x86: 0.972 virtual: 0.923 architecture: 0.911 graphic: 0.888 device: 0.862 VMM: 0.854 performance: 0.799 vnc: 0.695 semantic: 0.691 mistranslation: 0.659 debug: 0.588 hypervisor: 0.564 permissions: 0.562 PID: 0.517 socket: 0.484 user-level: 0.468 risc-v: 0.447 files: 0.414 network: 0.408 register: 0.374 ppc: 0.371 boot: 0.361 kernel: 0.333 KVM: 0.329 TCG: 0.239 arm: 0.215 peripherals: 0.211 i386: 0.173 assembly: 0.146 Could not open SDL display when running XP as guest When running XP as guest on Linux 2.6.38 x86_64 (Arch Linux) in full screen qemu will crash. Dropping to 1400x900 or below does not have a problem nor does windowed mode. 1. Running: qemu-system-x86_64 -vga std -full-screen Virtual_Machines/Windows_XP/Windows_XP.img Produces error: Could not open SDL display (1920x1200x0): No video mode large enough for 1920x1200 qemu-kvm version 0.14.0-1 Triaging old bug tickets... QEMU 0.14 is completely outdated nowadays. Can you still reproduce this behavior with the latest version of QEMU? Thanks for following up. I am no longer using QEMU.