the crash was from running "gnome-shell --replace" under lxde was it not?
can you try login directly to gnome-shell session from lightdm. logs should be in ~/.cache/upstart/gnome-session.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1288572 Title: Nvidia driver does not work in Ubuntu GNOME trusty "14.04" (Optimus laptop) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1288572/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs