--- name: "VisualBoyAdvance" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "visualboyadvance" version: "1.8.0.dfsg-6" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/VisualBoyAdvance" --- # VisualBoyAdvance(1) VisualBoyAdvance ## NAME VisualBoyAdvance - VisualBoyAdvance ## DESCRIPTION VisualBoyAdvance \[option ...\] file ## OPTIONS - **-1**, **--video-1x** 1x - **-2**, **--video-2x** 2x - **-3**, **--video-3x** 3x - **-4**, **--video-4x** 4x - **-F**, **--fullscreen** Full screen - **-G**, **--gdb**=*PROTOCOL* GNU Remote Stub mode: tcp - use TCP at port 55555 tcp:PORT - use TCP at port PORT pipe - use pipe transport - **-N**, **--no-debug** Don't parse debug information - **-S**, **--flash-size**=*SIZE* Set the Flash size - **--flash-64k** 0 - 64K Flash - **--flash-128k** 1 - 128K Flash - **-T**, **--throttle**=*THROTTLE* Set the desired throttle (5...1000) - **-Y**, **--yuv**=*TYPE* Use YUV overlay for drawing: 0 - YV12 1 - UYVY 2 - YVYU 3 - YUY2 4 - IYUV - **-b**, **--bios**=*BIOS* Use given bios file - **-c**, **--config**=*FILE* Read the given configuration file - **-d**, **--debug** Enter debugger - **-f**, **--filter**=*FILTER* Select filter: - **--filter-normal** 0 - normal mode - **--filter-tv-mode** 1 - TV Mode - **--filter-2xsai** 2 - 2xSaI - **--filter-super-2xsai** 3 - Super 2xSaI - **--filter-super-eagle** 4 - Super Eagle - **--filter-pixelate** 5 - Pixelate - **--filter-motion-blur** 6 - Motion Blur - **--filter-advmame** 7 - AdvanceMAME Scale2x - **--filter-simple2x** 8 - Simple2x - **--filter-bilinear** 9 - Bilinear - **--filter-bilinear**+ 10 - Bilinear Plus - **--filter-scanlines** 11 - Scanlines - **--filter-hq2x** 12 - hq2x - **--filter-lq2x** 13 - lq2x - **-h**, **--help** Print this help - **-i**, **--ips**=*PATCH* Apply given IPS patch - **-p**, **--profile**=*\[HERTZ\]* Enable profiling - **-s**, **--frameskip**=*FRAMESKIP* Set frame skip (0...9) - **-t**, **--save-type**=*TYPE* Set the available save type - **--save-auto** 0 - Automatic (EEPROM, SRAM, FLASH) - **--save-eeprom** 1 - EEPROM - **--save-sram** 2 - SRAM - **--save-flash** 3 - FLASH - **--save-sensor** 4 - EEPROM+Sensor - **--save-none** 5 - NONE - **-v**, **--verbose**=*VERBOSE* Set verbose logging (trace.log) 1 - SWI 2 - Unaligned memory access 4 - Illegal memory write 8 - Illegal memory read - 16 - DMA 0 32 - DMA 1 64 - DMA 2 - 128 - DMA 3 256 - Undefined instruction 512 - AGBPrint messages ### Long options only: - **--agb-print** Enable AGBPrint support - **--auto-frameskip** Enable auto frameskipping - **--ifb-none** No interframe blending - **--ifb-motion-blur** Interframe motion blur - **--ifb-smart** Smart interframe blending - **--no-agb-print** Disable AGBPrint support - **--no-auto-frameskip** Disable auto frameskipping - **--no-ips** Do not apply IPS patch - **--no-mmx** Disable MMX support **--no-pause-when-inactive** Don't pause when inactive - **--no-rtc** Disable RTC support - **--no-show-speed** Don't show emulation speed - **--no-throttle** Disable thrrotle - **--pause-when-inactive** Pause when inactive - **--rtc** Enable RTC support - **--show-speed-normal** Show emulation speed - **--show-speed-detailed** Show detailed speed data - **-1**, **--video-1x** 1x - **-2**, **--video-2x** 2x - **-3**, **--video-3x** 3x - **-4**, **--video-4x** 4x - **-F**, **--fullscreen** Full screen - **-G**, **--gdb**=*PROTOCOL* GNU Remote Stub mode: tcp - use TCP at port 55555 tcp:PORT - use TCP at port PORT pipe - use pipe transport - **-N**, **--no-debug** Don't parse debug information - **-S**, **--flash-size**=*SIZE* Set the Flash size - **--flash-64k** 0 - 64K Flash - **--flash-128k** 1 - 128K Flash - **-T**, **--throttle**=*THROTTLE* Set the desired throttle (5...1000) - **-Y**, **--yuv**=*TYPE* Use YUV overlay for drawing: 0 - YV12 1 - UYVY 2 - YVYU 3 - YUY2 4 - IYUV - **-b**, **--bios**=*BIOS* Use given bios file - **-c**, **--config**=*FILE* Read the given configuration file - **-d**, **--debug** Enter debugger - **-f**, **--filter**=*FILTER* Select filter: - **--filter-normal** 0 - normal mode - **--filter-tv-mode** 1 - TV Mode - **--filter-2xsai** 2 - 2xSaI - **--filter-super-2xsai** 3 - Super 2xSaI - **--filter-super-eagle** 4 - Super Eagle - **--filter-pixelate** 5 - Pixelate - **--filter-motion-blur** 6 - Motion Blur - **--filter-advmame** 7 - AdvanceMAME Scale2x - **--filter-simple2x** 8 - Simple2x - **--filter-bilinear** 9 - Bilinear - **--filter-bilinear**+ 10 - Bilinear Plus - **--filter-scanlines** 11 - Scanlines - **--filter-hq2x** 12 - hq2x - **--filter-lq2x** 13 - lq2x - **-h**, **--help** Print this help - **-i**, **--ips**=*PATCH* Apply given IPS patch - **-p**, **--profile**=*\[HERTZ\]* Enable profiling - **-s**, **--frameskip**=*FRAMESKIP* Set frame skip (0...9) - **-t**, **--save-type**=*TYPE* Set the available save type - **--save-auto** 0 - Automatic (EEPROM, SRAM, FLASH) - **--save-eeprom** 1 - EEPROM - **--save-sram** 2 - SRAM - **--save-flash** 3 - FLASH - **--save-sensor** 4 - EEPROM+Sensor - **--save-none** 5 - NONE - **-v**, **--verbose**=*VERBOSE* Set verbose logging (trace.log) 1 - SWI 2 - Unaligned memory access 4 - Illegal memory write 8 - Illegal memory read - 16 - DMA 0 32 - DMA 1 64 - DMA 2 - 128 - DMA 3 256 - Undefined instruction 512 - AGBPrint messages ### Long options only: - **--agb-print** Enable AGBPrint support - **--auto-frameskip** Enable auto frameskipping - **--ifb-none** No interframe blending - **--ifb-motion-blur** Interframe motion blur - **--ifb-smart** Smart interframe blending - **--no-agb-print** Disable AGBPrint support - **--no-auto-frameskip** Disable auto frameskipping - **--no-ips** Do not apply IPS patch - **--no-mmx** Disable MMX support **--no-pause-when-inactive** Don't pause when inactive - **--no-rtc** Disable RTC support - **--no-show-speed** Don't show emulation speed - **--no-throttle** Disable thrrotle - **--pause-when-inactive** Pause when inactive - **--rtc** Enable RTC support - **--show-speed-normal** Show emulation speed - **--show-speed-detailed** Show detailed speed data