Comment 14 for bug 195982

I am slowly working out when this happens. So far I have the following data points

1. I reinstalled Ubuntu, from scratch using the BETA download
2. I had NO problems with or without VmWare using the nv driver
3. I finally figured out how to enable Nvidia proprietary driver
4. Problems began anew within a day or so
5. Once the problem begins Ubuntu is HIGHLY unstable with crashes in all range of applications. The VMwre session is unaffected (which makes sense). Recover is log on/off.

I realize this is not very scientific and possibly of minimal value. I have now disabled the proprietary Nvidia drivers (gads video is slow now) to see if that helps. I run in VMware extensively as I am using it for development, but I suspect VMware is a red herring. I think the problem is with the proprietary Nvidia drivers on my HP Laptop (8600 m).

My hypothesis is that disabling Nvidia proprietary drivers (the reason I went with Ubuntu in the first place) will resolve the keyboard and stability issues.

PS: Disabling the Nvidia driver required an edit to my xorg, un-checking the box in the Hardware Drivers was ineffective, even with a reboot.