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Debian testing (Etch) Package: rdesktop Version: 1.4.1-1.1 Package: gnome-screensaver Version: 2.14.3-2 Desktop: Gnome Version: 1:2.14.3.2 Severity: normal Hello, I came across a bug, and after seeking advice from the mailing
list I am reporting it here. It seems that this particular bug has been noted
before as 311048, but what I experience seems to be slightly different then
reported. I hope that I can provide assistance to get this bug resolved. 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 try and explain how I 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] ). 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. If I can provide any more details or any other information,
please let me know. Thanks, Chris Stackpole |
