I can confirm this with Firefox 3.6.13 on Lucid, with Linux 2.6.32-27.29. Since one application can bring down the system, this seems to be a kernel bug.
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: xorg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673389 Title: Clicking on huge image locks/hangs machine (complete loss of interactivity) _______________________________________________ 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