This helped for me: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=118088
my xorg.conf options (not sure if these should be here): Option "PixmapCacheSize" "1000000" Option "AllowSHMPixmaps" "0" Option "PixmapCache" "1" Option "PixmapCacheRoundSizeKB" "1024" Option "InitialPixmapPlacement" "2" Option "GlyphCache" "1" from command line: nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=2 -a GlyphCache=1 Also fixed the x-server restart problem (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-graphics- drivers-177/+bug/258357). -- [X1650 Pro] Xorg lockup when using xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.9.0+git20080826.a3cc1d7a-2ubuntu3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276518 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs