I have the same on my Thinkpad W510 (Nvidia Quadro FX 880M) on Xubuntu 12.10, using the xorg-edgers PPA, which brings in Linux 3.7.0.7-generic. I installed nvidia-325 via synaptic. I get this in /var/log/syslog after two crashes:
Sep 3 18:30:57 Escher kernel: [ 990.669702] traps: nvidia-settings[3826] trap invalid opcode ip:7f7cc8123909 sp:7fff8db23558 error:0 in libpixbufloader-xpm.so[7f7cc811f000+6000] Sep 3 18:36:18 Escher kernel: [ 1312.143971] traps: nvidia-settings[4682] trap invalid opcode ip:7ffdaae74909 sp:7fff775145b8 error:0 in libpixbufloader-xpm.so[7ffdaae70000+6000] Does xpm suggest it's some sort of image or icon loading problem? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-settings in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1211035 Title: nvidia-settings-325 crashes on Quit button press Status in “nvidia-settings” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When im using nvidia-settings. When im change resolutions 1360x768 and apply and saved. Then im pressing exit button. Program crashed. my log say: kernel: [ 1773.710033] traps: nvidia-settings[5065] trap invalid opcode ip:7f515895e8f4 sp:7fff2857eb08 error:0 in libpixbufloader- xpm.so[7f515895a000+6000] Im using latest Nvidia drivers 325.15 drivers with NV Control 1.29. Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-settings/+bug/1211035/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp