Bug 458633

Summary:	When unplugging a docking station with LID closed and locked screen, unlocking UI never appears on the lockscreen background
Product:	[Unmaintained] kscreenlocker	Reporter:	frederic.parrenin <frederic.parrenin>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	major	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.25.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-09-02 09:51:29 UTC

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect a KDE laptop to a docking station, close the LID and lock the screen.
2. Unplug the docking station
3. Open the LID

OBSERVED RESULT
There is no greeter to unlock the screen
The only way I found to get the greeter is to connect back to the docking station.

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a greeter to unlock the screen.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian 12
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.97.0
Qt Version: 5.15.4

Comment 1 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-09-02 09:54:33 UTC

I forgot to say that this is with X11.

Comment 2 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-09-09 15:31:00 UTC

Just to add that this problem does not always happen, it is not 100% reproducible.
I would say something like 50% on average.
It is not clear to me in which circumstances it happens.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2022-11-10 17:53:52 UTC

When you say "there is no greeter", is the screen blank?" Or do you see the blurred wallpaper, but with no unlocking UI? Or something else?

Can you attach a photograph of what it looks like when it's in this state? Thanks!

Comment 4 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-11-10 18:52:13 UTC

Hi Nate, from what I remember, there was the wallpaper but no UI to unlock.
I will try to reproduce and post a picture next time I go to my office.
Nowadays I am on Wayland and I do not see this problem anymore.

Comment 5 Nate Graham 2022-11-10 18:58:11 UTC

In that case the bug was in KScreenLocker, not KScreen. Moving it there.

Comment 6 Bug Janitor Service 2022-11-25 05:21:52 UTC

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Comment 7 frederic.parrenin@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr 2022-11-25 11:09:17 UTC

So I tried today to reproduce this bug, but it did not show up.
I am on Wayland nowadays, so this bug does not affect me anymore.

Comment 8 Nate Graham 2022-11-25 14:54:27 UTC

OK cool, thanks!