Indeed we should either start gdm later or dbus earlier, whichever suits better.
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Target: None => ubuntu-7.04 -- failed to initialize HAL : gdm init script priority should be at least equal to dbus one https://launchpad.net/bugs/81670 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs