I have experienced exactly the same bug with KVM version installed from Ubuntu repositories.
Amd 64 Windows xp SP2 guest -std-vga option I have downloaded kvm-61 sources from sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=180599) # ./configure –prefix=/usr # make # sudo make install (needs gcc3.4 and libsdl-gfx1.2-dev) then sudo modprobe kvm_amd Lauched kvm # qemu-system-x86_64 -no-acpi -m 512 -std-vga No more bug. ** Changed in: kvm (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- [gutsy] KVM core dumps with -std-vga https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/131657 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs