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[Cyberkilla <cyberkilla04uk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-AR41E with an NVidia GeForce 8400M GT graphics
card.

Your problem is almost identical to my own. No driver newer than
185.18.14 will work properly.

The moment I reach the GDM login screen, artefacts appear. The more I
move the mouse cursor, menus, or (especially) drag windows, the more
artefacts occur.

After a moment or two, the computer will freeze, then reboot itself
without my input.

One strange behaviour I found was that I could _prolong_ the length of
time the computer would work by swapping to a TTY for a few seconds, as
soon as I noticed any artefacts. I could then return to an artefact-free
desktop for a moment longer. It would _always_ end up with artefacts and
an eventual freeze/reboot.

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Please consider turning powermizer OFF
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/456637
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