I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 on a person his pc (dual boot with Windows) where it also had random crashes/freezes. When I switched off "visual effects" it seemed better, but I only had less crashes on that system. It was not that the problem was solved. This looks like a (very) severe bug to me, as it freezes the whole system.
Video: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200 PRO] (rev 01) System: Ubuntu 9.10, latest updates installed -- RV280 Radeon 9200 pro Hardware not fully supported. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/486367 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