Ubuntu install goes into LiveCD instead

[Colin Law]

On 22 March 2010 14:30, DistantEcho - <distantecho1 at live.com> wrote:
> I boot the DVD from BIOS, it asks me if I want to launch demonstration (live
> cd) or install ubuntu, both of those options launches the live cd somehow,
> then it goes a black screen where it prints out everything that's being
> started, then it takes me to ubuntu login screen, and I have no idea what
> the correct username and password is. I haven't got the option to choose a
> username and password yet.

Is the CD still chattering?  Have you tried just waiting a bit?  Give
it a few minutes and see what happens.

Colin

>
>> From: clanlaw at googlemail.com
>> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:01:58 +0000
>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu install goes into LiveCD instead
>> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>> On 21 March 2010 15:36, DistantEcho - <distantecho1 at live.com> wrote:
>> > Thanks Ned, but can you tell me what the default username and password
>> > is?
>> > already tried root without password and root toor (i'm using 9.10)
>>
>> Exactly when is it asking you for a username and password? It should
>> not ask until you reboot after the install, at which point you enter
>> the values you put in for yourself during the install. When answering
>> please remember we know nothing about what you are doing. Don't
>> assume we even know whether you have completed the install
>> satisfactorily.
>>
>> By the way we generally insert comments at appropriate points in the
>> original here rather than putting comments at the top, it makes it
>> easier to follow a thread.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> >
>> >> Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:30:19 +0200
>> >> From: n3mo.wolf at gmail.com
>> >> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>> >> Subject: Re: Ubuntu install goes into LiveCD instead
>> >>
>> >> DistantEcho - wrote:
>> >> > I'm trying to install Ubuntu, but when I do this, it goes into LiveCD
>> >> > instead and asks me for a username and password, how can I fix this?
>> >> > I
>> >> > want to install ubuntu.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >> Hi,
>> >> When you put your livecd in your cdrom and restart your pc it will boot
>> >> to live cd. After that you should double click to the "Install" icon on
>> >> your desktop. Then you follow the steps and it will install ubuntu on
>> >> your hard disk.
>> >> Good Luck,
>> >> Ned
>> >>
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