Yes, I get similar issues when logging into a "classic" session and in fact when the system is at the gdm screen before logging in. So I reassigned to the intel driver, since this appears to be a generic X problem.
** Project changed: unity => xserver-xorg-video-intel ** Package changed: unity (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/745112 Title: desktop is messed up (goes black) when laptop is docked -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs