On Sunday 23 August 2015 17:50:27 Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Edward Lewandoski <elc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am trying to instal debian 8.1.0 Jessie. Debian is asking for a user > > name and password.I can not get past the black install screen that wants > > a user name and password to continue. > > Is it not simply asking you to _create_ a new user with password? You > shouldn't need a pre-existing username and password for a fresh > install. > > Patrick
Ah! That is what he means. Edward, you need to *create* one during the installation. Lisi
