Still same in Xubuntu 14.04/14.10 also it is not only related to Asus UX32 series laptops, found same issue on Asus U36 SD with Nvidia 520 GT on board. I supprised that only a few people reported this, believe a lot of people have this "pain"
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387134 Title: when enabled nvidia graphics card, desktop freezes Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Screen freezes occasionally while simply browsing the web, can be recovered by ctrl+alt+f1 and ctrl+alt+f7 This has been the case in 14.04, and it's still the case in 14.10 (64 bit) Asus UX32V 331.89-0ubuntu5 *** 331.89-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/restricted amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-24.32-generic 3.16.4 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-24-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Ez egy könyvtár: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 331.89 Tue Jul 1 13:30:18 PDT 2014 GCC version: gcc version 4.9.1 (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6) .tmp.unity.support.test.0: .tmp.unity.support.test.1: ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Oct 29 12:40:01 2014 DistUpgraded: 2014-10-28 11:18:50,177 DEBUG enabling apt cron job DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.7, 3.16.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed bbswitch, 0.7, 3.16.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed EcryptfsInUse: Yes ExtraDebuggingInterest: No GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1507] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GeForce GT 620M [1043:1507] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-31 (150 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. UX32VD ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-24-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=690e7454-2b46-48e2-9b5e-57228f67864a ro quiet splash processor.ignore_ppc=1 vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-28 (1 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 01/29/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: UX32VD.214 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: UX32VD dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrUX32VD.214:bd01/29/2013:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnUX32VD:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnUX32VD:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: UX32VD dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.0-0ubuntu3 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Wed Oct 29 12:00:13 2014 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.errors: NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change. NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change NVIDIA(0): Failed to initiate mode change. NVIDIA(0): Failed to complete mode change xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 4931 vendor CMN xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1387134/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp