Re: [Qemu-discuss] WinXP Guest: New hardware found - VGA controller

[Alberto Garcia]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 03:43:23PM +0100, Joe wrote:

> > If it worked with an earlier version and now you find that the
> > guest is detecting new hardware, try forcing the emulation of a
> > machine from an older version of QEMU.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > qemu-system-i386 -M pc-i440fx-1.6 -m 2G ...
> >
> > Type 'qemu-system-i386 -M ?' for a complete list.
> >
> 
> I tried various "machines" from that list but the issue still
> persists.
> 
> I opened devices manager of XP and selected the yellow question mark
> relate to the "video controller (VGA compatible)".  Under details
> tab, ID hardware, I can read the following code:
> 
> PCI\VEN_1234&DEV_1111&SUBSYS_11001AF4&REV_00

That's the QEMU Standard VGA (PCI ID 1234:1111):

https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/specs/standard-vga.txt

If you use that '-M pc-i440fx-1.6' and omit '-vga std' then you'll get
a Cirrus card instead.

Berto