Thanks Peter - as expected, that did indeed sort out the issue.
I've been using Linux for 30+ years, and for the last 20 years I have stuck with the Gentoo distribution - a rolling source based distro which takes care of these types of issues. However, I am keen to learn OpenBSD for both server use, and desktop, and I hope to be able to contribute back to the project when I know enough.
-- Paul On 08/04/2026 17:45, Peter Hessler wrote:
On 2026 Apr 08 (Wed) at 18:34:07 +0200 (+0200), Peter Hessler wrote: :| firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument : :you are out of date. Make sure you update your base OS and ports *in sync*. : Also make sure to run "sysmerge -p" after updating your packages. This is one of the times where it is utterly critical to do so. -peter : : :On 2026 Apr 08 (Wed) at 13:23:23 +0100 (+0100), Paul Jewell wrote: ::Good afternoon, :: ::I have installed OpenBSD on a Lenovo X270, and I am having issues with firefox and YouTube. When I ::start Firefox from a terminal and record the output, I see some errors from pledge, and then ::a crash report "GraphicsCriticalError...". I am not sure if these errors are a result of the pledge ::errors, or something else (for example, a missing dependency or incorrect system configuration). :: ::I have had a look around the internet, but haven't found any similar reports. I would welcome ::some pointers as to how to resolve this, even if I am just pointed towards the documentation where ::this is explained. :: ::Many thanks in advance! ::Paul : ::Script started on Wed Apr 8 08:36:07 2026 ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c49e641000 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 ::[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c46bb9f300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 ::[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c4144a6300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c414485300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) |[6][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.197) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument ::firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument ::Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) |[6][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.197) |[7][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=40.7267) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :: ::Script done on Wed Apr 8 08:36:50 2026
