -c +85581 up050404 | head -c 524288 > pegasos2.rom
> +
> +Running Linux
> +-------------
> +
> +The PowerPC version of Debian 8.11 supported Pegasos II. The BIOS
> +emulator in the firmware binary is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
> +vgabios so it needs to be disabled. To boot the system run:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -bios pegasos2.rom \
> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso \
> +                    -device VGA,romfile="" -serial stdio
> +
> +At the firmware ``ok`` prompt enter ``boot cd install/pegasos``.
> +
> +Alternatively, it is possible to boot the kernel directly without
> +firmware ROM using the QEMU built-in minimal Virtual Open Firmware
> +(VOF) emulation which is also supported on ``pegasos2``. For this,
> +extract the kernel ``install/powerpc/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd`` from the CD
> +image, then run:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -serial stdio \
> +                    -kernel vmlinuz-chrp.initrd -append "---" \
> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso
> +
> +aCube Sam460ex (``sam460ex``)
> +=============================
> +
> +The ``sam460ex`` machine emulates the Sam460ex board by aCube which is
> +based on the AMCC PowerPC 460EX SoC (that despite its name has a
> +PPC440 CPU core).
> +
> +Firmware
> +--------
> +
> +The board has a firmware based on an older U-Boot version with
> +modifications to support booting AmigaOS 4. The firmware ROM is
> +included with QEMU.
> +
> +Emulated devices
> +----------------
> +
> + * PowerPC 460EX SoC
> + * M41T80 serial RTC chip
> + * Silicon Motion SM501 display parts (identical to SM502 on real board)
> + * Silicon Image SiI3112 2 port SATA controller
> + * USB keyboard and mouse
> +
> +Running Linux
> +-------------
> +
> +The only Linux distro that supported Sam460ex out of box was CruxPPC
> +2.x. It can be booted by running:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine sam460ex -serial stdio \
> +                    -drive if=none,id=cd,format=raw,file=crux-ppc-2.7a.iso \
> +                    -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
> +
> +There are some other kernels and instructions for booting other
> +distros on aCube's product page at
> +https://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=hardware&pid=5
> +but those are untested.
> diff --git a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> index 4f6eb93b17..87bf412ce5 100644
> --- a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> +++ b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help``.
> .. toctree::
>    :maxdepth: 1
>
> +   ppc/amigang
>    ppc/embedded
>    ppc/powermac
>    ppc/powernv
>

On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
>
> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)

Ping for freeze.

> Regards,
> BALATON Zoltan
>
>> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
>> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
>> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> v3: Apply changes and Tested-by tag from Bernhard
>> v2: Move top level title one level up so subsections will be below it in 
>> TOC
>> 
>> MAINTAINERS                 |   1 +
>> docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> docs/system/target-ppc.rst  |   1 +
>> 3 files changed, 163 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>> 
>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>> index 7d61fb9319..0aef8cb2a6 100644
>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>> @@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
>> F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
>> F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
>> F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
>> +F: docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>> 
>> pegasos2
>> M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
>> diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000..ba1a3d80b9
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>> @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
>> +=========================================================
>> +AmigaNG boards (``amigaone``, ``pegasos2``, ``sam460ex``)
>> +=========================================================
>> +
>> +These PowerPC machines emulate boards that are primarily used for
>> +running Amiga like OSes (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS) but these can
>> +also run Linux which is what this section documents.
>> +
>> +Eyetech AmigaOne/Mai Logic Teron (``amigaone``)
>> +===============================================
>> +
>> +The ``amigaone`` machine emulates an AmigaOne XE mainboard by Eyetech
>> +which is a rebranded Mai Logic Teron board with modified U-Boot
>> +firmware to support AmigaOS 4.
>> +
>> +Emulated devices
>> +----------------
>> +
>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3, 750cxe, 750fx`` or ``750gx``)
>> + * Articia S north bridge
>> + * VIA VT82C686B south bridge
>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>> +
>> +Firmware
>> +--------
>> +
>> +A firmware binary is necessary for the boot process. It is a modified
>> +U-Boot under GPL but its source is lost so it cannot be included in
>> +QEMU. A binary is available at
>> +https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/downloads?view=files&parent=28.
>> +The ROM image is in the last 512kB which can be extracted with the
>> +following command:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ tail -c 524288 updater.image > u-boot-amigaone.bin
>> +
>> +The BIOS emulator in the firmware is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
>> +vgabios so ``VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin`` is needed instead which can be
>> +downloaded from http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios.
>> +
>> +Running Linux
>> +-------------
>> +
>> +There are some Linux images under the following link that work on the
>> +``amigaone`` machine:
>> +https://sourceforge.net/projects/amigaone-linux/files/debian-installer/.
>> +To boot the system run:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine amigaone -bios u-boot-amigaone.bin \
>> +                    -cdrom "A1 Linux Net Installer.iso" \
>> +                    -device 
>> ati-vga,model=rv100,romfile=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
>> +
>> +From the firmware menu that appears select ``Boot sequence`` →
>> +``Amiga Multiboot Options`` and set ``Boot device 1`` to
>> +``Onboard VIA IDE CDROM``. Then hit escape until the main screen appears 
>> again,
>> +hit escape once more and from the exit menu that appears select either
>> +``Save settings and exit`` or ``Use settings for this session only``. It 
>> may
>> +take a long time loading the kernel into memory but eventually it boots 
>> and the
>> +installer becomes visible. The ``ati-vga`` RV100 emulation is not
>> +complete yet so only frame buffer works, DRM and 3D is not available.
>> +
>> +Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II (``pegasos2``)
>> +======================================
>> +
>> +The ``pegasos2`` machine emulates the Pegasos II sold by Genesi and
>> +designed by bPlan. Its schematics are available at
>> +https://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/pegasos/schematics.
>> +
>> +Emulated devices
>> +----------------
>> +
>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3`` or ``750cxe``)
>> + * Marvell MV64361 Discovery II north bridge
>> + * VIA VT8231 south bridge
>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>> +
>> +Firmware
>> +--------
>> +
>> +The Pegasos II board has an Open Firmware compliant ROM based on
>> +SmartFirmware with some changes that are not open-sourced therefore
>> +the ROM binary cannot be included in QEMU. An updater was available
>> +from bPlan, it can be found in the `Internet Archive
>> +<http://web.archive.org/web/20071021223056/http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/up050404/up050404>`_.
>> +The ROM image can be extracted from it with the following command:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ tail -c +85581 up050404 | head -c 524288 > pegasos2.rom
>> +
>> +Running Linux
>> +-------------
>> +
>> +The PowerPC version of Debian 8.11 supported Pegasos II. The BIOS
>> +emulator in the firmware binary is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
>> +vgabios so it needs to be disabled. To boot the system run:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -bios pegasos2.rom \
>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso \
>> +                    -device VGA,romfile="" -serial stdio
>> +
>> +At the firmware ``ok`` prompt enter ``boot cd install/pegasos``.
>> +
>> +Alternatively, it is possible to boot the kernel directly without
>> +firmware ROM using the QEMU built-in minimal Virtual Open Firmware
>> +(VOF) emulation which is also supported on ``pegasos2``. For this,
>> +extract the kernel ``install/powerpc/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd`` from the CD
>> +image, then run:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -serial stdio \
>> +                    -kernel vmlinuz-chrp.initrd -append "---" \
>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso
>> +
>> +aCube Sam460ex (``sam460ex``)
>> +=============================
>> +
>> +The ``sam460ex`` machine emulates the Sam460ex board by aCube which is
>> +based on the AMCC PowerPC 460EX SoC (that despite its name has a
>> +PPC440 CPU core).
>> +
>> +Firmware
>> +--------
>> +
>> +The board has a firmware based on an older U-Boot version with
>> +modifications to support booting AmigaOS 4. The firmware ROM is
>> +included with QEMU.
>> +
>> +Emulated devices
>> +----------------
>> +
>> + * PowerPC 460EX SoC
>> + * M41T80 serial RTC chip
>> + * Silicon Motion SM501 display parts (identical to SM502 on real board)
>> + * Silicon Image SiI3112 2 port SATA controller
>> + * USB keyboard and mouse
>> +
>> +Running Linux
>> +-------------
>> +
>> +The only Linux distro that supported Sam460ex out of box was CruxPPC
>> +2.x. It can be booted by running:
>> +
>> +.. code-block:: bash
>> +
>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine sam460ex -serial stdio \
>> +                    -drive if=none,id=cd,format=raw,file=crux-ppc-2.7a.iso 
>> \
>> +                    -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
>> +
>> +There are some other kernels and instructions for booting other
>> +distros on aCube's product page at
>> +https://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=hardware&pid=5
>> +but those are untested.
>> diff --git a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>> index 4f6eb93b17..87bf412ce5 100644
>> --- a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>> +++ b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help``.
>> .. toctree::
>>    :maxdepth: 1
>> 
>> +   ppc/amigang
>>    ppc/embedded
>>    ppc/powermac
>>    ppc/powernv
>

Am 9. März 2024 11:34:56 UTC schrieb BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>:
>On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
>>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
>>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
>>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
>> 
>> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)
>
>Ping for freeze.

Has this patch been tagged yet? It would really be a pity if it didn't make it into 9.0.

FWIW:

Reviewed-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>

>
>> Regards,
>> BALATON Zoltan
>> 
>>> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
>>> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
>>> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>>> ---
>>> v3: Apply changes and Tested-by tag from Bernhard
>>> v2: Move top level title one level up so subsections will be below it in TOC
>>> 
>>> MAINTAINERS                 |   1 +
>>> docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>> docs/system/target-ppc.rst  |   1 +
>>> 3 files changed, 163 insertions(+)
>>> create mode 100644 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>>> 
>>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
>>> index 7d61fb9319..0aef8cb2a6 100644
>>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
>>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
>>> @@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
>>> F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
>>> F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
>>> F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
>>> +F: docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>>> 
>>> pegasos2
>>> M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
>>> diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>>> new file mode 100644
>>> index 0000000000..ba1a3d80b9
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
>>> @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
>>> +=========================================================
>>> +AmigaNG boards (``amigaone``, ``pegasos2``, ``sam460ex``)
>>> +=========================================================
>>> +
>>> +These PowerPC machines emulate boards that are primarily used for
>>> +running Amiga like OSes (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS) but these can
>>> +also run Linux which is what this section documents.
>>> +
>>> +Eyetech AmigaOne/Mai Logic Teron (``amigaone``)
>>> +===============================================
>>> +
>>> +The ``amigaone`` machine emulates an AmigaOne XE mainboard by Eyetech
>>> +which is a rebranded Mai Logic Teron board with modified U-Boot
>>> +firmware to support AmigaOS 4.
>>> +
>>> +Emulated devices
>>> +----------------
>>> +
>>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3, 750cxe, 750fx`` or ``750gx``)
>>> + * Articia S north bridge
>>> + * VIA VT82C686B south bridge
>>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
>>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>>> +
>>> +Firmware
>>> +--------
>>> +
>>> +A firmware binary is necessary for the boot process. It is a modified
>>> +U-Boot under GPL but its source is lost so it cannot be included in
>>> +QEMU. A binary is available at
>>> +https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/downloads?view=files&parent=28.
>>> +The ROM image is in the last 512kB which can be extracted with the
>>> +following command:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ tail -c 524288 updater.image > u-boot-amigaone.bin
>>> +
>>> +The BIOS emulator in the firmware is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
>>> +vgabios so ``VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin`` is needed instead which can be
>>> +downloaded from http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios.
>>> +
>>> +Running Linux
>>> +-------------
>>> +
>>> +There are some Linux images under the following link that work on the
>>> +``amigaone`` machine:
>>> +https://sourceforge.net/projects/amigaone-linux/files/debian-installer/.
>>> +To boot the system run:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine amigaone -bios u-boot-amigaone.bin \
>>> +                    -cdrom "A1 Linux Net Installer.iso" \
>>> +                    -device ati-vga,model=rv100,romfile=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
>>> +
>>> +From the firmware menu that appears select ``Boot sequence`` →
>>> +``Amiga Multiboot Options`` and set ``Boot device 1`` to
>>> +``Onboard VIA IDE CDROM``. Then hit escape until the main screen appears again,
>>> +hit escape once more and from the exit menu that appears select either
>>> +``Save settings and exit`` or ``Use settings for this session only``. It may
>>> +take a long time loading the kernel into memory but eventually it boots and the
>>> +installer becomes visible. The ``ati-vga`` RV100 emulation is not
>>> +complete yet so only frame buffer works, DRM and 3D is not available.
>>> +
>>> +Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II (``pegasos2``)
>>> +======================================
>>> +
>>> +The ``pegasos2`` machine emulates the Pegasos II sold by Genesi and
>>> +designed by bPlan. Its schematics are available at
>>> +https://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/pegasos/schematics.
>>> +
>>> +Emulated devices
>>> +----------------
>>> +
>>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3`` or ``750cxe``)
>>> + * Marvell MV64361 Discovery II north bridge
>>> + * VIA VT8231 south bridge
>>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
>>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
>>> +
>>> +Firmware
>>> +--------
>>> +
>>> +The Pegasos II board has an Open Firmware compliant ROM based on
>>> +SmartFirmware with some changes that are not open-sourced therefore
>>> +the ROM binary cannot be included in QEMU. An updater was available
>>> +from bPlan, it can be found in the `Internet Archive
>>> +<http://web.archive.org/web/20071021223056/http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/up050404/up050404>`_.
>>> +The ROM image can be extracted from it with the following command:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ tail -c +85581 up050404 | head -c 524288 > pegasos2.rom
>>> +
>>> +Running Linux
>>> +-------------
>>> +
>>> +The PowerPC version of Debian 8.11 supported Pegasos II. The BIOS
>>> +emulator in the firmware binary is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
>>> +vgabios so it needs to be disabled. To boot the system run:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -bios pegasos2.rom \
>>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso \
>>> +                    -device VGA,romfile="" -serial stdio
>>> +
>>> +At the firmware ``ok`` prompt enter ``boot cd install/pegasos``.
>>> +
>>> +Alternatively, it is possible to boot the kernel directly without
>>> +firmware ROM using the QEMU built-in minimal Virtual Open Firmware
>>> +(VOF) emulation which is also supported on ``pegasos2``. For this,
>>> +extract the kernel ``install/powerpc/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd`` from the CD
>>> +image, then run:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -serial stdio \
>>> +                    -kernel vmlinuz-chrp.initrd -append "---" \
>>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso
>>> +
>>> +aCube Sam460ex (``sam460ex``)
>>> +=============================
>>> +
>>> +The ``sam460ex`` machine emulates the Sam460ex board by aCube which is
>>> +based on the AMCC PowerPC 460EX SoC (that despite its name has a
>>> +PPC440 CPU core).
>>> +
>>> +Firmware
>>> +--------
>>> +
>>> +The board has a firmware based on an older U-Boot version with
>>> +modifications to support booting AmigaOS 4. The firmware ROM is
>>> +included with QEMU.
>>> +
>>> +Emulated devices
>>> +----------------
>>> +
>>> + * PowerPC 460EX SoC
>>> + * M41T80 serial RTC chip
>>> + * Silicon Motion SM501 display parts (identical to SM502 on real board)
>>> + * Silicon Image SiI3112 2 port SATA controller
>>> + * USB keyboard and mouse
>>> +
>>> +Running Linux
>>> +-------------
>>> +
>>> +The only Linux distro that supported Sam460ex out of box was CruxPPC
>>> +2.x. It can be booted by running:
>>> +
>>> +.. code-block:: bash
>>> +
>>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine sam460ex -serial stdio \
>>> +                    -drive if=none,id=cd,format=raw,file=crux-ppc-2.7a.iso \
>>> +                    -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
>>> +
>>> +There are some other kernels and instructions for booting other
>>> +distros on aCube's product page at
>>> +https://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=hardware&pid=5
>>> +but those are untested.
>>> diff --git a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>>> index 4f6eb93b17..87bf412ce5 100644
>>> --- a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>>> +++ b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
>>> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help``.
>>> .. toctree::
>>>    :maxdepth: 1
>>> 
>>> +   ppc/amigang
>>>    ppc/embedded
>>>    ppc/powermac
>>>    ppc/powernv
>>

On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM AEST, Bernhard Beschow wrote:
>
>
> Am 9. März 2024 11:34:56 UTC schrieb BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>:
> >On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> >>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
> >>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
> >>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
> >>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
> >> 
> >> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)
> >
> >Ping for freeze.
>
> Has this patch been tagged yet? It would really be a pity if it didn't make it into 9.0.

Will send out a PR today and I'll include it.

>
> FWIW:
>
> Reviewed-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>

Thanks, always helpful.

Thanks,
Nick

>
> >
> >> Regards,
> >> BALATON Zoltan
> >> 
> >>> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
> >>> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> >>> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> >>> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> v3: Apply changes and Tested-by tag from Bernhard
> >>> v2: Move top level title one level up so subsections will be below it in TOC
> >>> 
> >>> MAINTAINERS                 |   1 +
> >>> docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst | 161 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>> docs/system/target-ppc.rst  |   1 +
> >>> 3 files changed, 163 insertions(+)
> >>> create mode 100644 docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> >>> 
> >>> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> >>> index 7d61fb9319..0aef8cb2a6 100644
> >>> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> >>> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> >>> @@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ F: hw/rtc/m41t80.c
> >>> F: pc-bios/canyonlands.dt[sb]
> >>> F: pc-bios/u-boot-sam460ex-20100605.bin
> >>> F: roms/u-boot-sam460ex
> >>> +F: docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> >>> 
> >>> pegasos2
> >>> M: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> >>> diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> >>> new file mode 100644
> >>> index 0000000000..ba1a3d80b9
> >>> --- /dev/null
> >>> +++ b/docs/system/ppc/amigang.rst
> >>> @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
> >>> +=========================================================
> >>> +AmigaNG boards (``amigaone``, ``pegasos2``, ``sam460ex``)
> >>> +=========================================================
> >>> +
> >>> +These PowerPC machines emulate boards that are primarily used for
> >>> +running Amiga like OSes (AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS) but these can
> >>> +also run Linux which is what this section documents.
> >>> +
> >>> +Eyetech AmigaOne/Mai Logic Teron (``amigaone``)
> >>> +===============================================
> >>> +
> >>> +The ``amigaone`` machine emulates an AmigaOne XE mainboard by Eyetech
> >>> +which is a rebranded Mai Logic Teron board with modified U-Boot
> >>> +firmware to support AmigaOS 4.
> >>> +
> >>> +Emulated devices
> >>> +----------------
> >>> +
> >>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3, 750cxe, 750fx`` or ``750gx``)
> >>> + * Articia S north bridge
> >>> + * VIA VT82C686B south bridge
> >>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
> >>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
> >>> +
> >>> +Firmware
> >>> +--------
> >>> +
> >>> +A firmware binary is necessary for the boot process. It is a modified
> >>> +U-Boot under GPL but its source is lost so it cannot be included in
> >>> +QEMU. A binary is available at
> >>> +https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/downloads?view=files&parent=28.
> >>> +The ROM image is in the last 512kB which can be extracted with the
> >>> +following command:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ tail -c 524288 updater.image > u-boot-amigaone.bin
> >>> +
> >>> +The BIOS emulator in the firmware is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
> >>> +vgabios so ``VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin`` is needed instead which can be
> >>> +downloaded from http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios.
> >>> +
> >>> +Running Linux
> >>> +-------------
> >>> +
> >>> +There are some Linux images under the following link that work on the
> >>> +``amigaone`` machine:
> >>> +https://sourceforge.net/projects/amigaone-linux/files/debian-installer/.
> >>> +To boot the system run:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine amigaone -bios u-boot-amigaone.bin \
> >>> +                    -cdrom "A1 Linux Net Installer.iso" \
> >>> +                    -device ati-vga,model=rv100,romfile=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
> >>> +
> >>> +From the firmware menu that appears select ``Boot sequence`` →
> >>> +``Amiga Multiboot Options`` and set ``Boot device 1`` to
> >>> +``Onboard VIA IDE CDROM``. Then hit escape until the main screen appears again,
> >>> +hit escape once more and from the exit menu that appears select either
> >>> +``Save settings and exit`` or ``Use settings for this session only``. It may
> >>> +take a long time loading the kernel into memory but eventually it boots and the
> >>> +installer becomes visible. The ``ati-vga`` RV100 emulation is not
> >>> +complete yet so only frame buffer works, DRM and 3D is not available.
> >>> +
> >>> +Genesi/bPlan Pegasos II (``pegasos2``)
> >>> +======================================
> >>> +
> >>> +The ``pegasos2`` machine emulates the Pegasos II sold by Genesi and
> >>> +designed by bPlan. Its schematics are available at
> >>> +https://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/pegasos/schematics.
> >>> +
> >>> +Emulated devices
> >>> +----------------
> >>> +
> >>> + * PowerPC 7457 CPU (can also use``-cpu g3`` or ``750cxe``)
> >>> + * Marvell MV64361 Discovery II north bridge
> >>> + * VIA VT8231 south bridge
> >>> + * PCI VGA compatible card (guests may need other card instead)
> >>> + * PS/2 keyboard and mouse
> >>> +
> >>> +Firmware
> >>> +--------
> >>> +
> >>> +The Pegasos II board has an Open Firmware compliant ROM based on
> >>> +SmartFirmware with some changes that are not open-sourced therefore
> >>> +the ROM binary cannot be included in QEMU. An updater was available
> >>> +from bPlan, it can be found in the `Internet Archive
> >>> +<http://web.archive.org/web/20071021223056/http://www.bplan-gmbh.de/up050404/up050404>`_.
> >>> +The ROM image can be extracted from it with the following command:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ tail -c +85581 up050404 | head -c 524288 > pegasos2.rom
> >>> +
> >>> +Running Linux
> >>> +-------------
> >>> +
> >>> +The PowerPC version of Debian 8.11 supported Pegasos II. The BIOS
> >>> +emulator in the firmware binary is unable to run QEMU‘s standard
> >>> +vgabios so it needs to be disabled. To boot the system run:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -bios pegasos2.rom \
> >>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso \
> >>> +                    -device VGA,romfile="" -serial stdio
> >>> +
> >>> +At the firmware ``ok`` prompt enter ``boot cd install/pegasos``.
> >>> +
> >>> +Alternatively, it is possible to boot the kernel directly without
> >>> +firmware ROM using the QEMU built-in minimal Virtual Open Firmware
> >>> +(VOF) emulation which is also supported on ``pegasos2``. For this,
> >>> +extract the kernel ``install/powerpc/vmlinuz-chrp.initrd`` from the CD
> >>> +image, then run:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine pegasos2 -serial stdio \
> >>> +                    -kernel vmlinuz-chrp.initrd -append "---" \
> >>> +                    -cdrom debian-8.11.0-powerpc-netinst.iso
> >>> +
> >>> +aCube Sam460ex (``sam460ex``)
> >>> +=============================
> >>> +
> >>> +The ``sam460ex`` machine emulates the Sam460ex board by aCube which is
> >>> +based on the AMCC PowerPC 460EX SoC (that despite its name has a
> >>> +PPC440 CPU core).
> >>> +
> >>> +Firmware
> >>> +--------
> >>> +
> >>> +The board has a firmware based on an older U-Boot version with
> >>> +modifications to support booting AmigaOS 4. The firmware ROM is
> >>> +included with QEMU.
> >>> +
> >>> +Emulated devices
> >>> +----------------
> >>> +
> >>> + * PowerPC 460EX SoC
> >>> + * M41T80 serial RTC chip
> >>> + * Silicon Motion SM501 display parts (identical to SM502 on real board)
> >>> + * Silicon Image SiI3112 2 port SATA controller
> >>> + * USB keyboard and mouse
> >>> +
> >>> +Running Linux
> >>> +-------------
> >>> +
> >>> +The only Linux distro that supported Sam460ex out of box was CruxPPC
> >>> +2.x. It can be booted by running:
> >>> +
> >>> +.. code-block:: bash
> >>> +
> >>> +  $ qemu-system-ppc -machine sam460ex -serial stdio \
> >>> +                    -drive if=none,id=cd,format=raw,file=crux-ppc-2.7a.iso \
> >>> +                    -device ide-cd,drive=cd,bus=ide.1
> >>> +
> >>> +There are some other kernels and instructions for booting other
> >>> +distros on aCube's product page at
> >>> +https://www.acube-systems.biz/index.php?page=hardware&pid=5
> >>> +but those are untested.
> >>> diff --git a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> >>> index 4f6eb93b17..87bf412ce5 100644
> >>> --- a/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> >>> +++ b/docs/system/target-ppc.rst
> >>> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help``.
> >>> .. toctree::
> >>>    :maxdepth: 1
> >>> 
> >>> +   ppc/amigang
> >>>    ppc/embedded
> >>>    ppc/powermac
> >>>    ppc/powernv
> >>

On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM AEST, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
> On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM AEST, Bernhard Beschow wrote:
> >
> >
> > Am 9. März 2024 11:34:56 UTC schrieb BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>:
> > >On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> > >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
> > >>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
> > >>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
> > >>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
> > >>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
> > >> 
> > >> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)
> > >
> > >Ping for freeze.
> >
> > Has this patch been tagged yet? It would really be a pity if it didn't make it into 9.0.
>
> Will send out a PR today and I'll include it.
>
> >
> > FWIW:
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>
> Thanks, always helpful.

Oh you are Co-author. Sorry, took some time for light bulb
to turn on... In that case it needs your SOB to merge.

I will have to leave it out of the PR if I don't get that in
time, but we should be able to get a doc improvement past
the soft freeze. It's essentially a usability bug-fix.

Thanks,
Nick

>
> Thanks,
> Nick
>
> >
> > >
> > >> Regards,
> > >> BALATON Zoltan
> > >> 
> > >>> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
> > >>> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
> > >>> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>

[...]

Am 12. März 2024 14:34:47 UTC schrieb Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>:
>On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM AEST, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
>> On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM AEST, Bernhard Beschow wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Am 9. März 2024 11:34:56 UTC schrieb BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>:
>> > >On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>> > >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>> > >>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
>> > >>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
>> > >>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
>> > >>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
>> > >> 
>> > >> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)
>> > >
>> > >Ping for freeze.
>> >
>> > Has this patch been tagged yet? It would really be a pity if it didn't make it into 9.0.
>>
>> Will send out a PR today and I'll include it.
>>
>> >
>> > FWIW:
>> >
>> > Reviewed-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>>
>> Thanks, always helpful.
>
>Oh you are Co-author. Sorry, took some time for light bulb
>to turn on... In that case it needs your SOB to merge.
>
>I will have to leave it out of the PR if I don't get that in
>time, but we should be able to get a doc improvement past
>the soft freeze. It's essentially a usability bug-fix.
>
>Thanks,
>Nick
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nick
>>
>> >
>> > >
>> > >> Regards,
>> > >> BALATON Zoltan
>> > >> 
>> > >>> Co-authored-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>> > >>> Signed-off-by: BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>
>> > >>> Reviewed-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
>> > >>> Tested-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>

In case it helps:

Signed-off-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>

>
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>

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
> On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 8:36 PM AEST, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
>> On Tue Mar 12, 2024 at 7:28 PM AEST, Bernhard Beschow wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 9. März 2024 11:34:56 UTC schrieb BALATON Zoltan <balaton@eik.bme.hu>:
>>>> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, BALATON Zoltan wrote:
>>>>>> Documentation on how to run Linux on the amigaone, pegasos2 and
>>>>>> sam460ex machines is currently buried in the depths of the qemu-devel
>>>>>> mailing list and in the source code. Let's collect the information in
>>>>>> the QEMU handbook for a one stop solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ping? (Just so it's not missed from next pull.)
>>>>
>>>> Ping for freeze.
>>>
>>> Has this patch been tagged yet? It would really be a pity if it didn't make it into 9.0.
>>
>> Will send out a PR today and I'll include it.
>>
>>>
>>> FWIW:
>>>
>>> Reviewed-by: Bernhard Beschow <shentey@gmail.com>
>>
>> Thanks, always helpful.
>
> Oh you are Co-author. Sorry, took some time for light bulb
> to turn on... In that case it needs your SOB to merge.
>
> I will have to leave it out of the PR if I don't get that in
> time, but we should be able to get a doc improvement past
> the soft freeze. It's essentially a usability bug-fix.

This was the original submission that compiled my previous emails and 
cover letters into some docs so the text was mine and editorship was 
Bernhard:
https://patchew.org/QEMU/20231216123013.67978-1-shentey@gmail.com/
which I then took over and enhanced further so you can take his SoB from 
that patch I just forgot to retain it as I did not think it would be 
needed.

Regards,
BALATON Zoltan