#406682 vbetool: vbestate save fails

Package:
vbetool
Source:
vbetool
Description:
run real-mode video BIOS code to alter hardware state
Submitter:
Marc Haber
Date:
2010-02-21 15:48:09 UTC
Severity:
normal
#406682#5
Date:
2007-01-12 22:18:28 UTC
From:
To:
$ sudo vbetool vbestate save
Can't get video state buffer size (vm86 failure)
Get video state buffer size failed
Allocated buffer at 0x11010 (base is 0x0)
ES: 0x1101 EBX: 0x0000
Can't save video state (vm86 failure)
Save video state failed

What can I do?

Greetings
Marc
#406682#8
Date:
2007-12-13 19:23:40 UTC
From:
To:
#406682 - vbetool: vbestate save fails
http://bugs.debian.org./406682

Hi Marc

Could you retest with the latest vbetool?
#406682#13
Date:
2008-03-14 21:09:53 UTC
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To:
system~# vbetool vbestate save
Get video state buffer size failed
Allocated buffer at 0x11010 (base is 0x0)
ES: 0x1101 EBX: 0x0000
Save video state failed
system~#
#406682#18
Date:
2010-02-21 15:43:41 UTC
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Am Freitag, den 12.01.2007, 23:18 +0100 schrieb Marc Haber:

[…]

I do experience the same problem.

        $ sudo vbetool vbestate save
        Can't get video state buffer size (vm86 failure)
        Get video state buffer size failed
        Allocated buffer at 0x2010 (base is 0x0)
        ES: 0x0201 EBX: 0x0000
        Can't save video state (vm86 failure)
        Save video state failed

I do not know if it ever worked before, but I do not think so. Does anyone have a solution for this?

I am using a VIA K8M890CE graphics chipset.

        $ lspci
        00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.5 PIC: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE I/O APIC Interrupt Controller
        00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
        00:02.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
        00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
        00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 5372
        00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 07)
        00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
        00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237S PCI to ISA Bridge
        00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 Ultra VLINK Controller
        00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 7c)
        00:13.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A Host Bridge
        00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to PCI Bridge
        00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
        00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
        00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
        00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
        01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE/K8N890CE [Chrome 9] (rev 11)
        20:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT1708/A [Azalia HDAC] (VIA High Definition Audio Controller) (rev 10)


Thanks,

Paul
#406682#21
Date:
2010-02-21 15:43:41 UTC
From:
To:
*** Please type your report below this line ***

Am Freitag, den 12.01.2007, 23:18 +0100 schrieb Marc Haber:

[…]

I do experience the same problem.

        $ sudo vbetool vbestate save
        Can't get video state buffer size (vm86 failure)
        Get video state buffer size failed
        Allocated buffer at 0x2010 (base is 0x0)
        ES: 0x0201 EBX: 0x0000
        Can't save video state (vm86 failure)
        Save video state failed

I do not know if it ever worked before, but I do not think so. Does anyone have a solution for this?

I am using a VIA K8M890CE graphics chipset.

        $ lspci
        00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:00.5 PIC: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE I/O APIC Interrupt Controller
        00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE Host Bridge
        00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South]
        00:02.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
        00:03.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
        00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 5372
        00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 07)
        00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev b0)
        00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 90)
        00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237S PCI to ISA Bridge
        00:11.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8251 Ultra VLINK Controller
        00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 7c)
        00:13.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A Host Bridge
        00:13.1 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237A PCI to PCI Bridge
        00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
        00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
        00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
        00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
        01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE/K8N890CE [Chrome 9] (rev 11)
        20:01.0 Audio device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT1708/A [Azalia HDAC] (VIA High Definition Audio Controller) (rev 10)


Thanks,

Paul