i have this issue on a freshly installed trusty (kubuntu) & asus x550lb notebook, nvidia geforce gt 740m (using proprietary driver) , with an elantech touchpad. additionally, when the problem occurs, the following message is logged to the syslog:
acpid: client 11187[0:0] has disconnected switching to character mode and back after waiting a few seconds makes the problem disappear and the i see in the syslog the following: acpid: client connected from 11187[0:0] acpid: 1 client rule loaded i reported the bug as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1313902 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184451 Title: Ubuntu 13.10 random screen freeze while Normal OS activites Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have recently, re-installed fresh ubuntu 13.10 distribution release. But everything worked fine. until recently i had strange problem of my display screen getting freezed randomly; but no response to either mouse/keyboard. But i want to point it out; it happens randomly and is not specific ? Other day, i had music player playing in background, but screen freezed. but my music was still running. Kindly note, i used multiple monitor setup and same issue of screen freeze also cropped up. I,am not sure, whether it is bug ? thanks for the expertise support. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1184451/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
