id = 2608
title = "Black screen in Windows XP"
state = "opened"
created_at = "2024-10-04T17:54:26.882Z"
closed_at = "n/a"
labels = ["guest: Windows", "host: x86", "target: i386"]
url = "https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2608"
host-os = "Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux )"
host-arch = "x86_x64"
qemu-version = "9.1.0"
guest-os = "n/a"
guest-arch = "n/a"
description = """When starting the installation of Windows XP (or Windows 2003) the screen in VNC stays black while the installer is in text-mode. During the second half of the installation, where it switches to graphical GUI, the display becomes visible again.

This problem never happened on 9.0.1 and below, so is a regression in 9.1.0"""
reproduce = """1. Start the Windows XP installer
2. Connect to VNC
3. Screen stays black"""
additional = "n/a"