Unable to open html5 virtual console of Dell iDRAC - fixed in 6.5.3206.39 Stable

enc0re

I've updated my bug tracker mail conversation with observations from this thread.

lyooth

Can confirm the same results as @enc0re .

lyooth

DoctorG

@lyooth A related issue with SessionStorage was investigated, fix is in review since yesterday and could give a change. Stay tuned.

enc0re

Very cool.

enc0re

It is not mentioned in blog post, but snapshot 3160.29 fixed issue. Virtual console now works correctly.

DoctorG

@enc0re Yes, the SessionStorage fix should have solved it.

Good to read this.

Thanks for patience, you are a good Vivaldi tester and bug hunter.

And yes, @Pathduck as internal tester helped to hunt this bug, too.

DoctorG

@lyooth FYI.

@enc0re said in BUG: Unable to open html5 virtual console of Dell iDRAC:

Snapshot 3160.29 fixed issue

lyooth

Fantastic news! Tested it myself and it works, thank you all for helping! Now we wait for the patch to make its way down from snapshot to stable.

DoctorG

Bug should be solved now with current 6.4 Stable.

lyooth

Sorry to re-open this issue, but it seems that the issue is back. The symptoms are the same:
-session storage is empty
-console logs show that "null:" is connecting (just like with 6.2)

What I tested:
-Installed the latest snapshot: 3160.38 and the issue is the same
-Installed the old snapshot: 3160.29 and the issue is fixed
-Tested: https://pathduck.github.io/test/session-storage/ to see if session storage works, and it appears that it does save what I input

What I am testing on:
-my laptop: Ubuntu 22.04LTS Desktop, Vivaldi 6.4.3160.41

I am not entirely sure what happened between snapshot 3160.29 and the full 6.4 release, but the snapshot works but the stable release does not.

Pathduck

@lyooth This was a pretty basic issue, once the cause was found. And if the session-storage test works then the original issue should still be fixed. Then probably this is something completely different. Or similar. Or both

You'll need to investigate, it's the easiest way and saves everyone else from having to guess, especially since you're the only one with this HW.

Examine values of Session/Local storage in developer tools (F12), both in the window and the popup and compare
Storage values are found under Application > Storage
When you open devtools in the popup, they will open in a separate window. If F12 for some reason fails to open, try right-clicking in the popup and opening it from there

DoctorG

@lyooth A Vivaldi dev is investigating.

lyooth

@Pathduck The session storage is properly populated on snapshot 3160.29, while on current 6.4, I only see "retry count", the local storage only shows "log level" on both 6.4 and 3160.29. When I say "properly populated" I mean:
-VCSID2: a randomly generated value
-VCSID: similar to VCSID
-nav_path: pointing to "home"
-ip: the IP of iDRAC
-kvmport: set to 443

While on 6.4, there is only:
-retryCount: which is on 9, so it retried 9 times to connect

I am not sure where to look, im sure that "something" changed between 3160.29 and 6.4 when it came to this fix. But sadly, I cannot "force" connect by manually copying values, there seems to be some kind of a handshake to determine these VCSID values.

Pathduck

@lyooth Really strange. You're testing this in a clean profile of 6.4?

And the test page still works as expected in 6.4?

Are you sure you have your versions correct? Double-check you have the correct version running. Sound silly but easy to get confused if running many standalone installs.

lyooth

The test page works as expected on 6.4, I thought I was gaslighting myself so I setup a new Ubuntu VM and installed 6.4 there (not working), I tried the newest snapshot (not working), and when I downloaded the older snapshot where the fix was initially posted, (it did work).

Pathduck

@lyooth My guess then is something must've changed with the latest Stable build, maybe because of a fix for the (many) crashes with Paypal popups and similar.

Try to download the previous Stable build, the initial 6.4 Stable, it should be 6.4.3160.34 from here:
https://vivaldi.com/download/archive/
Install as Standalone and test. This will show if it's a regression from the first build of 6.4.

Edit: There was an older issue with a mail service that also used a popup window for mail compose, and had the same cause. Testing that now in 6.4, it still seems to be fixed and the popup retains session storage.

lyooth

@Pathduck Yes, something changed. Because "vivaldi-stable_6.4.3160.34-1_amd64.deb" works fine, while the current stable release does not.

Pathduck

@lyooth OK good test. Do you have a Win10/11 machine? Could you do the same test there? Suspecting possibly a Linux-only thing...

lyooth

I only have Win10, I tested it on the latest Vivaldi version and it does not work, the same issue as on my main Ubuntu laptop.