On Sat, Aug 10, 2024, 15:46 Anon Loli <anonl...@autistici.org> wrote:
> ----- Forwarded message from Anon Loli <anonl...@autistici.org> ----- > (2 e-mails have been merged into this one, with a few > additions/subtractions) > > Perhaps someone out there won't feel like ignoring or even banning me, this > time. > > > Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2024 21:01:26 +0000 > From: Anon Loli <anonl...@autistici.org> > To: t...@openbsd.org > Subject: azalia patch: 1. crashes X11, 2. monitor loses signal entirely? > > Hi. > I've compiled everything on 7.5 release and applied only 1 patch: > https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=171588776531605&w=2 > > I've noticed that while watching some videos, if I frequently spam sndioctl > commands (aka regulate volume level): > sndioctl output.level=+0.025 > or > sndioctl output.level=-0.025 > > then SOMETIMES X11 or something crashes... > There are 2 types of crashes related to this bug. > case a: > xenodm or X11 crash and I can safely skiddadle to the 1st tty and restart > xenodm, everything works fine after that > > case b: > the entire display just stops getting signal, the computer is still > running, > is this some sort of harder crash? > > Right before both cases, the screen freezes for a few seconds. > So basically yeah, adjusting audio volume can crash your display and stuff. > > Some additional info: > I also (un)fullscreened mpv while executing shortcuts for mentioned > sndioctl > commands, so this might have contributed to it? > I've ran OpenBSD for years on a few computers, and I've never had this > happen to me, especially not a few times within like 2 hours. > > Tell me if you really need some more information, think of this as sendbug > with > the -D option for privacy, but if it's REALLY needed, I just might censor > the > files.. > Maybe people won't ignore you if you include the needed debug information > By the way, I have apmd with -L option, as well as obsdfreqd(1) runnin'. > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > >
