I have a similar experience on Ubuntu 8.04. I've attached the debug log. The freeze happened on 13:55:48. This only happens when Pidgin is set to auto-connect on start up. When I type pidgin -n it always works fine.
** Attachment added: "pidgin -d output" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/21643495/debug.txt -- Pidgin freezes on launch with no status icon or window https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293352 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