I'm happy to report that upgrading to kernel 2.6.30-9 indeed solved the problem :)
Many thanks Morg -- [gm45] console freezes when attempting to start second instance of Xserver with UXA enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/381960 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ 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