Update:

> "I'll need to […] have some firmware to avoid needing a non-distributable ROM
> image. VOF [Virtual Open Firmware] might be the simplest way for this to just
> get the Amiga like bootloaders [...] start which only need some CI fuctions."
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2020-12/msg00077.html

MorphOS and Linux can now boot on emulated Pegasos II with VOF (built into coming QEMU v6.1) instead of the original SmartFirmware:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2021-06/msg00119.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2021-06/msg00452.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2021-06/msg00454.html

"The QEMU command line […] with the built in Virtual Open Firmware (VOF): […]
AmigaOS cannot boot with VOF and needs firmware ROM as it uses firmware to read files from boot volume that is not supported by VOF yet."
https://osdn.net/projects/qmiga/wiki/SubprojectPegasos2


Edit: added newer mailing list messages

[ Edited by Andreas_Wolf 27.06.2021 - 22:22 ]