Re: who is using obsd
On May 13, 2013 4:33 PM, "Chris Cappuccio" wrote: > > Salim Shaw [salims...@vfemail.net] wrote: > > OpenBSD is a server/router/network service OS, it's not designed for > > desktops. OpenBSD is the pre-eminent platform for Firewalling, > > IPsec, IPv6. > > Trying to shove OpenBSD onto the desktop is the ultimate case of > > square peg/round hole. > > > > Salim, that's quite strange. OpenBSD has worked on my Sun 4/110 desktop > since 1995. ... > It could just be some kind > of hallucination. > ROFL! The myth that there an OS can only be a server or a desktop OS still seems to be out there.
Re: KVM Switching and CPU and Fan Speed
Meant to reply to the list. Below is the contents of my reply, spelling mistakes and all. On Mar 10, 2015 6:15 PM, "Jason Adams" wrote: > On 03/08/2015 09:38 PM, Steven wrote: > > I've got a set up between two towers where I use a KVM (KVMS?) > > switch between them. The one running OpenBSD (snaphots and recent as > > of this morning) seems step up it's CPU speed when I'm switched out > > to the other computer. I'm wondering if I'm the only one seeing this. > > Can you ssh into the machine and then switch the KVMS away from it and see > what "top" > says is chewing up CPU cycles? > > Also, what about plugging in another keyboard? I had one old linux > server, that had similar > issues some years ago, and simply plugging in another cheap keyboard, and > dropping it behind the > table (never using it) allowed the switch (and the keyboard attached to > it) to work without issue. > > > -- > Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
Re: KVM Switching and CPU and Fan Speed
Damn it, I hate using my phone for this! On Mar 10, 2015 6:15 PM, "Jason Adams" wrote: > > On 03/08/2015 09:38 PM, Steven wrote: > > I've got a set up between two towers where I use a KVM (KVMS?) > > switch between them. The one running OpenBSD (snaphots and recent as > > of this morning) seems step up it's CPU speed when I'm switched out > > to the other computer. I'm wondering if I'm the only one seeing this. > > Can you ssh into the machine and then switch the KVMS away from it and see what "top" > says is chewing up CPU cycles? > It appears that the privilege separated Xorg is demanding a high percentage of CPU. I had Xorg niced to -10 buy bringing it's back to a nice of 0 didn't change the behavior. > Also, what about plugging in another keyboard? I had one old linux server, that had similar > issues some years ago, and simply plugging in another cheap keyboard, and dropping it behind the > table (never using it) allowed the switch (and the keyboard attached to it) to work without issue. > I might yet try that as a workaround if no solution comes to mind or is forthcoming. :-)
Re: KVM Switching and CPU and Fan Speed
On Mar 11, 2015 5:58 PM, "Jason Adams" wrote: > > On 03/10/2015 08:15 PM, W. Steven Schneider wrote: > > > > > > It appears that the privilege separated Xorg is demanding a high percentage of CPU. I had Xorg > > niced to -10 buy bringing it's back to > > > > Also, > According to ftp://www.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.2/doc/RELNOTES4.html > there should/might be a optional setting in xorg.conf to disable ddc (noddc) to prevent xorg from > trying to pull video resolutions from the monitor. > Using Option "NoDDC" just gets me a "Option NoDDC is not used" message by the radeon driver and CPU usage still goes way up.
Re: KVM Switching and CPU and Fan Speed
On Mar 13, 2015 1:02 AM, "Aaron Fineman" wrote: > > This is likely the issue I ran into, and banged out with Matthieu Herrb. > I didn't notice this in 5.6, I'm not sure what caused it in 5.7, but the > thread is here: http://marc.info/?t=14240429644&r=1&w=2 > Thanks. > Switching to a text-mode console before toggling the KVM will avoid the > issue. Flipping back and forth will return the CPU usage to normal. > I'll just keep switching to an empty desktop or text console for now until things change.