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Pierre Habouzit wrote:
> On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 02:55:33AM +0000, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras wrote:
>> Pierre Habouzit wrote:
>>> Package: xscreensaver
>>> Version: 5.05-1
>>> Severity: grave
>>> Tags: security
>>> Justification: user security hole
>>>
>>>   When xrandr is used to resize the screen on my laptop (because I use
>>> an external 16:9 lcd screen at work, and the lcd panel of the laptop
>>> else and those don't have the same resolution) xscreensaver completely
>>> disappears, I assume it dies at some point.
>>>
>>>   Then if I close my LID so that the laptop is locked when I'm AFK, it
>>> doesn't lock anymore because xscreensaver simply isn't there.
>>>
>>>   If xscreensaver is unable to support xrandr, it should at _LEAST_
>>> restart on its own.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Pierre,
>>
>> There's something in the logs? That could help me a lot :)
> 
> $ pidof xscreensaver
> 12165
> $ xrandr --output LVDS --off; xrandr --output LVDS --auto
> $ pidof xscreensaver
> $
> 
> 
> If I start xscreensaver in a console and does the xrandr stuff in another I 
> can see:
> $ xscreensaver -nosplash 
> xscreensaver: 21:54:57: bad craziness: xinerama screen count changed from 1 
> to 0!
> [1]    12561 abort      xscreensaver -nosplash
> 
Great, you're the one for testing the next version waiting for upload,
please do:

dget --build
http://debian.ghostbar.ath.cx/xscreensaver/5.05-2/xscreensaver_5.05-2.dsc

And let me know if your issue still continues :)

Regards.
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Jose Luis Rivas. San Cristóbal, Venezuela. PGP: 0xCACAB118
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