So gnome-screensaver and xscreensaver do not co-exist? Should I file a bug against gnome-screensaver?
On Wed, 2010-01-27 at 12:57 +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the xscreensaver package: > > #566984: xscreensaver: screensaver only shows a black screen instead of the > actual animation > > It has been closed by "Jose Luis Rivas" <josel...@rivco.net> (reply to > josel...@rivco.net). > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a > better one in a separate message then please contact "Jose Luis Rivas" > <josel...@rivco.net> (reply to josel...@rivco.net) by > replying to this email. > > > > email message attachment > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Jose Luis Rivas <josel...@rivco.net> > > Reply-to: josel...@rivco.net > > To: Hugo A. M. Torres <macabr...@gmail.com>, > > 566984-d...@bugs.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Bug#566984: xscreensaver: screensaver only shows a > > blackscreen instead of the actual animation > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:48 +0000 > > > > Then maybe you have another screensaver running instead of > > xscreensaver, please check if you have gnome-screensaver, I've been > > told it kill xscreensaver daemon but not so sure that's true. > > > > I will close this bug, cheers. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > > From: "Hugo A. M. Torres" <macabr...@gmail.com> > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:24:47 -0200 > > To: Jose Luis Rivas<josel...@rivco.net> > > Subject: Re: Bug#566984: xscreensaver: screensaver only shows a > > black screen instead of the actual animation > > > > > > > > Hi, when launching the xscreensaver demo a message pops up: "the > > XScreenSaver daemon doesn't seem to be running on display ":0.0" > > Launch it now?" > > > > I choose ok, and quit, launch it again, and the same message > > reappears. It seems the daemon is not being loaded as it should. > > > > On Tue, 2010-01-26 at 18:07 -0430, Jose Luis Rivas wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hugo, did you check it what I told you? Please let me know so I > > > can > > > close this bug. > > > > > > Check in xscreensaver-demo if you have blank screensaver instead > > > of > > > "Only One Screensaver" or "Random Screensaver". > > > > -- > > email message attachment > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Hugo A. M. Torres <macabr...@gmail.com> > > To: Debian Bug Tracking System <sub...@bugs.debian.org> > > Subject: xscreensaver: screensaver only shows a black screen instead > > of the actual animation > > Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:40:33 -0200 > > > > > > Package: xscreensaver > > Version: 5.10-6 > > Severity: grave > > Justification: renders package unusable > > > > I leave the pc unattended and when I come back I see a black screen instead > > of the screensaver. Porwermanager is set to never blank screen. > > > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > > APT prefers testing > > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > > > Versions of packages xscreensaver depends on: > > ii libatk1.0-0 1.28.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit > > ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > > ii libcairo2 1.8.8-2 The Cairo 2D vector graphics > > libra > > ii libfontconfig1 2.8.0-2 generic font configuration > > library > > ii libfreetype6 2.3.11-1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared > > lib > > ii libglade2-0 1:2.6.4-1 library to load .glade files > > at ru > > ii libglib2.0-0 2.22.4-1 The GLib library of C routines > > ii libgtk2.0-0 2.18.3-1 The GTK+ graphical user > > interface > > ii libice6 2:1.0.6-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange > > library > > ii libpam0g 1.1.0-4 Pluggable Authentication > > Modules l > > ii libpango1.0-0 1.26.2-1 Layout and rendering of > > internatio > > ii libsm6 2:1.1.1-1 X11 Session Management library > > ii libx11-6 2:1.3.2-1 X11 client-side library > > ii libxext6 2:1.1.1-2 X11 miscellaneous extension > > librar > > ii libxinerama1 2:1.1-2 X11 Xinerama extension library > > ii libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-2 GNOME XML library > > ii libxmu6 2:1.0.5-1 X11 miscellaneous utility > > library > > ii libxpm4 1:3.5.8-1 X11 pixmap library > > ii libxrandr2 2:1.3.0-2 X11 RandR extension library > > ii libxrender1 1:0.9.5-1 X Rendering Extension client > > libra > > ii libxt6 1:1.0.7-1 X11 toolkit intrinsics library > > ii libxxf86misc1 1:1.0.2-1 X11 XFree86 miscellaneous > > extensio > > ii libxxf86vm1 1:1.1.0-2 X11 XFree86 video mode > > extension l > > ii xscreensaver-data 5.10-6 data files to be shared among > > scre > > > > Versions of packages xscreensaver recommends: > > ii libjpeg-progs 7-1 Programs for manipulating JPEG > > fil > > ii perl [perl5] 5.10.1-8 Larry Wall's Practical > > Extraction > > ii wamerican [wordlist] 6-3 American English dictionary > > words > > ii xli 1.17.0+20061110-3 command line tool for viewing > > imag > > > > Versions of packages xscreensaver suggests: > > pn fortune <none> (no description available) > > ii iceweasel [www-browser] 3.5.6-1 lightweight web browser based > > on M > > ii lynx-cur [www-browser] 2.8.8dev.2-1 Text-mode WWW Browser with NLS > > sup > > ii midori [www-browser] 0.1.8-1 fast, lightweight graphical > > web br > > pn qcam | streamer <none> (no description available) > > ii w3m [www-browser] 0.5.2-2.1 WWW browsable pager with > > excellent > > pn xdaliclock <none> (no description available) > > pn xfishtank <none> (no description available) > > ii xscreensaver-gl 5.10-6 GL(Mesa) screen hacks for > > xscreens > > > > -- no debconf information > > > > --