screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled

Bug #491926 reported by Alexander Kallenbach
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
GNOME Screensaver
Invalid
Unknown
gnome-session
In Progress
Undecided
Robert Lange
gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
In Progress
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver

When I boot with the screensaver not activated and then activate the screensaver, the screen starts to fade but then immediately returns to the desktop instead of starting the screensaver.

As a workaround I can watch the preview or I have to reboot. After these activities the screensaver works fine.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 3 15:51:56 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2482): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2482): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:2583): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2622): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (alltray:2608): Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_window_set_user_time called on non-toplevel

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Alexander Kallenbach (kallenbachalex) wrote :
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jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

On a similar note, half of the time my computer does not turn the monitor off. Instead of blanking the screen, it puts an icon in the notification tray until I move the mouse to "wake" it.

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jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=603705

upstream report created. Please chime in.

Changed in gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote :

I can confirm this.

Also, as soon as I add "--debug" to /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-screensaver.desktop, I can't reproduce the issue anymore.

summary: - screensaver doesn't start
+ screensaver doesn't start immediately after being enabled
Changed in gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Low
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
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tekstr1der (tekstr1der) wrote :

The situation with this bug has improved slightly with Lucid. Now, the screen darkens after the idle time set in screensaver configuration panel and is locked upon activity. In Karmic the screen would start to darken and just go back to full brightness.

I can also confirm above --debug workaround.

We almost have a working screensaver (minus the actual screensaver part). I hope a fix for this makes it into Lucid.

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Alexander Kallenbach (kallenbachalex) wrote :

Still a problem in Lucid.

Changed in gnome-screensaver:
status: Unknown → Invalid
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Robert Lange (rcl24) wrote :

Other related bugs are bug #241206 and bug #363635. These may all be different peoples' renditions of the same bug.

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Robert Lange (rcl24) wrote :

See Bug #241206 comments 16 and 17 for my explanation of this bug, and patches.

Changed in gnome-session:
assignee: nobody → Robert Lange (rcl24)
status: New → In Progress
Robert Lange (rcl24)
Changed in gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → In Progress
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jhfhlkjlj (fdsuufijjejejejej-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Hm, seems this is a dupe of bug 241206. I'll clean things up accordingly since you seem to be busy over there, Robert. :)

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