[gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[tuxic]

Hi,

I tried to install ReactOS into my Virtual Box which went fine
so far.
Booting itsself was no problem either....but instead of getting 
a desktop I got a simple uniform black screen.
No error messages so far...nothing....only the black void.

bugs.gentoo.org when searched for "ReactOS" or "black screen"
shows nothing related.

In the internet I found one anchient message from glorious
times, when bugs were real bugs ... <wrong movie...sorry>...
a message, which is no longer related due to its age.

Does someone run ReactOS successfully with virtualbox
and knows how to circumvent this BOD?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Cheers!
Meino

Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[Ashley Dixon]

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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 03:26:06PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> I tried to install ReactOS into my Virtual Box which went fine so far.
> Booting itsself was no problem either....but instead of getting a desktop I
> got a simple uniform black screen.  No error messages so far...nothing....only
> the black void.

Did you manage to get to the stage of the graphical wizard, which displays after
rebooting for the first time ?  This is the point at which you set the name  and
Administrative Password.

> Does someone run ReactOS successfully with virtualbox and knows how to
> circumvent this BOD?

I've got it running perfectly on QEMU, although it does  seem  a  bit  sluggish.
With VirtualBox, are you able to virtualise other  systems,  or  is  this  issue
specific to ReactOS ? Have you ever managed to run a previous version of ReactOS
in the past, or is this your first attempt at doing so ?

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Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[tuxic]

Hi Ashley,


On 05/31 04:03, Ashley Dixon wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 03:26:06PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > I tried to install ReactOS into my Virtual Box which went fine so far.
> > Booting itsself was no problem either....but instead of getting a desktop I
> > got a simple uniform black screen.  No error messages so far...nothing....only
> > the black void.
> 
> Did you manage to get to the stage of the graphical wizard, which displays after
> rebooting for the first time ?  This is the point at which you set the name  and
> Administrative Password.

Yep...even (re-) booting the newly created image works...the ReactOS
logo apears....and then instead of the desktop I get this black
void...

> > Does someone run ReactOS successfully with virtualbox and knows how to
> > circumvent this BOD?
> 
> I've got it running perfectly on QEMU, although it does  seem  a  bit  sluggish.
> With VirtualBox, are you able to virtualise other  systems,  or  is  this  issue
> specific to ReactOS ?

I have not tested other systems yet.
It works fine with my old computer...but that it doesn't work now, may
be a coincidence in time and not necessarily a logical dependency.
I can't rememember of VirtualBox or one of its dependencies were
updates in the meanwhile...

Have you ever managed to run a previous version of ReactOS
> in the past, or is this your first attempt at doing so ?

As said, I have successfully run ReatOS on my old computer.

Cheers!
Meino



 
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Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[Ashley Dixon]

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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 05:31:25PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> Yep...even (re-) booting the newly created image works...the ReactOS
> logo apears....and then instead of the desktop I get this black
> void...
>
> I have not tested other systems yet.
> It works fine with my old computer...but that it doesn't work now, may
> be a coincidence in time and not necessarily a logical dependency.
> I can't rememember of VirtualBox or one of its dependencies were
> updates in the meanwhile...

From [1]:

        Note: VirtualBox 5.2.38 version is highly and strongly recommended.
        VirtualBox 6.x branch is still very buggy and unstable, causes fake
        regressions to be found in ReactOS.

I know you often run unstable software; are you on the 6.x series ? Try
downgrading to the stable version currently in gentoo.git (5.2.40).

[1] https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox

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Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[tuxic]

Hi Ashley,

thanks for the hint ... I am currently recompiling...
...will see then.

Cheers!
Meino



On 05/31 04:42, Ashley Dixon wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 05:31:25PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > Yep...even (re-) booting the newly created image works...the ReactOS
> > logo apears....and then instead of the desktop I get this black
> > void...
> >
> > I have not tested other systems yet.
> > It works fine with my old computer...but that it doesn't work now, may
> > be a coincidence in time and not necessarily a logical dependency.
> > I can't rememember of VirtualBox or one of its dependencies were
> > updates in the meanwhile...
> 
> From [1]:
> 
>         Note: VirtualBox 5.2.38 version is highly and strongly recommended.
>         VirtualBox 6.x branch is still very buggy and unstable, causes fake
>         regressions to be found in ReactOS.
> 
> I know you often run unstable software; are you on the 6.x series ? Try
> downgrading to the stable version currently in gentoo.git (5.2.40).
> 
> [1] https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox
> 
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Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[tuxic]

Hi Ashley,

the compilation failed so I took the binary version 5.2.40,
which reproduces the same behaviour as with the previous
attempt.

Cheers!
Meino



On 05/31 05:54, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> 
> Hi Ashley,
> 
> thanks for the hint ... I am currently recompiling...
> ...will see then.
> 
> Cheers!
> Meino
> 
> 
> 
> On 05/31 04:42, Ashley Dixon wrote:
> > On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 05:31:25PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > > Yep...even (re-) booting the newly created image works...the ReactOS
> > > logo apears....and then instead of the desktop I get this black
> > > void...
> > >
> > > I have not tested other systems yet.
> > > It works fine with my old computer...but that it doesn't work now, may
> > > be a coincidence in time and not necessarily a logical dependency.
> > > I can't rememember of VirtualBox or one of its dependencies were
> > > updates in the meanwhile...
> > 
> > From [1]:
> > 
> >         Note: VirtualBox 5.2.38 version is highly and strongly recommended.
> >         VirtualBox 6.x branch is still very buggy and unstable, causes fake
> >         regressions to be found in ReactOS.
> > 
> > I know you often run unstable software; are you on the 6.x series ? Try
> > downgrading to the stable version currently in gentoo.git (5.2.40).
> > 
> > [1] https://reactos.org/wiki/VirtualBox
> > 
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> > Ashley Dixon
> > suugaku.co.uk
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> > F290 A8AA
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> 
> 
> 

Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[Ashley Dixon]

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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 06:11:45PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> the compilation failed so I took the binary version 5.2.40,
> which reproduces the same behaviour as with the previous
> attempt.

Why did the compilation fail ? Is it the same reason as Peter (qtcurve) ?

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Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[Walter Dnes]

On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 03:26:06PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote

  This is a bit of a long shot.  I run ArcaOS (modern version of OS/2)
in QEMU.  During the install phase it would come up in 1024 x 768 mode.
But at reboot after install, it had video problems and refused to go
beyond ancient VGA mode... 640 x 480 pixels x 16 colours.

  After some trial and error I rebuilt my linux kernel *WITHOUT* Bochs
video extensions.  Bochs video extensions allow the VM to "talk to the
virtual bare metal" video.  Without Bochs, the VM talks to VESA VBE, and
the ArcOS system setup menu offers up to 2560 x 1600 x 16 million
colours. My monitor is "only" 1920 x 1080.

  Maybe ReactOS is coming up OK but can't talk to the video because it
expects standard VESA VBE.  Suggestion; try rebuilding your linux kernel
*WITHOUT* Bochs video extensions.  If you have Bochs as a module, you
may be able to "blacklist" it instead.

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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

Re: [gentoo-user] ReactOS with Virtual Box: B.O.D. Black Screen of (?)death(?)

[tuxic]

On 06/01 01:21, Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 03:26:06PM +0200, tuxic@posteo.de wrote
> 
>   This is a bit of a long shot.  I run ArcaOS (modern version of OS/2)
> in QEMU.  During the install phase it would come up in 1024 x 768 mode.
> But at reboot after install, it had video problems and refused to go
> beyond ancient VGA mode... 640 x 480 pixels x 16 colours.
> 
>   After some trial and error I rebuilt my linux kernel *WITHOUT* Bochs
> video extensions.  Bochs video extensions allow the VM to "talk to the
> virtual bare metal" video.  Without Bochs, the VM talks to VESA VBE, and
> the ArcOS system setup menu offers up to 2560 x 1600 x 16 million
> colours. My monitor is "only" 1920 x 1080.
> 
>   Maybe ReactOS is coming up OK but can't talk to the video because it
> expects standard VESA VBE.  Suggestion; try rebuilding your linux kernel
> *WITHOUT* Bochs video extensions.  If you have Bochs as a module, you
> may be able to "blacklist" it instead.
> 
> -- 
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
> 

Hi Walter,

BOCHS wasn't compiled in nor set as module.

Cheers!
Meino