Update: This trick worked, I have BT5R2 64Bit installed and working on the USB stick with persitence but it is still running slow, though there are no more errors.

There is a post in the BT5 How To's that utilizes VMware to trick the Install BackTrack program to install on to a USB drive as a standard install. I am trying this trick now. It seems to be...

I used the BTSR2-Gnome-64.iso (Backtrack 5 R2 64Bit Gnome ISO) on a 16GB Flash Voyager USB stick. It works fine in none persitent mode, but with persitence exact same issues, very slow, IO errors,...

I found similar behavior with slow responsiveness and instabilities in persistent mode by using "LinuxLive USB Creator" which until now has worked like a charm creating persistent mode Backtrack...

Hello All,

I have followed the USB persistant changes instructions on the wiki with no success.
Persistent USB - BackTrack Linux

I have tried both the "Backtrack Persistent USB Installation"...

Hello All,

Thanks to you all, hacking has become way more fun. Cheers!

Have you looked if perhaps compiled pre-patched drivers already exist that fit your needs?