From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FtA78-0005V6-0l for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:19:54 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1FtA75-0005Uq-IU for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:19:52 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FtA75-0005Un-Cf for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:19:51 -0400 Received: from [199.232.41.3] (helo=savannah.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FtAHu-0004ov-TQ for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:31:02 -0400 Received: from savannah.gnu.org ([127.0.0.1]) by savannah.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FtA74-0000Yc-00 for ; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:19:50 -0400 Received: from bellard by savannah.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1FtA74-0000YZ-7W for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:19:50 +0000 Message-Id: From: Fabrice Bellard Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:19:50 +0000 Subject: [Qemu-devel] qemu qemu-doc.texi Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org CVSROOT: /sources/qemu Module name: qemu Changes by: Fabrice 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