This bug has been found to be in the ACPI setup of my motherboard (I believe).
I solved the issue by passing the noirqpoll kernel option Here is my forum thread that lead to the solution. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2210142 ** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1284296 Title: screen blanks (as if computer is off) after grub but only sometimes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1284296/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
