Michael, have a look at your Xorg.0.log.old. Does it say something like '(EE) Failed to initialize GLX extension (Compatible NVIDIA X driver not found)'. If so, try adding the nvidia module in /etc/modules.
It seems to me, like nvidia kernel module is missing every second or third reboot some how. Then Xorg terminates because it lacks glx support. After that xorg.conf ist restored to a working minimal configuration by some automagic. -- nvidia-glx-new doesn't remember 1280x800 resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/196299 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