X server crashes when screensaver activates.

Brian Parma freecode at cox.net
Mon Apr 25 15:11:50 PDT 2011


On 04/25/2011 01:53 AM, Tormod Volden wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:51 AM, Dave Airlie wrote:
>>>> I have some mobile computers that are running Ubuntu (one is 10.04, one is
>>>> 10.10).  In both cases, if the 'Activate screensaver when computer is idle'
>>>> option is enabled in Screensaver Preferences, as soon as it activates the X
>>>> server crashes.  The selected screensaver makes no difference (it's usually
>>>> on 'blank screen').
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is there any workarounds? (besides disabling screensaver)
>>> This looks like a bug that should be fixed, not worked around.
>> It was.
>>
>> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-savage/commit/?id=830e58d086828fa0431303df32a847ddd3022654
>>
>> just update savage to at least 2.3.2 release.
>>
>> Dave.
> Right, thanks, the fix for Ubuntu 10.10 got stuck in the
> maverick-proposed repo. Brian, please make sure you have
> 1:2.3.1-2ubuntu2.1 installed and please follow up and confirm the fix
> in https://launchpad.net/bugs/635362
>
> Tormod
>
I just tried the updated package and am no longer experiencing the 
crash, thanks!

Brian



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