This seems to have been fixed in a release patch release as this is no longer occuring. I am unsure which patch to which package it was!
-- [Karmic] Login screen takes around 5 mins to appear from start of boot and system is unresponsive, cursor hangs on movment and field entry. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/400735 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
