Index: sdl.c
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RCS file: /home/malc/cvsroot/qemu/sdl.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 sdl.c
--- sdl.c	27 Oct 2005 11:57:02 -0000	1.1.1.1
+++ sdl.c	29 Oct 2005 17:14:12 -0000
@@ -55,11 +55,22 @@
     flags = SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_ASYNCBLIT|SDL_HWACCEL;
     if (gui_fullscreen)
         flags |= SDL_FULLSCREEN;
+
+ again:
     screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(w, h, 0, flags);
     if (!screen) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not open SDL display\n");
         exit(1);
     }
+    if (!screen->pixels && (flags & SDL_HWSURFACE) && (flags & SDL_FULLSCREEN)) {
+        flags &= ~SDL_HWSURFACE;
+        goto again;
+    }
+
+    if (!screen->pixels) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not open SDL display\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
     ds->data = screen->pixels;
     ds->linesize = screen->pitch;
     ds->depth = screen->format->BitsPerPixel;