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Subject: gnome-screensaver: Kernel freeze / Keyboard input stops being accepted
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Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 2.22.2-2
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks unrelated software

*** Please type your report below this line ***

I was able to isolate problems mentioned in bugs #415147, #452121, (42243=
0)
to be caused by gnome-screensaver.
Please verify that.

Problem:
* After logging in to gnome, keyboard stops working or kernel freezes har=
d

Steps to reproduce:
* Login to gdm
* trigger screensaver start (e.g. close laptop lid)

Solution:
* uninstall gnome-screensaver

After uninstalling gnome-screensaver the problem disappeared.

This worked for me as well:
&quot;Via ssh to the malfunctioning machine, I ran 'chvt 1'.  The console
properly switched to a text console, and the local keyboard worked fine
there.  Upon switching back to the X console, the local keyboard again
appeared to be completely dead.  This exercise could be repeated any
number of times with the same result.&quot; (415147#5)

System:
Netbook LG x110


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.2
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-openvz-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=3Dde_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=3Dde_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=3DUTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver depends on:
ii  dbus-x11            1.2.1-5+lenny1       simple interprocess messagin=
g
syst
ii  gconf2              2.22.0-1             GNOME configuration database
syste
ii  gnome-icon-theme    2.22.0-1             GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  libatk1.0-0         1.22.0-1             The ATK accessibility toolki=
t
ii  libc6               2.7-18               GNU C Library: Shared
libraries
ii  libcairo2           1.6.4-7              The Cairo 2D vector graphics
libra
ii  libdbus-1-3         1.2.1-5+lenny1       simple interprocess messagin=
g
syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2    0.76-1               simple interprocess messagin=
g
syst
ii  libfontconfig1      2.6.0-3              generic font configuration
library
ii  libfreetype6        2.3.7-2+lenny1       FreeType 2 font engine, shar=
ed
lib
ii  libgconf2-4         2.22.0-1             GNOME configuration database
syste
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [li 7.0.3-7              A free implementation of the
OpenG
ii  libglade2-0         1:2.6.2-1            library to load .glade files
at ru
ii  libglib2.0-0        2.16.6-2             The GLib library of C routin=
es
ii  libgnome-menu2      2.22.2-4             an implementation of the
freedeskt
ii  libgnomekbd2        2.22.0-1             GNOME library to manage
keyboard c
ii  libgnomekbdui2      2.22.0-1             User interface library for
libgnom
ii  libgtk2.0-0         2.12.12-1~lenny1     The GTK+ graphical user
interface=20
ii  libice6             2:1.0.4-1            X11 Inter-Client Exchange
library
ii  libnotify1 [libnoti 0.4.4-3              sends desktop notifications =
to
a n
ii  libpam0g            1.0.1-5+lenny1       Pluggable Authentication
Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0       1.20.5-5             Layout and rendering of
internatio
ii  libpixman-1-0       0.10.0-2             pixel-manipulation library f=
or
X a
ii  libpng12-0          1.2.27-2+lenny2      PNG library - runtime
ii  libsm6              2:1.0.3-2            X11 Session Management libra=
ry
ii  libx11-6            2:1.1.5-2            X11 client-side library
ii  libxcb-render-util0 0.2.1+git1-1         utility libraries for X C
Binding=20
ii  libxcb-render0      1.1-1.2              X C Binding, render extensio=
n
ii  libxcb1             1.1-1.2              X C Binding
ii  libxcursor1         1:1.1.9-1            X cursor management library
ii  libxext6            2:1.0.4-1            X11 miscellaneous extension
librar
ii  libxfixes3          1:4.0.3-2            X11 miscellaneous 'fixes'
extensio
ii  libxi6              2:1.1.4-1            X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1        2:1.0.3-2            X11 Xinerama extension libra=
ry
ii  libxklavier12       3.5-2                X Keyboard Extension
high-level AP
ii  libxml2             2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny1 GNOME XML library
ii  libxrandr2          2:1.2.3-1            X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1         1:0.9.4-2            X Rendering Extension client
libra
ii  libxss1             1:1.1.3-1            X11 Screen Saver extension
library
ii  libxxf86misc1       1:1.0.1-3            X11 XFree86 miscellaneous
extensio
ii  libxxf86vm1         1:1.0.2-1            X11 XFree86 video mode
extension l
ii  zlib1g              1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12    compression library - runtim=
e

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager          2.24.2-2.1  power management tool for th=
e
GNOM
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring         2.22.3-2    PAM module to unlock the GNO=
ME
key
ii  rss-glx                      0.8.1-10+b1 Really Slick Screensavers GL=
X
Port

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver suggests:
ii  xscreensaver-data             5.05-3     data files to be shared amon=
g
scre

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