WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/net/sched/sch_generic.c:246 dev_watchdog+0x1f6/0x210() Booting up - needs three to four attempts to login even through settings are for auto login?

[Martin]

My boot up option is set to Auto Login but the system will not boot unless I login with password.
But the system does not allow me in until after 3 or 6 attempt, on the very accasional login it logs straight in (Auto).
I have noticed that I get the new New Karmic background showing on at least two seperate occasions.
Xubuntu 9.10
Xfce 4

martin@Xubuntu:~$ ubuntu-bug -p linux
Warning: The options -p/-P are deprecated, please do not use them. See /usr/bin/ubuntu-bug --help

ProblemType: KernelOops
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: SI7018 [SiS SI7018], device 0: trident_dx_nx [Trident 4DWave]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: martin 2666 F.... xfce4-mixer-plu
                      martin 2676 F.... pulseaudio
                      martin 2713 F.... xfce4-volumed
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SI7018'/'SiS SI7018 PCI Audio at 0xd000, irq 5'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC100,100P rev 38'
   Components : 'AC97a:414c4326'
   Controls : 163
   Simple ctrls : 150
Date: Mon Nov 2 07:08:09 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Failure: oops
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5be83b36-d607-4f26-974a-9c7b3377ee65
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic 2.6.31-14.48
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=c28131dd-80c5-412b-b6fc-6e0325a0dc88 ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-14-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.24
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Tags: kernel-oops
Title: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.31/net/sched/sch_generic.c:246 dev_watchdog+0x1f6/0x210()
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 03/05/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: SiS-730
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvr6.00PG:bd03/05/2002:svn:pn:pvr:rvn:rnSiS-730:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: