I have exactly the same problem. I try to open a pptx file X crashes. In the file Xorg.0.log.old you can find:
Backtrace: [ 45.654] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x3b) [0x80ef31b] [ 45.654] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x5d00d) [0x80a500d] [ 45.654] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb77cb40c] [ 45.654] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0xb7335000+0x35c35) [0xb736ac35] [ 45.654] 4: /usr/bin/X (CompositeTrapezoids+0xa8) [0x8121528] [ 45.654] 5: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0xd52aa) [0x811d2aa] [ 45.654] 6: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0xcf863) [0x8117863] [ 45.654] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x26ee7) [0x806eee7] [ 45.654] 8: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1a5da) [0x80625da] [ 45.654] 9: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xe7) [0xb74ecce7] [ 45.654] 10: /usr/bin/X (0x8048000+0x1a1b1) [0x80621b1] [ 45.654] Segmentation fault at address 0x1f [ 45.654] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting > lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 Codename: maverick > dpkg -l | grep xserver | grep intel ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.12.0-1ubuntu5.1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display driver -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/656043 Title: X crashes opening (specific) ppt in openoffice -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs