Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

[mikedoc]

Hello my friends. I'm a new linux user and I just subscribed to your excellent site. I'd like to ask a few questions because I urgently need to fix my new kubuntu 10.04 for my job and can't take my mind of the bugs. I freshly installed a kubuntu 10.04 amd64 on my acer5920 on the brand new momentus xt. Everytime trying to lock the screen by control alt L the password dialog box is not visible. I can only see a grey rectangle without white box to type in. Nevertheless, whenever I type blindly my password, I manage to unlock it. I changed and screensavers but the problem persists. Thank you so much in advance

[Snowhog]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Just change the Theme you are using and see if that makes a difference. Often time, it's the Theme itself that fosters these types of 'issues.'

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Dear friend, no matter what theme I choose, the problem insists. And along with that, everytime I start X windows the slide wallpapers don't work, I have to reenable it. I don't know if that helped or it's just a coinsidence

[Snowhog]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

How long ago did you install 10.04? Since then, have you performed regular updates and dist-upgrades to your installed packages? What version of KDE are you running? Start any application from the K Menu (Dolphin say) and then click on it's Help > About KDE to find out.

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Dear Snowhog. Thank you for your interest. I just bought a new momentus XT (10 days ago) and I formatted my PC fpr more than 5 times to make my linux get working. Each time I encountered a problem I had no alternative but to format. Thank God that this superb site exists and helped me to solved many issues. I have 4-5 more, one of these is the unlocking password box. My KDE is the latest, 4.4.2 and I update all the packages I can. I don't want to return to Windows I love linux but I'm still a newbie

[Snowhog]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

KDE 4.4.2 is not the latest in the 4.4 series. You want to upgrade to KDE 4.4.5. That alone will likely resolve many, if not all, of your issues.

[kyonides]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

What happens if you press ctrl+alt+esc and kill the empty space? Actually it lets me see my desktop, my panel, my widgets, everything... but I can change the folder view settings (the static one that automatically covers all the wallpaper so to say) to show my desktop shortcuts like we did it on Hardy before KDE4 was included in *buntu.

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

I just checked the control alt esc thing but nothing happened. About the KDE upgrade option, my kpackage kit notifies me for latest upgrades. I have only unckecked the pre-relseased updates so as to avoid unstable versions. I have and other issues while restarting my X windows. I don't know if that has also to do with the KDE version.

[mcNisse]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

I have the same problem when using openGL screensavers on one of my computers.

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

I change many screensavers of different categories but the problem persists

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

I also checked the pre-resease updates in software sources, but still have the 4.4.2 KDE. I don't know if that's the real problem in the end

[Snowhog]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

In order to be able to upgrade to KDE 4.4.5, you need to add the kubuntu-ppa/ppa repository. Open Software Sources (K Menu > System > Software Sources), click on the Other Software tab, click on Add... and then copy/paste the following:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu lucid main

Click Add Source and then click Close. You will be told that your package sources needs to be refreshed. Accept that.

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Could anyone possibly help me fix this issue I have with the password unlocking box, please?

[Snowhog]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Did you not follow my advise/instructions to upgrade to KDE 4.4.5? That alone might resolve your problem. The 4.4.5 upgrade is a recommend one, as it fixes many bugs in the earlier 4.4.x releases.

[mikedoc]

Re: Password Dialog Box Unlocking Screen not visible

Dear friends, after the upgrade to 10.10 and latest KDE, the problem persists. it's the same with this: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...0555#msg230555 If anyone can help me I'd appreciate it vastly