On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 01:41:33PM +0000, Carlos Cardenas wrote: > On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 04:16:08PM -0700, Chris Bennett wrote: > > SENDBUG: -*- sendbug -*- > > SENDBUG: Lines starting with `SENDBUG' will be removed automatically. > > SENDBUG: > > SENDBUG: Choose from the following categories: > > SENDBUG: > > SENDBUG: amd64 > > SENDBUG: > > SENDBUG: > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: X slow to start and prints many identical letters deletes all > > From: root > > Cc: root > > Reply-To: root > > > > >Synopsis: X slow start, keypress many same letter, backspace deletes all > > >Category: X problem > > >Environment: > > System : OpenBSD 6.3 > > Details : OpenBSD 6.3 (GENERIC.MP) #106: Sat Mar 24 09:48:47 MDT > > 2018 > > > > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 > > Machine : amd64 > > >Description: > > I have seen this already, but made wrong assumptions and was very sick with > > flu and dental surgery. Fresh installs of -current are very slow to start > > X. FVWM looks fine, but one keypress makes letter appear many times. > > Occasionaly get only one letter. Backspace erases entire line. Sorry, I > > assumed this was related to my problems with USB3 compatible flash sticks. > > Then I got too sick to follow up. > > This is a USB 2 stick and I have tried in both USB ports. > > >How-To-Repeat: > > Problem happens after install and manual installation of uvideo-firmware. > > Reboot does not help. > > >Fix: > > Howdy. > > This sounds like a clock issue (I had one similar on my ThinkPad E475, > A10-9600P). In a console window (don't launch X for this), can you > check your clock source: > > $ sysctl kern.timecounter.hardware > > If this returns back: tsc, try another clock source from > ($ sysctl kern.timecounter.choice ); I would recommend acpihpet0 > > After you changed the clock source, start X and see if the problem is > still there. > > Once you found the correct clock source, put it in /etc/sysctl.conf so > it's changed on every boot. > > +--+ > Carlos
Bingo! Thanks, I was really worried about 6.3 being a problem. I also have a problem with USB3 flash sticks running hideously slow. Going to check if this helps with that too. But that's another thread already started on misc@ Chris
