fix: use clean VM reset and resilient agent listener

src/ferrolang_vm/cli.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
 import json
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
@@ -37,15 +38,41 @@ def rpc(payload: dict[str, object], start_daemon: bool = False) -> object:
     return response["result"]
 
 
+def wait_ready(timeout: int) -> bool:
+    """Wait quietly; do not turn an expected boot gap into error-log spam."""
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        try:
+            status = rpc({"op": "status"})
+            if status["agent_connected"] and str(rpc({"op": "ping"})["response"]).startswith("OK 504F4E47"):
+                return True
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
+        time.sleep(.5)
+    return False
+
+
+def follow_logs() -> int:
+    log_path = ROOT / ".qemu" / "ferro-vm.log"
+    lnav = shutil.which("lnav.exe") or shutil.which("lnav")
+    if lnav:
+        return subprocess.run([lnav, str(log_path)]).returncode
+    print("lnav was not found; following the log with PowerShell.", file=sys.stderr)
+    return subprocess.run([
+        "powershell", "-NoProfile", "-Command",
+        f"Get-Content -LiteralPath '{log_path}' -Wait",
+    ]).returncode
+
+
 def main() -> int:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Windows-only QEMU/FreeDOS automation")
     commands = parser.add_subparsers(dest="op", required=True)
-    for name in ("start", "stop", "status", "ping", "screenshot", "ocr"):
+    for name in ("start", "stop", "status", "ping", "screenshot", "ocr", "logs"):
         commands.add_parser(name)
+    wait = commands.add_parser("wait-ready")
+    wait.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=45)
     reset = commands.add_parser("reset")
     reset.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=45)
-    soft_reset = commands.add_parser("soft-reset")
-    soft_reset.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=45)
     execute = commands.add_parser("exec")
     execute.add_argument("command")
     put = commands.add_parser("put")
@@ -57,6 +84,13 @@ def main() -> int:
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     try:
+        if args.op == "logs":
+            return follow_logs()
+        if args.op == "wait-ready":
+            if wait_ready(args.timeout):
+                print(json.dumps({"agent": "PONG"}))
+                return 0
+            raise RuntimeError("TCPAGENT did not become ready")
         if args.op == "ocr":
             result = rpc({"op": "screenshot"})
             import logging
@@ -65,25 +99,15 @@ def main() -> int:
             recognized = RapidOCR()(result["path"])
             print("\n".join(recognized.txts or ()))
             return 0
-        if args.op in ("reset", "soft-reset"):
         if args.op == "reset":
             rpc({"op": "stop"}, start_daemon=True)
             time.sleep(.5)
             rpc({"op": "start"}, start_daemon=True)
-            else:
-                rpc({"op": "soft-reset"})
-            # FreeDOS displays its default boot menu before FDAUTO.BAT starts
-            # TCPAGENT. This is input, not a readiness delay.
             time.sleep(2)
             rpc({"op": "monitor", "command": "sendkey ret"})
-            deadline = time.monotonic() + args.timeout
+            if wait_ready(args.timeout):
-            while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+                print(json.dumps({"reset": "complete", "agent": "PONG"}))
-                try:
-                    if str(rpc({"op": "ping"})["response"]).startswith("OK 504F4E47"):
-                        print(json.dumps({"reset": args.op, "agent": "PONG"}))
                 return 0
-                except RuntimeError:
-                    time.sleep(.5)
             raise RuntimeError("TCPAGENT did not become ready")
         payload: dict[str, object] = {"op": args.op}
         if args.op == "exec": payload["command"] = args.command

src/ferrolang_vm/daemon.py

@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ class Host:
                     log_event(logging.WARNING, "agent rejected", peer=str(peer), reason="already connected")
                     continue
                 self.agent = sock
-                self.agent_ready.set()
             try:
                 banner = self._read_line(sock).decode("ascii", "replace")
-                log_event(logging.INFO, "agent connected", peer=f"{peer[0]}:{peer[1]}", banner=banner)
+                if banner != "TCPAGENT READY":
+                    raise ConnectionError(f"invalid TCPAGENT banner: {banner!r}")
+                self.agent_ready.set()
+                log_event(logging.INFO, "agent connected", peer=f"{peer[0]}:{peer[1]}")
                 # Request() owns protocol reads. Between requests, peek only
                 # for EOF so TCPAGENT can reconnect without being rejected.
                 while self.agent is sock:
@@ -78,6 +80,11 @@ class Host:
                             self.agent_lock.release()
                     else:
                         time.sleep(.05)
+            except (ConnectionError, OSError) as exc:
+                # Reset can close a connection during its banner. This is a
+                # per-connection event, never a reason to kill the listener.
+                log_event(logging.WARNING, "agent handshake/connection failed",
+                          peer=f"{peer[0]}:{peer[1]}", error=str(exc))
             finally:
                 with self.agent_lock:
                     if self.agent is sock:
@@ -232,10 +239,6 @@ class Host:
             return {"agent_connected": self.agent_ready.is_set(), "qemu_running": running, "log": str(LOG_PATH)}
         if op == "start": return self.start()
         if op == "stop": return self.stop()
-        if op == "soft-reset":
-            self.monitor("system_reset")
-            log_event(logging.INFO, "qemu soft reset requested")
-            return {"reset": "requested"}
         if op == "ping": return self.ping()
         if op == "exec": return self.exec(str(request["command"]))
         if op == "put": return self.put(str(request["source"]), str(request["destination"]))

tools/README.md

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ Windows named pipe `\\.\pipe\ferrolang-vm`; there is no controller or observer
 TCP port. Monitor the append-only structured log in another terminal:
 
 ```powershell
-lnav .qemu/ferro-vm.log
+uv run ferro-vm logs
 ```
 
 Commands:
 
 ```powershell
 uv run ferro-vm reset       # clean QEMU quit and restart
-uv run ferro-vm soft-reset  # QEMU system_reset
+uv run ferro-vm wait-ready --timeout 45
 uv run ferro-vm ping
 uv run ferro-vm exec 'dir C:\FEC'
 uv run ferro-vm put fec/src/check.c 'C:\FEC\SRC\CHECK.C'
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ uv run ferro-vm ocr
 uv run ferro-vm stop
 ```
 
-Both reset modes wait for FreeDOS to boot, submit the default boot-menu Enter,
+`reset` cleanly quits and restarts QEMU, waits for FreeDOS to boot, submits
-and require TCPAGENT `PING`/`PONG` before succeeding. The daemon logs command
+the default boot-menu Enter, and requires TCPAGENT `PING`/`PONG`. QEMU
-metadata, DOS output, exit status, transfers, and agent lifecycle events as UTF-8 lines. It deliberately never logs raw binary
+`system_reset` is intentionally unsupported because repeated soft resets leave
+the FreeDOS NE2000 packet driver stuck during initialization. `logs` starts
+`lnav` when installed and otherwise falls back to PowerShell `Get-Content
+-Wait`. The daemon logs command metadata, DOS output, exit status, transfers,
+and agent lifecycle events as UTF-8 lines. It deliberately never logs raw binary
 payloads or protocol hex.
 
 ## Standalone OCR

tools/tcpagent/tcpagent.cpp

@@ -176,10 +176,9 @@ int main(void) {
     int used,rc; uint16_t key;
     if(Utils::parseEnv()!=0)return 2;
     if(Utils::initStack(1,TCP_SOCKET_RING_SIZE,ctrl_break,ctrl_c))return 3;
-    cprintf("[TCPAGENT] Connecting to 10.0.2.2:%u\r\n",SERVER_PORT);
     while(!stop_requested) {
         if(connect_host()!=0){unsigned long spins=0;while(spins++<60000UL&&!stop_requested)drive();continue;}
-        cprintf("[TCPAGENT] Connected. Alt-X stops.\r\n"); write_text("TCPAGENT READY\r\n"); used=0;
+        write_text("TCPAGENT READY\r\n"); used=0;
         while(!stop_requested&&!socketp->isRemoteClosed()) {
             drive(); rc=socketp->recv((uint8_t *)data,CHUNK_SIZE);
             if(rc<0)break;