- removed all references to HGA and --enable-vga

- descripton of bochsrc option "user_shortcut" updated
- bios names in the bochsrc sample updated
- FAQ question: cdrom is supported on BeOS, too
- the default for the cdrom support is "yes"
- the default for the e9 hack is "yes"
- serial port UART name is 16450
- fixed a typo (PPC)
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================================================================
doc/docbook/user/user.dbk
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.74 2002-11-27 21:25:56 ndavidg Exp $
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.75 2002-11-30 08:58:49 vruppert Exp $
This is the top level file for the Bochs Users Manual.
================================================================
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ have to be clear in our terminology to avoid confusion. The host platform is
the machine that runs the Bochs software. The guest platform is the operating
system and applications that Bochs is simulating.
</para>
</footnote>, including x86, PPS, Alpha, Sun, and MIPS. No matter what the
</footnote>, including x86, PPC, Alpha, Sun, and MIPS. No matter what the
host platform is, Bochs still simulates x86 software. In other words, it
does not depend on the native instructions of the host machine at all.
This is both a strength and a weakness, and it's the major difference between
@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ currently work with.
<row>
<entry>Serial Port</entry>
<entry>Not quite</entry>
<entry>The serial port (single 8259 UART emulation) is not really usable
<entry>The serial port (single 16450 UART emulation) is not really usable
yet. The interface to the emulated CPU is mostly working, but it needs
some work before it can talk to a raw serial port or to a pseudo terminal.
</entry>
@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ Steve Chamberlain and now maintained by RedHat. Download it from--you guessed i
Does bochs support a CDROM?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Yes, a CDROM is supported in Linux, Windows, and OpenBSD. The
Yes, a CDROM is supported in Linux, Windows, BeOS, and OpenBSD. The
CDROM drivers for bochs allow the guest operating system to access the
host operating system's CDROM data directly.
</para></answer>
@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ turn it off.
</row>
<row>
<entry>--enable-cdrom</entry>
<entry>no</entry>
<entry>yes</entry>
<entry>
Enable use of a real CDROM. The cdrom emulation is always present, and
emulates a drive without media by default. You can use this option to
@ -2068,12 +2068,6 @@ turn it off.
on Windows, and in the ethertap interface for Linux.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>--enable-vga</entry>
<entry>yes</entry>
<entry>Use VGA emulation. VGA is the only supported option and
since it's the default, you don't need to include this option.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>--enable-vbe</entry>
<entry>yes</entry>
@ -2179,7 +2173,7 @@ turn it off.
</row>
<row>
<entry>--enable-port-e9-hack</entry>
<entry>no</entry>
<entry>yes</entry>
<entry>Writes to port e9 go to console. Unless you know you want
this option, you don't.</entry>
</row>
@ -2260,12 +2254,6 @@ turn it off.
which is probably what you want.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>--enable-hga-dumps=<option>Nmicroseconds</option></entry>
<entry>no</entry>
<entry>Copy memory to HGA video buffer every N useconds. A
deprecated option, don't use.</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
@ -3031,8 +3019,9 @@ Examples:
user_shortcut: keys=ctrlaltesc
</screen>
This defines the keyboard shortcut to be sent when you press the "user"
button in the headerbar. These shortcuts are currently recognized:
ctrlaltdel, ctrlaltesc, ctrlaltf1, alttab
button in the headerbar. The shortcut string can be a combination of
these key names: "alt", "ctrl", "del", "esc", "f1", "f4", "tab", "win".
Up to 3 keys can be pressed at a time.
</para>
</section>
@ -5278,10 +5267,10 @@ Setup your '.bochsrc' file. For example:
boot: c
diskc: file=62M, cyl=940, heads=8, spt=17
floppya: 1_44=1.44, status=inserted
vgaromimage: bios/VGABIOS-elpin-2.00A
romimage: bios/BIOS-bochs-980118a (use newest one)
vgaromimage: bios/VGABIOS-elpin-2.40
romimage: bios/BIOS-bochs-latest (use newest one)
log: ./bochs.out
hga_update_interval: 300000
vga_update_interval: 300000
keyboard_serial_delay: 200
floppy_command_delay: 500
</programlisting>
@ -6128,7 +6117,7 @@ directory called ~/win98 .
========================================================================
bximage
Disk Image Creation Tool for Bochs
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.74 2002-11-27 21:25:56 ndavidg Exp $
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.75 2002-11-30 08:58:49 vruppert Exp $
========================================================================
Do you want to create a floppy disk image or a hard disk image?
@ -6404,7 +6393,7 @@ In this case, <emphasis>/home</emphasis> is mounted on <emphasis>/dev/hda5</emph
========================================================================
bximage
Disk Image Creation Tool for Bochs
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.74 2002-11-27 21:25:56 ndavidg Exp $
$Id: user.dbk,v 1.75 2002-11-30 08:58:49 vruppert Exp $
========================================================================
Do you want to create a floppy disk image or a hard disk image?