BT4 beta Hard drive install

[capt.wheeto]

I really don't want sound silly, but is there anyway I can install this on my eee pc 701?

I've tried a few times, but I've run into a few problems like running out of space. I've got Backtrack 3 all up and running very nicely. Thank you for any help (:

[Archangel-Amael]

I really don't want sound silly, but is there anyway I can install this on my eee pc 701?

I've tried a few times, but I've run into a few problems like running out of space. I've got Backtrack 3 all up and running very nicely. Thank you for any help (:

Well it stands to reason if you are getting messages stating you are running out of space that you should; make some space!
If you can be more specific then maybe we can help you out more.
Are you using a sd card or usb stick or the internal sshd?
Are they empty or what?

[capt.wheeto]

Sorry I didn't reply in ages.

But uhm, I'm trying to do an installation to the SSD, I deleted my Backtrack 3 partitions but I still seem to run out of space. Thanks for any help

[dunnn]

cp --preserve -R /{bin,dev,home,pentest,root,usr,boot,etc,lib,opt, sbin,var} /mnt/bt/

error
cp: cannot start 'sbin,var}' : no such file or directory...

why is there a space before sbin?...

umm... i think that was the problem, i remeber purehate saying its a glitch in the matrix or something

do not space: ,sbin,var}space /mnt/bt/

[lobsterman]

Thanks for the help, appreciate it.
Had a few quirks to sidestep but no problems now.

[Barry]

Sorry I didn't reply in ages.

But uhm, I'm trying to do an installation to the SSD, I deleted my Backtrack 3 partitions but I still seem to run out of space. Thanks for any help

I installed it as live with changes. It won't fit any other way.

[binaryman]

I tried the guide and tried installing it to a Sun Virtual box session . I made a 12 gig virtual hdd, made 3 partitions and followed the guide as if I was installing to a normal HDD. I must have missed something because im getting.
"kernel panic - not syncing: No init found try passing init= option to kernel"
I looked at the guide and nothing points to this.
What am i missing, could this be caused by me having the wrong partition set with the boot flag?

i know its something lame and simple but its driving me batty

I was getting this as well, so I went over all the steps again. My problem (and I am assuming yours also) was in /etc/lilo.conf I had root=/dev/hda1 but my root partition is on /dev/hda3 (the default is root=/dev/sda1 which is probably how we messed that up)

If you did this as well, I recommend starting all over. The only thing i did not have to do is reparition my disk.

[AlexeiVronsky]

Hi, after adding the partitions the format commands worked properly, but the swap space didn't work. Any suggestions, or ideas?
Full Text of formatting:

root@bt:~# mke2fs /dev/sda2
mke2fs 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
10040 inodes, 40160 blocks
2008 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
Maximum filesystem blocks=41156608
5 block groups
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
2008 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
8193, 24577

Writing inode tables: done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 23 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
root@bt:~# mkreiserfs /dev/sda4
mkreiserfs 3.6.19 (2003 )

A pair of credits:
BigStorage () contributes to our general fund every month,
and has done so for quite a long time.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA,l) is the
primary sponsor of Reiser4. DARPA does not endorse this project; it merely
sponsors it.


Guessing about desired format.. Kernel 2.6.28.1 is running.
Format 3.6 with standard journal
Count of blocks on the device: 5974160
Number of blocks consumed by mkreiserfs formatting process: 8394
Blocksize: 4096
Hash function used to sort names: "r5"
Journal Size 8193 blocks (first block 18)
Journal Max transaction length 1024
inode generation number: 0
UUID: 54c50b45-e31d-4a92-b19c-b5973edf94a4
ATTENTION: YOU SHOULD REBOOT AFTER FDISK!
ALL DATA WILL BE LOST ON '/dev/sda4'!
Continue (y/n):y
Initializing journal - 0%....20%....40%....60%....80%....100%
Syncing..ok

Tell your friends to use a kernel based on 2.4.18 or later, and especially not a
kernel based on 2.4.9, when you use reiserFS. Have fun.

ReiserFS is successfully created on /dev/sda4.
root@bt:~# mkswap /dev/sda3
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2104508 KiB
no label, UUID=d18f89d5-6823-4ed8-b3e0-cf955c832799
root@bt:~# swapon /dev/sda4
swapon: /dev/sda4: Invalid argument

This is on an Acer 5515, with windows business on sda1.

Thanks

[TermiGR]

I get an error when i try to use mke2fs.

root@bt: # mke2fs /dev/sda1
mke2fs 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
/dev/sda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!

?

[Archangel-Amael]

I get an error when i try to use mke2fs.

root@bt: # mke2fs /dev/sda1
mke2fs 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008)
/dev/sda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!

?

Uhh unmount the partition
use #umount