BackTrack 3 Installation EEE 901

[iamhe]

I followed all the steps here:

hxxp://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=14918

And when I restarted to boot into backtrack through my SSD I got a problem...

I have it set to boot into EEEUBUNTU first, so it did. The next time I started up, i went into the boot menu and chose the second SSD... turns out it booted into Ubuntu as well!?

Now when I started up Ubuntu, I had an option to mount the 4.0GB SSD, the one with the Backtrack installed, so I did, and all the files are there..

I followed the tutorial step by step. What could I have done wrong? And how can I fix it?

Thanks

No one knows?

[Archangel-Amael]

No one knows?

lilo or other boot loader file will more than likely help us to help you.

[iamhe]

lilo.conf looks like this:

lba32
boot = /dev/hdc
prompt
timeout = 60
change-rules
reset
vga = 773
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hdc1
label = Back|track3

I noticed I also have a file called lilo.conf1 with what looks like the old lilo.conf file.. oh and lilo.conf.5

not sure if that means anything.

[Archangel-Amael]

If I am understanding you correctly you have a dual boot machine.
But I only see hdc1 as one single entry. Where are the entries for the other
partitions?

[iamhe]

Ok, that makes sense, I need to add the ubuntu ssd into the file.. but

the thing is, it only boots into the ubuntu disk..

So would I have to edit the boot file on the ubuntu disk...?

I'm confused because it seems like the backtrack lilo file isn't even being run.. since only Ubuntu is booting even when i select the other disk..

[Archangel-Amael]

Ok, that makes sense, I need to add the ubuntu ssd into the file.. but
the thing is, it only boots into the ubuntu disk..
So would I have to edit the boot file on the ubuntu disk...?
I'm confused because it seems like the backtrack lilo file isn't even being run.. since only Ubuntu is booting even when i select the other disk..

Are you using one of the many tutorials here on the forums to do this ?
You also might want to look into #man lilo

[iamhe]

i posted the full lilo file but the sda is what i get when i boot. its the ubuntu grub boot file thats being loaded not the lilo.. so im thinking i should add backtrack to the ubuntu boot file instead...

heres my fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 4034 MB, 4034838528 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7818 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x437a52ed

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        7818     3940240+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 16.1 GB, 16139354112 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1962 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xf26d47c4

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1        1874    15052873+  83  Linux
/dev/sdb2            1875        1962      706860    5  Extended
/dev/sdb5            1875        1962      706828+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

and here's my boot/grub/menu.lst file

title        Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-8-eeepc
uuid        65c68579-dc80-47fe-b761-f062e9cf520d
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-8-eeepc root=UUID=65c68579-dc80-47fe-b761-f062e9cf520d ro quiet splash clocksource=hpet 
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-8-eeepc
quiet

title        Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-8-eeepc (recovery mode)
uuid        65c68579-dc80-47fe-b761-f062e9cf520d
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-8-eeepc root=UUID=65c68579-dc80-47fe-b761-f062e9cf520d ro  single
initrd        /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-8-eeepc

title        Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid        65c68579-dc80-47fe-b761-f062e9cf520d
kernel        /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title        Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
title        Normal Boot (on /dev/sda1)
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21.4-eeepc quiet rw vga=785 irqpoll root=/dev/sda1 
initrd        /boot/initramfs-eeepc.img
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
title        Perform Disk Scan (on /dev/sda1)
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21.4-eeepc quiet rw vga=785 irqpoll root=/dev/sda1 XANDROSSCAN=y 
initrd        /boot/initramfs-eeepc.img
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
title        Restore Factory Settings (on /dev/sda1)
root        (hd0,0)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.21.4-eeepc quiet rw vga=normal nosplash=y irqpoll root=/dev/sda1 XANDROSRESTORE=y 
initrd        /boot/initramfs-eeepc.img
savedefault
boot

now im trying to add a backtrack boot option and this is what ive come up with so far based with past posts on this forum but no matter what i choose i get an error:15 file not found when i boot into it... what should my root be? and is everything else correct?

title        Backtrack 3
root            (hd1,1)
kernel        /boot/vmlinuz ro /dev/hdc1 vga = 773
initrd        /boot/splash.initrd
quiet

or if thats not an option, i've got backtrack booting now after i set it as the first ssd to boot up.. but now then i would like to add ubuntu to lilo..

lilo.conf :

#Backtrack
lba32
boot = /dev/hdc
prompt
timeout = 60
change-rules
reset
vga = 773
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hdc1
label = Backtrack

#ubuntu
other = /dev/hdd2
label = ubuntu
table = /dev/hdd

then i ran lilo -v
and it added ubuntu to the boot list without a problem

but when i restart and start ubuntu it says its loading it but just hangs and doesnt not go anywhere else.