Genode OS Framework version 17.05 released

[Chris Rothrock]

I'm not seeing which framebuffer driver is being used.  I am looking at the
virtualbox.run and I see nit_fb, fb_drv, fb_sdl but I do not see anything
specifically stating "intel" or "vesa".  I just ran another complete
compile (fresh compile on 17.05) using the virtualbox.run recipe.  I can
get this virtualbox.iso image to boot on an Intel platform and through
VirtualBox (also an Intel box) but on an AMD it stops at the text screen
with the last line reading "boot".

The second problem I have with the virtualbox compile is no video in the
two nit_fb windows.  I have the variable use_gui set to 1, it boots fine to
the GUI, I see nit_fb1 and nit_fb2, however inside each of these windows
SHOULD be their own instance of TinyCore Linux but there is nothing shown
at all.  Any direction in this would help.

On Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 2:48 AM, Nobody III <hungryninja101 at ...9...> wrote:

> Are you using vesa_drv or intel_fb_drv? If you're using intel_fb_drv,
> that's your problem. If not, I can try running a basic Genode system on my
> AMD CPU & GPU desktop, and tell you whether it works for me.
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Chris Rothrock <cgrothrock at ...9...>
> wrote:
>
>> Any laptop or PC I compile Genode on that has an Intel CPU works fine for
>> the framebuffer.  Any PC or laptop I compile Genode on that has an AMD CPU
>> the framebuffer doesn't work.  So far from what we have been able to
>> determine is there is not support for AMD's framebuffering and any sort of
>> interaction using an AMD CPU has to be done with a serial port, not
>> standard video output.  If I am wrong in this conclusion, please correct
>> me, but this is something we have actively found to be the case.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Norman Feske <
>> norman.feske at ...1...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Chris,
>>>
>>> > 1. Does this release port in the newest seL4 kernel (4.4) or still the
>>> > 4.3.2?
>>>
>>> The update of seL4 is scheduled for version 17.08. Please see our road
>>> map [1] for our planning.
>>>
>>> [1] http://genode.org/about/road-map
>>>
>>> > 2. Is there framebuffer support for AMD processors (if not, is there a
>>> > build with this target in mind)?
>>>
>>> Admittedly, I do not fully grasp the question. Are you referring to a
>>> particular AMD CPU with integrated graphics? As far as I know, graphics
>>> devices are usually realized as PCI devices and most cards support VESA.
>>> Have you tried our VESA driver with your device?
>>>
>>> We do not have a current ambition to focus specifically on AMD hardware
>>> in the immediate future. If there is commercial interest, of course we'd
>>> work on it as a commissioned project, but not on our own account.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Norman
>>>
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>>
>> Thank You,
>>
>> Chris Rothrock
>> Senior System Administrator
>> (315) 308-1637
>>
>>
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Thank You,

Chris Rothrock
Senior System Administrator
(315) 308-1637
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