i was having the same/similar problem, i turned out that my host file was not configured correctly for localhost.
-- Desktop halts loading when startup sound is played https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
