I had noticed this bug on an upgraded 8.10 -> 9.04 -> 9.10 but had assumed it was an upgrade bug, and ignored it. Now I have the same bug a clean install of 10.04. This absolutely should be a serious issue, as it could cause screen damage (imagine I go away for the week forgetting to turn off my monitor) and is a security issue (imagine forgetting to manually lock the screen).
I definitely have found that the most reliable way to initiate this bug is to deactivate the screensaver via the preferences dialog for some length of time (e.g., to watch a show on hulu.com), and then reactivate it. I have found a work-around that's better than logging out or restarting. I have a Lock Screen applet on my panel, and right-clicking it and choosing "Activate Screensaver", after reactivating the screensaver via the preferences, will cause the screensaver to work correctly. Note, this bug may also be related to bug #363635. Given that this bug involves the screen fading to black, as though the screensaver were activated, before popping right back to the desktop, it seems that something is canceling the screensaver at the last moment. Does anyone know how to log the events that deactivate a screensaver? -- On Hardy screen saver never displays https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241206 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
