Bug 641343 - gnome-screensaver locks the screen, doesn't unlock
Summary: gnome-screensaver locks the screen, doesn't unlock
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-screensaver
Version: rawhide
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: jmccann
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-10-08 13:33 UTC by Horst H. von Brand
Modified: 2015-01-14 23:26 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: gnome-screensaver-2.30.2-5.fc15.x86_64
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2010-10-21 00:41:10 UTC
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Description Horst H. von Brand 2010-10-08 13:33:36 UTC 
Description of problem:
When gnome-screensaver kicks in (set to lock the screen), any keyboard input (e.g. password to unlock) just makes the screen flicker. There is no way to unlock the screen, I had to go to alt-F2, log in there and kill gnome-screensaver to get back into X. Nothing stands out in /var/log/messages.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
gnome-screensaver-2.30.2-3.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Configure to run and lock the screen
2. Wait for the screensaver to kick in
3.
  
Actual results:
Any keyboard or mouse input makes the screen flicker, no way to unlock the screen

Expected results:
Be able to unlock the screen

Additional info:
Happened here (Toshiba Satellite Pro U400) and on my netbook (Samsung N210)
Comment 1 Horst H. von Brand 2010-10-21 00:41:10 UTC 
gnome-screensaver-2.30.2-5.fc15.x86_64 fixes this.
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