For the other mystery hangs, the last message in syslog is this: type=1503 audit(1349642278.078:46): operation="open" pid=5234 parent=5145 profile="/usr/lib/firefox/firefox{,*[^s][^h]}" requested_mask="::rw" denied_mask="::rw" fsuid=1002 ouid=0 name="/dev/nvidiactl"
No clue why "audit" is reporting a denied(?) request by firefox to write to nvidia, and then hanging ... Hmmm don't know what to make of this. ** Summary changed: - NVIDIA X driver causes flickering + NVIDIA X driver causes flickering, crashes or hangs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/717873 Title: NVIDIA X driver causes flickering, crashes or hangs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/717873/+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