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more info about -std-vga
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| ... | ... | @@ -556,7 +556,10 @@ images. |
| 556 | 556 | |
| 557 | 557 | @item -std-vga |
| 558 | 558 | Simulate a standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions (default is |
| 559 | -Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA) | |
| 559 | +Cirrus Logic GD5446 PCI VGA). If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0 | |
| 560 | +VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high | |
| 561 | +resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option. | |
| 562 | + | |
| 560 | 563 | @item -loadvm file |
| 561 | 564 | Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor) |
| 562 | 565 | @end table |
| ... | ... | @@ -1260,6 +1263,11 @@ card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize |
| 1260 | 1263 | and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color |
| 1261 | 1264 | depth in the guest and the host OS. |
| 1262 | 1265 | |
| 1266 | +If you are using Windows XP as guest OS and if you want to use high | |
| 1267 | +resolution modes which the Cirrus Logic BIOS does not support (i.e. >= | |
| 1268 | +1280x1024x16), then you should use the VESA VBE virtual graphic card | |
| 1269 | +(option @option{-std-vga}). | |
| 1270 | + | |
| 1263 | 1271 | @subsubsection CPU usage reduction |
| 1264 | 1272 | |
| 1265 | 1273 | Windows 9x does not correctly use the CPU HLT | ... | ... |