From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.3-12 i686) Description of problem: When I run the 'Blaster' demo, the screen saver starts briefly and then my computer is locked from any input. I am unable to recover control that should normally be returned by pressing the <Enter> key or the <Esc> key. Even <Ctrl-Alt-Del> is not recognized and I am forced to press my computer's "Reset" button to reboot. I have reproduced this problem several times with the same result. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. After booting RH Linux 7.1 (kernel 2.4.3-12), log onto a user account. I am running the Gnome graphical interface. 2. Right-click on the 'Lock' icon from the Panel, and select 'Preferences' from the menu. 3. When the XscreenSaver application is displayed, scroll through the list of Graphics Demos to find the 'Blaster' demo. It is listed between 'C Curve' and 'Bumps'. 4. Select (highlight) the 'Blaster' item in the list using your mouse, then click the Demo button to begin a demonstration of the screensaver. Actual Results: A few seconds after starting to display the 'Blaster' screensaver, the screen freezes and no additional keyboard input is accepted. Expected Results: Instead, when I press the <Enter> or <Esc> key, the screensaver should stop running and the screen's display prior to running the screensaver should be restored. Additional info:
xscreensaver really shouldn't lock the system, especially with a 2D screensaver. This usually indicates an X driver bug, or possibly a kernel bug. Assigning to XFree86 for now.
After you experience a crash, please attach both your X server log, and your config file to the bug report. USe the link below. Thanks
Bug presumed to be fixed now with current release due to lack of feedback, closing. If problem persists, reopen report with attached information requested above.