Bug 398171 - KDE Screensaver does not start automatically
Summary: KDE Screensaver does not start automatically
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kdebase
Version: 8
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Than Ngo
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-11-25 06:54 UTC by Brandon Barker
Modified: 2014-12-01 14:37 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-01-09 07:28:50 UTC
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Description Brandon Barker 2007-11-25 06:54:32 UTC
Description of problem:
I can start the screensaver by manually selecting lock screen, but the
screensaver won't start despite the options being set it to start (for example)
after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Log in to KDE
2.Right click on Desktop -> Configure Desktop->Screensaver, have it
automatically start after X minutes.
3.  Wait X+1 minutes.
  
Actual results:
Screensaver doesn't start.

Expected results:
Screensaver should start.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Rex Dieter 2007-11-25 13:27:46 UTC
KDE Screensaver definitely works on all my boxes.

Any Additional details about your machine/setup/configuration would be helpful.

Comment 2 Lukáš Tinkl 2007-12-06 16:04:57 UTC
Looks like you are running some background process that somehow blocks 
starting the screensaver.
Can you post the results of the following:

dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface isEnabled

and then after the time when screensaver should start:

dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface isBlanked


Comment 3 Martin Zeigler 2007-12-16 18:56:46 UTC
I have this same problem.  I set my configuration to start after 1 minute.  I
can start the screen saver manually also, but it never automatically starts. 
Please let me know if I can provide any more information.

before screen saver should start:
[zeigler@linux64 ~]$ dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface isEnabled
true

After 1.5 minutes have elapsed:
[zeigler@linux64 ~]$ dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface isBlanked
false


Comment 4 Pasi Sjöholm 2008-01-22 16:42:55 UTC
I also have the same problem.. and it showed up about ~week ago. Before that
everything was working ok. :(

Comment 5 Rex Dieter 2008-05-31 17:24:39 UTC
For folks experiencing this, what video hw/driver are you using?

Comment 6 Rex Dieter 2008-05-31 21:31:30 UTC
In the meantime, this is probably something to get upstream involved with, and
report to them at bugs.kde.org.

I have no idea why/how this affects some folks, and not others.  Neither I, nor
any other fedora kde-sig'er (afaik) can reproduce this.

Comment 7 Martin Zeigler 2008-06-01 22:44:57 UTC
I no longer have this problem.  Whenever you upgraded to the next version of KDE
this last time (KDE-3.5.9 I believe), it fixed my problem.

Comment 8 Rex Dieter 2008-06-01 23:09:27 UTC
Brandon, how about you?

Comment 9 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 08:40:41 UTC
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Comment 10 Bug Zapper 2009-01-09 07:28:50 UTC
Fedora 8 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-01-07. Fedora 8 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
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