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Im trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 64bit on my pc. Unfortunately when I try to boot the installation from my usb-drive the installation begins with asking for a username and password..

I didn't set up a user or a password for that matter, so what username/pass should I fill in. I already tried to submit the form blank and with root / root but without success..

Somebody knows what the right combination is or explain if I'm a complete idiot for not understanding what to do..

Thank you all!

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  • How did you create the USB? Was it from the raw .iso from Ubuntu.com? Also, has it been booted by someone else, who may have added a login to it?
    – Nerdfest
    Mar 12, 2011 at 14:59
  • @Nerdfest I created it following the intstructions on the downloadpage: ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download so, yes with the raw iso. And nobody has booted it before.
    – NickGreen
    Mar 12, 2011 at 16:57
  • May be you had set the password for the HDD drive from bios section.
    – Dishank Jindal
    Aug 4, 2014 at 19:02

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Try ubuntu and leave the password blank. That is the default on live systems. However, live systems don't normally require you to login, so you might have another issue.

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If you are installing, then it isn't asking you FOR a username and password; it is asking you to PICK one. You obviously can't be asked to enter a password you haven't chosen yet.

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  • Yes you would think that but unfortunately every combination I tried results in something like "authentication failed.." so it looks like I need to login..
    – NickGreen
    Mar 13, 2011 at 16:15
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    @NickGreen are you sure you are installing and not trying to boot an already installed system where someone has set a password? If you followed the instructions as you said then only the former should be possible, so something isn't adding up.
    – psusi
    Mar 14, 2011 at 2:07
  • Yes I'm sure.. But I heard yesterday that the 64-bit version is not very stable.. So I think I'll wait a couple of months before giving it a try! Thank you for your time!
    – NickGreen
    Mar 15, 2011 at 12:44
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    @NickGreen you heard wrong; 64bit is just as stable as 32bit.
    – psusi
    Mar 15, 2011 at 14:05

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