Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-12-22 Thread David Rosenstrauch 

I was able to pin this down to an issue with xfce4-power-manager:

https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12857

DR

On 12/22/2016 09:51 AM, yaky83--- via arch-general wrote:

Le 19 Sep, 2016, David Rosenstrauch a écrit:

On 09/16/2016 12:14 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

I've noticed that my screen lock / screensaver has stopped engaging as
of a couple of days ago.  I check the settings (which I haven't changed
recently), but they seem to be set correctly.

Anyone have an idea what package upgrade might have caused this and/or
which bugs I should watch for a resolution?

I'm running XFCE desktop btw.

Thanks,

DR


I've discovered something else odd going on that seems to be related
to this issue.

If I activate the screen lock by hand, and the screensaver starts
running, I noticed that within say 30 seconds the screensaver pauses
and displays the login box - as if someone pressed a key on the
keyboard or moved the mouse.  This would explain why the screensaver
never engages - it keeps getting keyboard or mouse input (or at least
thinks it is) that prevents it.

But that makes the problem even more puzzling, as my hands are not on
the keyboard or mouse.  My next guess was that perhaps there's a
broken key on the keyboard that keeps pressing.  But I used xev, and
it shows no keyboard or mouse events while my hands are off.

Is anyone else seeing similar behavior?  If not, I guess I'll have to
assume this is a hardware problem.  But if so, I'd appreciate any
suggestion on how I might go about debugging.

Thanks,

DR


Hi!

Sorry for being so late.

I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. I had just started using a HDMI
cable, and there are two HDMI inputs on the monitor. When the screen locker
was activated, the monitor simply switched to the other HDMI input which
defeated the screen lock. The solution was to turn auto-switch input to
off.

RB

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-12-22 Thread yaky83--- via arch-general 

Le 19 Sep, 2016, David Rosenstrauch a écrit:

On 09/16/2016 12:14 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

I've noticed that my screen lock / screensaver has stopped engaging as
of a couple of days ago.  I check the settings (which I haven't changed
recently), but they seem to be set correctly.

Anyone have an idea what package upgrade might have caused this and/or
which bugs I should watch for a resolution?

I'm running XFCE desktop btw.

Thanks,

DR


I've discovered something else odd going on that seems to be related 
to this issue.


If I activate the screen lock by hand, and the screensaver starts 
running, I noticed that within say 30 seconds the screensaver pauses 
and displays the login box - as if someone pressed a key on the 
keyboard or moved the mouse.  This would explain why the screensaver 
never engages - it keeps getting keyboard or mouse input (or at least 
thinks it is) that prevents it.


But that makes the problem even more puzzling, as my hands are not on 
the keyboard or mouse.  My next guess was that perhaps there's a 
broken key on the keyboard that keeps pressing.  But I used xev, and 
it shows no keyboard or mouse events while my hands are off.


Is anyone else seeing similar behavior?  If not, I guess I'll have to 
assume this is a hardware problem.  But if so, I'd appreciate any 
suggestion on how I might go about debugging.


Thanks,

DR


Hi!

Sorry for being so late.

I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. I had just started using a HDMI
cable, and there are two HDMI inputs on the monitor. When the screen locker
was activated, the monitor simply switched to the other HDMI input which
defeated the screen lock. The solution was to turn auto-switch input to off.

RB

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-19 Thread David Rosenstrauch 

On 09/16/2016 12:14 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

I've noticed that my screen lock / screensaver has stopped engaging as
of a couple of days ago.  I check the settings (which I haven't changed
recently), but they seem to be set correctly.

Anyone have an idea what package upgrade might have caused this and/or
which bugs I should watch for a resolution?

I'm running XFCE desktop btw.

Thanks,

DR


I've discovered something else odd going on that seems to be related to 
this issue.


If I activate the screen lock by hand, and the screensaver starts 
running, I noticed that within say 30 seconds the screensaver pauses and 
displays the login box - as if someone pressed a key on the keyboard or 
moved the mouse.  This would explain why the screensaver never engages - 
it keeps getting keyboard or mouse input (or at least thinks it is) that 
prevents it.


But that makes the problem even more puzzling, as my hands are not on 
the keyboard or mouse.  My next guess was that perhaps there's a broken 
key on the keyboard that keeps pressing.  But I used xev, and it shows 
no keyboard or mouse events while my hands are off.


Is anyone else seeing similar behavior?  If not, I guess I'll have to 
assume this is a hardware problem.  But if so, I'd appreciate any 
suggestion on how I might go about debugging.


Thanks,

DR

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-18 Thread David Rosenstrauch 

On 09/18/2016 10:45 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

On Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:23:41 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

On 09/18/2016 01:22 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:14:30 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

I'm running XFCE desktop btw.


On Arch Linux using Xfce not necessarily explains what screen lock /
screensaver you are using.



xflock4/xscreensaver


Ok...

[rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Si xfce4-session | grep lock
  xscreensaver: for locking screen with xflock4
  gnome-screensaver: for locking screen with xflock4
  xlockmore: for locking screen with xflock4
  slock: for locking screen with xflock4

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xfce#Lock_the_screen

... and from where did you get the information that xscreensaver is
used? Is nothing lese installed?

I don't know how to find out, I'm neither using a screensaver, nor do I
use Xfce4 anymore.

Perhaps

xfconf-query -l
xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -lv

?

Regards,
Ralf




Well I only have xscreensaver installed, not gnome-screensaver, so I'd 
think it must be using that.


Thanks,

DR

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf 
On Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:23:41 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
>On 09/18/2016 01:22 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:14:30 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:  
>>> I'm running XFCE desktop btw.  
>>
>> On Arch Linux using Xfce not necessarily explains what screen lock /
>> screensaver you are using.
>>  
>
>xflock4/xscreensaver

Ok...

[rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ pacman -Si xfce4-session | grep lock
  xscreensaver: for locking screen with xflock4
  gnome-screensaver: for locking screen with xflock4
  xlockmore: for locking screen with xflock4
  slock: for locking screen with xflock4

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xfce#Lock_the_screen

... and from where did you get the information that xscreensaver is
used? Is nothing lese installed?

I don't know how to find out, I'm neither using a screensaver, nor do I
use Xfce4 anymore.

Perhaps

xfconf-query -l
xfconf-query -c xfce4-power-manager -lv

?

Regards,
Ralf

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-18 Thread David Rosenstrauch 

On 09/18/2016 01:22 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:14:30 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:

I'm running XFCE desktop btw.


On Arch Linux using Xfce not necessarily explains what screen lock /
screensaver you are using.



xflock4/xscreensaver

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-18 Thread Eric Blau 
On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 1:22 AM, Ralf Mardorf 
wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:14:30 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> >I'm running XFCE desktop btw.
>
> On Arch Linux using Xfce not necessarily explains what screen lock /
> screensaver you are using.
>

Personally, I noticed that using xscreensaver, the screen locks but never
enters standby, suspend, or off DPMS power saving modes. If I run "xset
dpms force off" the monitor immediately powers off and comes back on when I
hit a key or move the mouse. Also, xautolock is failing to detect
inactivity and suspend my computer as I have it configured to do.

This happened since upgrading from linux 4.6.4 to 4.7.2 and continues to
occur with 4.7.4. I've noticed this on two separate computers, one running
Intel graphics and the other running the nvidia driver.

The version of xscreensaver has been unchanged for me at 5.35 since 1 July.

-Eric

Re: [arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-17 Thread Ralf Mardorf 
On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 12:14:30 -0400, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
>I'm running XFCE desktop btw.

On Arch Linux using Xfce not necessarily explains what screen lock /
screensaver you are using.

[arch-general] Screen lock stopped working

2016-09-16 Thread David Rosenstrauch 
I've noticed that my screen lock / screensaver has stopped engaging as 
of a couple of days ago.  I check the settings (which I haven't changed 
recently), but they seem to be set correctly.


Anyone have an idea what package upgrade might have caused this and/or 
which bugs I should watch for a resolution?


I'm running XFCE desktop btw.

Thanks,

DR