vgabios-0.6c-2ubuntu1 does not fix the bug for me. Building vgabios.bin from qemu-kvm-0.12.4.tar.gz sources helps.
-- kvm with -vga std is broken since karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513273 You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. Status in QEMU: Invalid Status in “qemu-kvm” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “seabios” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “vgabios” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “qemu-kvm” source package in Lucid: Invalid Status in “seabios” source package in Lucid: Invalid Status in “vgabios” source package in Lucid: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: qemu-kvm it works with -vga cirrus, with -vga std I got: BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_enable_slot: invalid parameters BUG: kvm_dirty_pages_log_disable_slot: invalid parameters And driver do not work properly (I can not set screen resolution) ... virtual machine almost works, only screen problem in winxp guest ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jan 27 15:15:49 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 KvmCmdLine: Error: command ['ps', '-C', 'kvm', '-F'] failed with exit code 1: UID PID PPID C SZ RSS PSR STIME TTY TIME CMD MachineType: Acer Aspire 9300 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: qemu-kvm 0.12.2-0ubuntu1 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-11-generic root=UUID=793246ac-c5ff-421b-a508-052d57cca90c ro rootfstype=ext4 quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=it_IT.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, user) LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-11.15-generic SourcePackage: qemu-kvm Uname: Linux 2.6.32-11-generic x86_64 dmi.bios.date: 12/13/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD dmi.bios.version: V1.14 dmi.board.name: Myallm dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Rev dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.14:bd12/13/2006:svnAcer:pnAspire9300:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnMyallm:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Aspire 9300 dmi.product.version: 0100 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer