[Bug 29368] gdm locks up system in few seconds after load

[Torrance]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/29368

Comment:
A temporary work-around has been detailed here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=817651&postcount=22

It is definitely a sound problem driver problem, as the only way to
login was to stop all login sounds, and disbale the ESD sound server
from starting up. Even with this work-around, the system still freezes
when accessing the sound panel and logging out (but this is only in
Dapper 5, so may not be related).