pkg_add -u skipping mutt and python

2017-10-26 Thread Alex Holst
I'd appreciate any input on how several of my systems could have ended up with this pkg_add behaviour of not properly updating packages: # uname -a OpenBSD lamb.my.domain 6.2 GENERIC#132 amd64 # cat /etc/installurl

Share your tmux tricks

2022-09-04 Thread Alex Holst
This is my ~/bin/bootstrap-tmux script. Maybe it can inspire you to share some of your tmux config snippets or tricks? I'd also be interested if you have suggestions for improvements to my script. #!/bin/sh # # Bootstraps tmux to 80%; saves a bit of typing and thinking right after # reboots w

Interrupts cause uaudio stuttering with mpd

2013-09-29 Thread Alex Holst
I'm looking for input on solving a long-standing issue with uaudio playback on my desktop system. (http://mongers.org/openbsd/dmesg.fit) When playing local FLAC files or streaming ogg/mp3 through mpd (or cvlc), I experience stuttering when system interrupts spike above 15% -- the most reliable way

Re: Interrupts cause uaudio stuttering with mpd

2013-09-30 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Alexandre Ratchov (a...@caoua.org): > do you know what causes these interrupts? is this the uaudio > device? (ex try "systat -s1 vmstat") It's never the uaudio device, in fact it's not even one of the devices listed in that view. I have uhci2 which hovers around 62. re0 hovers around 300

Re: Interrupts cause uaudio stuttering with mpd

2013-10-03 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Alexandre Ratchov (a...@caoua.org): > Is this the graphic-mode console or bare 80x25 text-mode console? This is bare 80x25 text-mode console. Yes, yes. I know. I'm a freak. aucat -i foo.wav has the same stuttering when the console is used and the same random stuttering when i/o occurs.

text-mode console, wscons ignoring keyboard repeat

2013-10-24 Thread Alex Holst
On the i386 snapshots dated Oct 9 and Oct 23, I am unable to make the text-mode console (no fancy inteldrm here) repeat keyboard input any faster than the default. $ wsconsctl keyboard keyboard.type=pc-xt keyboard.bell.pitch=400 keyboard.bell.period=100 keyboard.bell.volume=0 keyboard.bell.pitch.

Unable to start some services (i386 snapshot)

2014-08-09 Thread Alex Holst
Is this just my system or is there fallout from the recent changes around how rc.conf.local is invoked? $ head -n2 /var/run/dmesg.boot OpenBSD 5.6 (GENERIC.MP) #297: Thu Aug 7 11:29:08 MDT 2014 dera...@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP $ grep _flags /etc/rc.conf.local

Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-10 Thread Alex Holst
I see from the archives that I'm not alone with this problem, but I have found no solution: Trying to get the VGA port on my X40 to deliver [EMAIL PROTECTED] to my Dell E228WFP and failing. Attempt 1 with no xorg.conf in place outputs [EMAIL PROTECTED], a virtual, scrollable desktop of 1680x1050

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-10 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Nick Holland ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): [..] I tried tweaking xorg.conf like you suggested and some other things: http://a.mongers.org/x/xorg.conf http://a.mongers.org/x/Xorg.0.log Now X outputs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Uh. Xorg.log mentions CRT as an active display on pipe A with no

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-10 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Steven Harms ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > This works for me on a 2007WFP Dell at 1680x1050: > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "DELL 2007WFP" > ModeLine "1680x1050" 146.2 1680 1784 1968 2256 1050 1051 1054 1087 > -hsync -vsync > HorizSync 30.0 - 83.0 > VertRefresh 56

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-10 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On 5/10/07, Alex Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I see from the archives that I'm not alone with this problem, but I have > >found no solution: Trying to get the VGA port on my X40 to deliver > >[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-11 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Jimmy Mitchener ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Try `sudo 915resolution 4d 1680 1050 32` > > If 4d is the only one that has 1680x1050 available you only have 16bit > color, and you're trying to use 24, so it's not changing anything. Thanks for commenting; this is the relevant output from 915resolu

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-12 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Tobias Weingartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > xdpyinfo | grep dim tori$ xdpyinfo | grep dim dimensions:1680x1050 pixels (474x303 millimeters) And my current xorg.conf with what I believe are correct HorizSync and VertRefresh: http://a.mongers.org/x/xorg.conf This config output

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-12 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Jimmy Mitchener ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Also, you claim your rates are correct, yet you clearly have not > checked the documentation, as many here have told you to do. Looking > at your xorg.conf I see you have a Dell E228WFP display. It took me > all of five seconds to find that you were us

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-13 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > from the end of your x log. seems the x40 simply can't handle a > monitor that big. Indeed, the specs for the X40 seems to indicate it can't, but booting the other (disgusting) OS installed on the same harddrive outputs [EMAIL PROTECTED] perfectly. Also,

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-13 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Jimmy Mitchener ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Have you tried starting X several times in a row? I have this issue > when I connect my external display to my laptop. Sometimes X comes up > at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and sometimes it is at 56Hz and looks awful. The > only solution seems to be to restart X

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-13 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >Any idea why the i810 driver attempts to use 75Hz? Maybe if I could get > >it to try 60Hz at that point would make it work.. > > > >I appreciate the suggestions. Any other hints? > > change the modeline to only support 60hz refresh. I set VertRefresh to

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-14 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On 5/13/07, Alex Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I set VertRefresh to 60-60, included a modeline generated by gtf and > >disabled DDC, resulting in X being a smartarse ("Sure, I can do 60Hz"): > > can you post the

Re: Failing to get [EMAIL PROTECTED] in X

2007-05-15 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On 5/14/07, Alex Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Quoting Ted Unangst ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >> On 5/13/07, Alex Holst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >I set VertRefresh to 60-60, included a modeline generate

spamd: bogus size db entry - bad db file?

2007-09-05 Thread Alex Holst
This started happening a few hours ago. I can't find any mention of this in the misc archives: miracle$ uname -a OpenBSD miracle.mongers.org 4.1 GENERIC#5 i386 miracle$ sudo spamdb [..] TRAPPED|41.250.33.4|1189090086 TRAPPED|200.86.23.234|1189090802 SPAMTRAP|<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WHITE|194.150.112.2

ieee80211: Extra spaces in nwid

2006-06-09 Thread Alex Holst
When defining a nwid in hostname.ath0 that contains a space, an extra space is inserted in the nwid assigned to the nic. "Toften 5" becomes "Toften 5" .. which is not where I live. When setting the nwid manually with ifconfig, the nwid is set correctly. Can anyone confirm this behaviour? Full dmes

siteXYtools 0.2 released; feedback wanted

2006-08-10 Thread Alex Holst
Quoting Kenneth R Westerback ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Modified files: > distrib/miniroot: upgrade.sh install.sh > > Log message: > Add a set siteXY-.tgz and make it selected by default. This > allows host specific files to be trivially installed and makes > creating/maintaining large numbers

pkg_add specific packages in arbitrary versions?

2008-10-15 Thread Alex Holst
I have dozens of packages I install on fresh systems, so I was looking for a way of easily installing an arbitrary version of a specific package, as in: I don't care which version gets installed, but I know the name of the application and which flavor I want. My network link is slow enough that wai

X in 4.4-beta is sluggish on X40

2008-07-06 Thread Alex Holst
As of 4.4-beta (dmesg below), X has become sluggish on my Thinkpad X40. Switching between tabs in Firefox takes about 2 seconds now. Starting a new xterm takes about a second which before was instant. Switching between "desktops" in cwm results in a one second delay between drawing the outline of x

Is Sony Ericsson GC85 supported?

2006-04-14 Thread Alex Holst
I'm trying to find supported GPRS/UMTS modems in stores around here, which is harder than you might think. According to i386.html, these two are supported: # Sony Ericsson GC75 GSM/GPRS modems # Sony Ericsson GC89 GSM/EGDE modems Thus far I've found a Sony Ericsson GC85 - anyone happen know if i