Bug 1005036

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #948717 +++

qemu-1.4.0-11.fc18.x86_64 from  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Preview_Repository

kernel-3.8.3-203.fc18.x86_64

qemu command line:

ionice -c 3 qemu-kvm -enable-kvm -m 2048M -smp 1 -drive file=./Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4-x86_64-netinst-test.iso.qcow2,index=0,media=disk,cache=unsafe -localtime -serial file:/tmp/qemu-Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4-x86_64-netinst-test.iso.qcow2-output.log -name Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4-x86_64-netinst-test.iso.qcow2 -cdrom /local/mfabian/iso/Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4/Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4-x86_64-netinst.iso -boot c -vga qxl -display vnc=:5 -net nic -net user,hostname=Fedora-19-Alpha-TC4-x86_64-netinst-test.iso.qcow2,hostfwd=tcp::5562-:22 -monitor stdio -usb

The above commandline has “-display vnc=:5”, the problem occurs
with “-display sdl” as well though.

The result is pixel garbage, see attached  screen shot.

When using “-vga std” or  “-vga cirrus” instead  of “-vga qxl” it works
fine, no pixel garbage.

--- Additional comment from Cole Robinson on 2013-04-14 21:55:06 CEST ---

I can reproduce with upstream. Grab F19 boot.iso here:

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/stage/19-Alpha-TC6/Fedora/x86_64/os/images/boot.iso

And run:

./x86_64-softmmu/qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -vga qxl -display sdl -cdrom ~/boot.iso -m 2048

Doing -device qxl works fine though. I also tried an F16 live cd I had hanging around and that worked fine, so maybe it's an F19 driver issue.

Alon, Gerd, thoughts?

--- Additional comment from Cole Robinson on 2013-05-28 01:01:01 CEST ---

Ping, any spice folks want to weigh in on this? Granted qxl->vnc shouldn't be a common setup, but people tend to try it out if hitting graphical issues and wanting to eliminate spice from the equation (for better or worse).

--- Additional comment from Steve Tyler on 2013-07-31 15:33:52 CEST ---

Confirming severe display corruption with the "-vga qxl" option.
With the "-vga std" option, there is no corruption.

By blindly clicking in the upper right corner, pressing the down-arrow four times, and pressing Enter twice, it is possible to power off the VM, if the corrupt display shows parts of the Welcome dialog.

Steps to reproduce:
$ qemu-kvm -m 4096 -cdrom ~/xfr/fedora/F19/Fedora-Live-Desktop-x86_64-19-1.iso -vga qxl

Version:
qemu-1.4.2-4.fc19.x86_64
kernel 3.10.3-300.fc19.x86_64

--- Additional comment from Jan Kratochvil on 2013-08-19 20:36:29 CEST ---

qemu-system-x86-1.4.2-5.fc19.x86_64
tigervnc-1.3.0-3.fc19.x86_64
/usr/bin/qemu-kvm -m 2048 -cdrom Fedora-19-x86_64-DVD.iso -boot d -vnc :10 -vga qxl

--- Additional comment from Mike FABIAN on 2013-08-31 08:07:40 CEST ---

The problem still exists with Fedora-20-Alpha-TC2-x86_64-netinst.iso
and qemu-1.6.0-5.fc19.x86_64