Per crimsun on IRC, I looked in ~/.xsession-errors (attached). Googled it and found bug #277344, which suggested compiz may be a problem. Removed compiz, and now I'm able to login fine.
Compiz worked fine for me in hardy. Not sure if this bug is the same as #277344. ** Attachment added: "xsession-errors.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/18589666/xsession-errors.txt ** Also affects: compiz Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Hang at GNOME login https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281045 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