On 2026 Apr 09 (Thu) at 11:19:31 +0200 (+0200), Bodie wrote:
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:On 8.4.2026 19:30, Paul Jewell wrote:
:> 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
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:It's rather very easy as you will soon find out ;-) Pay attention to initial
:text and forgot about compiling anything as on Linux
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:https://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html
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:so....
:
:1) sysupgrade -s
:2) sysmerge as mentioned by Peter
:3) pkg_add -ui
:
That is not what I said.
To use your formatting:
1) sysupgrade -s
2) pkg_add -u
3) sysmerge -p
sysmerge being #3 and having -p is critically important here.
:You will try it couple of times and you will develop problems to use
:something else :-D
:
:>
:> 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 :you are out of date.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
:> >
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