LGPL'd VGABIOS updated to version 0.9b (several VBE bugfixes).

Now using ".bin" file extension for all VGABIOS images.

bochs/.bochsrc

@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-latest, options=fastboot
 # you cannot use a PCI enabled VGA ROM BIOS option such as the cirrus
 # option shown below.
 #=======================================================================
-vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
-#vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
+#vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 #vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/vgabios-cirrus.bin-1.13.0 # http://www.seabios.org/SeaVGABIOS
 #vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-elpin-2.40
 

bochs/CHANGES

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ Detailed change log :
  - Updated builtin slirp based on libslirp 4.8.0 (including IPv6 support)
 
 - BIOS
- - Added panic in legacy BIOS in case no VGA BIOS ROM is found at C000:0000,
- - Fixed unwanted side effects caused by some helper functions.
+ - Added panic in legacy BIOS in case no VGA BIOS ROM is found at C000:0000,
+ - Fixed unwanted side effects caused by some helper functions.
+ - LGPL'd VGABIOS updated to version 0.9b (several VBE bugfixes)
 
 - Misc
  - bximage: added simple partition table viewer to the info function

bochs/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-README

@@ -107,6 +107,15 @@ For any information on Qemu, visit the website http://wiki.qemu.org/
 
 History
 -------
+vgabios-0.9b : Jun 09 2024
+ - Volker
+ - Fixed VBE protected mode bank switching (all extensions)
+ - Fixed VBE protected mode page flipping (Bochs VBE / Banshee)
+ - Get rid of the Win2k clear VRAM hack after fixing emulation
+ - Bochs VBE function 07h now also supports wait for VSYNC
+ - Added 'Banshee debug' binary that fits in 32k
+ - Return VBE mode info only if mode is supported by hardware
+
 vgabios-0.9a : Mar 03 2024
  - Volker
  - Implemented AH=12h / BL=36h (video refresh control)

bochs/doc/docbook/user/user.dbk

@@ -1378,11 +1378,12 @@ DLX Linux screenshot.
 <row><entry>vgabios-cirrus.bin-1.13.0 </entry> <entry> SeaVGABIOS ROM image (for Cirrus adapter)</entry> </row>
 <row><entry>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40 </entry> <entry> VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>VGABIOS-elpin-LICENSE.txt </entry> <entry> license for VGA BIOS </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-README.txt </entry> <entry> readme for the LGPL'd VGA BIOS </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>dlxlinux\ </entry> <entry> directory containing DLX linux sample disk image and configuration files</entry> </row>
 <row><entry>dlxlinux\bochsrc.bxrc </entry> <entry> Bochs configuration file for DLX</entry> </row>
@@ -1564,11 +1565,12 @@ description of each one.
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/SeaVGABIOS-README </entry> <entry> README for SeaVGABIOS ROM image </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-elpin-2.40 </entry> <entry> VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-elpin-LICENSE </entry> <entry> license for VGA BIOS </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/VGABIOS-lgpl-README </entry> <entry> readme for the LGPL'd VGA BIOS </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/bios.bin-1.13.0 </entry> <entry> SeaBIOS ROM image </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>/usr/share/bochs/dlxlinux/ </entry> <entry> directory containing DLX linux sample disk image and configuration files</entry> </row>
@@ -3034,7 +3036,7 @@ the BIOS image (usually called <filename>BIOS-bochs-latest</filename>)
 </listitem>
 <listitem>
 <para>
-the VGA BIOS image (e.g. <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest</filename> or <filename>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40</filename>)
+the VGA BIOS image (e.g. <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin</filename> or <filename>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40</filename>)
 </para>
 </listitem>
 <listitem>
@@ -3112,11 +3114,12 @@ system BIOS and VGA BIOS images.
 <row><entry>BIOS-bochs-legacy </entry> <entry> ROM BIOS image without 32-bit init code (for i386 and ISA graphics card emulation) </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>bios.bin-1.13.0 </entry> <entry> SeaBIOS ROM image </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40 </entry> <entry> legacy VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
-<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Cirrus extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled </entry> </row>
+<row><entry>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee-debug.bin </entry> <entry> LGPL'd VGA BIOS image for Bochs with the Voodoo Banshee extension enabled and debug output to the logfile </entry> </row>
 <row><entry>vgabios-cirrus.bin-1.13.0 </entry> <entry> SeaVGABIOS ROM image (for Cirrus adapter)</entry> </row>
 </tbody>
 </tgroup>
@@ -3127,7 +3130,7 @@ system BIOS and VGA BIOS images.
 Bochs must be set up to use system and VGA BIOS like this:
 <screen>
  romimage: file=BIOS-bochs-latest, address=0xfffe0000
- vgaromimage: file=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
+ vgaromimage: file=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
 </screen>
 We recommend to use the ROM images distributed with Bochs or one of the latest
 <ulink url="http://www.seabios.org/">SeaBIOS</ulink> images. BIOS images designed
@@ -3753,8 +3756,8 @@ this feature yet.
 Examples:
 <screen>
  vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-elpin-2.40
- vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
- vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+ vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
+ vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 </screen>
 This tells Bochs what VGA ROM BIOS to load (at 0xC0000).
 </para>
@@ -3806,11 +3809,11 @@ This defines parameters related to the VGA display
 <para>
 The 'extension' option can be used to specify the VGA display extension.
 With the value 'none' you can use standard VGA with no extension. Other supported
-values are 'vbe' for Bochs VBE (needs <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest</filename> as
+values are 'vbe' for Bochs VBE (needs <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin</filename> as
 VGA BIOS, see <link linkend="bochsopt-vgaromimage">vgaromimage option</link>),
-'cirrus' for Cirrus SVGA support (needs <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus</filename>
+'cirrus' for Cirrus SVGA support (needs <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin</filename>
 as VGA BIOS) and 'voodoo' for Voodoo Graphics support (needs
-<filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee</filename> as VGA BIOS / see
+<filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin</filename> as VGA BIOS / see
 <xref linkend="voodoo-notes"> for more information).
 </para>
 <para>
@@ -7018,7 +7021,7 @@ bit will be clear, so the next TD will be processed anyway.
  <para>
  If you are using a program written for DOS which seems to use the text-mode but
  doesn't display the text properly, you can try the other VGA BIOS, either
- <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest</filename> or <filename>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40</filename>,
+ <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin</filename> or <filename>VGABIOS-elpin-2.40</filename>,
  see the <link linkend="bochsopt-vgaromimage">vgaromimage option</link>.
  </para>
 
@@ -9976,7 +9979,7 @@ Bochs VBE Display Drivers for Windows NT/2000
  <screen>
  # Enable CL-GD5446 PCI
  vga: extension=cirrus
- vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+ vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
  pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
  </screen>
 
@@ -10006,15 +10009,15 @@ Bochs VBE Display Drivers for Windows NT/2000
  Banshee compatible device with its VGA interface disabled is not
  implemented yet. For both Banshee and Voodoo3 there is now a specific version
  of the LGPL'd VGABIOS with Voodoo Banshee specific code called
- <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee</filename>. The binary file is compiled
+ <filename>VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin</filename>. The binary file is compiled
  for the Banshee PCI model, but Bochs modifies the VGABIOS data after loading
  to support the Voodoo3 and AGP models properly.
  </para>
  <para>
  These bochsrc settings should be used for Voodoo Banshee PCI:
  <screen>
  vga: extension=voodoo
- vgaromimage: file=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee
+ vgaromimage: file=VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-banshee.bin
  voodoo: model=banshee
  </screen>
  </para>
@@ -11313,7 +11316,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=50000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=512, host=512
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11334,7 +11337,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=55000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=512, host=512
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11405,7 +11408,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=75000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=512, host=512
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11438,7 +11441,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=100000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=1024, host=1024
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11463,7 +11466,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=150000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=2048, host=2048
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11493,7 +11496,7 @@ cpu: count=1, ips=325000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1
 cpu: cpuid_limit_winnt=0
 clock: sync=realtime, time0=local
 memory: guest=2048, host=2048
-vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
+vgaromimage: file=D:/path/to/your/bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus.bin
 vga: extension=cirrus, update_freq=5
 pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
 </screen>
@@ -11605,7 +11608,7 @@ ata1: enabled=0
 ata2: enabled=0
 ata3: enabled=0
 romimage: file=bios/BIOS-bochs-latest
-vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
+vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
 megs: 64
 parport1: enabled=1, file="lp.pipe"
 com1: enabled=0

bochs/doc/man/bochsrc.5

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"Document Author: Timothy R. Butler - tbutler@uninetsolutions.com"
-.TH bochsrc 5 "26 Mar 2024" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
+.TH bochsrc 5 "09 Jun 2024" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
 .\"SKIP_SECTION"
 .SH NAME
 bochsrc \- Configuration file for Bochs.
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ You also need to load a VGA ROM BIOS into 0xC0000.
 
 Examples:
  vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-elpin-2.40
- vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
- vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest
+ vgaromimage: file=bios/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
+ vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
 
 .TP
 .I "optromimage1: \fP, \fIoptromimage2: \fP, \fIoptromimage3: \fPor \fIoptromimage4:"