I just had a similar problem also.
Running Feisty with the latest updates.
The trash was showing files in /dev in my trash can...
I believe it had a line /dev - in my .trash_entry_cache (sorry, I just
rm -rf'd the file). Renaming the .trash_entry_cache file and doing a
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm
This also speeds up my applications--even with 1GB of memory.
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[feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration
https://launchpad.net/bugs/94048
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