After upgrade from 7.10 to Hardy I can't login

**brett11808** · May 13th, 2008

So I installed 7.10 the updated my system and upgraded to Hardy. Then when asked to reboot I did and now I can't login. I have to use failsafe GNOME to use my computer.
Any Ideas of where to start? I have the next 2 days off of work and I really want to get this Desktop up and running.
Thanks in advance!

**Rallg** · May 13th, 2008

Since you can use failsafe Gnome, your problem might not be too difficult to fix.

From failsafe (or you can use recovery mode), as Terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

If there is any driver that was missing at the time you originally upgraded, that may find it for you. After installation, reboot.

If that didn't help, you will have to give details of your hardware, and whether you installed from CD or some other method. Then maybe someone with the same setup can give advice.

**brett11808** · May 20th, 2008

Originally Posted by Rallg

Since you can use failsafe Gnome, your problem might not be too difficult to fix.

From failsafe (or you can use recovery mode), as Terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

If there is any driver that was missing at the time you originally upgraded, that may find it for you. After installation, reboot.

If that didn't help, you will have to give details of your hardware, and whether you installed from CD or some other method. Then maybe someone with the same setup can give advice.

OK I tried that and still can't log in and I have also made a fresh 8.04 alternative live CD and installed it on a separate partition and I'm having the same problem with that install. Whats next??? I don't know how to find out what mother board, graphics card, hard drive etc... so if some one can help me find that i can post it too if that will help thanks

**brett11808** · May 22nd, 2008

After reading through the forums I have come to the uneducated decision that this is a graphics card issue. I have an ATI radeon express 200 graphics card??? Any fixes????