i added Option "NoAccel" "true" to the Device section in xorg.conf and use the attached script to toggle it when i need oowriter.
/etc/X11/Xorg.conf : ... Section "Device" ... Option "NoAccel" "true" ... EndSection ... ** Attachment added: "xorg-toggle-noaccel.sh" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/27080180/xorg-toggle-noaccel.sh -- [R420] system freezes when starting openoffice writer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/371296 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp