OK, I found a workaround: sendkey ctrl-alt-f1 from the QEMU console (ctrl alt 2) then I can switch back to X and continue from where I left off.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882851 Title: QEMU video freezes with "Guest disabled display" (virtio driver) Status in QEMU: New Bug description: I am using Arch Linux as my Guest and Host OS, after starting qemu with the following command: $ qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -hda arch-zoom.qcow2 -m 4G -vga virtio and waiting for a screen blank, I get this message: Guest disabled display And nothing happens after that, I can move the mouse or hit any key, and the message is still there. I can still reboot the VM but that's not optimal. I can reproduce this with the latest QEMU release (5.0.0) or git master, I also tried this with older releases (4.0.0, 3.0.0) and the issue is still there. I can't reproduce this with other video drivers (std, qxl). With std/qxl the screen will blank a bit and then continue as normal. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1882851/+subscriptions
