I disabled fading using the attached patch. Solves problem for me but it is not a fix, just a workaround with minimal functional impact.
cd /tmp
wget [url for patch]
apt-get source gnome-screensaver
cp 99_wsgc_fixes3.patch gnome-screensaver-2.30.0/debian/patches/
cd gnome-screensaver-2.30.0
fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage
[note you may have to install a fair amount of packages to get this to build, just read the warning for details]
cd ..
ls *.deb
sudo dpkg -i [name of .deb file above]
killall gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver
I disabled fading using the attached patch. Solves problem for me but it is not a fix, just a workaround with minimal functional impact.
cd /tmp fixes3. patch gnome-screensav er-2.30. 0/debian/ patches/ er-2.30. 0
wget [url for patch]
apt-get source gnome-screensaver
cp 99_wsgc_
cd gnome-screensav
fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage
[note you may have to install a fair amount of packages to get this to build, just read the warning for details]
cd ..
ls *.deb
sudo dpkg -i [name of .deb file above]
killall gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver