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VBOXSDL(1) User Commands VBOXSDL(1)

NAME

VBoxSDL - x86 virtualization solution

DESCRIPTION

Oracle VM VirtualBox SDL GUI version 6.1.40 (C) 2005-2022 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.

Usage:

Virtual machine to start, either UUID or name
Run a separate VM process or attach to a running VM
Set temporary first hard disk to file
Set temporary first floppy disk to file
Set temporary CDROM/DVD to file/device ('none' to unmount)
Set temporary boot device (a = floppy, c = 1st HD, d = DVD, n = network)
Set temporary memory size in megabytes
Set temporary size of video memory in megabytes
Start VM in fullscreen mode
Resize the guest on fullscreen

--fixedmode <w> <h> <bpp> Use a fixed SDL video mode with given width, height and bits per pixel

Forbid switching to/from fullscreen mode
Make the SDL frame non resizable
Disable all hostkey combinations
Disable specific hostkey combinations, see below for valid keys
Disable mouse/keyboard grabbing on mouse click w/o additions
Get the hostkey identifier and modifier state

--hostkey <key> {<key2>} <mod> Set the host key to the values obtained using --detecthostkey

Send an ACPI power button event when closing the window
Listen for VRDP connections on one of specified ports (default if not specified)
Discard saved state (if present) and revert to last snapshot (if present)
Specify the settings password
Specify a file containing the settings password
Display a secure VM label at the top of the screen
TrueType (.ttf) font file for secure session label
Font point size for secure session label (default 12)
Font offset within the secure label (default 0)
Secure label text color RGB value in 6 digit hexadecimal (eg: FFFF00)
Secure label background color RGB value in 6 digit hexadecimal (eg: FF0000)
--[no]rawr0
Enable or disable raw ring 3
--[no]rawr3
Enable or disable raw ring 0
--[no]patm
Enable or disable PATM
--[no]csam
Enable or disable CSAM
--[no]hwvirtex
Permit or deny the usage of VT-x/AMD-V

Key bindings:

<hostkey> +
f Switch to full screen / restore to previous view h Press ACPI power button n Take a snapshot and continue execution p Pause / resume execution q Power off r VM reset s Save state and power off
<del>
Send <ctrl><alt><del>
<F1>...<F12>
Send <ctrl><alt><Fx>
October 2022 VBoxSDL