RE: [gentoo-user] root password on 2008.1-i686 minimal install
Switch to another VTTY (Ctrl+Atl+F1 for instance), 'passwd', specify the desired password, switch to Xorg again (Ctrl+Alt+F7 if I am not wrong), 'su' and that's it. -Original Message- From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: quarta-feira, 23 de abril de 2008 13:50 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] root password on 2008.1-i686 minimal install I'm unable to log in as root on the installer OS for 2008.1_beta iso. I see nothing telling me what the root password is but the installer prompts me for a username and password. When logging in as root fails I'm eventually logged in as user `gentoo' but can do none of the things necessary to create an install. This seem pretty ridiculous so I'm pretty sure I'm missing some note or something. Starting the install with or without framebuffer appears to make no difference in the end result. I get a sorry little xfce desktop with no way to get to a root terminal. How can I ditch the sorry little desktop and use text mode and get logged in with the necessary root premissions? There is a `help' option on the boot screen but when I select it I get a very fast scroll thru a massive file then jumps back to login screen. Absolutely useless for any help. This install is inside a vmware as guest so maybe some of this works better in a normal install... I hope so. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] root password on 2008.1-i686 minimal install
I haven't used 2008.1b1 yet so forgive me if I am a little off. By default, 200X.X would give you a prompt whereby you type passwd and set the root password to a known value. On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm unable to log in as root on the installer OS for 2008.1_beta iso. I see nothing telling me what the root password is but the installer prompts me for a username and password. When logging in as root fails I'm eventually logged in as user `gentoo' but can do none of the things necessary to create an install. This seem pretty ridiculous so I'm pretty sure I'm missing some note or something. Starting the install with or without framebuffer appears to make no difference in the end result. I get a sorry little xfce desktop with no way to get to a root terminal. How can I ditch the sorry little desktop and use text mode and get logged in with the necessary root premissions? There is a `help' option on the boot screen but when I select it I get a very fast scroll thru a massive file then jumps back to login screen. Absolutely useless for any help. This install is inside a vmware as guest so maybe some of this works better in a normal install... I hope so. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] root password on 2008.1-i686 minimal install
the root pass is scrambled. but it appears you failed to follow the instructions posted at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml?catid=install If you have network, use the minimal cd. On Apr 23, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm unable to log in as root on the installer OS for 2008.1_beta iso. I see nothing telling me what the root password is but the installer prompts me for a username and password. When logging in as root fails I'm eventually logged in as user `gentoo' but can do none of the things necessary to create an install. This seem pretty ridiculous so I'm pretty sure I'm missing some note or something. Starting the install with or without framebuffer appears to make no difference in the end result. I get a sorry little xfce desktop with no way to get to a root terminal. How can I ditch the sorry little desktop and use text mode and get logged in with the necessary root premissions? There is a `help' option on the boot screen but when I select it I get a very fast scroll thru a massive file then jumps back to login screen. Absolutely useless for any help. This install is inside a vmware as guest so maybe some of this works better in a normal install... I hope so. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] root password on 2008.1-i686 minimal install
Hit Send too quick. The 'installer' is frowned upon on the actual 'gentoo' scene. it lacks alot of customization that you can gain from doing it cli style. check out gentoo-install.com for a quick skinny guide. On Apr 23, 2008, at 11:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm unable to log in as root on the installer OS for 2008.1_beta iso. I see nothing telling me what the root password is but the installer prompts me for a username and password. When logging in as root fails I'm eventually logged in as user `gentoo' but can do none of the things necessary to create an install. This seem pretty ridiculous so I'm pretty sure I'm missing some note or something. Starting the install with or without framebuffer appears to make no difference in the end result. I get a sorry little xfce desktop with no way to get to a root terminal. How can I ditch the sorry little desktop and use text mode and get logged in with the necessary root premissions? There is a `help' option on the boot screen but when I select it I get a very fast scroll thru a massive file then jumps back to login screen. Absolutely useless for any help. This install is inside a vmware as guest so maybe some of this works better in a normal install... I hope so. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
