Index: gnome-system-tools-2.30.0/src/common/gst-tool.c
===================================================================
--- gnome-system-tools-2.30.0.orig/src/common/gst-tool.c	2010-03-15 01:18:24.000000000 +1100
+++ gnome-system-tools-2.30.0/src/common/gst-tool.c	2010-04-01 11:10:02.866680385 +1100
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
 	gchar *widget_name;
 	GtkWidget *dialog;
 	OobsResult result;
+	int i;
 
 	object = (* G_OBJECT_CLASS (gst_tool_parent_class)->constructor) (type,
 									  n_construct_properties,
@@ -243,6 +244,12 @@
 		g_free (widget_name);
 	}
 
+	for (i=0; i<12; i++) { /* Loop for 3 seconds waiting for the backends to start */
+		if (oobs_session_get_connected (tool->session))
+			break;
+		g_usleep(250000);
+	}
+
 	result = oobs_session_get_platform (tool->session, NULL);
 	if (result == OOBS_RESULT_NO_PLATFORM) {
 		dialog = gst_platform_dialog_new (tool->session);