Just a couple more suggestions. > /mjt > > --- a/qemu-options.hx > +++ b/qemu-options.hx > @@ -825,7 +825,11 @@ a text mode. Generally only the VGA device models > support text mode. > @item none > Do not display video output. The guest will still see an emulated > graphics card, but its output will not be displayed to the QEMU > -user. This option differs from the -nographic option in that it > +user. The fact that we have no display is passed to firmware and > +affects a few other places depending on the target architecture, > +like switching console output to serial console or disabling keyboard > +input.
Add an empty line here. > +This option differs from the -nographic option in that it > only affects what is done with video output; -nographic also changes > the destination of the serial and parallel port data. > @item vnc > @@ -841,10 +845,15 @@ STEXI > @findex -nographic > Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option, > you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple > -command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on > -the console and muxed with the monitor (unless redirected elsewhere > -explicitly). Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel > -with a serial console. > +command line application. When this option is specified, unless > +redirected explicitly, the emulated serial port and the monitor > +are multiplexed on the console (stdio). When this option is specified, the emulated serial port and the monitor are by default multiplexed on the console (stdio). > +This option is equivalent for equivalent to > +@example > +-display none -serial mon:stdio -parallel none > +@end example > +Since even with no display, emulated serial port is still available, > +you can use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel with a serial console. I would just remove these two lines. Paolo
