wiki/virt/chipset.md

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title: Chipset
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# Virtual chipsets

## Description

> There are two kinds of virtual chipsets that are currently supported by Phyllome OS: `i440fx`, `Q35`. Eventually, the `virt` model will also be supported. 
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| **Support** | i440fx | Q35 | virt |
| :-- | -- | -- |
| *USB Controller* | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| *SATA Controller* | No | Yes | ? |
| *IDE Controller* | Yes | No | No |
| *Floppy Controller* | Yes | No | Yes |
| *TPM Support* | No | No | Yes |
| *Firmware* | SeaBIOS OVMF | SeaBIOS OVMF | Rust firmware |
| *PCI-Express Bus* | No | Yes | Yes |
| *PCI Bus* | Yes | No | Yes |
| *`vfio-pci`* | No | Yes | Yes |


## Dedicated page (upcoming)

> To be created and populated. It would be great to talk about these virtual chipsets versions (now there is the `Q35 6.1`). is there any breaking changes between revisions?
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* i440fx
* Q35
* virt

## Resources

* [Official documentation](https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/Q35) on Q35