Root pwd for new armv5te install not "root?"

[OldBaldy]

I tried again, as below (after wget the distro and tar,,,).
Still get the "Access Denied" when trying to log-in as root with root password.

I'll try another flash stick....



root@xubuntu:/media/xubuntu/rootfs# sync
root@xubuntu:/media/xubuntu/rootfs# cd /
root@xubuntu:/# umount /media/xubuntu/rootfs
root@xubuntu:/# ssh root@192.168.1.105
The authenticity of host '192.168.1.105 (192.168.1.105)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is e9:c6:78:e2:e7:3d:09:e5:1c:dc:66:7b:ab:91:f2:ac.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.1.105' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@192.168.1.105's password:
Permission denied, please try again.
root@192.168.1.105's password:
Permission denied, please try again.
root@192.168.1.105's password:
Permission denied (publickey,password).

[OldBaldy]

Problem Solved. It appears to be the flash stick. I followed the identical install process on another 8GB stick. THis time, a Sandisk...and it worked perfectly, following the identical process.

Thanks all for the help. MUCH appreciated!

Now...I just have to research how to install ftp server and samba and I'm golden!

OB.

[noobcakes]

No need to reinstall and lose all your settings/modifications.

Take the media that has your arch installation and plug it into a box where you have root access. Open /etc/shadow on the host machine and copy the hash of a login to which you know the password.

Open /etc/shadow on your guest media and replace root's hash with the copied one from your host machine. Now you know your root password on the pogo.

edit: oops, i didn't see the second page haha