CVSROOT: /sources/qemu Module name: qemu Changes by: Fabrice Bellard <bellard> 06/06/21 21:19:50
Modified files: . : qemu-doc.texi Log message: more info about -std-vga CVSWeb URLs: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/qemu/qemu-doc.texi?cvsroot=qemu&r1=1.95&r2=1.96 Patches: Index: qemu-doc.texi =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/qemu/qemu/qemu-doc.texi,v retrieving revision 1.95 retrieving revision 1.96 diff -u -b -r1.95 -r1.96 --- qemu-doc.texi 16 Jun 2006 21:48:48 -0000 1.95 +++ qemu-doc.texi 21 Jun 2006 21:19:50 -0000 1.96 @@ -556,7 +556,10 @@ @item -std-vga Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is -Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA) +Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA). If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0 +VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high +resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option. + @item -loadvm file Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor) @end table @@ -1260,6 +1263,11 @@ and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS. +If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high +resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >= +1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card +(option @option{-std-vga}). + @subsubsection CPU usage reduction Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT _______________________________________________ Qemu-devel mailing list Qemu-devel@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel