*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 430694 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/430694
what unggnu meant is switch to the terminal with ctrl + alt + f1 to stop / restart gdm, instead of using /etc/init.d, you can do: sudo service gdm stop sudo rmmod i915 sudo modprobe i915 modeset=1 sudo service gdm start Good luck, and thanks to unggnu for the advice! -- Xorg continuously taking up 15% CPU, system slow, GUI windows take several seconds to draw https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441505 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs