Bug#538694: Screensaver does not activate

[Mark Hedges]

Package: gnome-screensaver
Version: 2.28.0-1
Severity: normal


It doesn't work for me using the button, waiting for timeout or
using the command directly.  The screen blanks, and locks, but
the screensaver does not activate.

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hedges at maggie:~$ gnome-screensaver-command --activate

** (gnome-screensaver-command:14511): WARNING **: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod raised:
 Method "SetActive" with signature "b" on interface "org.gnome.ScreenSaver" doesn't exist



** Message: Did not receive a reply from the screensaver.
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-maggie+8 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                      1.2.16-2   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  gconf2                        2.28.0-1   GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-icon-theme              2.28.0-1   GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-session                 2.28.0-4   The GNOME Session Manager
ii  libc6                         2.10.1-7   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                     1.8.8-2    The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libdbus-1-3                   1.2.16-2   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2              0.82-2     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                   2.28.0-1   GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]      7.6-1      A free implementation of the OpenG
ii  libglib2.0-0                  2.22.2-2   The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-desktop-2-11         2.28.1-1   Utility library for loading .deskt
ii  libgnome-menu2                2.28.0.1-1 an implementation of the freedeskt
ii  libgnomekbd3                  2.26.0-1   GNOME library to manage keyboard c
ii  libgtk2.0-0                   2.18.3-1   The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2.1 0.4.5-1    sends desktop notifications to a n
ii  libpam0g                      1.1.0-4    Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpango1.0-0                 1.26.0-1   Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libx11-6                      2:1.2.2-1  X11 client-side library
ii  libxext6                      2:1.0.4-1  X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxklavier12                 3.9-1      X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxxf86misc1                 1:1.0.1-3  X11 XFree86 miscellaneous extensio
ii  libxxf86vm1                   1:1.0.2-1  X11 XFree86 video mode extension l

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver recommends:
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.28.1-2   power management tool for the GNOM
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          2.28.1-1   PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii  rss-glx                       0.9.0-2    Really Slick Screensavers GLX Port

Versions of packages gnome-screensaver suggests:
ii  xscreensaver-data             5.10-3     data files to be shared among scre

-- no debconf information