I have the same issue, both with and without desktop effects. X locks up but the mouse is still working. Can SSH to the machine from another machine.
See attached files for info. ** Attachment added: "10nov09.kern.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/35462846/10nov09.kern.log -- [i945gme] attaching external monitor: laptop display is black, external monitor too, with frozen mouse coursor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/419328 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _______________________________________________ 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