Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-ati package

system freeze when screensaver is trying to start

Bug #45290 reported by neutrico
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xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xscreensaver

This bug happens when screensaver is starting - automatically or in preview - System->Preferences->Screensaver

System doesn't respond on any keyboard or mouse actions (I also cannot switch to console mode with Ctrl-Alt-F1...). I can only restart.

It happens when selecting Anemone or Antinspect screensavers - I don't want to try other screensavers because I don't want to restart each time.

I removed xscreensaver and I got only gnome screensaver. So, please fix it or remove this package as outdated.

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Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report.

Hmm. This sounds like a kernel bug (a user program like xscreensaver shouldn't be able to lock up the keyboard and stop caps lock working).

Marcin:

Does running a screensaver like /usr/lib/xscreensaver/glmatrix also cause a lockup? Could you also attach (using the Add Attachment link at the left of the launchpad website) your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
file?

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Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

Could also add the output of
uname -a

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Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

Punting to linux-source based on keyboard lockup comment and setting to needsinfo pending reply from from Marcin

Changed in xscreensaver:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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neutrico (neutrico) wrote : xorg.conf

xorg.conf

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neutrico (neutrico) wrote :

uname -a output:

Linux martin 2.6.15-22-k7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun May 7 17:27:47 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux

And about this glmatrix saver I will take a look soon, few hours - now I need to work and don't want to reboot.

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lgr7221 (freedom7221) wrote :

I also have this problem with gnome screensaver. however, screensaver works just fine when logged in as root, so it must be some sort of permission somewhere.

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DarkMageZ (darkmagez) wrote :

the original reporters issue sounds like a duplicate of https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/38181 ?

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

Marcin, do you still have this problem with a recent version of Ubuntu (7.04 or Gutsy)? Please attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

Trollord, bug 67487 has been fixed a long time ago, and is only about AGP cards.

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Tormod Volden (tormodvolden) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in xserver-xorg-video-ati:
assignee: tormodvolden → nobody
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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