Re: Qemu window size + windows XP resolution problem

[Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>]

Andrew Walrond wrote:
> Using v16 (including compiled modules) on a 2.6.20+ kernel, I installed 
> windows XP as per the howto, which works perfectly.
>
> I changed the windows screen resolution to 1280x1024x16 in the display 
> manager, which resized the qemu window and works fine. However, after 
> shutting down and restarting XP, the qemu window starts up at the original 
> size and I can only see the top quarter of the windows screen.
>
> Is this a known problem? Any way round it? I have found that resetting the 
> windows resolution fixes the problem, but it's a pain having to do this every 
> time.
>
>   

Strange.  Does this reproduce with stock qemu-0.9.0?

I have a couple of XP VMs with non-default resolutions, and they don't 
exhibit this.

> Secondly, I have found that the mouse is sometimes not released to the X 
> desktop after the session ends , resulting in a frozen mouse. I got round 
> this by restarting a session, then ctrl-alt a couple to times to release the 
> mouse before exiting the session again.
>
>   

I've seen this with SDL-over-VNC.  What's your setup?  Distro, window 
manager, etc.?  Not that I know how to diagnose this, but maybe it will 
ring a bell for someone.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT
Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your
opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash
http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV