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[Bug 1537983] [NEW] gnome-screensaver loses screen control when desktop is Flashback + Compiz on single screen computers

 

Public bug reported:

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System
-> About Ubuntu

Description:	Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release:	16.04

I use gnome-flashback with compiz on my machines. I have four (2 single
screen and 2 dual screen) and the problem only occur on the single
screen machines.

2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

gnome-screensaver:
  Installed: 3.6.1-7ubuntu4
  Candidate: 3.6.1-7ubuntu4
  Version table:
 *** 3.6.1-7ubuntu4 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


3) What you expected to happen

Get back to the desktop when I touch the mouse or keyboard.

4) What happened instead

Screen is on and black except the clock line and locked (Why? I do not lock my screens) user name at the top, plus the mouse pointer. 
The only keyboard input available is switch to virtual terminals.
There is no way to get back to the desktop. I just  kill the session by "sudo killall lightdm" and log in again.

The lines that mentions  screensaver in syslog:

Jan 25 08:35:40 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[1406]: (gnome-screensaver:1532): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 33 was not found when attempting to remove it
Jan 25 21:41:26 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[1406]: (gnome-screensaver:1532): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 77 was not found when attempting to remove it
Jan 26 04:30:30 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[4193]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4321): WARNING **: Couldn't get presence status: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
Jan 26 04:30:32 Tvburk gnome-session[4277]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4398): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
Jan 26 04:30:32 Tvburk gnome-session[4277]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4407): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session

** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: compiz gnome-flashback gnome-screensaver

** Attachment added: "A photo of the screen, since I can't make a screenshot when the keyboard is locked"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1537983/+attachment/4556658/+files/20151105_152915.jpg

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Title:
   gnome-screensaver loses screen control when desktop is Flashback +
  Compiz on single screen computers

Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or
  System -> About Ubuntu

  Description:	Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
  Release:	16.04

  I use gnome-flashback with compiz on my machines. I have four (2
  single screen and 2 dual screen) and the problem only occur on the
  single screen machines.

  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
  pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  gnome-screensaver:
    Installed: 3.6.1-7ubuntu4
    Candidate: 3.6.1-7ubuntu4
    Version table:
   *** 3.6.1-7ubuntu4 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  3) What you expected to happen

  Get back to the desktop when I touch the mouse or keyboard.

  4) What happened instead

  Screen is on and black except the clock line and locked (Why? I do not lock my screens) user name at the top, plus the mouse pointer. 
  The only keyboard input available is switch to virtual terminals.
  There is no way to get back to the desktop. I just  kill the session by "sudo killall lightdm" and log in again.

  The lines that mentions  screensaver in syslog:

  Jan 25 08:35:40 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[1406]: (gnome-screensaver:1532): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 33 was not found when attempting to remove it
  Jan 25 21:41:26 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[1406]: (gnome-screensaver:1532): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 77 was not found when attempting to remove it
  Jan 26 04:30:30 Tvburk org.gnome.ScreenSaver[4193]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4321): WARNING **: Couldn't get presence status: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
  Jan 26 04:30:32 Tvburk gnome-session[4277]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4398): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session
  Jan 26 04:30:32 Tvburk gnome-session[4277]: ** (gnome-screensaver:4407): WARNING **: screensaver already running in this session

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