ok, with the latest kernel at least the hard-locks are gone (2.6.25.6-55). Thanks for the link dimesio. But I still have the graphics card driver issues. I don't get it. My nvidia kmod build just fine. Compiz is disabled too. I am on a TwinView rig (maybe this is useful for someone). Any ideas? here some console samples: Heroes of Might and Magic 3: err:d3d:WineD3D_CreateFakeGLContext Can't find a suitable iPixelFormat err:d3d:InitAdapters Failed to get a gl context for default adapter fixme:x11drv:X11DRV_desktop_SetCurrentMode Cannot change screen BPP from 32 to 16 err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {5959df60-2911-11d1-b049-0020af30269a} not registered err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {5959df60-2911-11d1-b049-0020af30269a} could be created for context 0x1 fixme:dplay:IDirectPlayLobby3AImpl_RegisterApplication :stub Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne: err:d3d:WineD3D_CreateFakeGLContext Can't find a suitable iPixelFormat err:d3d:InitAdapters Failed to get a gl context for default adapter err:wine_d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D8 is not available without opengl fixme:dbghelp:dump_system_info fill in CPU vendorID and feature set Guildwars: err:ole:apartment_getclassobject DllGetClassObject returned error 0x80040111 err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {fbf23b40-e3f0-101b-8488-00aa003e56f8} could be created for context 0x1 err:ole:apartment_getclassobject DllGetClassObject returned error 0x80040111 err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {fbf23b40-e3f0-101b-8488-00aa003e56f8} could be created for context 0x1 fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub [victorio@wolf Games]$ fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub err:d3d:WineD3D_CreateFakeGLContext Can't find a suitable iPixelFormat err:d3d:InitAdapters Failed to get a gl context for default adapter err:wine_d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D9 is not available without opengl err:wine_d3d:WineDirect3DCreate Direct3D8 is not available without opengl err:seh:raise_exception Exception frame is not in stack limits => unable to dispatch exception. regards, Fabian