I'm having the same problem xscreensaver latest version Ubuntu 11.10 (clean install) w/ Unity running
mounting a windows share with: mount -t cifs //10.200.10.187/shared$ -o rw,bg,vers=3,proto=tcp,hard,intr,rsize=32768,wsize=32768,forcedirectio,llock,username=root,password=xxxxxxx /mnt/shared/ I can access this share and the images in it using other applications like gimp and firefox. I have another machine with different hardware running Ubuntu 11.10 (upgraded from 11.04) but running lubuntu desktop instead of unity and this works ok. in the error it says the directory doesn't exist. during a preview, the error lists the actual names of the files it is reading from the directory but then says the file doesn't exist. I ran the xscreensaver-getimage command: the file exists: root@T420s:~# ls -la /mnt/shared/pics/yWPk9.jpg -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 47484 2011-05-26 14:36 /mnt/shared/pics/yWPk9.jpg xscreensaver-getimage sees the dir: root@T420s:~# xscreensaver-getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/shared/pics/ root xscreensaver-getimage: grabDesktopImages: True xscreensaver-getimage: grabVideoFrames: False xscreensaver-getimage: chooseRandomImages: False xscreensaver-getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/shared/pics/ xscreensaver-getimage: grabbing desktop image xscreensaver-getimage: window 0x0000015D root: 1 saver: 0 grab: 0 wait: 0.0 xscreensaver-getimage: 0x21 (TrueColor, depth: 24, cmap: default) xscreensaver-getimage: grabbed 24 bit screen image to real root window. xscreensaver-getimage: displaying 1920x1980 image at 0,0 in 1920x1980. but it doesn't see the file: root@T420s:~# xscreensaver-getimage -verbose -directory /mnt/shared/pics/ -file /mnt/shared/pics/yWPk9.jpg -root xscreensaver-getimage: file "/mnt/shared/pics/yWPk9.jpg" does not exist xscreensaver-getimage: grabDesktopImages: True xscreensaver-getimage: grabVideoFrames: False xscreensaver-getimage: chooseRandomImages: False xscreensaver-getimage: imageDirectory: /mnt/shared/pics/ xscreensaver-getimage: grabbing desktop image xscreensaver-getimage: window 0x0000015D root: 1 saver: 0 grab: 0 wait: 0.0 xscreensaver-getimage: 0x21 (TrueColor, depth: 24, cmap: default) xscreensaver-getimage: grabbed 24 bit screen image to real root window. xscreensaver-getimage: displaying 1920x1980 image at 0,0 in 1920x1980. maybe the problem is Unity? I'll try changing desktops and let you know. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609451 Title: xscreensaver-getimage can't find image on samba share To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xscreensaver/+bug/609451/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
