On Nov 27, 2007 8:24 PM, Jeff Quast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 08:02:46PM +0100, Bambero wrote: > > Hello > > > > I have a strange problem with mc (MidnightCommander). > > After install OpenBSD 4.2 mc doesn't work properly. > > fresh install or upgrade from say, 4.1? > > > When i type: > > > > mc > > > > I have to wait 5 min to see the Midnight Commander. After comannd it > > hangs and it's ready to work after 5 minutes. > > It doesnt matter I use bsd or bsd.mp kernel. It doesn't matter which > > terminal I use. > > I tried to instal mc using ports but it won't help. > > You built mc from source? used a binary package? stale package from before > the upgrade? > > This feels like a dns resolution issue, maybe a missing entry in /etc/hosts > > if you just did an upgrade, maybe you blew away your hosts or resolv.conf ? > > I don't use mc, but doesn't it do some sort of ftp or remote file > transfer, and may like to know its' hostname/address? Does it maybe > take long to ping $(hostname)? > > you can use ktrace(1) to examine what mc is busy waiting for from > the system, if thats the case. >
Exactly, it was dns. Naow everything works perfectly. Thanks
