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Added to docs: SeaBIOS doesn't support ISA graphics cards.
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vruppert committed Feb 9, 2025
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#
# Please note that if you use the BIOS-bochs-legacy romimage BIOS option,
# you cannot use a PCI enabled VGA ROM BIOS.
# Please note that if you use a SeaBIOS binary in romimage BIOS option,
# you must use a PCI enabled VGA ROM BIOS.
#=======================================================================
romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-latest, options=fastboot
#romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-legacy
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If you use the BIOS-bochs-legacy romimage BIOS option, you cannot use a PCI
enabled VGA ROM BIOS.
</para></note>
<note><para>
If you use a SeaBIOS binary in romimage BIOS option, you must use a PCI
enabled VGA ROM BIOS.
</para></note>
</section>

<section id="bochsopt-vgaromimage"><title>vgaromimage</title>
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion bochs/doc/man/bochsrc.5
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.\"Document Author: Timothy R. Butler - [email protected]"
.TH bochsrc 5 "29 Dec 2024" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
.TH bochsrc 5 "9 Feb 2025" "bochsrc" "The Bochs Project"
.\"SKIP_SECTION"
.SH NAME
bochsrc \- Configuration file for Bochs.
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If you use the BIOS-bochs-legacy romimage BIOS option, you cannot use a PCI
enabled VGA ROM BIOS.

.B NOTE:
If you use a SeaBIOS binary in romimage BIOS option, you must use a PCI
enabled VGA ROM BIOS.

Examples:
romimage: file=bios/BIOS-bochs-latest, options=fastboot
romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-legacy
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