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Debian testing (Etch) Package: rdesktop 1.4.1-1.1 Desktop: Gnome 1:2.14.3.2 Hello Everyone, I believe I have found a bug, but I am unsure about how to
classify it within a bug report. I am hoping someone can give me some guidance
on submitting this as there are multiple programs being used. I did a few
searches and it does not appear that this has been noted yet. I have tested
this on 3 different Debian Etch machines and all have this issue, I have not
tested on any other type of Debian systems. I will give a step-by-step on how to get this bug and my
work around to recover from it. From a terminal command line within Gnome I type in: rdesktop -a 24 -g 1280x1024 -u UserName WindowsXPSystem After initializing the connection and logging into the Windows
system, lock the screen on the Debian host ( Desktop Menu -> Lock Screen ). The screen freezes. It does not blank out like it should and
normally does, it is just no longer responsive. The mouse can be moved around
but clicking does not do anything. The only keys I have found to respond on the
keyboard are Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to reset the GUI and to switch terminals
( Ctrl + Alt + F[1-7] ) and after you switch terminals the keyboard responds
again within the terminals but not on the desktop. Resetting the GUI can lead to lost work. So you need to kill
rdesktop. You can either kill the rdesktop process from another terminal or by
logging into the Windows system from a different computer (thereby breaking the
remote session). Watching the Debian host desktop, this is seems to be an
immediate effect as you can see the screen refresh and rdesktop close. You
still can not type, change desktops, move windows, or do anything else. This is
where I just leave the Debian system alone until the screensaver starts up
again. Once it is started, logging back into the system is no problem and
everything works again. It seems to me that rdesktop is what is throwing the kink in
things, but the fact that the “Lock Screen” / Screensaver does not
handle this well might be the problem. Of course it could be something within
Gnome. I am just uncertain as to how to file this report. Any comments or
suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Chris Stackpole |