# dhruvvyas90/qemu-rpi-kernel

Qemu kernel for emulating Rpi on QEMU

Repository: https://github.com/dhruvvyas90/qemu-rpi-kernel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qemu-rpi-kernel
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-07-09T21:15:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4104, "days_push": 1516, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2140, forks 367 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.338109+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of pre-compiled Linux kernel images and device tree files that let QEMU emulate a Raspberry Pi, including support for QEMU's native raspi2/3 machine. The kernels are built from official Raspbian kernel sources with tweaks for QEMU compatibility.

## Use cases
- emulate a raspberry pi on my laptop with qemu
- boot a raspbian image in qemu
- test raspberry pi software without real hardware
- run raspbian buster in a virtual machine
- set up a qemu raspberry pi vm with ssh port forwarding
- use dockerpi to emulate a pi

## When to choose
- you need to run or test Raspbian images without physical Raspberry Pi hardware
- you want reproducible ARM emulation for CI or learning
- you need a specific kernel version matching a Raspbian release (Jessie, Stretch, Buster)

## When to avoid
- you need accurate emulation of modern Raspberry Pi hardware features (GPIO, GPU, camera)
- you want a 64-bit or Raspberry Pi 4/5 emulation
- you need an actively maintained project with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: maintenance
- function: simulation, embedded, developer-tools
- domain: embedded-systems, developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: qemu, raspberry-pi, kernel-images, emulation, arm, raspbian, device-tree, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dhruvvyas90/qemu-rpi-kernel (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.338109+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:28.320067+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dhruvvyas90/qemu-rpi-kernel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.338109+00:00, sha 942615fc4b2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.