AFAICT, xsplash is probably making X segfault and the session be closed when its resolution (the default xorg one) doesn't match the user preferred one (as set in xfce4-settings). Xfce4-settings-helper (spawned by xfce4-session) restores the user preferred resolution while xsplash is running, which doesn't seem to like that. I can easily reproduce this on karmic by setting a lower resolution; unfortunately it's currently impossible to get a proper Xorg backtrace either on karmic or lucid.
** Package changed: gdm (Ubuntu) => xsplash (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: xsplash (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- Xubuntu 9.10 : Can't load desktop if screen resolution is set superior to native monitor resolution https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/498164 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