Can't clone client into linux, or post in tech support

Hi, I can’t seem to post a topic in tech support. I’m trying to install the ftc client in linux (bamt64) and I’m failing at the clone stage, it asks aofr username and password and doesn’t like the root or user combinations, I’ve no idea what github might use and can’t find any reference to it, I have installed the dependencies I’ve found listed.

Nutnut

Hi and welcome on board.

You need to have at least one post in the newbies section before you can post in the main forums (helps keep spam accounts contained.) ;)

As for your issue, git shouldn’t be asking you for credentials so it must be local.

What are you cloning and can you post the exact commands you are typing?

Nut

# these are my comments

cd /opt/miners/ftc #a mkdir was done before first attempt
git clone http://github.com/Feathercoin/Feathercoin

#it then gives:

Cloning into Feathercoin…
Username:
Password:

#there’s a pause, then:

fatal: Authentication failed

…$

I’ve tried it as user, sudo and as root, with user and root user/pass combinations. I managed to git clone cgminer no problem, it’s just Feathercoin that brings up username/password challenge. I’m stumped. The machine mines scrypt fine, I just can’t get the ftc client to install. I lost faith in pools when the one I was using, fcpool, didn’t give me a share of the block I mined. It wasn’t the first block I couldn’t work out why I hadn’t got a share, but as my modem does glitch, I’d attributed it to that.

svennand

forgot the s in https ;)