GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 426917
g-p-m discards the first key when unlocking screen from suspend
Last modified: 2007-04-23 15:26:27 UTC
Please describe the problem: the first letter of the password is never registered on the first try when coming back from suspend (or other power saving modes?) Steps to reproduce: 1. suspend to ram 2. wake; the password screen shows up 3. type the first letter of your password; it will not be registered 4. continue typing your password thinking everything is normal Actual results: the prompt tells you it failed Expected results: grab the first key, don't discard it Does this happen every time? Yes. Yes. Yes. It has taken me so long to figure out I had to consult a psychiatrist about my "I feel the urge to enter my password, erase it, and enter it again" problems. Other information: I will attach a short ogg theora video demonstrating the problem. Oh, and I'm filing this bug report on GPM instead of gnome screensaver, because this never happens if I simply lock the screen. It only happens if I come back from suspend.
Created attachment 85900 [details] demonstration
Cheers for the video! Re-assigning to gnome-screensaver as I think it's more suited there.
What is the version of gnome-screensaver that you have installed? BTW, you should probably change your password since it is visible in the video ;)
I am using gnome-screensaver 2.18.0-0 ubuntu2. Is this supposed to be fixed in newer versions already? P.s.: yeah, a password specifically for this video! :)
Created attachment 86390 [details] demonstration with GDM actually I don't think the bug is related to gnome screensaver at all. I just tried a suspend and resume from the gdm login screen and I had the same problem: the first key was discarded (this was now a lot more obvious since it was in clear text for the username) In the demo, I type "hello world" on resume
I'm not sure there is much we can do from within GNOME. Could be an X, kernel, drivers, etc bug. Might be best to file a bug with your distro. Sorry we can't do more to help.