On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 09:04 -0500, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 12:02 -0700, Dan Hensley wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 16:50 +0000, Scott van Looy wrote: > > > Today Dan Hensley did spake thusly: > > > >> > > > >> Any idea what's happening??? > > > > > > > > Ok, as soon as I sent this I suspected the screensaver, and that is > > > > exactly what it is. When I try to change my screensaver in System | > > > > Preferences, I get logged out as soon as the config panel shows up. So > > > > my next question is, where are the screensaver preferences stored, and > > > > how can I change them manually? > > > > > > > > And of course my next question is, why is the stupid screensaver logging > > > > me out? > > > > > > Am guessing you're not actually being logged out (ie you don't see the > > > logout screen) but everything just goes black and then the login screen > > > appears? What graphics card do you use? Are you trying to run a 3d > > > screensaver? It would seem to me to be indicative of a broken OpenGL chunk > > > somewhere... > > > > That's correct. Everything goes black and the login screen appears > > after a few seconds. > > > > I think there was a glibc update yesterday, and that's probably what > > broke it. I've been using the same screensaver for weeks, and I have > > made no other changes recently. > > > > I have an NVidia 6600GT card, and I'm using a recent 3D driver from > > NVidia. Ironically, I have to use this driver because the x.org driver > > will not display at 1680x1050. That's the other issue I have had with > > the FC6 upgrade. It seems to insist on displaying 1280x1024, even when > > 1680x1050 is the ONLY resolution in my config file. > > > > Dan > > Check the kernel log after a "log-out". > You should see X.org/nVidia driver crash message. > If I'm correct, I'd suggest you file a report in > http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=14 > I have found the problem with the logout. If you are running the screensaver, then do not use Kaleidoscope. I ran through every screensaver, and this was the only one that crashed and logged me out... HTH. Ed
