can't login in virtual terminal

[QuintenB]

Hi,
i've been struggling with the virtual terminal today.

I need to install nvidia manually for some reason that ubuntu can't find any drivers for my laptop. I found the right driver and as you probably know you should stop the "x server" from running, before you can install the nvidia driver.

the problem is... surprise!! i can't login...
I keep getting "login incorrect".

I am the administrator and i tried about everything i knew about ubuntu, even tried to change my password.
what surpised me is that i CAN login by an standard account but no adminitrators at all.

The standard account is useless to me btw, what i thought..

please help me out,

thanks in front!!

Quinten

[nfarley88]

Things to check (may sound silly, but I've made these mistakes!):

1. Check captial letters
2. Check you have the right password (sometimes I type in the right password for the wrong computer)

Are you trying to log in as 'root' or as another user?

If you can log in somewhere, try typing

sudo passwd

to set the root password and then you can log in as root. If it's a standard user, it's unlikely to work, but it's worth a try!