This affects me too. No problems w/ proprietary nVidia driver. Switching to 'Best Shapes' seemed to resolve the problem for me.
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: Installed: 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu5 Candidate: 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1:0.0.15+git20100219+9b4118d-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://ubuntu.mirror.frontiernet.net/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) -- Fonts "chipped" with subpixel hinting enabled on NV46 (G72M Quadro NVS 110M, GeForce Go 7300) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554296 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 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