Actually, my white screens problem is not completely gone;
There is no white screen problem for at least several hours after logging in.
At some point, an application running in a full-screen window will go white-screen, but the header of its window is still visible.
Hovering the cursor in certain sections of the white screen will bring up comment windows.
Objects are still in the white screens, and they are functional. I just can't see them.
I can grab the header and drag it downward to make it contract into a smaller window.
Almost always, making a smaller window causes the content to become visible again.
Enlarging the application to full screen causes the white screen to return.
Screensaver Does Not Work
Idling the terminal results in a white screen with no borders or features.
With the default installation of 11.04, It was necessary to power off and power on to restore the system.
After I unchecked 'Lock screen when screensaver is active,'
the white screen goes away with a mouse jiggle or any keyboard activity.
This seems to indicate that the screensaver does not work on my installation.
System Notes:
Ubuntu 11.04 stand alone system
Kernel Linux 2.6.38-13
Gnome 2.32.1
Dual Proc Celeron E1200 at 1.6 GHz
nVidia 270.41.06
Graphics Processor: GeForce 7050/nForce 610i
Display; HP L1710
White Screens update
Actually, my white screens problem is not completely gone;
There is no white screen problem for at least several hours after logging in.
At some point, an application running in a full-screen window will go white-screen, but the header of its window is still visible.
Hovering the cursor in certain sections of the white screen will bring up comment windows.
Objects are still in the white screens, and they are functional. I just can't see them.
I can grab the header and drag it downward to make it contract into a smaller window.
Almost always, making a smaller window causes the content to become visible again.
Enlarging the application to full screen causes the white screen to return.
Screensaver Does Not Work
Idling the terminal results in a white screen with no borders or features.
With the default installation of 11.04, It was necessary to power off and power on to restore the system.
After I unchecked 'Lock screen when screensaver is active,'
the white screen goes away with a mouse jiggle or any keyboard activity.
This seems to indicate that the screensaver does not work on my installation.
System Notes:
Ubuntu 11.04 stand alone system
Kernel Linux 2.6.38-13
Gnome 2.32.1
Dual Proc Celeron E1200 at 1.6 GHz
nVidia 270.41.06
Graphics Processor: GeForce 7050/nForce 610i
Display; HP L1710