I have fixed this problem for me. Dell Optiplex GX-150 1gz, 512mb ram, Intel I815 graphics card. Ubuntu 9.04
I did a gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf added to the Device: section Option "DRI" "off" and save This is the only way i found fixes the problem, and yes if i take that out of the Xorg.conf then X will freeze and then the mouse freezes up. -- [regression][rv280] black screen and console freeze when X starts - drm lockup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67487 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xserver-xorg-driver-ati. _______________________________________________ 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