i have very simmilar problem i'm on kubuntu 8.10
here is my xorg Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Driver "intel" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Device "Configured Video Device" EndSection and here is tail /var/log/Xorg.0.log (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" removed. (EE) intel(0): tried to update DSPARB with both planes enabled! (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" removed. (EE) intel(0): tried to update DSPARB with both planes enabled! (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" removed. (EE) intel(0): tried to update DSPARB with both planes enabled! (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0. (II) intel(0): I2C device "LVDSDDC_C:ddc2" removed. im using kde4 with special effects on -- X-Server crashes unpredictably https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283928 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