Affects me too with the very same computer model (8540w) as well as the latest nVidia binary drivers for the Quadro FX 1800M card. This was not the case with Ubuntu 10.10/Gnome. I have not found a pattern when the red screen appears, but it usually happens a few (2-5) times a work day.
Except when beening inside a vmware image, it is easy to get rid of the red screen. Just switch to another virtual desktop or move the mouse around for a while. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/812040 Title: Screen turns red To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/812040/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs