Screen flickers and password window is not complete when testing screensaver

Bug #249806 reported by Scott Zhang
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gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install OS from Ubuntu Linux 8.04 CD and log to desktop.
2. Select "System"->"Preferences"->Screensaver".
3. Set the idle time, click "Activate screensaver when computer is idle" and "Lock screen when screensaver is active".
4. Select a dynamic screensaver and keep the Screensaver setting dialog open.
After the system enter screensaver at the setting time, the screen flickers, and password window is not complete.

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Scott Zhang (scott-zhang) wrote :

Tim
Could you please help for this? this is the common issue on 8.04 OS

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

Scott, can you please add some more details? What card is this happening with and what graphics driver? Is compiz running?

Changed in dell:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in gnome-screensaver:
status: New → Incomplete
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for. Thanks!.

Changed in gnome-screensaver:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
Changed in somerville:
status: New → Invalid
no longer affects: dell
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Timothy R. Chavez (timrchavez) wrote :

The bug task for the somerville project has been removed by an automated script. This bug has been cloned on that project and is available here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1305591

no longer affects: somerville
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