As per comment #12 I've dropped the patch for now, and re-opened the original bug report.
Since it sounds like upstream is in process of taking the patch, I guess there is a potential for the bug to return, so continued efforts to troubleshoot this patch would not be in vain. ** Changed in: nvidia-settings (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692677 Title: Desktop login to unity leads to hang and compiz crash when X Server Display Confirmation is clicked on -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs