De acordo com o wiki do qemu , você pode usar uma tela de resolução mais alta usando o -vga std
opção:
-vga
typeSelect type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for type are
cirrus
Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS. (This one is the default)
std
Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions. If your guest OS supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use this option.