This is the last posti made in the forums. Ok. In Failsafe Gnome, it still took some time, but it basically seemed to come right up. Altering the session script made no change. Changing the session from xclient to gnome made no change. Disabling compiz made no change. Although, i still think compiz is part of the problem. Keyring manager, doesn't ask me for a password, whcih is nice, but it's odd behavior for keyring manager. There is no gnome-splash screen, even after install, gnome-splash-manager. I cannot log out, and log back in, or restart x. On re-log in, it will just sit on the desktop, with nothing. Only thing to do is to restart gracefully, since i can access vty's. My session file ---- BEGIN FILE ----- [Default] 0,id=117f000101000119375950400000059790000 0,RestartStyleHint=1 0,Priority=40 0,Program=gnome-volume-manager 0,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike 0,CloneCommand=gnome-volume-manager --sm-config-prefix /gnome-volume-manager-vuFDxi/ 0,RestartCommand=gnome-volume-manager --sm-config-prefix /gnome-volume-manager-vuFDxi/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375950400000059790000 --screen 0 1,id=117f000101000119375951100000059790004 1,RestartStyleHint=2 1,Priority=5 1,Program=vino-session 1,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike 1,CloneCommand=vino-session --sm-config-prefix /vino-session-cUvnig/ 1,RestartCommand=vino-session --sm-config-prefix /vino-session-cUvnig/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375951100000059790004 --screen 0 #2,id=117f000101000119375951200000059790005 #2,RestartStyleHint=1 #2,Program=update-notifier #2,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike #2,CloneCommand=update-notifier --sm-config-prefix /update-notifier-4RG3wg/ #2,RestartCommand=update-notifier --sm-config-prefix /update-notifier-4RG3wg/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375951200000059790005 --screen 0 #3,id=117f000101000119375951200000059790006 #3,Program=gnome-power-manager #3,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike #3,CloneCommand=gnome-power-manager --sm-config-prefix /gnome-power-manager-u2Ikvg/ #3,RestartCommand=gnome-power-manager --sm-config-prefix /gnome-power-manager-u2Ikvg/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375951200000059790006 --screen 0 4,id=117f000101000119375950400000059790002 4,RestartStyleHint=2a 4,Priority=40 4,Program=nautilus 4,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike 4,CloneCommand=nautilus --sm-config-prefix /nautilus-yiyu9u/ 4,RestartCommand=nautilus --sm-config-prefix /nautilus-yiyu9u/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375950400000059790002 --screen 0 --load-session /home/mike/.nautilus/saved-session-WW2T0T #5,id=117f000101000119375983500000059790008 #5,Program=rhythmbox #5,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike #5,CloneCommand=rhythmbox --sm-config-prefix /rhythmbox-NetXLg/ #5,RestartCommand=rhythmbox --sm-config-prefix /rhythmbox-NetXLg/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375983500000059790008 --screen 0 6,id=117f000101000119375950800000059790003 6,RestartStyleHint=0 6,Priority=10 6,CloneCommand=compiz 6,RestartCommand=compiz --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375950800000059790003 ##7,id=117f000101000119376207500000059790009 #7,Program=term #7,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike #7,CloneCommand=term --sm-config-prefix /term-bCu3Ig/ #7,RestartCommand=gnome-terminal --sm-config-prefix /term-bCu3Ig/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119376207500000059790009 --screen 0 --window-with-profile-internal-id=Default --show-menubar --role=gnome-terminal-7015--1270705764-1193762076 --active --geometry 80x24+1077+27 --title mike@AngryLinux:\\ ~/.gnome2 --working-directory /home/mike/.gnome2 --zoom 1 8,id=117f000101000119375950400000059790001 8,RestartStyleHint=2 8,Priority=40 8,Program=gnome-panel 8,CurrentDirectory=/home/mike 8,CloneCommand=gnome-panel --sm-config-prefix /gnome-panel-otpS7j/ 8,RestartCommand=gnome-panel --sm-config-prefix /gnome-panel-otpS7j/ --sm-client-id 117f000101000119375950400000059790001 --screen 0 9,RestartCommand=gnome-at-visual -s 10,RestartCommand=restricted-manager --check 11,RestartCommand=gdesklets #12,RestartCommand=trackerd #13,RestartCommand=xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update #14,RestartCommand=gnome-volume-manager --sm-disable #15,RestartCommand=nm-applet --sm-disable num_clients=16 ---- END FILE ----- (Anyone know what vino-session is?) My .xsession-errors file ---- BEGIN FILE ----- (process:6106): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid. This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper program instead. For further details, see: http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html Refusing to initialize GTK+. (process:6110): Gtk-WARNING **: This process is currently running setuid or setgid. This is not a supported use of GTK+. You must create a helper program instead. For further details, see: http://www.gtk.org/setuid.html Refusing to initialize GTK+. /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... SESSION_MANAGER=local/AngryLinux:/tmp/.ICE-unix/6103 ** Message: Starting remote desktop server Checking for Xgl: not present. Detected PCI ID for VGA: 05:00.0 0300: 10de:0398 (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Checking for texture_from_pixmap: present. Checking for non power of two support: present. Checking for Composite extension: present. Comparing resolution (1680x1050) to maximum 3D texture size (4096): Passed. Checking for nVidia: present. Checking for FBConfig: present. Checking for Xgl: not present. Starting gtk-window-decorator Initializing gnome-mount extension Tracker version 0.6.3 Copyright (c) 2005-2007 by Jamie McCracken (