How to run a MIPS binary on x86 platform?

Question

Is there any way to run a MIPS binary on a Linux x86/x86-x64 machine? I got some applications for Enigma2 set-top-boxes (which is also based on Linux) that I want to run on a x8

Answer 1

Qemu could be your Messiah this time. I use it personally and it really saves a lot of pain using an FPGA. https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/QEMU

Of course, this isn't natively executing the MIPS binary on your computer. But I suppose that if you can find plugin of your app coded for MIPS processors, the app itself can be found for MIPS.