LiveCD Can't Login

Hman242 · June 21, 2010, 12:12am

I’ve decided to try openSUSE again, but I’m having trouble with the LiveCD. I’ve tried both “linux” and “root” which has been mentioned in many places but neither works.

caf4926 · June 21, 2010, 6:16am

To login with root
there is no password, just hit enter

DenverD · June 21, 2010, 8:15am

Hman242 wrote:
> I’ve decided to try openSUSE again, but I’m having trouble with the
> LiveCD. I’ve tried both “linux” and “root” which has been mentioned in
> many places but neither works.

where are you running into a need to log in? when does the log in
requirement come up? what does it look like (blace/white or green)?

normally, the live CDs from software.opensuse.org do not require any
password to get to a fully functional desktop running directly off the
booted from CD…

where did you CD/DVD come from?

the major exceptions to that occur when (for example):

you are using an install disk made by someone other than the
community, in which case you need to follow THEIR instructions
your machine doesn’t have enough RAM to support the selected
desktop environment
your graphics card is not supported
the install disk has errors and is garbage
you have some bad RAM somewhere
and probably some other things i don’t think of at this second…

anyway, in some/most of THOSE cases you will get a black screen and a
log in prompt…THAT means you have a PROBLEM…but, the problem is
not not having a password, it is usually a hardware problem OR the
disk you are booting from is faulty, did you do this
http://tinyurl.com/yajm2aq before trying to boot to the desktop, or
installing? (if you did not, do it now and if it is corrupt come back
and ask and i give you a short part to follow to happiness)

does your machine meet the minimum specifications for hardware?

Hman242 · June 21, 2010, 8:27am

My system meets the requirements. As for what the screen looks like, it shows some openSUSE background with some stuff and at the bottom it asks me to login. It says “linux login:”. I have tried typing both “linux” and “root” and then hitting enter. I have already stated I have done this. It is a LiveCD and I did get it from the official website.

I think the disc is faulty to be honest. Out of 9 tries of booting it, it’s done this 6. It has been able to success fully start once. I’ll try and re-burn it later. I’ll give my results when I do. If it matters, here are my specs.

HP Pavilion dv7:
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core M620(64bit)
ATI Radeon HD 4200

caf4926 · June 21, 2010, 8:52am

There is a media check option when you boot the CD- You should do that First!

DenverD · June 21, 2010, 10:09am

Hman242 wrote:

> I think the disc is faulty to be honest. Out of 9 tries of booting it,
> it’s done this 6. It has been able to success fully start once. I’ll try
> and re-burn it later.

boot from the CD and do this http://tinyurl.com/yajm2aq

if you get an error, ANY error see the following cites before you
start over:
http://en.opensuse.org/Download_Help
http://tinyurl.com/yhf65pv
http://tinyurl.com/ycly3e

good luck…

Hman242 · June 22, 2010, 12:19am

Reburning fixed the problem, that will teach me to use GnomeBaker. Back to K3B and it’s dependencies…

DenverD · June 22, 2010, 8:28am

Hman242 wrote:
> Reburning fixed the problem,

good for you!! keep going…