Have you tried what I posted earlier? Go to System->Admin->Login Window and change the background log in image. For me, after that it works great.
Cheers, -- gdm crash at first log in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/216302 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
