I've a similar problem. The cursor continue moving but the screen stop updating.
I can resolve it by ctrl+alt+F3 and lunch "unity --replace &" My dmesg : [10137.632854] [drm:i915_hangcheck_hung] *ERROR* Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung [10137.632863] [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state ** Attachment added: "i915_error_state" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1134611/+attachment/3651533/+files/i915_error_state -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1134611 Title: Xorg/compiz/unity freeze To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1134611/+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