Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] VMware SVGA uses incorrect depth

[Anthony Liguori]

Brian Kress wrote:
> The VMware SVGA adapter is set to a 24 bit depth, where as the display 
> surfaces
> (and just about everything else) are using a 32 bit depth.  So when 
> you use "-vga vmware"
> in either the sdl or vnc displays, you get some very odd video that 
> has the wrong colors, is
> repeated and is only over 3/4 of the screen.  Fix seems to be to 
> change it to 32 bit.  With
> this patch I can use VMware video in both sdl and vnc and have it 
> display correctly.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Kress <address@hidden>
>
> Index: hw/vmware_vga.c
> ===================================================================
> --- hw/vmware_vga.c     (revision 6626)
> +++ hw/vmware_vga.c     (working copy)
> @@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
>      s->width = -1;
>      s->height = -1;
>      s->svgaid = SVGA_ID;
> -    s->depth = 24;
> +    s->depth = 32;
>      s->bypp = (s->depth + 7) >> 3;
>   
I think having:

s->depth = 24;
s->bypp = 4;

Is a better fix.   Can you test that?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori
>      s->cursor.on = 0;
>   

    s->redraw_fifo_first = 0;