I presume when it locks up to the point of un-usability, the only way out is a reboot?
If so, when you boot back up, can you login from a console and grab the ~/.xsession-errors and attach it to this bug report. You can also collect data about your system to make it easier to diagnose using the following command:- apport-collect 1163209 I'd also run this just to make sure nothing went missing during the upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 (note the caret):- sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop^ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1163209 Title: Xorg freeze To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1163209/+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