Comment 17 for bug 760632

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Jonathan Aquilina (eagles051387) wrote : Re: [Bug 760632] Re: Resizing Konsole crashes the whole system

This problem as a previous post i confirmed, if one disable desktop
effects it actually fixes the issue.

On 03/05/2011 09:20, mr.goose wrote:
> Seems NVIDIA is well aware of the issue - and has been for the last
> month! Sadly there is little sign of any activity from NVIDIA with
> regard to solving the issue.
>
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=161180
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=161308
>
> Also seems this bug report has been duplicated here:-
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/772311
>
> Finally, it is possible to hang the system with gnome-terminal too!
> Granted, gnome-terminal is not quite as unstable as konsole. But if you
> fill the gnome-terminal window (e.g. run "ls" on a large directory),
> then grab the edge of the gnome-terminal window and resize it a bit,
> then it will start creating some strange artefacts on-screen. If you
> continue resizing then eventually it will hang. Sometimes you will have
> to wobble it about a bit. Other times it will hang straight away.
>
> Best wishes, G.
>