From: "callison caffrey" <freecandy@therapist.net>
Subject: 7.8 - x11vnc - noshm
To: <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:07:15 +0200

hi.

box is a qemu vm running on linux.

upgraded to 7.8.
    sysupgrade, reboot, pkg_add -u, reboot

x11vnc gives me this:
    22/10/2025 13:45:57 shmget(scanline) failed.
    22/10/2025 13:45:57 shmget: No space left on device

workaround:
    x11vnc --noshm 


added user to staff, logged in again, confirmed via groups; didn't change anything.

worked famously without --noshm before the upgrade.


thank you for your time.





    x11vnc log (except no passwd warning):
22/10/2025 14:01:58 x11vnc version: 0.9.17 lastmod: 2025-04-11  pid: 50887
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Using X display :0
22/10/2025 14:01:58 rootwin: 0x220 reswin: 0x600001 dpy: 0xcf28b000
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 ------------------ USEFUL INFORMATION ------------------
22/10/2025 14:01:58 X DAMAGE available on display, using it for polling hints.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   To disable this behavior use: '-noxdamage'
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58   Most compositing window managers like 'compiz' or 'beryl'
22/10/2025 14:01:58   cause X DAMAGE to fail, and so you may not see any screen
22/10/2025 14:01:58   updates via VNC.  Either disable 'compiz' (recommended) or
22/10/2025 14:01:58   supply the x11vnc '-noxdamage' command line option.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 X COMPOSITE available on display, using it for window polling.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   To disable this behavior use: '-noxcomposite'
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Wireframing: -wireframe mode is in effect for window moves.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   If this yields undesired behavior (poor response, painting
22/10/2025 14:01:58   errors, etc) it may be disabled:
22/10/2025 14:01:58    - use '-nowf' to disable wireframing completely.
22/10/2025 14:01:58    - use '-nowcr' to disable the Copy Rectangle after the
22/10/2025 14:01:58      moved window is released in the new position.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   Also see the -help entry for tuning parameters.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   You can press 3 Alt_L's (Left "Alt" key) in a row to
22/10/2025 14:01:58   repaint the screen, also see the -fixscreen option for
22/10/2025 14:01:58   periodic repaints.
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 XFIXES available on display, resetting cursor mode
22/10/2025 14:01:58   to: '-cursor most'.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   to disable this behavior use: '-cursor arrow'
22/10/2025 14:01:58   or '-noxfixes'.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 using XFIXES for cursor drawing.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 GrabServer control via XTEST.
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Scroll Detection: -scrollcopyrect mode is in effect to
22/10/2025 14:01:58   use RECORD extension to try to detect scrolling windows
22/10/2025 14:01:58   (induced by either user keystroke or mouse input).
22/10/2025 14:01:58   If this yields undesired behavior (poor response, painting
22/10/2025 14:01:58   errors, etc) it may be disabled via: '-noscr'
22/10/2025 14:01:58   Also see the -help entry for tuning parameters.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   You can press 3 Alt_L's (Left "Alt" key) in a row to
22/10/2025 14:01:58   repaint the screen, also see the -fixscreen option for
22/10/2025 14:01:58   periodic repaints.
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 XKEYBOARD: number of keysyms per keycode 7 is greater
22/10/2025 14:01:58   than 4 and 68 keysyms are mapped above 4.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   Automatically switching to -xkb mode.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   If this makes the key mapping worse you can
22/10/2025 14:01:58   disable it with the "-noxkb" option.
22/10/2025 14:01:58   Also, remember "-remap DEAD" for accenting characters.
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 X FBPM extension not supported.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 X display is capable of DPMS.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 --------------------------------------------------------
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Default visual ID: 0x21
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Read initial data from X display into framebuffer.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 initialize_screen: fb_depth/fb_bpp/fb_Bpl 24/32/7680
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 X display :0 is 32bpp depth=24 true color
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Autoprobing TCP port
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Autoprobing selected TCP port 5900
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Autoprobing TCP6 port
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Autoprobing selected TCP6 port 5900
22/10/2025 14:01:58 listen6: bind: Address already in use
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Not listening on IPv6 interface.
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Xinerama is present and active (e.g. multi-head).
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Xinerama: number of sub-screens: 1
22/10/2025 14:01:58 Xinerama: no blackouts needed (only one sub-screen)
22/10/2025 14:01:58
22/10/2025 14:01:58 shmget(scanline) failed.
22/10/2025 14:01:58 shmget: No space left on device