Do you still have this with 0.11.1-0ubuntu2? Can you please attach gdb to the running banshee process and provide a full backtrace?
gdb --pid `pidof banshee` thread apply all bt ** Changed in: banshee (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** Changed in: banshee (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- banshee freezes on "initializing background tasks" on startup [edgy] https://launchpad.net/bugs/63697 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs