Ubuntu 16.04.1 Grub Splash Doesn't Appear My Specs: Slackware 14.2 x86_64 > Host QEMU 2.7.0 Ubuntu 16.04.1 > Guest Start options for Ubuntu: qemu-system-x86_64 -drive format=raw,file=ubuntu.img \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga vmware \ -soundhw ac97 \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime \ -usbdevice host:0781:5575 I've started Ubuntu around 6-8 times, and I have only see the Grub Boot Splash appear twice, so pretty much without fail it typically boots past the grub splash and automatically boots... These are the /etc/default/grub settings; (I only changed these options GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 and GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900) # If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update # /boot/grub/grub.cfg. # For full documentation of the options in this file, see: # info -f grub -n 'Simple configuration' GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true GRUB_TIMEOUT=15 GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian` GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" # Uncomment to enable BadRAM filtering, modify to suit your needs # This works with Linux (no patch required) and with any kernel that obtains # the memory map information from GRUB (GNU Mach, kernel of FreeBSD ...) #GRUB_BADRAM="0x01234567,0xfefefefe,0x89abcdef,0xefefefef" # Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only) #GRUB_TERMINAL=console # The resolution used on graphical terminal # note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE # you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo' GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900 # Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux #GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true # Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries #GRUB_DISABLE_RECOVERY="true" # Uncomment to get a beep at grub start #GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1" Why are you using "-vga vmware" ? Can't you use "-vga std" instead? Also, now that QEMU 2.8 has been released, could you please test again with this latest version? Thanks! It's the same in 2.8.0 but I will test it again when I get some time for vmware. I used vmware because it offers better resolution. After posting this issue I have learned a little about virtio and for a few times I was able to boot it with -vag virtio and this was really nice. I was able to resize and qemu will fill the screen to fit. But now when I boot with -vga virtio it just sits there and won't start Ubuntu. These are the options I'm using; qemu-system-x86_64 -drive if=none,id=drive0,cache=none,aio=threads,format=raw,file=ubuntu.img,index=0 \ -object iothread,id=iothread0 \ -machine type=q35,accel=kvm,kernel_irqchip=on \ -device virtio-blk-pci,drive=drive0,scsi=off,config-wce=off,iothread=iothread0 \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga virtio \ -soundhw ac97 \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime I do not understand how QEMU boots options just fine for a few times, then another time you go back and try and nothing works... I switched to boot scsi and when I start it, the screen is just blank... qemu-system-x86_64 -drive if=none,id=hd,cache=none,aio=threads,format=raw,file=ubuntu.img,index=0 \ -object iothread,id=iothread0 \ -machine type=q35,accel=kvm,kernel_irqchip=on \ -device virtio-scsi-pci,iothread=iothread0,id=scsi -device scsi-hd,drive=hd \ -cpu host \ --enable-kvm \ -smp 2 \ -m 4096 \ -vga virtio \ -soundhw hda \ -usbdevice tablet \ -rtc base=localtime Sometimes when I restart it, I'll get the grub menu and I boot it, then it just sits at the console login, for me to log in with a username and pass, it doesn't go to the DM. I get this message, not sure if it's related; intel_rapl no valid rapl domains found in package 0 -vga virtio is working, I finally figured out my image was corrupted, I realized you have to be careful shutting the guest down correctly, or you could corrupt the image/system... So now, back to the same issue, even using 2.8.0 and virtio the grub splash doesn't always appears. So this is random, one time I start the Guest, the boot splash appears, the next time I start the guest it doesn't... Grub boot splash doesn't appear consistent... It's the same with std too... Does this still happen with a newer version of Ubuntu and the latest version of QEMU? [Expired for QEMU because there has been no activity for 60 days.]