hi bidalot,
I've made an tutorial recently on how to install new kernel in backtrack.
you may check it out here:
Tutorials for Linux: Kernel compiling and instalation

it does not hang on 99%
just wait until 100% is reached!
it may take no more than 4 minutes.

try it again and post the results :)

copy this code and paste it into console:

cd /lib/modules/2.6.39.4/
ln -s /usr/src/linux build

if you get error like"module.symvers is missing" during driver installation and you would like to...

hi,
I'm not Hard Drive expert and if I did understood you correctly from your post I believe your hard drive is organized as basic disk and not dynamic one.
that mean your HD has only MBR and...

hi,
sorry, I've misunderstood your problem, so commands provided will work only if you get the console before x-server (I'm not shore if you cant put these lines into boot options using TAB key,...

hi,
why do you use aptitude?
I've read somewhere it's better to use apt-get install instead since aptitude sometimes doesn't work with backtrack.(I don't know why)
apt-get install work's fine on...

hi benjymabom,
many people had a problem with booting backtrack 5 when it comes out, but that's not the case with bt5 R1, although it look's that still is.
there was an fix related to this problem...

hi,
download and install rcconf tool which enables you to turn on and off fan control:

apt-get install rcconf
when finished run:

rcconf
here you will find a line saying "fancontrol", use...

hello samlux!
I did have same problem and here is what I did to solve the problem with flashplayer in my bt5r1 x64
copy this code and paste it into console!!


wget...

hi,
this litle tutorial assumes that you have original kernel from backtrack, means you did not recompile your kernel so far!

go to this site for your alfa card:
...

ok tnx for references, I've learned something so far from links provided.
btw llnou your linked post rocks! :)

cheers!

are u using toshiba?
cos I had similar problems with my toshiba,
my notebook was full of dust and that's why it's shuting down cos CPU becomes too hot over 105C and then shut's down and needs an...

escugs,
first make shore u download and install compat-wireless drivers.
then reboot your machine...
then run commands as follows:



ifconfig wlan1 down
iw dev wlan1 set channel 4
ifup wlan1

that will not update anything.

to update firefox to new version download firefox from their site and unrar into directory where u wan't to install...
then create new link to application on your...

for your sadness Linux driver for ALFA AWUS036NHA does not exist.

*NHA and *NHR are the newest cards and the only driver which exist is that for *NHR, although it deos not work so good as it...

hi
ALFA AWUS036NHR chipset RTL8188RU will not work properly with rtl8192cu driver.

I have same card as u do but *cu chipset and it work's just fine except it lock's down to fixed channel -1...

hi I have a few simple question's.
first I've read forum rules and feel that this post does not go against the rules.

here is my updated msf:

=[ metasploit v4.1.0-testing [core:4.1...

stupid question:
are u using iptables or some sort of firewall?
if so flush them.

Hy,
I had and still have same problems, so here is what u have to do:

run commands as folows:

wpa_passphrase "my network name" mypassword > /etc/wpa.conf
wpa_supplicant -D nl80211 -i wlan0 -d...

Hy,
I'm not shore if madwifi drivers have support for your chipset, so you may try to browse for madwifi's website and if it does and download.
as far as I know madwifi is best for ath9, ath5 and...

Hy
login as root and do this...
download latest compat-wireless drivers:

wget http://linuxwireless.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2011-10-12.tar.bz2tar
tar xvf...

did u try to download and install latest compat-wireless drivers?

Hy,

here's my network spec's:
essid: "moja mreža"
encrypt: WPA2-PSK
chiper: CCMP
AHCII key: "0123456789abc"
......................
connecting using wicd not working, it says "Bad Password"

hello there!
I had similar problem but now it's solved...I did install bt5 on 2 laptops succesufully (mine and friends) after figuring out what is going on.
you may find thread about that in...

Hello there!
FIRST OF ALL PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROCEDURE DID WORK FOR ME, SO I'M NOT SHURE IT WILL WORK FOR YOU AS WELL!
here is a brief short description about what hapend to me:
I've downloaded...