I was able to pin this down to an issue with xfce4-power-manager:
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12857
DR
On 12/22/2016 09:51 AM, yaky83--- via arch-general wrote:
Le 19 Sep, 2016, David Rosenstrauch a écrit:
On 09/16/2016 12:14 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
I've noticed that my screen lock / screensaver has stopped engaging as
of a couple of days ago. I check the settings (which I haven't changed
recently), but they seem to be set correctly.
Anyone have an idea what package upgrade might have caused this and/or
which bugs I should watch for a resolution?
I'm running XFCE desktop btw.
Thanks,
DR
I've discovered something else odd going on that seems to be related
to this issue.
If I activate the screen lock by hand, and the screensaver starts
running, I noticed that within say 30 seconds the screensaver pauses
and displays the login box - as if someone pressed a key on the
keyboard or moved the mouse. This would explain why the screensaver
never engages - it keeps getting keyboard or mouse input (or at least
thinks it is) that prevents it.
But that makes the problem even more puzzling, as my hands are not on
the keyboard or mouse. My next guess was that perhaps there's a
broken key on the keyboard that keeps pressing. But I used xev, and
it shows no keyboard or mouse events while my hands are off.
Is anyone else seeing similar behavior? If not, I guess I'll have to
assume this is a hardware problem. But if so, I'd appreciate any
suggestion on how I might go about debugging.
Thanks,
DR
Hi!
Sorry for being so late.
I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. I had just started using a HDMI
cable, and there are two HDMI inputs on the monitor. When the screen locker
was activated, the monitor simply switched to the other HDMI input which
defeated the screen lock. The solution was to turn auto-switch input to
off.
RB
