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Author: fsmithred
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Can't get graphic output from qemu
On 7/13/20 12:37 AM, Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote:
> Joel Roth via Dng wrote on 13/7/20 1:42 pm:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Since upgrading to ascii, I don't get a graphic window by default
>> as before. Instead, qemu tries (and fails) to make a VNC connection.
>>
>> I can run qemu-system-x86_64 -display curses for text only.
>> The sdl and gtk options to -display which I think should
>> invoke graphic output, instead generate an error message of
>> being unsupported.
>>
>> What do I need to do to get the regular graphic output?
>
> Afaict even for ascii, qemu has progressed away from offering a built-in
> display. I don't know what the necessary improvements where that accidentally
> rendered the built-in display non-functional, but now a separate display seems
> be the only option; vnc or spice. Plus that the serial console option is still
> available.
>
> Ralph.



I don't know what display you guys are expecting to see, but when I run
qemu, the VM opens in a plain old window that has a title bar and menu
bar, just like it always has. The menu items are Machine and View.

qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 2048 -vga std -cdrom example.iso

I did run into a situation in ascii where qemu required vnc, and I don't
recall what happened to change that back to the old behavior. Maybe
installing qemu-system-gui is what fixed it.

fsmithred