After further analysis I believe the problem is in the integrated video: nvidia 6150se nforce 430.
This problem occurs both using Ubuntu 13.10 Unity and Ubuntu-gnome 13.10 When I installed nvidia-304 proprietary program it doesn't happen. So the bottom line is nouveau is the problem area and needs attention. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1239010 Title: gnome-settings activation freezes computer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1239010/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs