GNOME 2.0 Desktop for the Solaris Operating Environment Troubleshooting Guide

4.10 Conflicts With Screensavers

Problem  

My screen lock preferences contain the following screensaver displays that can conflict with some frame buffer drivers:  

  • Insecure screen distortion screensaver displays

  • Screensaver displays such as julia and penrose

These screensaver displays occasionally run when I select random screensaver. 

Solution  

You have an old ~/.xscreensaver file. Perform the following steps:

  1. Remove the ~/.xscreensaver file.

  2. Log out, then log in.

You can deselect screensaver displays that you do not need in the Display Modes tab of the screensaver properties dialog.