This seems to be happening to me of late. Symptoms as previous poster. Get a seg fault in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old
Backtrace: [ 7808.923] 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x28) [0x45c5a8] [ 7808.924] 1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x5a87d) [0x45a87d] [ 7808.924] 2: /lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f9f6a38a000+0xfb40) [0x7f9f6a399b40] [ 7808.924] 3: /usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules/nvidia_drv.so (0x7f9f64d02000+0x3a3a7c) [0x7f9f650a5a7c] [ 7808.924] 4: /usr/bin/X (FreeClientResources+0xef) [0x44adef] [ 7808.924] 5: /usr/bin/X (CloseDownClient+0x5c) [0x43b2ac] [ 7808.924] 6: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x3fa46) [0x43fa46] [ 7808.924] 7: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2187b) [0x42187b] [ 7808.924] 8: /lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xfe) [0x7f9f692f5d8e] [ 7808.924] 9: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x21409) [0x421409] [ 7808.924] Segmentation fault at address (nil) [ 7808.924] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting [ 7808.933] Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. [ 7808.933] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. [ 7808.933] [ 7809.000] (II) Power Button: Close [ 7809.000] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.080] (II) Power Button: Close [ 7809.080] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.151] (II) Logitech USB Laser Mouse: Close [ 7809.151] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.200] (II) Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard: Close [ 7809.200] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.260] (II) Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard: Close [ 7809.260] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.340] (II) zc3xx: Close [ 7809.340] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev" [ 7809.723] ddxSigGiveUp: Closing log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/740785 Title: Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp