Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 54714
xscreensaver locks up after time
Last modified: 2008-05-01 11:38:01 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-2 i686) Description of problem: When in Gnome, if left unattended, even though the screensaver is turned off and the password for the screensaver is turned off, the screensaver will start anyways. Once it has started you can not unlock the system without rebooting. This happens in RedHat 6.2 and 7.1. We are running these AlphaPCs with an Elsa Glory, 8 MB, 64-bit card. One is running Redhat 6.2 and the other 7.1, and they both do it every single time they are allowed to go to the screensaver. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Just let the computer get to xscreensaver. 2. 3. Actual Results: Computer locked up and had to be rebooted. Expected Results: The screensaver is turned off.. nothing should have happened. Additional info:
The screensaver really can't lock up the system by itself; it's more likely tickling an X server or kernel bug. Are there any errors in the system logs?
I don't find any errors in the system logs but are there any other specific logs that you are talking about. I might have just missed them or something.
I still need help with this problem. Please respond.
I recommend disabling the OpenGL screensavers as that is likely what is causing the problem. Please try upgrading to the latest supported release of Red Hat Linux (7.1), as I am unable to reproduce this problem on the hardware I have available. (Alpha EV5, and EV67 with various video hardware)