I installed ubuntu-10.04-desktop-i386.iso from a CD I burned. (I ran md5sum and got the correct result. Also checked the media for errors; there were none.) The installation ended with the long list of "end-request: I/O error" and I've read that I should not be concerned about that.

However, when I try to log in, I'm returned to the login prompt. If I switch to Gnome-failsafe, I can successfully log in. I've tried several things listed on this forum, but none of them work on my machine. A number of them talk about problems with nvidia. My machine has the on board VIA video hardware.

The last post that seems related was six days ago. Has there been any further progress?

Is there something I can do to resolve the problem from the failsafe login?

Thanks for any help.