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.
--Lance "I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true." -- Carl Sagan 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 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > 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 > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/569993/+subscribe > -- [fglrx] GL screensaver obscures window to enter password when lock is enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/569993 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
