x server doesnt start

[c0ldzer0]

i installed backtrack via the installer, the installation went ok but when i reboot and try to start the xserver it tells me there is a server error and version 'GLIBC_2.4' not found. please help me

[Archangel-Amael]

i installed backtrack via the installer, the installation went ok but when i reboot and try to start the xserver it tells me there is a server error and version 'GLIBC_2.4' not found. please help me

could you give us a cut and paste of the actual error?
And some specifics about the type of hardware you are using.
Also might wanna check the wiki for compatibility issues.

http://backtrack.offensive-security.....php/Main_Page

[c0ldzer0]

well it the live cd works but when i install it, it doesnt work. now i am trying to reinstall it again and it has been sitting at 81% for about 2 hours now. lol. I will check the specs to see if there is a compatibility prob but i don't get y there would be if the live cd works. the error is in the prompt screen rigth after i login, so i dont think i can copy the error.

[c0ldzer0]

i gave up and decided to just use the live cd it didnt matter i still couldnt do what i wanted thanks for the help

[Archangel-Amael]

well it the live cd works but when i install it, it doesnt work. now i am trying to reinstall it again and it has been sitting at 81% for about 2 hours now. lol. I will check the specs to see if there is a compatibility prob but i don't get y there would be if the live cd works. the error is in the prompt screen rigth after i login, so i dont think i can copy the error.

You could also copy it by hand depending on how bad you want backtrack to work.

Also did you check the md5sum and burn it on the slowest settings? Could be a bad download.
might wanna check this thread too:
http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=9618
Also some hardware specs may help us out here.

[camarao]

Yes I get the GLIBC_2.4' not found after a reboot.
The liveCD works just fine but I am unable to run xorgsetup or xorgconf and get this error when trying.

I will try to find a resolution....

[c0dak]

This is by far not the preferred method but depending on how well you know Linux it might be easier to just boot back to the live CD and patch the files that are missing. I am pretty sure glibc is:

Linux 2.6.21.5.
bt ~ # cd /lib
bt lib # ls -al libc.so*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Apr 14 11:20 libc.so.6 -> libc-2.5.so*
bt lib # ls -al libc-2.5.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1528742 Dec 7 16:28 libc-2.5.so*

so you would need to copy libc-2.5.so to the /lib directory of your backtrack install and then link it to libc.so.6

Or you might be better off installing it by hand rather than using the installer.
http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/mwb_v1-2.pdf