I compiled from the source and experienced the same problem using Karmic and an Intel graphics card. I think it is gnome/gtk related when I look at the backtrace.
** Attachment added: "gnusound.log" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34807476/gnusound.log -- gnusound crashes X session immediately on launch (Affects Intrepid, Jaunty, Karmic) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282939 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs