| firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument
you are out of date. Make sure you update your base OS and ports *in sync*. On 2026 Apr 08 (Wed) at 13:23:23 +0100 (+0100), Paul Jewell wrote: :Good afternoon, : :I have installed OpenBSD on a Lenovo X270, and I am having issues with firefox and YouTube. When I :start Firefox from a terminal and record the output, I see some errors from pledge, and then :a crash report "GraphicsCriticalError...". I am not sure if these errors are a result of the pledge :errors, or something else (for example, a missing dependency or incorrect system configuration). : :I have had a look around the internet, but haven't found any similar reports. I would welcome :some pointers as to how to resolve this, even if I am just pointed towards the documentation where :this is explained. : :Many thanks in advance! :Paul :Script started on Wed Apr 8 08:36:07 2026 :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c49e641000 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 :[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c46bb9f300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 :[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c4144a6300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :[Child 41967, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: Decoder=1c414485300 Decode error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) - Couldn't start Utility process: file /build/tmp/pobj/firefox-147.0.3/firefox-147.0.3/dom/media/MediaDecoderStateMachineBase.cpp:168 :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) |[6][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.197) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.utility: pledge(stdio tmppath rpath recvfd sendfd prot_exec unix) failed: Invalid argument :firefox: /etc/firefox/pledge.rdd: pledge(stdio rpath tmppath recvfd sendfd unix) failed: Invalid argument :Crash Annotation GraphicsCriticalError: |[0][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=29.0829) |[1][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=30.337) |[2][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=31.9424) |[3][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=32.0161) |[4][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.0696) |[5][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.1298) |[6][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=36.197) |[7][GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown (t=40.7267) [GFX1-]: VideoBridgeParent receives IPC close with reason=AbnormalShutdown : :Script done on Wed Apr 8 08:36:50 2026 -- Real computer scientists don't comment their code. 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