Since last updates it is absolutely necessary to boot windows before rebooting into Linux. X will not work otherwise. If Windows wasn't booted before the whole system will freeze instantly, showing some graphical garbage. No mouse, no keyboard, no remote shell. Even most logs are not written (or whatever had to be written wasn't committed and rolled back next boot). Only hard resetting helps out. Booting again, without having started windows before leads to exactly the same result. Trying "recovery mode" has the same (!) result. It isn't possible to enter anything. Same garbled screen. Having booted windows before all is OK. I can work, X running. This is all with kernel 2.6.32-9. Booting with kernel 2.6.32-10 will never lead to a working system, regardless of booting windows before or not. Difference: no garbage on screen. Only a black screen without anything on it, except a mouse cursor, which I can not move. Versions of xorg at Jan, 19th: ii python-xkit 0.4.2 library for the manipulation of the xorg.con ii xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 X.Org X Window System ii xorg-docs-core 1:1.4-5 Core documentation for the X.org X Window Sy ii xserver-xorg 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.3.902-1ubuntu8 Xorg X server - core server ii xserver-xorg-input-all 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server -- input driver metapacka ii xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.3.2-3 X.Org X server -- evdev input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-mouse 1:1.5.0-1 X.Org X server -- mouse input driver ii xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.2.0-3ubuntu2 Synaptics TouchPad driver for X.Org server ii xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse 1:12.6.5-2ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VMMouse input driver to us ii xserver-xorg-video-all 1:7.5+1ubuntu1 the X.Org X server -- output driver metapack ii xserver-xorg-video-apm 1:1.2.2-1 X.Org X server -- APM display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-ark 1:0.7.2-1 X.Org X server -- ark display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- ATI display driver wrapper ii xserver-xorg-video-chips 1:1.2.2-1 X.Org X server -- Chips display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.3.2-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-fbdev 1:0.4.1-1 X.Org X server -- fbdev display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-i128 1:1.3.3-1 X.Org X server -- i128 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx display d ii xserver-xorg-video-mach64 6.8.2-2 X.Org X server -- ATI Mach64 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-mga 1:1.4.11.dfsg-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-neomagic 1:1.2.4-1 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:2.1.15-1ubuntu3 X.Org X server -- NV display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-openchrome 1:0.2.904+svn812-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VIA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-r128 6.8.1-2 X.Org X server -- ATI r128 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-radeon 1:6.12.99+git20091125.0061c4db-0ubuntu2 X.Org X server -- ATI Radeon display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-rendition 1:4.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Rendition display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:0.6.3-1 X.Org X server -- legacy S3 display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-s3virge 1:1.10.4-1 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-savage 1:2.3.1-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- Savage display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion 1:1.7.3-1 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-sis 1:0.10.2-1 X.Org X server -- SiS display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-sisusb 1:0.9.3-1 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 1:1.4.3-1 X.Org X server -- tdfx display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-trident 1:1.3.3-1 X.Org X server -- Trident display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-tseng 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Tseng display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-v4l 1:0.2.0-4 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux display driv ii xserver-xorg-video-vesa 1:2.2.1-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:10.16.8-1ubuntu1 X.Org X server -- VMware display driver ii xserver-xorg-video-voodoo 1:1.2.3-1 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display driver