On 5/31/19 11:16 AM, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > Hi, > > In a fresh install of Buster with XFCE desktop, locking the screen > blanks the monitor and the monitor enters a power save state. After > that, neither moving the mouse nor typing on the keyboard would turn > the monitor back on. > > Typing the password without any visual feedback (while the monitor > continues to be in the power save state) unlocks the screen and my > session is displayed normally. > > Also, switching to another VT when the monitor turns off and switching > back displays the unlock prompt normally. > > The closest I could find online was this: > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=240200 wherein installing > the nouveau video driver appeared to have fixed the issue. However, > that solution is not applicable in my case as I have an integrated > intel graphics controller. > > Is anybody else experiencing this bug? Any workaround? > > Thanks, > Raj Kiran > > Hi, Raj.
Behavior on my testing systems with Xfce desktop environment is exactly as you describe. I didn't think of it as a bug. There are lots of lightweight lockers which behave similarly -- presenting a blank screen, or perhaps a colored screen and awaiting password input without any kind of feedback until the correct password is entered and the desktop returns to normal. I'm grateful for your post. I had never bothered to switch terminals to see if it would have an effect. When I do so on these systems, I'm presented with a screen with a message which says that the system is locked and that I will be redirected to a login prompt in a few seconds. I hope this is useful. Thank you for your post, as I prefer using a prompt to typing my password at a blank screen. Regards, jp
