For the external monitor lockup, you might try this ppa: https://launchpad.net/~sarvatt/+archive/sru6
This contains the following upstream patch, which fixes a common failure on ext. monitor hotplug. http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-intel/commit/?id=1c2932e9cb283942567c3dd2695d03b8045da27f -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/974830 Title: [sandybridge-m-gt2+] GPU lockup render.IPEHR: 0x78170003 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/974830/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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