I had this problem once. Try re-installing Ubuntu. It worked for me after I did that. Ubuntu does have its problems, but most of them show symptoms immediately after installation and can be fixed by re-installing the system. David <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:52 AM, Donny George <<a href="mailto:donny008@gmail.com">donny008@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> hello i am donny and i just installed the ubuntu 8.04 desktop edition but i cant log into the system after the installation has been completed. it accepts my user name and password and the screen stays black for a while and comes back to the log in screen again is this something to do with the graphics card, if so how do i resolve it . please help regards donny -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>