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I recently installed ubuntu 11.10 on a dual boot with windows xp. it loaded at first and i logged on and set it up how i liked it. i then had to do a repair on windows xp as it had problems. now ubuntu will only let me log in as a 'guest' and wont load after putting in my password. All that happens is the top quarter of the screen goes black and myuser name@ubuntu appears. i have tried changing my password but the same thing happens....so now what?

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so i tried typing 'login' into the 'black screen after myusername@ubuntu and it says 'couldnt possibly work without effective root' – wathfolk Dec 25 '11 at 12:34
Can you switch to a TTY using ctrl+alt+f1? If you do can you try to login there? – Bruno Pereira♦ Dec 25 '11 at 12:37
i can switch to TTY Bruno but the same thing happens when i enter my details. It reads myusername@ubuntu:~$ – wathfolk Dec 25 '11 at 13:26
Ok so i downloaded another copy of ubuntu and installed it and all seems well now.....touch wood:) – wathfolk Dec 25 '11 at 16:17
Great news. Let us know if something is changed, just edit the question to add more information. – Bruno Pereira♦ Dec 25 '11 at 16:47
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closed as too localized by Jorge Castro, Marco Ceppi♦ Dec 31 '11 at 19:50

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