>>So, my conclusion is that the problem happens exactly when the screen saver takes control and the monitor turns off.
For me it was any sporadically associated with any graphics-related operation, eg zooming in google earth, or opening a 3D molecule viewer. I have swapped out the NVS 310 graphics card for an older FX 1800 and had only one crash of this type since then, instead of the many per day that I was getting before. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1526657 Title: desktop freeze, htop shows kernel thread at 100% cpu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1526657/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs