I am also experiencing this problem after distro upgrade to 8.10 from 8.04. When the screensaver activates, the screen fades to black and then goes back to awake status without loading the selected screensaver.
2.6.27-4-generic #1 SMP Wed Sep 24 01:29:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux -- screensavers broken in intrepid with compiz https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271229 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
