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+#@TYPE: Machine
+#@NAME: qemu PPC Emulator setup
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running an PPC system under qemu emulation
+
+require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
+require conf/machine/include/tune-ppc7400.inc
+
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
+
+SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0 115200;ttyS1"
+