I decided to ssh into the machine and tail a few logs then brought up the gnome-screensaver settings dialog and here are the errors I got.
tail -f Xorg.0.log (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (64.0 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 40.00 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 +hsync +vsync (37.9 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 31.50 640 656 720 840 480 481 484 500 -hsync -vsync (37.5 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "640x480"x0.0 25.18 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync (31.5 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "720x400"x0.0 28.32 720 738 846 900 400 412 414 449 -hsync +vsync (31.5 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "1280x1024"x0.0 135.00 1280 1296 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync (80.0 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 78.75 1024 1040 1136 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync (60.0 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "1024x768"x0.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "800x600"x0.0 49.50 800 816 896 1056 600 601 604 625 +hsync +vsync (46.9 kHz) (II) intel(0): Modeline "1152x864"x0.0 108.00 1152 1216 1344 1600 864 865 868 900 +hsync +vsync (67.5 kHz) Fatal server error: Failed to submit batchbuffer: Input/output error Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. (II) Power Button: Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) Power Button: Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard: Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) Microsoft Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log tail -f /var/log/messages Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.930497] type=1505 audit(1270661460.142:6): t3" Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.936243] type=1505 audit(1270661460.150:7): orkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.936630] type=1505 audit(1270661460.150:8): man/scripts/dhclient-script" Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.951262] type=1505 audit(1270661460.162:9): Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.970028] type=1505 audit(1270661460.182:10): -previewer" Apr 7 11:31:00 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 14.980648] type=1505 audit(1270661460.194:11): -thumbnailer" Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.041852] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is n Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.044180] e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps F Apr 7 11:31:01 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 16.044376] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link Apr 7 11:31:20 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1117]: ratelimit.c: 1 events suppressed Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1757]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting. Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1757]: main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-lJiDksISzC: Connection refused /var/log$ tail -f syslog Apr 7 11:31:08 giftshopcustomer-desktop rtkit-daemon[1119]: Supervising 4 threads of 2 processes of Apr 7 11:31:08 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1194]: pid.c: Daemon already running. Apr 7 11:31:09 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1216[107:114] Apr 7 11:31:09 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:31:09 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 25.920053] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sec Apr 7 11:31:09 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 25.948042] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sec Apr 7 11:31:09 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 26.372013] eth0: no IPv6 routers present Apr 7 11:31:20 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1117]: ratelimit.c: 1 events suppressed Apr 7 11:31:43 giftshopcustomer-desktop gnome-session[993]: WARNING: Detected that screensaver has Apr 7 11:32:10 giftshopcustomer-desktop AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon Apr 7 11:36:07 giftshopcustomer-desktop anacron[1158]: Job `cron.daily' started Apr 7 11:36:07 giftshopcustomer-desktop anacron[1699]: Updated timestamp for job `cron.daily' to 2010-04-07 Apr 7 11:36:29 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 346.388015] [drm:i915_hangcheck_elapsed] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung Apr 7 11:36:29 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 346.388031] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000000 Apr 7 11:36:29 giftshopcustomer-desktop kernel: [ 346.388052] [drm:i915_do_wait_request] *ERROR* i915_do_wait_request returns -5 (awaiting 3524 at 3523) Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 837[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1760[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:30 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1757]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting. Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop pulseaudio[1757]: main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-lJiDksISzC: Connection refused Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.665068 seconds Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1760[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1769[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.392763 seconds Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1769[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1776[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.390680 seconds Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1776[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1783[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:31 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.391870 seconds Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1783[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1790[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.389481 seconds Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1790[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1797[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:32 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.397483 seconds Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop gdm-binary[720]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop init: gdm main process (720) terminated with status 1 Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client 1797[0:0] has disconnected Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: client connected from 1813[0:0] Apr 7 11:36:33 giftshopcustomer-desktop acpid: 1 client rule loaded -- System Crash observed when Screensaver settings were being set https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/556722 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs