Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: xscreensaver (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
VidWhacker screensaver just gives "cannot open" "no such file" and
"0-length data"
Status in “xscreensaver” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I have configured VidWhacker to point at a directory of .gif, .jpg and
.bmp image files (which I use successfully for other screensavers) but
when it activates it says:
sh: 1: cannot open <filename>: No such file
vidwhacker: 0-length data
xscreensaver: 14:48:03 0: child pid 15140 (vidwhacker) exited abnormally
(code 1).
where <filename> is one of the files in that directory.
The parameters for xscreensaver are here:
http://www.zimagez.com/zimage/screenshot-030712-145147.php
Incidentally, a Google search for "vidwhacker: 0-length data" suggests
a solution is installing the netpbm package; I do have netpbm
2:10.0-15 installed.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xscreensaver-data-extra 5.15-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 3 14:40:59 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-13 (19 days ago)
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