Since it sounds like you can (a) easily reproduce this, and (b) regain control of your system after reproducing this problem, it would be most helpful if you could trigger this bug, then run “apport-collect 840865”. That way we should get logs of what's happening during the problem.
** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Chris Halse Rogers (raof) ** Package changed: xorg-server (Ubuntu) => xorg (Ubuntu) -- 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/840865 Title: changing monitor resolution does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/840865/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ 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