I have the blocking screensaver-dialog from time to time.
here some debug from today evening: dmesg: [ 2000.908296] [drm:drm_mode_getfb] *ERROR* invalid framebuffer id [ 2054.956255] [drm:drm_mode_getfb] *ERROR* invalid framebuffer id and as root on textconsole to free X11: root@localhost:~# ps -afe | grep gnome-screen wolfgang 2355 1 0 20:10 ? 00:00:00 gnome-screensaver wolfgang 2675 2355 78 20:42 ? 00:00:33 /usr/lib/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver-dialog --status-message= --enable-switch wolfgang 2682 1 0 20:42 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver-dialog --status-message= --enable-switch root 2846 2780 0 20:42 tty1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto gnome-screen root@localhost:~# kill -9 2682 root@localhost:~# ps -afe | grep gnome-screen wolfgang 2355 1 0 20:10 ? 00:00:00 gnome-screensaver root 2854 2780 0 20:43 tty1 00:00:00 grep --color=auto gnome-screen switching back to VT7.. desktop ok! DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=maverick DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.10" 2.6.35-28-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 18 18:42:20 UTC 2011 x86_64 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS880 [Radeon HD 4250] the same thing happened on opensuse11.4 which i replaced with fedora14 having no issues up to now. kr -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229144 Title: [hardy] screensaver fails to start and screen fails to completely black out -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
