I am having the same problem. Core 2 Duo, etc. - almost new Dell E1705 laptop, very powerful. I don't think hardware is the issue here.
I am running Ubuntu 7.04 - I think it's called Feisty Fawn? I can't keep track of all the names lol. I'm experiencing this problem with Compiz - when I change the window manager back to Metacity, it's normal and a very fast startup. However with compiz as the window manager (and emerald as the window decorator, though it doesn't make a difference) it delays the startup time by exactly 2 minutes. I'm not sure how the author of this bug report found that it is related to gnome-volume- manager; I might dispute that. It seems to be related to gnome-wm or something, though I have tried all sorts of modifications to gnome-wm. I am about to experiment with disabling some startup things. I will report back if I find anything interesting. -- Gnome-Voume-Manager hangs on Startup https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/123606 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gnome-volume-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
