Changeset f1f1519

Timestamp:

02/27/2023 07:26:49 AM (14 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

11.3, 12.0, 12.1, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/llvm18, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

8cffdfa

Parents:

528a24f

git-author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (02/27/2023 07:13:14 AM)

git-committer:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…> (02/27/2023 07:26:49 AM)

Message:

qemu: Mention CONFIG_DRM_BOCHS and CONFIG_FB for the guest kernel to drive emulated "std" VGA card

Changed "vga" to "VGA" (except in commands) by the way.

File:

• postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

postlfs/virtualization/qemu.xml

@@ -444 +444 @@
 
     <para>
-      <parameter>-vga &lt;type&gt;</parameter>: defines the type of vga card
-      to emulate.
+      <parameter>-vga &lt;type&gt;</parameter>: defines the type of VGA card
+      to emulate.  For <parameter>-vga std</parameter>, if you are building
+      a Linux kernel for the guest, it's recommended to enable
+      <option>CONFIG_DRM_BOCHS</option> (as a part of the kernel or a kernel
+      module) to drive all the features of the emulated VGA card, and
+      <option>CONFIG_FB</option> to display the Linux console on it.  The
+      other <option>&lt;type&gt;</option> values are not tested by the
+      editors and may require additional dependencies.
     </para>
 
@@ -490 +496 @@
     <para>
       It may happen that the guest window displayed by qemu does not correspond
-      to the full capability of the emulated vga card. For example, the vmware
+      to the full capability of the emulated VGA card. For example, the vmware
       card is 1600x900 capable, but only 1024x768 is displayed by default.
       A suitable Xorg configuration on the guest allows to use the full size