The steps here work for me: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=8548884&postcount=9
Just ctrl+alt+f1, then create a new user account & password w/root privileges: sudo useradd -d /home/username -m username sudo passwd username sudo adduser username admin Then ctrl+alt+f8. Many thanks to ASriazh @ Ubuntu forums. -- lucid Live CD boots to login screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/500250 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs