[wuug-list] [Windsor Board] Michael: New member

[Windsor Board]

Author: Michael
Username:  (bas2-windsor12-1128532216.dsl.bell.ca)
Subject: New member
Forum: The Kernels-And-Shells Department
Link: http://www.windsorboard.com/read.php?6,595,595#msg-595
Approved: Yes

Hey guys.  Just joined a group a few days ago.  Kind of found the website on accident when I was fishing around for some UNIX stuff on one of the University's servers.  I'm a student there, study comp sci AI.  Anyways, just saying hello.. and also looking for some help.

I just installed the new Ubuntu (6.10) on my laptop, and after having to fix a bad partition table that the partitioner included made, and loosing about 10GB's of data that was only partially backed up.. I've run into a few problems.  Thought I could pick your brains to help me debug it, since I really do like this Linux OS.  Anyways, for any of you using it.. I can run the live-dvd no problem, fully functioning.. no problems.. however.. I've done serveral re-installs on my hard drive of the OS, and I'm encountering problems.  The login opens up fine, sound is ok, graphics fine (though a friend gave me a command to run to change the xserver graphics.. though this didn't help).  After entering my user name and password, GNOME loading "box" pops up.. 1 out of 20 tries I'll get to my desktop, about 4 out of 20 tries I'll get my desktop picture to load, have full mouse movement, able to use (crtl+alt+).. but nothing else appears and I can't get around this, and the rest of the time.. I'm left staring at a blank light colored background with basically the same functioning commands.

Now.. if I leave it at any of these screens for a little bit of time the OS will crash.. just shut my laptop off.  If I run from the live-dvd I never encounter any problems.  Loads great.. runs great.. love it.  Any help or suggestions would be amazing.