only failsafe GNOME works, why doesnt GNOME?

oh yeah ive been logging in with failsafe only btw. GNOME doesnt work its just a blank screen though i can right click and make a new folder and access the file browser from there but thats about it. no panels :[

oh and the error after installing is after the computer restarts with the cd still in and it ejects it with a long list of some error. i dont remember what it says though after teh cd was ejected i hit enter and it restarted again i believe

Ok Jeremy try to download Ubuntu 10.04 LTS again from Internet (or borrow the cd/dvd from your friends) and write into cd/dvd once again. And format the Ubuntu drive with latest file system (like EXT4 J.)

After successfully installation of OS, login into your Ubuntu OS open the terminal (Application -> Accessories -> Terminal);

Type this...

sudo passwd root

enter your password---once again type your passwd

So use this password when ever system will popup (FROM 'ROOT' YOU CAN USE IT AS YOU WANT)

Best of Luck
Bye

well that would be great if one of my friends used linux but i dont know anyone that does. when i tried the third time of installation i redownloaded ubuntu and made a new copy and used the iso image burning instruction from the ubuntu website. not only am i out of discs but i dont think its going to work if it didnt work with a "proper" procedure of doing this. is there anyway i can install without the need of a cd and or usb, perhaps installing directly with the iso file? if it hasnt worked with teh 2 copies of a cd made then i dotn know what will.. that and i dont have a flash drive that is 2gb.

i also ran the disc check to see if there where errors on the disc and seemed to be fine. though i dont know if it checks via teh internet or not. if i have to i'll wait till im shipped an authentic copy of ubuntu 10.04 but if i can fix this without waiting a month that would be great as i really want a fully functioning computer. i'd really like to use linux but so far im leaning back to windows since it is much less of a hassle. oh yeah forgot to mention. my cpu is a pentium 3 at 900 or so mhz, 512mb of ram ddr(probably old), not sure on graphics but its just as low. so perhaps my computer cant run ubuntu.. if theres a btter os of linux for my computer then perhaps i'll switch. sorry i didnt mention this earlier

since the computer is old you can assume that i only have a cd drive. also a floppy drive one usb port which is 1.0(yea, i know, but teh computer was free so...). xp pro ran faster on my computer btw as well. i dont know if the sound card would have anything to do with it either since it works properly. but its a SB live creative card or somethin, believe it came from a dell. dont know what my ethernet card is either but yeah if i need any other info i guess i'll give it

Don't log on as root. it's REALLY REALLY DUMB. Doing so will mean launching web browsers and chat clients as root as well which is a REALLY big security hole.

If a user running the system as user gets attacked by a malicious script in a javascript or some malicious flash code will have only user access. Morons logging on as root will give these scripts FULL system access and they can install packages at will and edit / delete / create data and such.THE UBUNTU COMMUNITY DOES NOT SUPPORT ROOT LOGONS!

If you boot to root recovery mode (hold shift at boot, select recovery mode then scroll sown to roo), you can now run:

cd /home/foo; rm -r ./.*

You will need to replace foo with your username you setup when you installed the OS. E.g:

cd /home/andy; rm -r ./.*; cp /root/.bashrc .; chown foo:foo ./.bashrc

Then you can reboot with:

shutdown -r now

Then login as foo. You will get a vanilla desktop but it should work

actionparsnip so this this boot to recovery mode will fix my problem? or do i have to reinstall first? you didnt make that clear

idk maybe i just have to wait a month if they even ship it..

ok i seemed to of fixed it with barely any help from teh community. thanks for teh recovery boot acknowledging, i was able to fix it from there. but now gnome works and teh install buttons and what not. now to learn some programming and find out what games will work on my pc.

i feel all alone. probably gonna be like that. i expected more from teh community but i guess this isnt anon.

You don't need to reinstall at all, you just needed to get new config folders from the skeleton config and you will be fine.

the word is 'the' not 'teh'. I think you are typing faster than your fingers ;)

What was the magic bullet?

There are native games as well as wine which will run SOME games. Happy hunting

yeah i type the like that when i type fast, its because of a website i havent used in a long time; cant seem to shake teh habit, see there it is again.

magic bullet? yeah ive read a little about wine but i'll have to install it