Since my switch to Ultimate Edition, I have had one recurring issue that I have not been able to resolve myself and I have not found any kind of solution for on-line (although I see that I am not alone with the issue). Intermittently, when I log into my user account, Xorg races a single core on my CPU. If I let it sit, the CPU never stops racing. Logging out and back in will fix it. Sometimes it must be done twice (or even three times) before the CPU calms down. It will often happen again if I log out and back in.
So far, this seems to be a problem with both the repo nVidia drivers and drivers from nVidia's website. I have not seen anything in the Xorg logs that indicates any trouble. I have uninstalled compiz, but the problem persists. But since there is a work around (log out and log in until the problem stops), it has not been a priority.
Let me know if you have any ideas or if more information would be helpful.
Some system specs that might be relevant:
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
Running Ubuntu Linux, the Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) release.
GNOME: 2.28.1 (Ubuntu 2009-11-03)
Kernel version: 2.6.31-19-generic (#56-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 28 02:39:34 UTC 2010)
GCC: 4.4.1 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
Xorg: unknown (14 November 2009 05:48:57PM)
Hostname: axe
Uptime: 5 days 12 h 10 min
CPU INFORMATION
GenuineIntel, Intel(R) Core(TheeMahn)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
Number of CPUs: 2
CPU clock currently at 1600.000 MHz with 2048 KB cache
Numbering: family(6) model(15) stepping(2)
Bogomips: 4256.35
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht TheeMahn pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm tpr_shadow
MEMORY INFORMATION
Total memory: 2008 MB
Total swap: 4598 MB
STORAGE INFORMATION
SCSI device - scsi0
Vendor: ATA
Model: SAMSUNG SP1614C
SCSI device - scsi1
Vendor: ATA
Model: ST3250620AS
SCSI device - scsi2
Vendor: ATA
Model: Hitachi HDT72101
SCSI device - scsi4
Vendor: ATA
Model: WDC WD5000AAJS-0
HARDWARE INFORMATION
MOTHERBOARD
Host bridge
Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
Subsystem: ABIT Computer Corp. Device 1073
PCI bridge(s)
Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 6 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2) (prog-if 01)
USB controller(s)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 20)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 20)
ISA bridge
Intel Corporation 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller
IDE interface
JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362/JMB363 AHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: ABIT Computer Corp. Device f100
GRAPHIC CARD
VGA controller
nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] (rev a1)
Subsystem: Device 19f1:0765
SOUND CARD
Multimedia controller
C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)
Subsystem: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738
NETWORK
Ethernet controller
Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: ABIT Computer Corp. Device 1073
NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARD INFORMATION
Model name: GeForce 9600 GT
Card Type: PCI-E 16x
Video RAM: 512 MB
GPU Frequency: 675 MHz
Driver version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 190.53 Wed Dec 9 15:29:46 PST 2009