Comments on: Download Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic koala) CD ISO Images

By: dandes

dandes — Mon, 30 May 2011 06:54:49 +0000

try ubuntu as a password and your computer name as user name..

By: Macky

Macky — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:01:34 +0000

Hey guys! I’m downloading this iso. is this really 9.04? because I’m using 9.10 right now but my cd was damaged so i have to download it again. . .

Thanks a lot!

By: Dima

Dima — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:29:25 +0000

I discovered finally what caused the problem…..There’s some trouble with hardware on my machine….I left attempts to boot from CD… Before installing from LiveUSB I switched off ACPI and all other options. So Ubuntu was installed successfully, but Software Center doesn’t start….
The reason of user/pass request while booting from CD is either CD defect or hardware trouble(may be CD/DVD drive, cable or smth like that). IMHO
P.S. the latest sentence by a specialist was to replace the motherboard…..

By: StaticIP

StaticIP — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:02:04 +0000

This is very strange. Last night I used this same CD in another computer and booted up properly to a Live CD session without question for Username/pwd.
Today – I’m trying to boot up to try to save files on my friend’s Windows XP system and it asks me for the Username and password. So it’s the same Live CD on two systems works differently. So far I looked for a solution on several web sites and couldn’t find anything. User “ubuntu” with blank password doesn’t work. Couldn’t developers be so kind to reply at any web site where this question was posted and let us all know what is a default user/pwd to log into this thing?

By: Dima

Dima — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:12:58 +0000

I tried to boot from LiveCD – it’s asking for login and password. Then after several attempts “Auth… failed…” and so on………..From Live USB boot was OK, but “Install Ubuntu 9.10″ doesn’t start at all. Just nothing happens when I click it….. All the rest is OK. My friend says it’s a trouble with some USB devices, interruption or smth like that….

By: K

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:14:35 +0000

I’m havin the same stupid problem, I know its not my cd or the computer… I have run an Ubuntu 9.10 live cd on that computer before – no errors. I just ran it on my other computer, it worked. I take out the cd and put it in computer2, and the stupid thing asks for a user name and password, and nothing works, I tried ubuntu, root, toor blanks… whatever, it doesnt work. I cant figure it out, I dont know what to do.

By: angryangry

angryangry — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:37:35 +0000

I can not logon and I am very pissed right now. Trying to get some files off a windows CD and i have tried ubuntu with the blank password. I have tried root toor i have tried almost everything i keep getting god damn authentication failed. So uncool.

By: anon

anon — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:28:29 +0000

The user “ubuntu” with a blank password worked for logon to LiveCD

By: Merlin

Merlin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:20:28 +0000

After many months of people telling me this is the only way to go I decided to give it a try. Downloaded and burned the ISO disc, it checked as ok, no problems. Then I ran it from the CD first, seemed to work just fine, except it can’t find the wireless card for a connection, so then I installed it as the only OS on a single hard drive system, a blank drive with nothing on it when I started, and it appeared to install just fine, but on reboot it claims it can’t find the hard drive, no such device it claims, and dumps me in a never ending loop with a Grub 2.X screen. Tried all of those options presented and it still won’t work. I’m not sold on this as a better operating system if it can’t even find the one and only hard drive it installed itself on.

By: PaulET

PaulET — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:41:07 +0000

Yup :
I’m having the same problem with 9.10 dual w/Win XP file sys and boot manager. I haven’t tried no name login with no password ( enter enter) but that’s next. Bootup does show ubuntu 9.10 vs Kubuntu which I had running in 9.04. Going to try enter enter next.
I’lll try to get back here to let u all know what happened.
Paul

By: 1fastbullet

1fastbullet — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:33:55 +0000

Same problem with password. Haven’t tried it again yet.

By: kyle

kyle — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:36 +0000

BEWARE – This torrent is really version 9.04 – NOT 9.10. I downloaded the torrent, burnt the CD, reformatted the partitions and installed it. I was suspicious that something was wrong when the GRUB listed older kernels. When I looked under System,Administration, About Ubuntu – it confirmed that I had re-installed version 9.04, not 9.10. When I attempted to download and apply the updates my system hung and I had to do a hard reboot. Now my new install is just flaky – can’t find internet, error messages, etc.

By: E-mol

E-mol — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:15:39 +0000

I had the same problem.. I just tried burning the cd again. You can always check the CD with the “Check cd for defects”-utility on the cd.. I did that, got one single error, burned the cd again, checked, no errors, installed without a problem. :)

Thanks Vivek Gite :)

By: AlexMc

AlexMc — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:21:36 +0000

I have the same problem as kgas. I downloaded a torrent (and yes I am in the UK) and burnt a live CD

I can’t install as it goes straight to the login page – and of course there are no accounts set up. (“ubuntu” with no password does not work)

I’m going to download another copy in case that is the problem…

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:09:59 +0000

@ Brian,

Another suggestion try burning CD at lower speed and verify after burning CD. I just checked my disk and it boots into Live or install mode without any problem or username / password requirements.

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:57:21 +0000

@ kgas,

Ok, sometimes a LiveCD might ask you for a user-name or password. Just leave these blank and press enter or allow it to time-out. Or try
Usernane: ubuntu
Password: {hit-Enter-key}

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:51:55 +0000

I have the same problem with the ubuntu 9.10 live session asking me for a username and password. I downloaded using ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent, and I have the previous ubuntu version 9.04 installed. When I go to shutdown I can see the console which states IO error and then Authentication failure multiple times. From the CD bootup menu I selected Check disk for errors and found no CD disk errors.

By: kgas

kgas — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:25:30 +0000

I confirm that the image downloaded from UK mirror got this login problem. I took a http://img217.imageshack.us/i/ubuntulivecd.jpg

By: Vivek Gite

Vivek Gite — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:03:36 +0000

@kgas,

There is no password, it just displays desktop and nothing else with installer on desktop.

By: kgas

kgas — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:58:54 +0000

downloaded and burnt the image (from uk mirror) but for live session it asks for username and password. up to now no fruitful result in the search. some one can point this to me
Thanks.