Comment 52 for bug 762918

Thank you for the instructions.
I have found that the Sync to vblank option works *very *briefly.
While it seems to be effective at first, in my case, the problem reoccurs
after about 24 hours.
Please report back if your mileage varies.

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Sean Fenton <email address hidden>wrote:

> For anyone else wondering where "Sync To VBlank" is: install
> CompizConfig Settings Manager: http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty
> /compizconfig-settings-manager & navigate to General | OpenGL.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/762918
>
> Title:
> Natty Screensaver freezes system after some period of inactivity
>
> Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
>
> When selecting "Floating Ubuntu" screensaver, after a period of
> inactivity greater than 40min, the systems locks itself and becomes
> unresponsive.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
> Package: gnome-screensaver 2.30.2-0ubuntu2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Apr 16 13:04:12 2011
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> GconfGnomeSession:
> idle_delay = 5
> /desktop/gnome/session/required_components:
> windowmanager = gnome-wm
> GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
> GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANGUAGE=en_US:en
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-15 (1 days ago)
> WindowManager: gnome-wm
>
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