a series of messages with audio-alsa: no cards found! repeated many times. Then the message:
** (gnome-session): warning: ** Esound failed to start *** attempt to put segment in horiz list twice
Apparently this is enough to not cause gnome to start. I tried startx again with the same results.
In desperation I typed reboot. After I logged in I entered startx. This time gnome started. Has anyone else had problems with gnome not starting because of sound card not being recognized?
-- Richard Miles Federal Way, WA registered linux user 46097