bt4.iso + unetbootin no go

[adoidont]

This is driving me nuts. I'm not able to make a bootable bt4 usb but I'm able to make a windows 7 instal usbl. I've also tried with ultraiso and bt4 with no luck.

I've followed these instructions to a T (supposedly idiot proof)

1. Plug in your USB Drive (Minimum USB Drive capacity 2 GB)
2. Format the USB drive to FAT32
3. Download Unetbootin from UNetbootin - Homepage and Downloads
4. Start Unetbootin and select diskimage (use the backtrack-final ISO)
5. Select your USB drive and click “OK” for creating a bootable BackTrack USB drive
6. Log into BackTrack with the default username and password root / toor.

I did add configure my usb drive to primary boot device. On startup I just get a blinking "_"

Am I missing something

[purehate]

http://www.offensive-security.com/vi...controller.swf

[adoidont]

Thanks for the link/quick response.

So the HOWTO is incorrect or? I vaguely remember installing bt4 on another machine of mine without much trouble with the unebootin route...

[jimmy]

"Format the USB drive to FAT32"

You need two partitions FAT32 or VFAT and EXT3

Format like this first then use unetbootin:

mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1
mkfs.ext3 -b 4096 -L casper-rw /dev/sdb2

Your partions might be SDB1 and SBD2 or might be different.

[xX_Spiidey_Xx]

And your ISO's checksum matches that on the downloads page? Try following the first part of my tut @ xX_Spiidey_Xx's BT4 Tut Site: Installing Back|Track 4 Final on EEE 900 for installing using usb_format and unetbootin.

Also, in order to do what jimmy's suggested, you'll need to be running linux first in order to run those commands.

[jimmy]

"Also, in order to do what jimmy's suggested, you'll need to be running linux first in order to run those commands."

Yeah, thanks xX_Spiidey_Xx, forgot to mention that.

[xX_Spiidey_Xx]

@ jimmy: Well, I also forgot to mention that the OP can run your commands via a linux liveCD terminal as well