How to install backtrack 3 final from the shell

[purehate]

I followed every step in the tutorial but when I restarted my computer I get the following error "Error loading operating system". I don't think anyone else has had this problem.

Ill be happy to try and help but you will have to provide me with any errors you had and at what point the happened. Sounds most likely you didn't chroot properly before installing the bootloader LILO.

[carboncopy]

Ill be happy to try and help but you will have to provide me with any errors you had and at what point the happened. Sounds most likely you didn't chroot properly before installing the bootloader LILO.

I am thinking the same thing. Because I noticed that after I chroot this
bt~# changes to bt/#. See where it changes from ~ to /. I am not sure what I could be doing wrong that it is causing that. I saw that when you used the chroot command yours didnt change. Thanks!

bt ~ # chroot /mnt/backtrack/ /bin/bash
bt / # nano /etc/lilo.conf
bt / # nano /etc/lilo.conf
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.

Value expected for 'boot' at or above line 2 in file '/etc/lilo.conf'

[purehate]

I am thinking the same thing. Because I noticed that after I chroot this
bt~# changes to bt/#. See where it changes from ~ to /. I am not sure what I could be doing wrong that it is causing that. I saw that when you used the chroot command yours didnt change. Thanks!

bt ~ # chroot /mnt/backtrack/ /bin/bash
bt / # nano /etc/lilo.conf
bt / # nano /etc/lilo.conf
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.

Value expected for 'boot' at or above line 2 in file '/etc/lilo.conf'

The error is in your lilo conf. Please post your lilo.conf and your partiton layout and Ill see whats wrong

[carboncopy]

The error is in your lilo conf. Please post your lilo.conf and your partiton layout and Ill see whats wrong

Is it that my boot should be boot /dev/sda1?

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 7 56196 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 8 70 506047+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda3 71 9726 77561820 83 Linux

Lilo.conf

lba32
boot /dev/sda
prompt
timeout=60
change-rules
reset
vga=791
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda3
label = backtrack3_final

[purehate]

lba32
boot=/dev/sda
prompt
timeout=60
change-rules
reset
vga=791
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda3
label = backtrack3_final


Try it like that

[carboncopy]

lba32
boot=/dev/sda
prompt
timeout=60
change-rules
reset
vga=791
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda3
label = backtrack3_final


Try it like that

It worked!!! I also had to shorten the label name because it was too long. Thank you very much!!!!


BTW I don't know if it's my computer but in the first page your lilo.conf looks like the one below without the = between boot /dev/sda

lba32
boot /dev/sda
prompt
timeout=60
change-rules
reset
vga=791
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda3
label = backtrack3_final

[purehate]

It worked!!! I also had to shorten the label name because it was too long. Thank you very much!!!!


BTW I don't know if it's my computer but in the first page your lilo.conf looks like the one below without the = between boot /dev/sda

lba32
boot /dev/sda
prompt
timeout=60
change-rules
reset
vga=791
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda3
label = backtrack3_final

Seems you are correct! My mistake. I fixed it right away.

[carboncopy]

Thank you for the help! The tutorial was great! next will be to install compiz

[geleman]

pureh@te, I have tried everything and then tried it again and it still doesn't work. I have made sure the lilo.conf is right as far as the directions you have given and i still get the kernel panic problem. I truly do not know what else the problem could be. I am a real novice at everything linux so any help is appreciated.

[sκy_walκer]

pureh@te, I have tried everything and then tried it again and it still doesn't work. I have made sure the lilo.conf is right as far as the directions you have given and i still get the kernel panic problem. I truly do not know what else the problem could be. I am a real novice at everything linux so any help is appreciated.

please post yout lilo.conf content and output of

fdisk -l