boot fail when certain vesa resolution are selected

[euan]

When booting haiku will crash immediately after displaying the splash screen if the resolution is one of the following marked with an x:

x 1024x768@32
x 1024x768@16
1024x768@8

x 800x600@32
800x600@16
800x600@8

640x480@32
640x480@16
640x480@8

hardware is a Sony VPCZ11X9E laptop with nvidia-intel hybrid graphics. listdev from haiku attached attached.

Brief hardware spec:

intel core i5, 4gb ram, 2x64GB SSD (RAID), intel GMA HD , nvidia gt216 (330m)

The graphics seems to be stuck in the Nvidia mode without acpi hot switching for the hybrid graphics.

syslog to follow (it seems to be getting overwritten by the wireless lan debug?).

[euan]

sony vpc z11 dev list

[euan]

syslog of hrev40172 boot

[euan]

might not be in "nvidia" mode as both adapters seem to be exposed.

[bonefish]

The syslog looks like from a successful boot. A syslog from a failing boot would be interesting.

[Karvjorm]

Here is one: https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/6324

[euan]

Alas I have no serial to dump the debug and the file is gone. :(

If I could single step the boot sequence that would be useful. Is there a function to force KDL from the main boot programatically? Or maybe a way to say put delays in the startup function so we can record the event on camera? I know we get as far as the splash screen but maybe it fails to completely draw the bottom lines and segfaults?

[bonefish]

Replying to euan:

Alas I have no serial to dump the debug and the file is gone. :(

If the system boots far enough, you can access the syslog in the boot loader after reset. Have a look at ​http://dev.haiku-os.org/wiki/ReportingBugs#Syslog.

If I could single step the boot sequence that would be useful.

Not possible, I'm afraid.

Is there a function to force KDL from the main boot programatically?

You can add panic() calls in _start() or -- it probably doesn't get this far in your case -- in main2(). Depending on how early that happens, the on-screen KDL might not be working yet. Since your problem seem to be graphics related, it probably doesn't work, anyway. The (debug) syslog might already show the output -- not that it will be of any help. You can just as well track the point of the crash down by adding an infinite loop in _start() (and called functions) and depending on whether it crashes or hang bisect further. A bit tedious, but it works, if the point of the crash is not affected by changes in the code.

Or maybe a way to say put delays in the startup function so we can record the event on camera? I know we get as far as the splash screen but maybe it fails to completely draw the bottom lines and segfaults?

You could enable the on-screen debut output in the boot loader. It is known to have issues and a full boot usually doesn't work when it is enabled, but maybe it suffices in your case to track the problem down.

[axeld]

If it crashes only in certain higher resolutions, I would assume that it only actually mapped in 1 MB (or maybe a little more since 640x480x32 works, but that might just be "luck").

In that case, your BIOS incorrectly advertises graphics modes that cannot be used using VESA. It might be possible to find out the amount of graphics memory using VESA, but I don't remember.

[euan]

looks like its in vesa.h VBEInfoBlock struct, parameter is TotalMemory (in 64k blocks).

I'll add some test code to dump the value, and also try the suggestions from bonefish. The syslog didn't retain any data across the reboot unfortunately.

[euan]

the bios reports 2047 64k blocks, so 128MB is available.

It crashes after displaying the boot splash in the bootloader. I commented out the actual drawing of the initial splash display and it still crashes. Further bisecting required it seems.

[5HT]

Have exactly the same problem on VAIO Z13.

[waddlesplash]

Please retest on a recent nightly.

[euan]

I think i still have this laptop around somewhere, it might be fun to try Haiku on it after 14 years... :) It did have a notoriously proprietary implementation of dual video card (intel / nvidia) that was not well supported other than in windows 7.

[euan]

sadly its a no go.

It doesn't boot past the first boot screen. I tried every safe mode option, and every resolution, it seems to have got worse, as my original post implied that it at least worked with some resolutions. If I press any key on the splash screen the laptop reboots.

I will put the laptop away for another 14 years. :) Feel free to close the ticket.

[waddlesplash]

Well, if we regressed further, it might be good to find out why and where. But if you don't care to try and debug this more, then I suppose we can just close this anyway?

[euan]

Yes I would concentrate on issues with actively used hardware. The sony vaios were notoriously proprietary with buggy bios'. I wouldn't spend any time on it. It does work on ubuntu 24 though so there is that. :)

[waddlesplash]

Well, it's not hurting anyone to keep the ticket open, really. If it works with current Linux then supporting it doesn't sound of the question, at least.