qemu-amd64: enable framebuffer in initramfs

Loading the virtio-gpu and virtio-pci kernel modules in the initramfs, the postmarketOS splash screen is now displayed.

I didn't tested all the various QEMU display variants, please also verify if it still works for you.

Test combinations:

• Mesa driver dri-swrast/dri-virtio
• Different UIs
• Start QEMU with default sdl
• Start QEMU with --display gtk
• Start QEMU with --spice
• FDE

There are so many combinations that I don't remember which one I've tried and which one wasn't working properly.

Maybe we need to list all the working combinations with and without the changes of this MR, and compare the results

Maybe we need to list all the working combinations with and without the changes of this MR, and compare the results

Good idea!

By Oliver Smith on 2019-07-13T12:12:12

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The changes here should not apply to combinations with different UI's as they do not run in the initramfs so we do not need to test those. The only relevant cases I see is the different drivers used (dri-swrast and dri-virtio) and the different display methods (sdl, gtk and spice). FDE is broken on Qemu anyway so we can ignore that one too imo.

Since these combinations already have been tested by @drebrez, can't we just merge this one?

By Bart Ribbers on 2019-08-19T12:38:58

@PureTryOut I didn't tested all the combinations, better be sure that nothing breaks by adding those modules.

IIRC I also tested the FDE and osk-sdl was working, but don't remember which combination I used

By Daniele Debernardi on 2019-08-19T17:05:13

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• 5539b67c...e9e60806 - 296 commits from branch master
• bc976a0a - qemu-amd64: enable framebuffer in initramfs

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By Bart Ribbers on 2019-10-08T11:18:01

I tested:

dri-virtio with:

• default sdl (works)
• --display gtk (works)
• --spice (broken but not because of this MR https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/1836)

dri-swrast with:

• default sdl (splash doesn't appear)
• --display gtk (splash doesn't appear)
• --spice (broken but not because of this MR https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/1836)

FDE is broken on Qemu since forever, so doesn't need testing.

By Bart Ribbers on 2019-10-08T11:37:25

mentioned in commit 0f3e1cc8

By Daniele Debernardi on 2019-10-09T21:23:15

added 11 commits

• bc976a0a...aa615b36 - 10 commits from branch master
• 0f3e1cc8 - qemu-amd64: enable framebuffer in initramfs (!493 (merged))

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By Oliver Smith on 2019-10-09T21:23:15

Thanks, @drebrez and @PureTryOut!

By Oliver Smith on 2019-10-09T21:24:34

approved this merge request

By Oliver Smith on 2019-10-09T21:24:37

enabled an automatic merge when the pipeline for 0f3e1cc8 succeeds

By Oliver Smith on 2019-10-09T21:24:39

merged

By Oliver Smith on 2019-10-09T21:25:01

FDE is broken on Qemu since forever, so doesn't need testing.

Why you say it's broken since forever, IIRC with spice it was working, and I just tested with these changes, now it also works with dri-virtio and both default sdl and gtk

then with the correct password:

By Daniele Debernardi on 2019-10-09T21:36:37

Works only writing the password with the keyboard, the touchscreen/mouse doesn't work. Maybe there are other things to enable to make it work

By Daniele Debernardi on 2019-10-09T21:37:57