gnome screensaver only works with blank screen in lucid

[Dave Stroud]

Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver

only works on blank screen

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 9 13:02:30 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-screensaver
Package: gnome-screensaver 2.28.0-1ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-7.10-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
Tags: lucid
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-7-generic i686

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we can't fix it because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem. We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures.
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[Dave Stroud (bigdavesr)]

I used apport via ubuntu-bug to report this bug. The screen saver only works on blank screen. I expect it to work on the other elections ads well. What else do you need? I will try to supply what I can.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Well, I don't really understand that problem you're trying to describe, as the description is very vague. "The screen saver only works on blank screen. I expect it to work on the other elections ads well." doesn't really mean a lot.

Using ubuntu-bug to submit bug reports isn't a substitute for writing a good description of the problem

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Ok, what you mean is the animated screensaver themes don't work any more, and only give a blank screen. I can confirm that here too. Are you using the patched GTK from the ubuntu-desktop PPA by any chance?

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

The clue to the breakage is here:

[manager_select_theme_for_job] gs-manager.c:250 (22:27:34): Could not find information for theme: fiberlamp

gnome-screensaver gets the theme information from desktop files in /usr/share/applications/screensavers. Sebastien just confirmed on IRC that removing the gnome-menus cache resolves the issue, so I'm reassigning this to gnome-menus now.

[Dave Stroud (bigdavesr)]

Chris Coulson wrote:
> Ok, what you mean is the animated screensaver themes don't work any
> more, and only give a blank screen. I can confirm that here too. Are you
> using the patched GTK from the ubuntu-desktop PPA by any chance?
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
>
> blank screen saver is all that works. anything else I choose gives me a blank screen. My last pst had typos on it. sorry.The word should have been selections. I am using the version that came with fresh upgrade today.2.28.0-1 ubuntu. thanks

[Dave Stroud (bigdavesr)]

Chris Coulson wrote:
> The clue to the breakage is here:
>
> [manager_select_theme_for_job] gs-manager.c:250 (22:27:34): Could not
> find information for theme: fiberlamp
>
> gnome-screensaver gets the theme information from desktop files in
> /usr/share/applications/screensavers. Sebastien just confirmed on IRC
> that removing the gnome-menus cache resolves the issue, so I'm
> reassigning this to gnome-menus now.
>
> ** Package changed: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) => gnome-menus (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: gnome-menus (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) => Martin Pitt (pitti)
>
> Thank you

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-menus - 2.28.0.1-0ubuntu5

---------------
gnome-menus (2.28.0.1-0ubuntu5) lucid; urgency=low

  * Fix file_id values when using cache:
    - 22_desktop-cache.patch: Set correct basename (missing .desktop
      extension).
    - 22_desktop-cache.patch: Create CachedDir subdirectories for subdirectory
      groups, so that the file-ids have "subdirectory-" prepended.
    - debian/update-gnome-menus-cache: Prepend subdirectory to group names, to
      preserve correct file path.
    - This fixes wrong location of software-center (LP: #494607), menu entries
      appearing twice after a package upgrade, and gnome-screensaver not
      finding its themes (LP: #494669)
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:54:20 +0100

[Dave Stroud (bigdavesr)]

Martin Pitt wrote:
> ** Changed in: gnome-menus (Ubuntu)
> Status: In Progress => Fix Committed
>
> fix worked. All screen savers now work. Thanks