Re: running multiple simultaneous X sessions as different users

2015-03-14 Thread luke350
On 03/14/15 15:22, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: [] The goal: I'd like to run multiple simultaneous X sessions and switch among them with Ctrl-Alt-F8, Ctrl-Alt-F9, etc, each one as a different [] Here is the output I get when I have one X session running and I then run startx -- :1

running multiple simultaneous X sessions as different users

2015-03-14 Thread luke350
I'm new to desktop OpenBSD (longtime debian user) and have read in FAQs, all relevant man pages I could find, and searched the internet and mailing list archives, and am not sure what I'm doing wrong or have missed. The goal: I'd like to run multiple simultaneous X sessions and switch among

Re: running multiple simultaneous X sessions as different users

2015-03-15 Thread luke350
On 03/15/15 04:15, Miod Vallat wrote: If you run another X server instance, it will use the seventh virtual console (ctrl-alt-F7). But I am not sure drm-enabled X servers can run multiple instances. Thanks. Is there a way to turn off drm, such as via a sysctl setting for

Re: running multiple simultaneous X sessions as different users

2015-03-21 Thread luke350
On 03/16/15 19:38, Jean-Philippe Ouellet wrote: On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 07:12:23PM -0400, Ted Unangst wrote: luke...@onemodel.org wrote: The goal: I'd like to run multiple simultaneous X sessions and switch among them with Ctrl-Alt-F8, Ctrl-Alt-F9, etc, each one as a different user

Re: Don't forget systrace Was: running multiple simultaneous X sessions as different users

2015-03-23 Thread luke350
On 03/22/15 07:44, Kevin Chadwick wrote: Systrace is also an option but the policy writing could be a little work, the regex support is certainly helpful there. systrace -A is very helpful Excellent info; thanks. (This list has the highest signal/noise ratio among tech lists that come to

X error: Maximum number of clients reached

2015-07-06 Thread luke350
I'm on OpenBSD 5.7 amd64, w/ all the latest stable patches. When I simply launch xfce (from ports), an xterm, and ~34 xedit windows, I get: Maximum number of clients reachedError: Can't open display: :0.0. I think I also had the same problem earlier when running fvwm instead of xfce. I've

X error: Maximum number of clients reached

2015-07-06 Thread luke350
I'm on OpenBSD 5.7 amd64, w/ all the latest stable patches. When I simply launch xfce (from ports), an xterm, and ~34 xedit windows, I get: Maximum number of clients reachedError: Can't open display: :0.0. I think I also had the same problem earlier when running fvwm instead of xfce. I've

problems compiling latest 5.7 patches

2015-08-19 Thread luke350
I'm not an expert but am trying to follow the instructions to rebuild my 5.7 stable system with the latest patches, using the commands below. I'm pretty sure this same script has worked for me in the past It fails at the last line with exit code 1. I've duplicated the problem more than

Re: lxde

2015-08-19 Thread luke350
For what it's worth: xfce might work for you. At least, I used to use lxde on debian as my desktop and loved it, but on OpenBSD I tried xfce (which *is* found in ports) and for my purposes it works very similarly and well. On 08/14/15 10:03, Joseph Oficre wrote: Hello, friends. Can someone

Re: securing web browser

2015-08-19 Thread luke350
On 08/14/15 12:08, dan mclaughlin wrote: On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:45:52 + Frank White mediome...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, anyone has some advices to make more secure a browser like firefox ? chroot + systrace ? Thank you. apparently it's been done. David Coppa reported that he succeeded

Re: problems compiling latest 5.7 patches

2015-08-21 Thread luke350
On 08/20/15 11:07, Stuart Henderson wrote: On 2015-08-20, luke...@onemodel.org luke...@onemodel.org wrote: The error messages make it look like the code is wrong won't build. Any suggestions? Is there any chance you've tried building things without having done 'make obj' first? If so, you

Re: problems compiling latest 5.7 patches

2015-08-22 Thread luke350
On 08/22/15 13:53, Philip Guenther wrote: This system appears to have -current from after 2015-06-01 installed on it, or at least the files in /usr/share/mk/ are from -current. The supported path from -current to -stable is to reinstall. Philip Guenther OK, I must have run an errant CVS

Re: problems compiling latest 5.7 patches

2015-08-20 Thread luke350
The error messages make it look like the code is wrong won't build. Any suggestions? Attached is the dmesg output I forgot to include the first time. Thanks. On 08/19/15 04:53, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: I'm not an expert but am trying to follow the instructions to rebuild my 5.7 stable

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-08 Thread luke350
$cat sndiod-log snd0 pst=cfg.default: rec=0:1 play=0:1 vol=23170 dup listen(/tmp/aucat/aucat0|ini): created this is very strange, sndiod would have logged all the audio traffic. Could you check that this is the right file or that programs are not bypassing sndiod for any reason ? It's the

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-06 Thread luke350
On 09/11/15 11:55, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: Short version: In OpenBSD 5.7 (with all the latest security patches), after some video playing, it starts to stutter, and doesn't recover until I reboot. Is there a way to "reset all the audio" back so it works, short of rebooting? I haven't found

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-07 Thread luke350
[sorry for the dupe; correcting the 'from' address.] On 11/07/15 04:20, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 05:00:13PM -0700, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: On 09/11/15 11:55, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: [...details are found in original thread at:

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-07 Thread luke350
On 11/07/15 12:21, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: sorry, forgot to mention it; please restart sndiod first; this way all the operations that lead to the bug are logged. Then, right after the failure, run the audioctl commands. I rebooted, restarted sndiod -ddd..., sound working with timidity,

Re: It was twenty years ago you see...

2015-10-19 Thread luke350
Just another thanks for the top quality work, making software not seem like an embarrassment to humanity. Honesty and the golden rule go a really long way, IMO. OpenBSD seems to play by those rules, to a degree that surprises people. Thanks.

Re: Private cloud hosting recommendations

2015-10-10 Thread luke350
I've been happy with pair networks (pair.com) for a long time. They're up front about things, easy to work with, and have never said or done foolish things to my knowledge. You can check their plans and pricing. OpenBSD isn't directly supported but I'm pretty sure they have a cloud option where

Re: X error: Maximum number of clients reached

2015-07-07 Thread luke350
On 07/06/15 17:23, patrick keshishian wrote: On 7/6/15, luke...@onemodel.org luke...@onemodel.org wrote: I'm on OpenBSD 5.7 amd64, w/ all the latest stable patches. When I simply launch xfce (from ports), an xterm, and ~34 xedit windows, I get: Maximum number of clients reachedError: Can't

Re: problems compiling latest 5.7 patches

2015-08-26 Thread luke350
Thanks for the tip. For now I think I'll try to remember it for the future, but for now use what seems to be the supported command so I don't confuse something further. I just let the compiles run in the background anyway so the time is not the important thing for me. Thanks again. On

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-09-12 Thread luke350
On 09/12/15 05:25, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: Audio didn't properly recover after missed interrupts (which happens on MP systems). The new audio driver (in 5.8 and -current) is supposed to recover, at least with your hardware. ... I'd suggest trying -current; there's a new audio driver and many

azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-09-11 Thread luke350
Short version: In OpenBSD 5.7 (with all the latest security patches), after some video playing, it starts to stutter, and doesn't recover until I reboot. Is there a way to "reset all the audio" back so it works, short of rebooting? I haven't found that in anything I've read so far, including from

mysterious ulimit values

2015-09-11 Thread luke350
Short version: I can't tell where ulimit of "data seg size" and "virtual memory" for a console login is getting set: I don't see the in any startup file or login.conf, and the values I do see for an ssh connection while under X are larger than what is in login.conf, so I'm confused. Details:

Re: mysterious ulimit values

2015-09-12 Thread luke350
On 09/11/15 16:47, Chris Cappuccio wrote: You [made an error] when you put pound signs in there. Just delete those lines, or uncomment them and use appropriate values. Remove the commented line with no values entirely. The commented lines prevent the rest of default: class from being read. Ah,

Re: which in /dev/* for tethering to android?

2015-12-07 Thread luke350
On 11/28/15 15:15, Jiri B wrote: On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 03:07:15PM -0700, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: I'd like to get an internet connection via my android phone (on tmobile). After connecting the phone via usb and turning on its tethering option, I see the usb info in dmesg, but when I try

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-25 Thread luke350
[I see I sent with too-long lines by mistake; sorry; resending with that corrected.] On 11/23/15 05:11, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:31:34AM -0700, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: Could the root umask of 0077 be a problem? my /tmp/aucat directory has different permissions

which in /dev/* for tethering to android?

2015-11-28 Thread luke350
I'd like to get an internet connection via my android phone (on tmobile). After connecting the phone via usb and turning on its tethering option, I see the usb info in dmesg, but when I try to run the pppd chat script it doesn't get any response from the phone. I wonder if it's because I need to

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-20 Thread luke350
On 11/20/15 02:12, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:48:08PM -0700, luke call wrote: $cat sndiod-log snd0 pst=cfg.default: rec=0:1 play=0:1 vol=23170 dup listen(/tmp/aucat/aucat0|ini): created this is very strange, sndiod would have logged all the audio traffic. Could you

Re: azalia audio works, then stutters until reboot

2015-11-23 Thread luke350
On 11/23/15 05:11, Alexandre Ratchov wrote: On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:31:34AM -0700, luke...@onemodel.org wrote: Could the root umask of 0077 be a problem? my /tmp/aucat directory has different permissions than yours. The problem is in sndiod; it's supposed create a world readable directory