Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
On 23/05/10 04:01 AM, Michael Tokarev wrote: 06.05.2010 04:29, Gary Dale wrote: When I use virt-manager to start the Windows XP virtual machine, the screen saver works normally. However, I'm back having to use the kvm command to launch it and the screen power saver issue is back. Can you please try setting SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 before starting kvm, something like this: $ SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 kvm and see if it fixes the problem? See http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentriescategory=9#90 Thanks! /mjt It seems to work, but the power saver didn't kick in. The latest release of KDE4 doesn't seem to have a power saver control anywhere, so I think it's using the BIOS values, which may have been set longer than I allowed the test to run. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
06.05.2010 04:29, Gary Dale wrote: When I use virt-manager to start the Windows XP virtual machine, the screen saver works normally. However, I'm back having to use the kvm command to launch it and the screen power saver issue is back. Can you please try setting SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 before starting kvm, something like this: $ SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 kvm and see if it fixes the problem? See http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentriescategory=9#90 Thanks! /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
On 23/05/10 04:01 AM, Michael Tokarev wrote: 06.05.2010 04:29, Gary Dale wrote: When I use virt-manager to start the Windows XP virtual machine, the screen saver works normally. However, I'm back having to use the kvm command to launch it and the screen power saver issue is back. Can you please try setting SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 before starting kvm, something like this: $ SDL_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER=1 kvm and see if it fixes the problem? See http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentriescategory=9#90 Thanks! /mjt Thanks Michael. I actually found out what I was doing wrong with virt-manager (have to add myself to the libvirt group) so I'm using it again. I even removed my shortcut to the kvm command so I'd have to recreate it reasonable facsimile to do the test. I'll give it a try in the next day or two. If kvm is using SDL, wouldn't that imply that the Gnome/x screensaver is also killed? Or do you have code to prevent that? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
Further to below, I did a reinstall of Squeeze into a clean partition (kept my /home partition though) and the problem is still there. When I use virt-manager to start the Windows XP virtual machine, the screen saver works normally. However, I'm back having to use the kvm command to launch it and the screen power saver issue is back. I gather virt-manager takes a different approach since I don't have to do anything special to grab or release the mouse. However it's doing it, it doesn't interfere with the screen saver. Unfortunately virt-manager isn't working right now so I'm back struggling with the screen/power saver again. :( Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:43, Gary Dale wrote: Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:13, Gary Dale wrote: Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart [] It's not specific to any desktop environment. In order to pass all keyboard events to guest, kvm grabs input devices (keyboard and mouse), and with them grabbed xscreensaver does not kick in. This is how things work. You can make kvm SDL window inactive by switching to some other window, and your screen saver should work again. Think of it like as if your screen has been given to your guest, and it's guest's responsibility now to run a screen saver. Kvm itself does not have any code to deactivate screen saver, it only grabs input (especially if no -usbdevice tablet specified), since it's the only way how to pass all keyboard events to a guest. It's not that simple. I rarely have the virtual machine window selected but the screensaver still doesn't kick in. Nor does de-selecting the virtual machine's window restore the screensaver. Ok, that's now how things work on my side. Maybe it really is kde-specific. I just tested with lxde (with xscreensaver package) - the screen saver kicks in (I've set it to trigger after 1 minute) even if kvm window is active (but not grabbing kbd/mouse). When I hit (without -usbdevice tablet) the kvm window, it grabs input, at which point the host screeen saver does not trigger anymore. Hitting Ctrl+Alt to release the grab makes local screen saver work again. I've no kde handy, and no place to install it either. /mjt I understand. My KDE setup is specific to Debian/Squeeze - I let the KDE4 installer blow away my old KDE setup. But it does go back to the initial KDE4 appearance in Squeeze. Is there anything you can think of that may cause this? Anything I can check to get further information about it (I can't see anything in syslog or messages indicating a problem)? This problem is annoying because I don't know how to ensure the KDE screensaver/power saver is active. I believe that KDE doesn't use the xcreensaver - at least not directly. Anyway, there is no specific launcher for it that I'm aware of. Usually adjusting the screen and power saver settings gets it to restart but not always. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries but today it just doesn't want to restart. One point I forgot to mention is that the screensaver does appear to work while the virtual machine window is selected (after I've restarted it) and the keyboard/mouse are grabbed. I've had to ungrab the keyboard/mouse several times to stop the screensaver when it kicks in. The KDE screensaver doesn't seem to recognize keyboard or mouse activity in the KVM window, so the screen fades to black as I'm working in the KVM window. It's annoying. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart them. This has been happening since I first installed qemu-kvm and has survived re-installation of both Squeeze and Windows XP/Pro. I don't know if this is specific to KDE4 or if it affects other desktops. Sorry. -- Package-specific info: /proc/cpuinfo: processor: 0 vendor_id: AuthenticAMD cpu family: 16 model: 4 model name: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping: 2 cpu MHz: 800.000 cache size: 512 KB physical id: 0 siblings: 4 core id: 0 cpu cores: 4 apicid: 0 initial apicid: 0 fpu: yes fpu_exception: yes cpuid level: 5 wp: yes flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt bogomips: 6026.46 TLB size: 1024 4K pages clflush size: 64 cache_alignment: 64 address sizes: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate processor: 1 vendor_id: AuthenticAMD cpu family: 16 model: 4 model name: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping: 2 cpu MHz: 800.000 cache size: 512 KB physical id: 0 siblings: 4 core id: 1 cpu cores: 4 apicid: 1 initial apicid: 1 fpu: yes fpu_exception: yes cpuid level: 5 wp: yes flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt bogomips: 6027.48 TLB size: 1024 4K pages clflush size: 64 cache_alignment: 64 address sizes: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate processor: 2 vendor_id: AuthenticAMD cpu family: 16 model: 4 model name: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping: 2 cpu MHz: 800.000 cache size: 512 KB physical id: 0 siblings: 4 core id: 2 cpu cores: 4 apicid: 2 initial apicid: 2 fpu: yes fpu_exception: yes cpuid level: 5 wp: yes flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt bogomips: 6027.49 TLB size: 1024 4K pages clflush size: 64 cache_alignment: 64 address sizes: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate processor: 3 vendor_id: AuthenticAMD cpu family: 16 model: 4 model name: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 940 Processor stepping: 2 cpu MHz: 800.000 cache size: 512 KB physical id: 0 siblings: 4 core id: 3 cpu cores: 4 apicid: 3 initial apicid: 3 fpu: yes fpu_exception: yes cpuid level: 5 wp: yes flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nonstop_tsc extd_apicid pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt bogomips: 6027.49 TLB size: 1024 4K pages clflush size: 64 cache_alignment: 64 address sizes: 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages qemu-kvm depends on: ii adduser 3.112add and remove users and groups ii bridge-utils1.4-5Utilities for configuring the Linu ii iproute 20100224-3 networking and traffic control too ii libaio1 0.3.107-7Linux kernel AIO access library - ii libasound2 1.0.22-2 shared library for ALSA applicatio ii libbluetooth3 4.60-1 Library to use the
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
21.04.2010 21:13, Gary Dale wrote: Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart them. This has been happening since I first installed qemu-kvm and has survived re-installation of both Squeeze and Windows XP/Pro. I don't know if this is specific to KDE4 or if it affects other desktops. Sorry. It's not specific to any desktop environment. In order to pass all keyboard events to guest, kvm grabs input devices (keyboard and mouse), and with them grabbed xscreensaver does not kick in. This is how things work. You can make kvm SDL window inactive by switching to some other window, and your screen saver should work again. Think of it like as if your screen has been given to your guest, and it's guest's responsibility now to run a screen saver. Kvm itself does not have any code to deactivate screen saver, it only grabs input (especially if no -usbdevice tablet specified), since it's the only way how to pass all keyboard events to a guest. See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569830 /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:13, Gary Dale wrote: Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart them. This has been happening since I first installed qemu-kvm and has survived re-installation of both Squeeze and Windows XP/Pro. I don't know if this is specific to KDE4 or if it affects other desktops. Sorry. It's not specific to any desktop environment. In order to pass all keyboard events to guest, kvm grabs input devices (keyboard and mouse), and with them grabbed xscreensaver does not kick in. This is how things work. You can make kvm SDL window inactive by switching to some other window, and your screen saver should work again. Think of it like as if your screen has been given to your guest, and it's guest's responsibility now to run a screen saver. Kvm itself does not have any code to deactivate screen saver, it only grabs input (especially if no -usbdevice tablet specified), since it's the only way how to pass all keyboard events to a guest. See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=569830 /mjt It's not that simple. I rarely have the virtual machine window selected but the screensaver still doesn't kick in. Nor does de-selecting the virtual machine's window restore the screensaver. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
21.04.2010 21:43, Gary Dale wrote: Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:13, Gary Dale wrote: Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart [] It's not specific to any desktop environment. In order to pass all keyboard events to guest, kvm grabs input devices (keyboard and mouse), and with them grabbed xscreensaver does not kick in. This is how things work. You can make kvm SDL window inactive by switching to some other window, and your screen saver should work again. Think of it like as if your screen has been given to your guest, and it's guest's responsibility now to run a screen saver. Kvm itself does not have any code to deactivate screen saver, it only grabs input (especially if no -usbdevice tablet specified), since it's the only way how to pass all keyboard events to a guest. It's not that simple. I rarely have the virtual machine window selected but the screensaver still doesn't kick in. Nor does de-selecting the virtual machine's window restore the screensaver. Ok, that's now how things work on my side. Maybe it really is kde-specific. I just tested with lxde (with xscreensaver package) - the screen saver kicks in (I've set it to trigger after 1 minute) even if kvm window is active (but not grabbing kbd/mouse). When I hit (without -usbdevice tablet) the kvm window, it grabs input, at which point the host screeen saver does not trigger anymore. Hitting Ctrl+Alt to release the grab makes local screen saver work again. I've no kde handy, and no place to install it either. /mjt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#578672: qemu-kvm: kvm kills my screen saver / power manager
Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:43, Gary Dale wrote: Michael Tokarev wrote: 21.04.2010 21:13, Gary Dale wrote: Package: qemu-kvm Version: 0.12.3+dfsg-4 Severity: normal Every time my Windows XP/Pro virtual machine starts or retarts, it takes out my screen saver and screen power manager. I have to manually restart [] It's not specific to any desktop environment. In order to pass all keyboard events to guest, kvm grabs input devices (keyboard and mouse), and with them grabbed xscreensaver does not kick in. This is how things work. You can make kvm SDL window inactive by switching to some other window, and your screen saver should work again. Think of it like as if your screen has been given to your guest, and it's guest's responsibility now to run a screen saver. Kvm itself does not have any code to deactivate screen saver, it only grabs input (especially if no -usbdevice tablet specified), since it's the only way how to pass all keyboard events to a guest. It's not that simple. I rarely have the virtual machine window selected but the screensaver still doesn't kick in. Nor does de-selecting the virtual machine's window restore the screensaver. Ok, that's now how things work on my side. Maybe it really is kde-specific. I just tested with lxde (with xscreensaver package) - the screen saver kicks in (I've set it to trigger after 1 minute) even if kvm window is active (but not grabbing kbd/mouse). When I hit (without -usbdevice tablet) the kvm window, it grabs input, at which point the host screeen saver does not trigger anymore. Hitting Ctrl+Alt to release the grab makes local screen saver work again. I've no kde handy, and no place to install it either. /mjt I understand. My KDE setup is specific to Debian/Squeeze - I let the KDE4 installer blow away my old KDE setup. But it does go back to the initial KDE4 appearance in Squeeze. Is there anything you can think of that may cause this? Anything I can check to get further information about it (I can't see anything in syslog or messages indicating a problem)? This problem is annoying because I don't know how to ensure the KDE screensaver/power saver is active. I believe that KDE doesn't use the xcreensaver - at least not directly. Anyway, there is no specific launcher for it that I'm aware of. Usually adjusting the screen and power saver settings gets it to restart but not always. Sometimes it takes a couple of tries but today it just doesn't want to restart. One point I forgot to mention is that the screensaver does appear to work while the virtual machine window is selected (after I've restarted it) and the keyboard/mouse are grabbed. I've had to ungrab the keyboard/mouse several times to stop the screensaver when it kicks in. The KDE screensaver doesn't seem to recognize keyboard or mouse activity in the KVM window, so the screen fades to black as I'm working in the KVM window. It's annoying. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
