I face the same problem.
$ uname -r 3.0.0-12-generic-pae $ dpkg -l | grep nvidia ii nvidia-common 1:0.2.35 Find obsolete NVIDIA drivers ii nvidia-current 280.13-0ubuntu6 NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library ii nvidia-settings 280.13-0ubuntu2 Tool of configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver This helps for a time (some seconds). $ xset r on -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272293 Title: [hardy] Key repeat gets randomly turned off. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/272293/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs