On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 01:18:59PM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: > Hi, > > > > > This is not new - it was disabled with -vga std previously - > > > > but poses a bigger problem now it's the default? > > > > Thoughts? Something we can fix for 2.2? > > > > > > Which windows version is this? > > > > > > I'm wondering why windows handles stdvga different from cirrus. Recent > > > windows versions don't ship cirrus drivers any more, so windows uses the > > > vgabios to drive the card in both cases ... > > > > > > cheers, > > > Gerd > > > > > > > I tested with XP. I can try others if you like. > > Yep. WinXP was the last release shipping with cirrus drivers, so, yes, > it'll be a change there. On anything more recent I'd expect you don't > see a difference in behavior between cirrus and stdvga. > > WinXP is out of support though, and I see little reason to care too much > here. Especially as this is only about picking a default, not about > dropping cirrus support. If you need it it is still there, and machine > types for 2.1 & older continue to default to cirrus. > > cheers, > Gerd
I checked windows 7, and I see a problem with it, as well: with -vga cirrus, hybernate is enabled, with new default, it is disabled :( -- MST
