I've been having the same problem with 10.04 and now with 10.10. Resume is intermittent. It works if I try long enough. See below. The Debian bugs list shows screen has been updated:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=477739 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507817 I don't think Ubuntu picked up that new version of screen. $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 Codename: maverick $ uname -a Linux idallen-oak.home.idallen.ca 2.6.35-22-generic #35-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 16 20:45:36 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ screen -v Screen version 4.00.03jw4 (FAU) 2-May-06 $ screen -list There are screens on: 17522.pts-31.idallen-oak (11/08/10 11:07:54) (Detached) 16917.pts-2.idallen-oak (11/08/10 11:07:33) (Attached) 2 Sockets in /var/run/screen/S-idallen. $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r Screen password: <deliberately gave wrong password so I could continue> Password incorrect. $ screen -r Screen password: <deliberately gave wrong password so I could continue> Password incorrect. $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r Screen password: <deliberately gave wrong password so I could continue> Password incorrect. $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor $ screen -r Screen password: ...etc... ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #477739 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=477739 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #507817 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=507817 -- screen -r fails with "WriteMessage: Bad file descriptor" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/600999 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
