X server crashes when screensaver activates.

Dave Airlie airlied at gmail.com
Sun Apr 24 15:51:21 PDT 2011


>
>> I have some mobile computers that are running Ubuntu (one is 10.04, one is
>> 10.10).  In both cases, if the 'Activate screensaver when computer is idle'
>> option is enabled in Screensaver Preferences, as soon as it activates the X
>> server crashes.  The selected screensaver makes no difference (it's usually
>> on 'blank screen').
>>
>>
>> Is there any workarounds? (besides disabling screensaver)
>
> This looks like a bug that should be fixed, not worked around.

It was.

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-savage/commit/?id=830e58d086828fa0431303df32a847ddd3022654

just update savage to at least 2.3.2 release.

Dave.



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