I answered directly but the ethernet chip in the D945GCLF board is not recognized by CentOS base install yet.. so it fails to connect to the internet, hence the install aborts.. You need an Ethernet device for the rest of the install and do one of the following.. I prefer to just install with a usb ehternet dongle in line and pull it later. 2 choices.. add a pci above board to finish install or add a usb ethernet like Linksys that is recognized. after all the OS updates are done you can switch to the original Ethernet as the drivers for it will be added in the update/upgrade loads. Doug KD8B From: app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com] On Behalf Of Orland Lopez Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:17 PM To: app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Subject: [App_rpt-users] acid Install Hello, Everyone, I have a question that i saw it in the past emails I am trying to install the image on the intel D945GCLF motherboard, it will install and tried to go to the Phase1 post install but fails, instead, it gets me the log in prompt, and I have not set a root password at that point. I read something about it last year and cant seem to find it in the archives. as hard as Im trying I cant remember Can you guys refresh my mind . I cant remember the default passwords when this happens so any help is really appreciated. Gracias y 73's Hasta la Vista KI6LNX