This is a Compiz issue - it doesn't seem to be related to my video drivers at all. Running 12.04LTS on HP 8570w (Nvidia K1000 - just in case there's a pattern), this also happened on my last HP 8560w (also nvidia). However - this problem seems to appear relatively randomly, I've found that bouncing Compiz = instant relief.
As with others here - my screens lock up (laptop or my external monitors), the mouse will still move, key combos to launch an xterm work (ctrl+alt + t) as do the other ttys but I cannot click on any existing open window to move it or type in it (only in new term windows). Killing compiz and restarting it = instant relief however this is not a fix..... The problem comes back in a short time. This often occurs under load - with many browser tabs up (FF) and with VMware WS running etc. So this issue makes running this itteration of Ubuntu almost unusable..... Please address this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-ati in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/987498 Title: Unity/compiz freeze but mouse still move Status in “xserver-xorg-video-ati” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I don't know how to reproduce the but but here are the results after it happened: - the mouse works. first console works too (Ctrl+Alt+F1) - I'm able to launch unity-2d-shell and unity-2d-panel and metacity and to kill compiz to get an usable desktop - launching again unity won't work (desktop frozen, displaying the background without any window) - switching back to first console works but takes a long time (about 1 minute) - the system load doesn't go under 1 in top, as if there is a busy thread in X? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686 .tmp.unity.scope.cities: Error: [Errno 21] est un dossier: '/tmp/unity-scope-cities' .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: i386 CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell] CompositorRunning: None Date: Mon Apr 23 21:43:57 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: precise DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] [1002:714a] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:30ac] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nc6400 (RR980UC#ABF) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic-pae root=UUID=e11ad4fa-fa83-42aa-abbc-30a6886457e8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-ati UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/18/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68YCD Ver. F.08 dmi.board.name: 30AC dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 56.34 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68YCDVer.F.08:bd12/18/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnc6400(RR980UC#ABF):pvrF.08:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30AC:rvrKBCVersion56.34:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nc6400 (RR980UC#ABF) dmi.product.version: F.08 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu1 version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-ati/+bug/987498/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
