If the output of dmesg | tail while this is happening contains NVRM: Xid messages there is a small chance you might be seeing Bug #109643
-- Xorg process freezes, uses 100% of CPU. Can be killed by remote terminal. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/51991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs