Identical issue here but the "echo sleep 5 > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50slowdownthere" has worked for me.
Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64 AMD Phenom X6 (6 core 3.2 Ghz), SSD storage & Nvidia GFX (using Nvidia binary driver), Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to assist here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/649809 Title: the session settings manager can try starting before the login screen one exits -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs