Hmm, sounds like a race condition. In theory, all the same software and settings get reloaded when you do a warm reboot like that. However, the timing/order that they get loaded can vary.
Can you also describe in further detail how it "fails"? E.g. does it just hang with a blank screen, or crash with a kernel panic, or show weird colors and lockup...? You might find this resource helpful in describing how the failure happens: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Troubleshooting ** Changed in: nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692187 Title: desktop fails to appear without enabling failsafe graphics first -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
