I have no idea as to whether R1 fixes this, as I am downloading it right now.

If you are running from HD or Persistent USB, then you're in luck. There is a driver that broadcom released for Linux....

I had this problem, too. The problem is that you need to start the wicd network manager separately. Here's how you do it, from the top.

1. Open a Konsole.
2. To start networking, type: ...

Alright, I'm back, and now I feel compelled to mention that it won't even bring up wlan0 on my laptop. The card is a Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card. I don't want to try anything on the desktop...

You haven't given us any information to help you fix this. For example, had you ever booted backtrack on VMWare before? If so, had you ever tried startx before this? If this is just after...

You could do that, but he wouldn't learn anything out of that. It's a lot better if he learns to use the console. Trust me, I used to do that. I had to get used to using the console after using the...

Thanks fbxxkl. I'll try that and get back to you as soon as I can.

I've tried this method before, and you might want to buy or borrow and external DVD/CD drive. It worked for me before, but I was using Slackware on a friend's laptop. It was the same model as yours,...

I'll buck the trend here -- while what everyone says is true, that very few hackers are going to come after your system for Grandma's pics, I'll also say this- beginning hackers LOVE home systems....

I might be able to help here. Metasploit will not run just if you just change directories to it. There's a specific command that has to be run... I'll leave you to find it. If you already know what...

I would have, but it didn't seem relevant because this wouldn't work on my desktop or laptop. It showed the same error both times, and they were completely different models and make. Also, I noticed...

I've been using Back|Track on Virtualbox, and it worked great. I decided to burn it to a DVD as a live DVD.

Everything worked out great, until I got to the internet. I used google to the best of...