Affects me since ubuntu 12.04 with Intel+nVidia dual card combination where is impossible to use proprietary driver.
2RickB: Try ctrl-alt-F1 to switch to console for login and reboot. This works for me. Note: do not try restart X via ctrl-alt-backspace before -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-nouveau in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1291574 Title: nouveau DRM GPU lockup, PFIFO unhandled status 0x00800000 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-nouveau/+bug/1291574/+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