No. I've been able to reproduce the problem in a VM (XP host running
VirtualBox with Ubuntu guest). The VM uses a generic video driver & that PC
has an Nvidia GPU.

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On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Tormod Volden <[email protected]>wrote:

> You are all using the closed-source fglrx driver, right?
>
> --
> [fglrx] GL screensaver obscures window to enter password when lock is
> enabled
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569993
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> Status in “xscreensaver” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: xscreensaver-gl
>
> Currently running 10.04 i386 RC (fresh install on same hardware), although
> the problem was also happening on 9.10 i386.
> Graphics card is ATI Radeon 4350.
> Graphics driver is ATI/AMD proprietary FGLRX.
> System is configured to lock when screensaver is active & require password
> to terminate. Screensaver is also set to activate after 5 minutes of
> inactivity.
> If any GL-based screensaver from xscreensaver-gl 5.10-3ubuntu-4 (such as
> GLBlur, GLCells, etc.) is selected & is active, when I move mouse/press any
> key to stop screen saver, I do not see the dialog where I can enter my
> password. However, if I type my password carefully, it will unlock & display
> the desktop. If I mis-type my password, it locks & requires either
> restarting X server and/or rebooting.
> With a non-GL screensaver (such as Cosmos), the screensaver clears & the
> enter password dialog is shown.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to look into this issue!
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> Package: xscreensaver-gl 5.10-3ubuntu4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic-pae i686
> NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Apr 25 21:18:57 2010
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate i386
> (20100419.1)
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.utf8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: xscreensaver
>
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