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Changeset 55558 in vbox


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Timestamp:
Apr 30, 2015 2:46:34 PM (9 years ago)
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vboxsync
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doc/manual: document more 'VBoxManage modifyvm' options

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trunk/doc/manual/en_US
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  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_BasicConcepts.xml

    r55288 r55558  
    538538              buses, PCI-to-PCI bridges and Message Signaled Interrupts
    539539              (MSI). This allows modern operating systems to address more PCI
    540               devices and no longer requires IRQ sharing. Note that the ICH9
    541               support is experimental and not recommended for guest operating
    542               systems which do not require it.</para>
     540              devices and no longer requires IRQ sharing. Using the ICH9 chipset
     541              it is also possible to configure up to 36 network cards (up to 8
     542              network adapters with PIIX3). Note that the ICH9 support is
     543              experimental and not recommended for guest operating systems which
     544              do not require it.</para>
    543545            </glossdef>
    544546          </glossentry>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_Troubleshooting.xml

    r54330 r55558  
    8989    </sect2>
    9090
    91     <sect2>
     91    <sect2 id="collect-debug-info">
    9292      <title>Collecting debugging information</title>
    9393

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_VBoxManage.xml

    r55294 r55558  
    532532
    533533          <listitem>
    534             <para><computeroutput>--rtcuseutc on|off</computeroutput>: This
    535             option lets the real-time clock (RTC) operate in UTC time (see
    536             <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />).</para>
    537           </listitem>
    538 
    539           <listitem>
    540534            <para><computeroutput>--cpuhotplug on|off</computeroutput>: This
    541535            enables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, virtual CPUs can be added
    … …  
    664658
    665659          <listitem>
     660            <para><computeroutput>--accelerate2dvideo on|off</computeroutput>:
     661            This enables, if the Guest Additions are installed, whether 2D video
     662            acceleration should be available; see <xref
     663            linkend="guestadd-2d" />.</para>
     664          </listitem>
     665
     666          <listitem>
     667            <para><computeroutput>--chipset piix3|ich9</computeroutput>:
     668            By default VirtualBox emulates an Intel PIIX3 chipset. Usually there
     669            is no reason to change the default setting unless it is required to
     670            relax some of its constraints; see <xref
     671            linkend="settings-motherboard" />.</para>
     672          </listitem>
     673
     674          <listitem>
    666675            <para>You can influence the BIOS logo that is displayed when a
    667676            virtual machine starts up with a number of settings. Per default,
    … …  
    706715            </para>
    707716          </listitem>
     717         
     718          <listitem>
     719            <para><computeroutput>--biospxedebug on|off</computeroutput>:
     720            This option enables additional debugging output when using the
     721            Intel PXE boot ROM. The output will be written to the release log
     722            file (<xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.</para>
     723          </listitem>
    708724
    709725          <listitem>
    … …  
    713729            VM will try to access from 1 to 4, and for each of which you can
    714730            set a device that the VM should attempt to boot from.</para>
     731          </listitem>
     732
     733          <listitem>
     734            <para><computeroutput>--rtcuseutc on|off</computeroutput>: This
     735            option lets the real-time clock (RTC) operate in UTC time (see
     736            <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />).</para>
     737          </listitem>
     738
     739          <listitem>
     740            <para><computeroutput>--biossystemtimeoffset &lt;ms&gt;</computeroutput>:
     741            This allows you to set a fixed time offset of the guest relative to
     742            the host time. The offset is specified in milliseconds. If the offset
     743            is positive the guest time runs ahead the host time.</para>
    715744          </listitem>
    716745
    … …  
    738767            megabytes. The default size is 0 megabytes. For details,
    739768            see <xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.</para>
    740           </listitem>
    741 
    742           <listitem>
    743             <para><computeroutput>--lptmode&lt;1-N&gt;
    744             &lt;Device&gt;</computeroutput>
    745             Specifies the Device Name of the parallel port that
    746             the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
    747             <emphasis>before</emphasis> <computeroutput>--lpt</computeroutput>.
    748             This feature is host operating system specific.</para>
    749           </listitem>
    750 
    751           <listitem>
    752             <para><computeroutput>--lpt&lt;1-N&gt;
    753             &lt;I/O base&gt; &lt;IRQ&gt;</computeroutput>
    754             Specifies the I/O address of the parallel port and the IRQ
    755             number that the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
    756             <emphasis>after</emphasis>
    757             <computeroutput>--lptmod</computeroutput>. I/O base address and IRQ are
    758                         the values that guest sees i.e. the values avalable under guest Device Manager.</para>
    759769          </listitem>
    760770
    … …  
    10391049                  but assumed to exist already.</para>
    10401050                </listitem>
    1041                
     1051
    10421052                <listitem>
    10431053                  <para><computeroutput>&lt;devicename&gt;</computeroutput>:
    … …  
    10521062                </listitem>
    10531063              </itemizedlist></para>
     1064          </listitem>
     1065
     1066          <listitem>
     1067            <para><computeroutput>--lptmode&lt;1-N&gt;
     1068            &lt;Device&gt;</computeroutput>:
     1069            Specifies the Device Name of the parallel port that
     1070            the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
     1071            <emphasis>before</emphasis> <computeroutput>--lpt</computeroutput>.
     1072            This feature is host operating system specific.</para>
     1073          </listitem>
     1074
     1075          <listitem>
     1076            <para><computeroutput>--lpt&lt;1-N&gt;
     1077            &lt;I/O base&gt; &lt;IRQ&gt;</computeroutput>:
     1078            Specifies the I/O address of the parallel port and the IRQ
     1079            number that the Parallel Port feature will be using. Use this
     1080            <emphasis>after</emphasis>
     1081            <computeroutput>--lptmod</computeroutput>. I/O base address and IRQ are
     1082                        the values that guest sees i.e. the values avalable under guest Device Manager.</para>
    10541083          </listitem>
    10551084
    … …  
    17131742
    17141743      <listitem>
    1715         <para><computeroutput>videocapscreens all|&lt;screen ID&gt; [&lt;screen ID&gt; ...]]</computeroutput> 
    1716         allows to specify which screens of the VM are being recorded. This setting 
     1744        <para><computeroutput>videocapscreens all|&lt;screen ID&gt; [&lt;screen ID&gt; ...]]</computeroutput>
     1745        allows to specify which screens of the VM are being recorded. This setting
    17171746        cannot be changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    17181747      </listitem>
    … …  
    17251754
    17261755      <listitem>
    1727         <para><computeroutput>videocapres &lt;width&gt; &lt;height&gt;</computeroutput> 
     1756        <para><computeroutput>videocapres &lt;width&gt; &lt;height&gt;</computeroutput>
    17281757        sets the resolution (in pixels) of the recorded video. This setting cannot be
    17291758        changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    … …  
    17311760
    17321761      <listitem> <!-- @todo r=andy Clarify rate. -->
    1733         <para><computeroutput>videocaprate &lt;rate&gt;</computeroutput> sets the 
    1734         bitrate in kilobits (kb) per second. Increasing this value makes the video 
    1735         look better for the cost of an increased file size. This setting cannot be 
     1762        <para><computeroutput>videocaprate &lt;rate&gt;</computeroutput> sets the
     1763        bitrate in kilobits (kb) per second. Increasing this value makes the video
     1764        look better for the cost of an increased file size. This setting cannot be
    17361765        changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    17371766      </listitem>
    17381767
    17391768      <listitem>
    1740         <para><computeroutput>videocapfps &lt;fps&gt;</computeroutput> sets the 
     1769        <para><computeroutput>videocapfps &lt;fps&gt;</computeroutput> sets the
    17411770        maximum number of frames per second (FPS) to be recorded. Frames with a
    17421771        higher frequency will be skipped. Reducing this value increases the number
    … …  
    17461775
    17471776      <listitem> <!-- @todo r=andy Clarify time format. -->
    1748         <para><computeroutput>videocapmaxtime &lt;time&gt;</computeroutput> sets 
    1749         the maximum time the video capturing will take place since activation. 
    1750         The capturing stops when the defined time interval has elapsed. If this 
    1751         value is zero the capturing is not limited by time. This setting cannot 
     1777        <para><computeroutput>videocapmaxtime &lt;time&gt;</computeroutput> sets
     1778        the maximum time the video capturing will take place since activation.
     1779        The capturing stops when the defined time interval has elapsed. If this
     1780        value is zero the capturing is not limited by time. This setting cannot
    17521781        be changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    17531782      </listitem>
    … …  
    17561785        <para><computeroutput>videocapmaxsize &lt;MB&gt;</computeroutput> limits
    17571786        the maximum size of the captured video file (in MB). The capturing stops
    1758         when file size has reached the specified size. If this value is zero 
     1787        when file size has reached the specified size. If this value is zero
    17591788        the capturing will not be limited by file size. This setting cannot be
    17601789        changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    … …  
    17631792      <listitem>
    17641793        <para><computeroutput>videocapopts &lt;key=value&gt; [&lt;key=value&gt; ...]</computeroutput>
    1765         can be used to specify additional video capturing options. These options 
    1766         only are for advanced users and must be specified in a comma-separated 
     1794        can be used to specify additional video capturing options. These options
     1795        only are for advanced users and must be specified in a comma-separated
    17671796        key=value format, e.g. <computeroutput>foo=bar,a=b</computeroutput>.
    17681797        This setting cannot be changed while video capturing is enabled.</para>
    … …  
    43604389        <glossterm><computeroutput>create</computeroutput></glossterm>
    43614390        <glossdef>
    4362           <para>Ceates a new vboxnet&lt;N&gt; interface on the host OS. 
     4391          <para>Ceates a new vboxnet&lt;N&gt; interface on the host OS.
    43634392            This command is essential before you can attach VMs to host-only network.</para>
    43644393        </glossdef>
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