BackTrack 3 Final Install (Automatic !) + Dual Boot
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a / Download
b/ Burn to CD, tutorial
c/ Reboot the computer to the Live CD
d/ Begin Step I, II & III :
In this example, we will be working on such a HDD :
Windows a_ : 40go ; system type : HPFS/NTFS ; partition : dev/hda1
Free Space : 120go ;
We are going to use the 120go free space in order to create a 20go partition. We will install BT3F on this new 20go partition.
BackTrack 3 Final Screenshot :
I - Partition and Format
a/ CFDISK
Invoke cfdisk in order to create your 20 go partition :
# cfdisk
Learn about how to use this program here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cfdisk
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/IBM7248-HOWTO/cfdisk.html
Now, your hard disk might be so :
Windows__ : 40go_ ; File System : HPFS/NTFS ; partition : dev/hda1
BackTrack _: 20go _; File System : ReiserFS ___(__; partition : dev/hda5
Free Space : 100go ;
After having partitioned your HDD with cfdisk, you might need to reboot your computer to have read/write access over your new partition (here, dev/hda5) ! Indeed, without any reboot, you might be unable to fomat the partition to reiserfs with mkreiserfs.
b/ MKREISERFS
Use mkreiserfs in order to format your new partition into an ReiserFS File System. In this example, we assume that BT3F will be installed on /dev/hda*. Replace * by the letter corresponding to the partition you want to format.
Invoke this command to format /dev/hda* to an ReiserFS File System :
# mkreiserfs /dev/hda*
This screenshot will soon be replaced.
Please do not create an Ext2 file system, but an ReiserFS one.
Installing BackTrack 3 Final on an Ext2 File System will cause a system check at every startup :
/dev/hda* was not cleanly unmounted, check forced.
/dev/hda*: |======= 60.0%
c/ MOUNT
We will create a folder (via mkdir) and mount (via mount) the new partition (/dev/hda*) in this new folder (mnt/backtrack).
In step II, we will use this emplacement to install BackTrack 3 Final on the HDD with the Installer which was provided with BackTrack 3 Beta.
Create your backtrack Folder and mount mnt/hda* in it :
# umount /dev/hda*
# cd /
# mkdir mnt/backtrack
# mount /dev/hda* /mnt/backtrack
II - Installing BackTrack 3 Final
Now that your HDD is partitioned, you can install BT3F manually, see :
http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=14751
But in this tutorial, we will install BackTrack 3 Final automatically with the Installer which was provided with BackTrack 3 Beta, since BackTrack 3 Final does not come with any installer.
a/ Download the BackTrack Installer here :
http://kin.calvin.free.fr/prgms/BT3.kmdr
b/ Launch the Installer
- Install BackTrack to : /mnt/bactrack
- Select Installation method : Real
- Do not restore Original MBR after lilo
III - Booting BT3F and configurating LILO
Now backtrack is installed on your HDD, reboot and cross your fingers. The LILO Boot menu should show up at startup but you will notice that you will be unable to boot Windows or any other OS than BackTrack.
To be able to boot Windows, you have to make changes in the etc/lilo.conf file:
# cd /
# nano /etc/lilo.conf
The main changes are indicated in green :
—————–
boot = /dev/hda
prompt
timeout = 1200
change-rules
reset
vga = 773
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = current
label = BackTrack
read-only
#Windows Boot possibility :
other = /dev/hda1
label = Windows
table = /dev/hda
—————–
Do not forget to apply the changes :
# lilo -v
The Dual Boot should now be operational.
You can reboot your computer.
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IV - EXTRA
1/ Drivers
a/ Have read/write rights over NTFS via GNU/Linux
The driver is available here :
http://www.ntfs-3g.org/
b/ Have read/write rights over ext2/ext3 via Windows
The driver in available here :
http://www.fs-driver.org/
2/ FIX for slapt-get
http://download.airdump.net/air/backtrack/fix/bt3-fix.tar.gz
Locate it and decompress it in a folder :
# cd /
# cd root
# mkdir bt3-fix
# mv bt3-fix.tar.gz ./bt3-fix
# tar -zxvf ./bt3-fix/bt3-fix.tar.gz
# cd bt3-fix
Install the softwares :
# installpkg gpgme-1.1.4-i486-1.tgz
# installpkg gnupg-1.4.7-i486-1.tgz
# installpkg libassuan-1.0.1-i486-1.tgz
# installpkg slapt-get-0.9.12c-i386-1.tgz
Update slapt-get to finish proceeding the software’s installation :
slapt-get --update
For more informations about this fix:
http://airdump.net/papers/backtrack-3-slapt-get-correcting
3/ Addons (nothing to do with a Network Security Suite)
Gslapt :
# slapt-get --install gslapt
gFTP :
# slapt-get --install gftp
ImageMagick :
# slapt-get --install imagemagick
Feel free to comment here !
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Hi,
very nice article, but perhaps I should add that it is not the best idea to install “Backtrack” as a permanent system.
Why? Because there will be NO SECURITY UPDATES for your installed “Backtrack 3″ systems!
The creators of “Backtrack” suggested this on the “Paul dot com Security Podcast” where they announced the Final of “Backtrack 3″.
Dangerseeker
Dangerseeker> You are right, and it is probably the reason why the BT Installer has been removed in this Final version, I guess they rather prefer us to use the USB version.
Nevertheless, reinstalling the system in order to install newer versions isn’t much a trouble as long as you keep your files on a seperate partition. More over, nothing stops anybody to do there own software updates on their installed BackTrack system.
Seems like we are entering in a question of taste.
Anyway, your view is much appreciated.
thanks a lot
Bang> You are welcome
Thank you for this. As for me I don’t have any computers that boot from USB so remote-exploits idea of usb only kinda segregates me to not be able to use it unless I was able to install it. You made it work for me. Thank you
Ryobi> Nice, I appreciated helping you !
Your help has been a Godsend. I have spent countless nights awake trying to learn these security packages. Now that I have a dedicated laptop I will acquire more network security skills and knowledge. Thank you very much.
Thanks a lot for this great tut! Worked great for me (and I´d say I`m a noob).
Michael, Gongo & perhaps futur > Thank you for coming by here
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Kin Calvin, my deepest Respect goes to you with this tutorial… I tried other ways to install BT3F w/o success, but your tut worked great.
Dangerseeker is right to not use it as a permanent system; anyway there guys out there like me to have it completely installed on laptops because there are many which do not have data at all to lose.
Best Regards Calvin
and thanks again.
thanks for the tutorial however i am using vista i want to install this to my hard disc just beacuse i hate live cds i did what u wrote above for many times Backtrack installs to sda3 but lilo doesnt starts … it started one time but configuring lilo doesnt work my vista gone away at the end i installed ubuntu (it rescues me every time) so i can get back the vista but this time backtrack has gone away can u help me doing this thing it would be better to boot with grub but i didnt see anything about in forums but if it is okey i want lilo too all i want is just to install backtrack and dual boot with vista
Occasus > Thanks for your regards !
Aenesias >
So you currently have Ubuntu, BackTrack & WinVista on your computer, right ? Moreover, Grub takes Ubuntu & WinVista under consideration but not Backtrack ?
You must edit your /boot/grub/grub.conf file in order to create a Dual Boot with BackTrack and Vista. I have never edited to Grub’s configuration file before, but I can try to help you if you paste here the content of your grub.conf file.
Also, if you did not manage to make BT & Vista’s Dual Boot work by editing Ubuntu’s grub.conf file, you can always try to reinstall BackTrack with the Installer and see if checking or unchecking ”Do not restore Original MBR after lilo” helps.
Good luck.
Thank you so much for your sharing ^^
Very nice.
Thank you so much.
Due to some unrelated problems with this topic i lost my ubuntu partition and started everything from the begining…
I said what u have said again this time it worked the problem was the lilo conf which i missed to change the sda that backtrack loaded sda3 which was default sda1 now i have both vista and backtrack installed in my machine
thanx
thanks alot
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I had a question concerning the lilo bootloader…I use EaseBCE through my WinVista install, which works great for me, and I want to keep using it and just phase BT3 into it. Can I just check the box ‘Restore original MBR after lilo’? If I can get back to Windows after the BT3 install, I can config EasyBCE to allow BT3 as a boot option.
aenesias> I am glad that it works !
The others> Thanks for sharing your appreciation.
John> As far as I have tested, checking or unchecking this box did not stop lilo from being installed, and lilo will not allow you to boot Windows. Nevertheless, check this box and keep me updated of the result.
In any cases, you will be able to boot again on Windows by editing lilo once you will be running on BackTrack. Then as you said, take back control of BCD once you will be running on Windows, so that you can allow Dual Boot by using EasyBCD.
Have fun
thanks for the tips. Do you know the difference between the ‘live’ and ‘read’ installation options?
Good news and bad news;
Fortunately, checking the box ‘Restore old MBR after Lilo’ worked, and my previous bootloader initialized after a reboot. However, BCD works by calling upon the lilo files, and by unchecking the box, i believe that the lilo files were deleted or something, because using BCD to get into Backtrack wouldn’t work.
John> Okay nice, so checking or unchecking the lilo box did have the good effect.
The Live install will simply install the LiveCD to your hard drive and will take ~650mo. A Real install will decompress the live system and will take you ~ 2600mo / 2.6go.
With Windows XP you could take back control over the dual Boot by copying the lilo.mbr to the Windows XP drive and adding a line to the boot.ini file (c:\lilo.mbr=”BackTrack). But I have never used BCD.
Yes since it doesn’t work I believe BCD might need lilo.mbr in order to make the Dual Boot possible. You should try to install BT with lilo. This might delete BCD but you will be able to install it again with EasyBCD :
Install BT with lilo -> boot on BackTrack -> Edit lilo.conf -> boot on Windows -> reinstall BCD with EasyBCD -> Reboot computer to test BCD -> Edit BCD with EasyBCD for Dual Boot with BT.
Keep me updated
Funny thing - after reinstall of BT3 without restoring orig. MBR, lilo booted up as expected, and after inserting ‘Windows’ as an option, it also appeared as expected. However, when Windows was selected in Lilo, it took me not to Vista, but to the original BCD bootloader, which had automatically added BT3 as a third option (besides my Vista/XP installs). Not what I was expecting! UNfortunately, the BT3 link from the BCD loader didn’t actually work, but I’m content with how things turned out. I deleted the BT3 option from the BCD loader, so now it’s:
Lilo: a) BT3 b) Windows
if windows is chosen:
BCD: a) Vista b) XP
John > hmm I see. Just for information, have you done a Live or a Real install ?
It is unfortunate that BCD does seem to reconize BackTrack. I am not sure, but maybe that interoperatibility problems appears with BCD since this software belongs to Microsoft.
Nevertheless, it is true that the result you have is smart, nice job.
Is there a simple way to have backtrack automatically log me in and start the KDE?
Dan > I guess it might be possible but I never tried. Theorically, I think you will have to install and use KDM, The KDE Display Manager.
FYI, for some reason this works on vmware ;|
Well at first I thought all was well and then I ran airodump-ng using a USB wlan stick (on vmware). Once I ran the command my OS (xp sp3) BSOD’d. I rebooted, brought up vmware, started the v. machine again, lilo loaded and so did BT3f. I tried running airodump again, with no problems at all. I’m not sure what caused the BSOD, but i’ve NEVER had one before on this machine, and i’ve had it a little over a year.
Cheers Mate ! you should be a professor.
Great tutorial, but I would recommend formatting the partition in reiserFS (on ext2/3 you might get an error at every reboot/poweroff and be forced to check the disk)
I b) mkreiserfs /dev/sda6 (or whatever your partition is named)
Adman> I am glad that it works on VMWare.
Ama > All the pleasure is mine.
ITWiz> Thank you so much. I was thinking about this problem, I didn’t know that it had to do with the file system. I am going to update the article, thanks !
Yeah, finally I’ve got my BT3F experimental laptop!
ITWiz> thx for pointing the “ext2-problem”
Kin Calvin> thx for your help and updating this great tutorial. To make it dummy-proof you could also write that before running [#mkreiserfs /dev/hda*] we have to [#umount /dev/hda*] cause BT automounts it.
Thanks to all
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Backtracker > C’est bien. Allez je censure et je passe.
Occasus > OK Thanks, I am going to update the article
Thx 4 ur tut!! it work like you say !!
i use BackTrack3Final,but i can’t connect internet by ADSL and wifi.can u help me.
Everything works fine except Lilo that doesnt start up. Only my Windows XP starts without asking anything, i dont get any Boot Menu…
Jonathan> It should work. You might have forgotten to uncheck “Restore Original MBR after Lilo”
I think i have done something wrong in the Partitions Part but now its all good…Ive all formatted and installed BT3. I Now need help to Install Back Windows XP & Windows Vista and be able to boot between
-XP
-Vista
-BT3
I really appreciate your guide wich is very nice and greatly detailed and i appreciate the time youll give me to help me
-Jonathan
Jonathan> I would advise you to install BackTrack at the end, after installing Windows XP and Windows Vista. Since if you install Windows after BackTrack, lilo will be deleted by Windows’ MBR.
So the best way to proceed is to install Windows XP, Windows Vista and then install Backtrack. That way lilo will be installed, and will give you the possibility to boot between Backtrack and your Windows systems.
I did as you said,
Windows XP is re-installed & I Decided that i wouldnt put Vista Back. Im at starting point, Windows XP Boots up…
Hdc1 (Windows XP)
Hdc2 (Backtrack)
I Do see the Backtrack files in my Hdc2, and see my Windows Files on Hdc1.
I do see Lilo.mbr and original.mbr in the Hdc2
But in Hdc1, nothing changes wich i think is ok if i want it to be able to boot Windows XP. So why is Lilo not working ?!?
I really appreciate your help
Sincerly yours,
-Jonathan
Jonathan> I see, so you have Windows XP and BackTrack installed, but you haven’t got the Dual Boot (only Windows is booting and lilo isn’t in your MBR).
How did you proceed your installations :
- You installed Backtrack then Windows XP ? (1)
- You installed Windows XP then Backtrack ? (2)
Because the idea belongs to the second solution (2). You have to install Windows XP in a first step, then you install Backtrack at the end (in order to conserve lilo).
Yours too.
- You installed Windows XP then Backtrack ? (2)
I retried by formatting my HDC2.
Backtrack now loads im stuck at a new step wich is Lilo.conf editing.
I wrote all i needed to..But i dont know how to save it. It is very stupid and sorry for all my problems, i started Linux things a week ago and all of this stuff is very new for me.
Here is my Lilo.conf i want to save
boot = /dev/hdc
prompt
timeout = 60
#bitmap=/boot/splash.bmp
change-rules
reset
#vga = 769,771/773/792
vga = 769
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = current
label = BackTrack
read-only
#Windows Boot possibility :
other = /dev/hdc1
label = Windows
table = /dev/hdc
Jonathan> Nice, it is good.
Everything is about to end and work.
Use nano to edit lilo.conf :
# cd /
# cd etc
# nano lilo.conf
How to edit with Nano :
http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/reu/nano.html
To answer to your question :
Control + O (save)
Control + X (exit)
Then, apply the changes in lilo :
# lilo -v
—-
By the way, in your lilo.conf file :
change : vga = 769
for : vga = 773
It will provide you 1024×768 resolution while BT is loading.
Im at work now but ill try once ill be home
Thanks
Tnx for a great tut!!
Works great to dual boot with win xp!
But how do i make it so that windows is the first option in the lilo bootloader?
tnx in advance
/Rob
Thanks a lot for this HOWTO. I’ve added it to my Google Bookmarks and are surprised at how often I use it to install BT3 as my Linux distro of choice.
Frequently I get frustrated with my Centos machines being bloated, Windows being slow, OSX restricting me. I like BT3 as a distro because whenever I install it, it just goes perfectly. Atheros wireless, Radeon graphics, Wine, etc just work when you boot up. I’m currently thinking of making it the default OS for my staff at work.
Thanks mate,looked everywhere for a tutorial on this,this was by far the best and easiest to follow,well explained steps and it works 100%
thanks man
THANKS ^10000000
Burn to CD is difficult. Please instruct how to burn it.
Thanks,
Hi,
Im sorry for beign so late in my answer but many things of the life kept me busy and i wasnt able to think about BackTrack. Now thoses things are done and i’ve made my changed to the Lilo.
It works perfectly, i recommend your guide to anyone who needs help to install BackTrack
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Merci Beaucoup Kin Calvin !
Everybody > Thanks for sharing your views.
I deeply appreciate it !
Jonathan > Tout le plaisir est pour moi
Mahesh > Burn via Linux or Windows ? Please give a look to :
http://polishlinux.org/installation/burning-a-linux-iso-image-on-cd/
Awesome tut! Works great! Thanks!!!
Same question as Robert: how to change lilo.conf so it would start Windows as default in stead of Backtrack?
When I goes to: http://kin.calvin.free.fr/prgms/BT3.kmdr
Nothing happens. Some ideas?
H. B > Try again, or invoke this in your shell to download it :
wget http://kin.calvin.free.fr/prgms/BT3.kmdr-BK- & Robert > hum, I didn’t have the time yet to see how to do this, sorry !
Hi Kin,
I found the solution myself: just had to enter the line “default=WindowsXP” to get Windows set as default… simple as that.
Just make sure you enter the “default-line” before the “image=boot…-line” and enter the right name for your Windows (eg. if you set label=win, then you use default=win).
Cheers !
Another thing: to have BT3 started in KDE (and not manually have to login root/toor and run startx), open, “etc/inittab” and change the line:
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:4:initdefault:
(type: nano etc/inittab to edit)
Works great!
-BK- > Nice, thanks for the solutions !
Thanks a million mate, you have become a life-saviour. I have been trying to install it on a HDD for some time now, but since the installer from ver. 2 was missing all my efforts were abandoned.
how do i download the backtrack installer? i am stuck on step II. believe me i am new to this. when i click on the link, i go to this text document with all these commands. please help.
Anthony > I see, I’ll create a .zip file so that you can download the BackTrack Installer via Windows.
Anthony> You could try right-click the link and choose ’save as’?
-BK-’s got the smart way
Anthony> Go boy.
Dimi> Thanks !
Just a quick question, i downloaded the backtrack beta loader (which is just a text file) how do you RUN it, do you run it from inside backtrack while you are in backtrack,(CD) but then how do you point backtrack to the file location???
Bumper > I assume you are downloading it via Windows, so save it on your computer by doing a :
right click -> Save as …
Then :
- Put the BT Installer in any USB Device
- Boot on Backtrack
- Move the Installer to Backtrack’s desktop (for ex)
- Double click on the BT Installer.
That way the installer should be executed.
It isn’t supposed to be open in a text editor.
But it will be considered by BT as a text file if you do the mistake to save the content of it in a text file.
You’r Rock! Thank for aweasome Tutorial.
:D 
Great tutorial - after I finally followed the directions it worked great!
I installed the CD-Live version. Is there a reason to “upgrade” to the USB version?
How would one do so?
Thanks - a Linux Noobe
Snowman53> There is really no difference between the CD and USB version!
Kin> I was wondering if I can use this tutorial to create a triple boot on my other laptop (on which I have a dualboot XP/Linpus). I am wondering how to set up lilo.conf?
-BK- > Theorically, you just need to add a new line in it :
# Third OS :
other = /dev/hda*
label = Name_Of_The_Third_OS
table = /dev/hda
–
Replace * by the number corresponding to the partition having the Third OS.
Keep me updated
Hi! I’m just a beginner user of backtrack, I have downloaded the new version witch is BT3. I’m very excited of using it but sad to say that after it burned the iso file and I boot my laptop from the cd. A few seconds of loading the BT3 and my laptop stop processing. I mean its just hanging-up and I don’t know what to do next. I wish you help me to solve my problem. Please I really need you help guys..
thanks for this wonderful tutorial! works like a charm for me, you see, here in the Philippines, lots of people are kinda noobs when it comes to linux, even teaching professionals are windows fanatic!
i am using backtrack in my dual boot partition with windows xp, i have also learn to use ubuntu, linux mint, and fedora, but i like backtrack since it’s fast, and have lots of other network toys!
thanks again!
Nice post u have here
Added to my RSS reader
Hi there this was a great tutorial and all but i followed a different one. Heres my situation.
Im Currently booting from Three OSs Xubuntu, Windows Xp Professional and Backtrack 2, Im using the Grub Loader from the Ubuntu installation and I want to keep it. I just want to update Back track 2 to Backtrack 3 Final. Any help to the matter would be greatly appreciated. If i need to further explain this just give me a holler.
Ian > The steps I can advise you are :
1 - Format the partition having Backtrack 2
2 - Install BT3F with BT3B Installer, but you will HAVE TO check :
Restore Original MBR after lilo
This way, BT3F will be installed and Grub will still be used as the boot loader. Nevertheless, you will might need to reconfigure Grub for BT3F.
Hey there Calvin thanks for the quick response, but sadly i have another inquiry to ask. The BT3F installer; is in a source code? what language is it in? and how do i set it up? does it need to be compiled? Is there a way to get it without having to compile or save it to a certain file format. If that was at all confusing feel free to tell me to clarify it.
Ian > The BT3B Installer is an executable, you just need to click on the file in order to make work.
- Is in a source code ?
You can see the source code by open it as a txt file.
- What languaage is it in ?
No idea.
- How do I set it up ?
Download it and click on it.
- Does it need to by compiled ?
No, again, it is an executable.
- How to get it :
If you are trying to download it via Windows, the system will see the BT3B installer as a text file (only Bactrack sees it as an executable).
So in such a situation, if you are running Windows and trying to download the file, try a :
-> right click on the link -> save as …
Then boot on BT3F live CD, copy / paste the BT3B Installer on your desktop, and click on the installer.
Keep me updated.
Hey I’m trying to install it but every time it hangs at 66%. Whatever I try, whatever i do, it won’t work. It seems to hang on copying /root. Does anyone know how to solve this? thx in advance!
D&=> It also happened to me sometimes.
Try to reboot BackTrack again or burn Backtrack again on a new CD.
It will end up working. In any case, I am sorry not to know the true reason.
im sorry to be of bother but i also have the same problem as D&= but mine hangs at 83% COPY/USER, I followed your advice on reburning/restarting but to no avail. Is there another solution. Thank you for your swift reply to my other question.
I’m slightly embarassed to admit that that was the only thing i haven’t tried. :-/ But it does actually work now, so thanks for the sophisticated advise
For some reasons it took time to publish a few comments (anti-spam issues), I am sorry.
Mark Argie > Sorry for the delay (if you are still here), I do not have any solutions then burning BT a new time.
D&= > haha, I am glad it works
Ian> It is fine, you are no problem. Nevertheless, I still do not have any other solutions for you in my mind. Re-burning the BT on a CD worked for D&=.
The others > Thanks a lot for your consideration !
really great tut
thanks
it relly help me out
great job
thanks again
Just tried this but after using the installer it won’t boot anything. We will see if i can get it back.
Any ideas folks?
iam trouble from shutdown backtrack 3
im booted in to live cd bt3final and i tried downloading the installer but it opens as source code.
are you able to e-mail me the program?
Thanks for the tutorial, it was very helpful. I am really going to enjoy using all of Backtrack’s goodies without the slow CD seek time.
I noticed some comments about trying to dual boot backtrack with ubuntu. I got it working after only marginal tinkering.
The Intrepid Ibex installer recognizes that backtrack was already installed, and automatically creates an entry in menu.lst for it. Problem is, when you select that entry, Backtrack boots half way and then halts at a “kernel panic”
The trick was to edit menu.lst and change the line that said:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=current ro vga = 769
to:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 ro vga = 769
Its weird that there would be a problem. lilo.conf said “root = current” and it worked just fine. I guess GRUB needs to be more specific
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hi !
thanks for this how-to.
even in the original trackback documentation the tool “fdisk” instead of “cfdisk”. fdisk only displays shit here with windows vista ultimate installed. only cfdisk could read my partitions and the much better: create a new one
the full on install is the only way to go. It is fast.
plus being able to save crap and get back to it is the name of the game. You also need a thumb drive maodel on your key chain.
great tutorial, it works perfecly. thx a lot
btw, to get the backtrack’s splash back, we can include this code inside the lilo.conf:
initrd = /boot/splash.initrd
after “image = image = /boot/vmlinuz” line…
i’m also running ubuntu 8.04. It also have some problem with the splash screen. Here’s the code to get back the splash (after “initrd = ” line code):
append = “root=UUID=a646b5d4-9efe-4b23-b156-69d437284397 ro quiet splash” (it depend on your menu.lst grub’s file on ubuntu :D)
again, thank you very much
*sorry for my english…
Hi, everything works fine. However, When I restart the BT, the sda2 doesn’t unmount clearly, and I got this: “file system was not cleanly unmounted” and a file system check is forced. This occur everytime I restart the laptop.
Thanks
very nice tut i loved it
just one thing do u know how to add
ubuntu to the lilo.conf file
so i can boot ubuntu too??
Everybody> Thanks a lot for your consideration
Sh4d0w > Try this :
—-
# Ubuntu
other = /dev/hda*
label = Ubuntu
table = /dev/hda
—-
Replace /dev/hda*, by the appropriate partition.
je veux le guide d’instalation de back track3 en francais
merabet > J’ai pas.
hi i followed the instruction but got stuck at 83% when installing backtrack. please help
sorry my bad i just didn’t wait long enough to see if it got past 83%. it did after 25 min lol.
but i have another problem after installation was complete and restarting i didn’t get the lilo booting screen.. Did i do something wrong????????????????????????
bt3.kmdr is stucking at 81% plz help!!!
Hi,
I have a little problem after editing lilo.conf
After lilo -v command have error message:
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
Fatal: creat /boot/boot.0810: Read-only file system
What can I do?
Many thanks..
Thank u Kin for this great tut. U r the Best
LeNche > Thanks man, I really love your EDz-Radio by the way. Peace.
thank you very much for all your tips .
Thank you very much for the tips. I’ve installed BT3 on virtual. Makes it easier to take it with me to multiple locations to perform my tests. After using BT3 in my studies (CISSP) I found it to be very useful on many ocassions. A greatful “Thanks” to you for making this information available to us.
I’ve installed as described.Everything was smooth,but at reboot I have a message:
‘Kernel panic-not syncing:No init found.Try passing init=option kernel.”
What to do?
Thank you
i need help… my backtrack is installed.. lilo configurated… vista is in the list… but when I boot vista the message
boot:Vista
Loading Vista
appears
if i go into backtrack and edit the lilo.conf nothing changes .. (I’ve tested it because I changed the label into Windows) .. in lilo after the reboot windows appears again with the label “VISTA” 
what can i do to “save” my vistaaa :-(!!
great people, thank u very much
XAcer > Could you please paste here the content of your lilo.conf file:
# cd /
# nano etc/lilo.conf
Moreover, also send me the result of this command :
# fdisk -l
Alex> Maybe should you try to reinstall BackTrack.
Others> Thanks a lot for showing your consideration !
Ok, so close but yet so far away, what do I do with the lilo -v? where does it go? I’m way too new to this.
Pinky> Once you have edited your lilo.conf file, lilo -v is the command you need to type in a shell, in order to apply your changes.
Ah nevermind, i got it.
hey….your tutorial is great but could u explain to me after downloading the file backtrack 3….how to burn it in a cd because i didnt understand the tutorial….
thanks alot
and im using windows xp
bboy> Nero 7 works perfectly, here is a tutorial :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFvcJxKSRCI
thanks man…that worked just perfectly……im sorry if im giving u a hard time but when u said Reboot the computer to the Live CD…..did u mean going 2 the boot folder then pressing the bootinst ? if yes then i did it but it said access denied……
if u could show me a video explaining that and step 1…2..3….ill be very gratefull because im better with videos
thanks again…….and sorry if im giving u a hard time….but im a begginer at these stuff
bboy> -Boot- and -Reboot- means -Start- or -Restart-, your computer. The word -live CD- is used to describe a system which is able to load/boot directly from CD.
By -Rebooting to the live CD - I meant :
1 - Put Backtrack CD into your computer,
2 - Shutdown your computer,
3 - Startup your computer,
4 - At startup, the CD should load (and Windows should show up).
If it doesn’t load, you might have to do a modification in your BIOS, in order to ask your computer to boot on your CD at startup.
Keep me updated
aha….here is the thing i did as u told me….i started my computer but nothing showed up…..
hmm…..here iz my id if your interested….maybe chating could help a little….
[deletedaddress [AT] deleted.com]
bboy> Fine & I deleted your address to prevent you from spam.
Hello there i would like to ask you for some help im new to linux in general i have been playing with it a week now and i have grown quite fond of it now i have fallowed all your stpes to install Bt3 all went fine until the end of it when i have to save the conf file i get an error even though i have the EXACT lilo file you have writin and my HDD partitions are named the same as yours HDA for the main(full drive) Hda1 for XP and hda5 for the Bt3
Is there anyway you could help me out with this? It would be greatly appreciated
Blade> What error did you get ?
My error i get is
bt ~ # lilo -v
LILO version 22.8, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2006 John Coffman
Released 19-Feb-2007 and compiled at 01:09:42 on Jun 10 2007.
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
Using MENU secondary loader
Calling map_insert_data
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
Added BackTrack *
Writing boot sector.
/boot/boot.0300 exists - no boot sector backup copy made.
One warning was issued.
bt ~ #
bt ~ #
For reference i have included a link to a picture i would include BB code but im not sure if it is supported(sorry for the off site link)
http://i39.tinypic.com/2corkmc.png
Blade> Okay, could you also give me the answer of this command :
# fdisk -l
Did you reboot your computer before editing lilo ?
bt ~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 4863 39062016 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 4864 9729 39086145 f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/hda5 4864 9729 39086113+ 83 Linux
im not sure if i rebooted before i did but i know i have rebooted multiple times since then and im getting the same thing
Blade> We don’t have the exact lilo.conf file, looks like you tried to add a bootsplash.
Please copy/paste the content of my lilo.conf into yours.
If it still doesn’t work, I am stuck.
bro whenever u put this command i get this error
bt etc # lilo -v
LILO version 22.8, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2006 John Coffman
Released 19-Feb-2007 and compiled at 01:09:42 on Jun 10 2007.
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Reading boot sector from /dev/sda
Fatal: creat /boot/map~: Read-only file system
plss help bro waht should i have to do next ???
thanks
greatly helpful
thanks so much..
my configuration
hda1 = NTFS with XP
hda2 = boot
hda3 = swap
hda4 = Backtrack3
in lilo.conf I setted
lba32#……..
boot = /dev/hda
…..
……
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda4
label = Backtrack3
……
…..
other=/dev/hda1
label=WindosXP
(cytl+o+enter)
(ctrl+x)
after launch “lilo -v” I reseived the following lines:
reading boot sector from /dev/sda
Reference: disk “/dev/sda” (8,0) 0800
LILO wants to assign a new Volume ID to disk driver…..
Is the above disk an NT boot disk? (Y/n)
-can you help me please? - Thank you in advance
Great Tutorial m8
Thanks for your Article…..
But my “cfdisk” says you have no permission to access the hard disk…
Any Admin Accounts >>>>>plz help
Srinu > Are you using Backtrack ? The Live CD or the installed version ? Do you have this message when launching cfdisk or while using it ?
I think this would be great but its stuck on 33% (copying /lib…) PLEASE, any help would be apreciated. thx
thx man.works perfect 4 me. no probs;)
hey kin!
thanks for your tut… it helped me a lot.
i wanna know how to configure the internet connection. possibly a wired connection not. Can you help me on this please
Thanks in advance regards wolverine
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
goooooood
it worked!!!
but i can’t boot on windows from lilo (only from bios)
please help
1. to configure lilo
2. or to install grub (i know how to configure grub)
thnx for posting!!!
keep up the good work.cheers!
Pickyj> We are going to configure lilo.
Please copy / paste the content of your lilo.conf file here, as well as the result of this command :
# fdisk -l
As soon as you’ll provide me these informations, I’ll be able to give you the correct lilo.conf you need.
Have fun,
Hy! Great tuto,but i have problem with booting bactrack. When i restart computer lilo wont show up and my system automaticly boot win xp.
My lilo file:
boot=/dev/sda
prompt
timeout=1200
change-rules
reset
vga773
image=/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/sda5
label=BackTrack
read-only
other=/dev/sda1
label=Windows
table=/dev/sda
Please help me!
Hi Nikola,
You may give a try too :
—————————-
boot = /dev/sda
prompt
timeout = 1200
change-rules
reset
vga = 773
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = current
label = BackTrack
read-only
other = /dev/sda1
label = Windows
table = /dev/sda
————————
Keep me updated
Hi kin Calvin . I’m new at this . Could u give me a quick tutorial no how to partition b/c when i got to cfdisk it shows hda1 but i cant add a new partition enless i delete the hda1 partition. If i do this will it delete my Windows OS?
hi calvin
i’m a noob and when i use cfdisk i cant create a new partition . I have to delete the hda1 partition 1s before i can make anew partition. If i doe this will it delete my windows OS?
I would really apprieciate it if u could hhelp me with a step by step tutorial on how to do the partitioning part. I wrote a comment b4 butt i dont see it on here, so i hope to hear from u.
Hello Carlos,
Your first comment didn’t appear immediatly, as well as your second comment, since it was pending for approval.
As far as I understood, your hda1 partition is taking your entire HDD space, and you have Windows installed on it : This emplies that deleting your hda1 partition, will delete Windows.
So, what you must do in order to create a second partition is :
- Resize hda1
- Create hda2
And NOT :
- Delete hda1
- Create a new hda1
- Create hda2
In order to resize a partition, I personally use the partitioning software included in Mandriva’s Installation Disk :
http://www.mandriva.com/en/download/free
Or, you can use Partition Magic, which is a Windows software made for partitioning and gives you the posibility to resize your partitions.
thanks kin calvin!
got everything working did exactly what you told me.
This is a great tutorial.
carlos > The pleasure was mine.
Hey Calvin, having a bit of trouble am trying to install to HDD done all the partition stuff just need the bt3 installer program but can seem to find it can u help?
I have ubuntu 9.04 and vista running on my machine,and i want to install backtrack too on the same machine,but Very scared of loosing my ubuntu partition.!! any help plz.??
hello
I installed BT3 by commandprompt
badly i forgot to save lilo (lilo -v)
now my comp directly boot to windows
not to bt
i change lilo config by booting cd
no luck
“SDA1 windows installtion
SDA2 recovery
SDA5 bt”
any solution
Blade here from back in april forgot to tell you that you helped me with my problem. but thats not the only reason im here im here because i let my girlfriend barrow my laptop and she only wanted windows on it so i reformatted for her and now she has her own so i am dual booting again and i used your tutorial again.I give your tutorial 27 out of 10
it worked
when i use graphic installer
thank you