I disabled fading using the attached patch. Solves problem for me but it is not a fix, just a workaround with minimal functional impact.
cd /tmp wget [url for patch] apt-get source gnome-screensaver cp 99_wsgc_fixes3.patch gnome-screensaver-2.30.0/debian/patches/ cd gnome-screensaver-2.30.0 fakeroot dpkg-buildpackage [note you may have to install a fair amount of packages to get this to build, just read the warning for details] cd .. ls *.deb sudo dpkg -i [name of .deb file above] killall gnome-screensaver gnome-screensaver ** Patch added: "Ugly hack to disable fading" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48365336/99_wsgc_fixes3.patch -- Gamma values are not being set properly after a second fade out resulting in a black screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/555870 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
