FIX

Author: PythonPlumber

include/vga.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ void vga_puts(const char* text);
 void vga_clear(uint8_t color);
 void vga_set_color(uint8_t color);
 void vga_set_cursor(uint8_t x, uint8_t y);
+void vga_hide_cursor(void);
 uint8_t vga_get_x(void);
 uint8_t vga_get_y(void);
 

src/boot.asm

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ _start:
     ; Setup stack and call kernel_main
     mov esp, stack_top
     push ebx                  ; Pointer to Multiboot info
+    push eax                  ; Multiboot magic number
     call kernel_main
     cli
 .hang: hlt

src/drivers/vga.c

@@ -26,9 +26,21 @@ uint8_t vga_get_y(void) {
 void vga_set_cursor(uint8_t x, uint8_t y) {
     if (x < vga_width) vga_cursor_x = x;
     if (y < vga_height) vga_cursor_y = y;
+    
+    uint16_t pos = y * vga_width + x;
+    outb(0x3D4, 0x0F);
+    outb(0x3D5, (uint8_t)(pos & 0xFF));
+    outb(0x3D4, 0x0E);
+    outb(0x3D5, (uint8_t)((pos >> 8) & 0xFF));
+}
+
+void vga_hide_cursor(void) {
+    outb(0x3D4, 0x0A);
+    outb(0x3D5, 0x20);
 }
 
 void vga_clear(uint8_t color) {
+    vga_hide_cursor();
     uint16_t blank = (uint16_t)' ' | ((uint16_t)color << 8);
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < (uint32_t)vga_width * vga_height; ++i) {
         vga_buffer[i] = blank;

src/kernel.c

@@ -352,14 +352,26 @@ static void task_b(void) {
 }
 
 void kernel_main(unsigned int multiboot_magic, unsigned int multiboot_info_addr) {
+    serial_init();
+    serial_write_string("\n\n--- KERNEL STARTING ---\n");
+    
+    // Display splash as early as possible
+    vga_display_splash();
+
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Multiboot Magic: 0x");
+    serial_write_hex32(multiboot_magic);
+    serial_write_string("\n");
+
     gdt_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: GDT Initialized\n");
     idt_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: IDT Initialized\n");
     isr_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: ISR Initialized\n");
     syscall_init();
-    serial_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Syscall Initialized\n");
     diag_init();
     diag_log(DIAG_INFO, "boot start");
-    serial_write_string("DEBUG: GDT/IDT/ISR Initialized\n");
 
     multiboot_info_t* info = 0;
     uint32_t mem_bytes = 16u * 1024u * 1024u;
@@ -400,29 +412,38 @@ void kernel_main(unsigned int multiboot_magic, unsigned int multiboot_info_addr)
     paging_init();
     serial_write_string("DEBUG: Paging Initialized\n");
 
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing Interrupt Controller...\n");
     apex_intc_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing MSGI...\n");
     msgi_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing SMP...\n");
     smp_rally_init();
     serial_write_string("DEBUG: SMP/Interrupt Controller Initialized\n");
 
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing Power Subsystems...\n");
     power_plane_init();
     acpi_power_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing Security...\n");
     secure_hard_init();
     secure_policy_init();
     secure_caps_init();
     secure_audit_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing Trace/USB/PCIe/GFX...\n");
     trace_forge_init();
     usb_nexus_init();
     pcie_portshift_init();
     gfx_forge_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing Input/DriverGrid/Net/Loader...\n");
     input_stream_init();
     driver_grid_init();
     net_stack_init();
     dyn_loader_init();
     init_orch_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing TTY/PTY/Devnodes...\n");
     tty_core_init();
     pty_mux_init();
     devnodes_init();
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Initializing View/Config...\n");
     proc_view_init();
     sys_view_init();
     sys_config_init();
@@ -475,10 +496,8 @@ void kernel_main(unsigned int multiboot_magic, unsigned int multiboot_info_addr)
     process_create(task_a, 0);
     process_create(task_b, 0);
     pit_init(100);
-    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Scheduler/PIT Initialized. Displaying splash...\n");
+    serial_write_string("DEBUG: Scheduler/PIT Initialized.\n");
 
-    vga_display_splash();
-
     fb_clear(0);
     fb_console_init(0xFFFFFF, 0);
     keyboard_init();

src/video/framebuffer.c

@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ void fb_clear(uint32_t color) {
         scrollback_reset();
         text_x = 0;
         text_y = 0;
+        
+        // Actually clear the hardware buffer
+        uint16_t blank = text_entry(' ', (uint8_t)color);
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < TEXT_COLS * TEXT_ROWS; ++i) {
+            text_buffer[i] = blank;
+        }
         return;
     }
     for (uint32_t y = 0; y < framebuffer.height; ++y) {