I can confirm that gdm 2.20.6-0ubuntu2 fixes the problem. I had the same problem and the update from hardy-proposed moved the start link and the error message is gone.
-- "Failed to intialize HAL" error message after gdm login. possibly because of wrong gdm priority in /etc/rc*/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227838 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
