[Qemu-devel] [Bug 612677] [NEW] qemu-kvm -curses displays garbled screen

[Eugueny Kontsevoy]

Public bug reported:

when I launch qemu-kvm -curses (even without a guest OS) I get a garbled 
output, here's a screenshot:
http://kontsevoy.com/qemu.png

some more info:

myarch ~: uname -a
Linux myarch 2.6.34-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 5 22:12:11 CEST 2010 x86_64 
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

myarch ~: qemu-kvm --version
QEMU PC emulator version 0.12.5 (qemu-kvm-0.12.5), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 
Fabrice Bellard

I also fetched the latest qemu-kvm from git repo and compiled it with simple 
./configure&make
The compiled version behaved similarly

I also tried different terminal emulators: gnome-terminal and xterm - same thing
I also tried real terminal (i.e. booted without X) - same thing

Then I thought maybe the issue is my hardware (if its possible) and
booted into Ubuntu on the same machine, installed KVM for Ubuntu and it
worked there.

** Affects: qemu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  when I launch qemu-kvm -curses (even without a guest OS) I get a garbled 
output, here's a screenshot:
  http://kontsevoy.com/qemu.png
  
  some more info:
  
  myarch ~: uname -a
  Linux myarch 2.6.34-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 5 22:12:11 CEST 2010 x86_64 
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
  
  myarch ~: qemu-kvm --version
  QEMU PC emulator version 0.12.5 (qemu-kvm-0.12.5), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 
Fabrice Bellard
  
  I also fetched the latest qemu-kvm from git repo and compiled it with simple 
./configure&make
  The compiled version behaved similarly
  
  I also tried different terminal emulators: gnome-terminal and xterm - same 
thing
  I also tried real terminal (i.e. booted without X) - same thing
+ 
+ Then I thought maybe the issue is my hardware (if its possible) and
+ booted into Ubuntu on the same machine, installed KVM for Ubuntu and it
+ worked there.

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qemu-kvm -curses displays garbled screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612677
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Status in QEMU: New

Bug description:
when I launch qemu-kvm -curses (even without a guest OS) I get a garbled 
output, here's a screenshot:
http://kontsevoy.com/qemu.png

some more info:

myarch ~: uname -a
Linux myarch 2.6.34-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 5 22:12:11 CEST 2010 x86_64 
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

myarch ~: qemu-kvm --version
QEMU PC emulator version 0.12.5 (qemu-kvm-0.12.5), Copyright (c) 2003-2008 
Fabrice Bellard

I also fetched the latest qemu-kvm from git repo and compiled it with simple 
./configure&make
The compiled version behaved similarly

I also tried different terminal emulators: gnome-terminal and xterm - same thing
I also tried real terminal (i.e. booted without X) - same thing

Then I thought maybe the issue is my hardware (if its possible) and booted into 
Ubuntu on the same machine, installed KVM for Ubuntu and it worked there.