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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 188623] SystemSettings is crashing trying to change screensaver
From:       <jwagner () graffdeals ! com>
Date:       2011-09-30 21:00:18
Message-ID: E1R9kBu-0001Nn-0a () bugs ! kde ! org
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--- Comment #74 from  <jwagner graffdeals com>  2011-09-30 21:00:16 ---
First, I apologize for creating a new bug (282990) that was a duplicate of this
one - I scanned through the first 200 hits when searching for 'screensaver
crash' and didn't see it.

My box is a freshly installed FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 system and I'm having this same
problem with KDE 3.5.10.  (It's my understanding that compositing & desktop
effects referenced in comments #64 & #65 were introduced in KDE4.)  Hoping post
#20 would fix it, I looked on my system but discovered I have no software
installed that has mesa in the name.

This bug was initially reported in April of 2009 and many bugs have since been
created that are duplicates; are there no firm solutions or troubleshooting
techniques for it yet?  Given that changing 3d drivers works for some, is it
maybe related to specific hardware?  (I ordered a standalone video card to
replace the integrated one I'm now using on this chance.)

Comment #29 has a proposed fix and comment #59 contains an updated patch.  A
few questions about these:

1.  Does either patch work to eliminate the crash?

2.  How exactly does one apply one/both of these?

3.  Is the patch dependent on the version of KDE one is using/will either work
with 3.5.10?

4.  If they work, why haven't one of them been integrated in the almost 2 years
since the first patch was added to this bug or the year since the second was
added?


I'm not trying to be a jerk, but am frustrated.  Been trying to get a system up
and running to replace my old (dying) one.  (KDE isn't the only thing I'm
frustrated with; seems like nothing wants to work and further, crashes in such
a way as to provide as little insight as possible into what might be the
problem.)  A big thing is that I cannot leave my desktop with no password
protection and without being able to use a screen saver, that's basically what
I have to do.  I even configured the screen saver manually via the text files,
but it just never kicks on.

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