Same problem here, i7/nvidia as well. The problems started after the xorg 1.9+nvidia update in the maverick beta. And was still there on a fresh maverick install after release.
Some discussion about this was also done in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/649809 Which also seems to be a problem specific to i7/nvidia/ssd, and for me started also after the xorg/nvidia update. -- Intel Core i7, nVidia proprietary - Timer interrupt freezes, system becomes sluggish https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/665796 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
