I believe that this is actually a timing problem in upstart. straceing seems to slow everything down enough that booting to graphics works always.
** Package changed: gdm (Ubuntu) => upstart (Ubuntu) -- gdm does not start after bootup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/447226 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
