Hi, I too have the same problem on sid (gnome 2.14.3). I have not saved any session (no .gnome2/session). The splash stops at "Loading Nautilus". Clicking it makes it go away.
Here's the contents of .xsession-errors. Thought probably this could help: =============== /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/172.17.xx.xx:0.Xservers" -h "172.17.xx.xx" -l "172.17.xx.xx:0" "siddhesh" /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... SESSION_MANAGER=local/zelig:/tmp/.ICE-unix/16747 Window manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/siddhesh/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms: Failed to open file '/home/siddhesh/.metacity/sessions/default0.ms': No such file or directory Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 Unable to open desktop file evolution.desktop for panel launcher Gnome-Message: gnome_execute_async_with_env_fds: returning -1 ** (gnome-terminal:16925): WARNING **: No handler for control sequence `device-control-string' defined. ** (gnome-terminal:16925): WARNING **: No handler for control sequence `device-control-string' defined. ** (gnome-terminal:16925): WARNING **: No handler for control sequence `device-control-string' defined. =============== -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.tk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]