Bug#236373: [xscreensaver] screensaver 'kumppa' locks computer
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 03:05, Frans Pop wrote:
> I have tried the following:
> - commented out the line for dri in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
> - /etc/init.d/kdm restart
> - select kumppa from KDE's Configure screensavers
>
> Both in the preview pane and when run in the root window, the system does
> _not_ freeze anymore.
> However, the screensaver runs very much stop and go (somewhat irregular): runs
> for 1-2 seconds, stops for a second, starts again.
[...]
> I have just also tested kumppa (using xscreensaver-demo) under Woody with dri
> enabled. It runs OK (no freeze), but also with the pauses.
> After I got back to my console I saw the following messages:
> - several GetModeLine listings
> - (EE) R128(0): FIFO timed out, resetting engine
> I would say the second line was shown about once for every pause.
Could be related to http://bugs.xfree86.org/show_bug.cgi?id=271 .
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Earthling Michel Dänzer | Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
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