Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
The password input window of the screen saver is displayed only on one monitor.
If a monitor is removed between the moment the screen was locked and the moment
one tries to unlock it, the computer appears frozen, although it is not: it is
only waiting for the user to type his password, but the password input window
is displayed on a monitor that is no longer present.
This happens quite frequently with notebook computers. For instance, at work I
use an external monitor in addition to the notebook's own screen. When I leave,
I just close the lid of the computer so that it goes into standby. When I get
home and open the lid, without connecting an external monitor, I just get a
black screen. I can type the password and it unlocks ok, but sometimes I forget
about that and think the computer has frozen.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: gnome-screensaver 2.30.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-14.20-generic 2.6.35
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-14-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 12 14:53:54 2010
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100602.2)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
WindowManager: metacity
** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 maverick
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Difficult to unlock screen after removing external monitor
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/616985
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