This bug has now been fixed in the latest round of updates (2009-10-16) to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic.
-- Ubuntu 9.10: Unable to switch to TTY by ctr-alt-f1 with Xorg consuming nearly 100% of CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/451462 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