1 files changed, 44 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/rsnix/src/vt.rs b/rsnix/src/vt.rs
index 88f8d43..4ffb44d 100644
--- a/rsnix/src/vt.rs
+++ b/rsnix/src/vt.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,29 @@ pub fn size() -> (usize, usize) {
     unsafe { (ROWS, COLS) }
 }
 
+/// DEBUG (crash-family): read one cell's raw word (ch | fg<<16 | bg<<24)
+/// from the live cells grid and the rendered grid, for the given text
+/// row/col.  Returns (raw_cell, raw_rendered).
+pub fn cell_raw(r: usize, c: usize) -> (u32, u32) {
+    unsafe {
+        if CELLS.is_null() || RENDERED.is_null() {
+            return (0xFFFF_FFFF, 0xFFFF_FFFF);
+        }
+        let raw = |v: &Vec<Cell>| -> u32 {
+            if r < ROWS && c < COLS {
+                let cell = v[r * COLS + c];
+                cell.ch as u32 | ((cell.fg as u32) << 16) | ((cell.bg as u32) << 24)
+            } else {
+                0xFFFF_FFFE
+            }
+        };
+        (
+            raw(&*(CELLS as *const Vec<Cell>)),
+            raw(&*(RENDERED as *const Vec<Cell>)),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /// Shell-entry self-check: dump the vt grid's heap structs so a real-
 /// hardware boot shows whether the cells VecData / data arrays are sane
 /// at shell entry (the OptiPlex's first banner write #GPs when the
@@ -184,9 +207,12 @@ pub fn debug_verify() {
         // other three probe slots as zero-initialized).  A stale cells
         // data pointer that happens to be in-heap still passes the
         // range checks (len/cap look fine) but its "cells" read back as
-        // the underlying memory's leftover fill — the OptiPlex shows
-        // the firmware 0x00AAAAAA scrub there.  BLANK (0x70020) vs
-        // scrub (0x00AAAAAA) is cleanly distinguishable.
+        // the underlying memory's leftover fill.  NOTE: the OptiPlex
+        // dump value 0x00AAAAAA is the VGA GRAY text colour
+        // (rgb(170,170,170) = PALETTE[7] = fg 7), i.e. rendered shadow
+        // pixels — the memory read as heap held display text, not a
+        // firmware scrub.  BLANK (0x70020) vs 0x00AAAAAA is cleanly
+        // distinguishable.
         let blank_raw = BLANK.ch as u32 | ((BLANK.fg as u32) << 16) | ((BLANK.bg as u32) << 24);
         let mut content_ok = true;
         let mut rcontent_ok = true;
@@ -269,31 +295,24 @@ pub fn debug_verify() {
                 r_probes_raw[2],
                 r_probes_raw[3]
             ));
-            // Bottom-anchored: row 0-1 get overwritten by the shell
-            // banner, row 2 by the prompt (and a stale crash.log
-            // replays at rows 2+), so this marker must live at the very
-            // bottom to stay readable until the user can copy it.
-            crate::gop::boot_marker_at(
-                &alloc::format!(
-                    "vt: c {:#x} cap={:#x} {} | r {:#x} {}",
-                    c.as_ptr() as usize,
-                    c.capacity(),
-                    if content_ok { "ok" } else { "GARBAGE" },
-                    r.as_ptr() as usize,
-                    if rcontent_ok { "ok" } else { "GARBAGE" }
-                ),
-                crate::gop::bottom_row(1),
+            // NOTE: debug markers are serial-only now; the crash family
+            // was resolved (EBS-retry free-list rebuild) and the screen
+            // must stay clean for users.
+            crate::serial_println!(
+                "vt: c {:#x} cap={:#x} {} | r {:#x} {}",
+                c.as_ptr() as usize,
+                c.capacity(),
+                if content_ok { "ok" } else { "GARBAGE" },
+                r.as_ptr() as usize,
+                if rcontent_ok { "ok" } else { "GARBAGE" }
             );
         } else {
             msg("verify: ok");
-            crate::gop::boot_marker_at(
-                &alloc::format!(
-                    "vt: c {:#x} cap={:#x} ok | r {:#x} ok",
-                    c.as_ptr() as usize,
-                    c.capacity(),
-                    r.as_ptr() as usize
-                ),
-                crate::gop::bottom_row(1),
+            crate::serial_println!(
+                "vt: c {:#x} cap={:#x} ok | r {:#x} ok",
+                c.as_ptr() as usize,
+                c.capacity(),
+                r.as_ptr() as usize
             );
         }
     }