BT3 USB cant boot from my stick

[micko_escalade]

Hello guys, I have a new notebook without dvd-drive. So I wanne install bt3 with my usb-stick.
But..when my laptop boot from the stick, i can see the fluxbox, but no commando works. I see a flashing underline. This are the the last 11 lines:

starting Linux Live scripts <hxxp_//linux-live.org/>
* starting loop device support
* starting cdrom filesystem support
* starting squashfs support
* starting aufs support with brs=1
* starting vfat support
* starting ntfs support
* creating /dev enteries for block devices
* starting USB support
* starting PCMCIA CardBus support
* looking for data directory

Than i can type a commando, but npthing will be accepted.
I did it this way:
fat32 stick->unrar the .ISO->copy to the stick the 2 folders->start the bootinst.bat

I'm sure, that its working on my notebook. But at since somedays no way to come to the login.

Who can help me?

[kazalku]

I would check MD5 of the ISO, seems that your download was broken. I use this one.

[imported_Bigboot]

Hello, the md5 hashes are the same.

[inf_437]

You need to make sure the folder containing backtrack is named exactly BT3. I once had problems with the exact same behavior during boot from the stick when the folder name was changed.

[imported_Bigboot]

No the names are the ok. folder "boot" and folder "BT3"
Is it a problem, that I use ubuntu now at mainsystem on my laptop?
As bt3 right boot, I had winxp.

[inf_437]

Is it a problem, that I use ubuntu now at mainsystem on my laptop?

I don't think this has any impact, I'm using ubuntu as mainsystem on my linux-notebook and have no problems booting backtrack3 from either cd or usb.

As bt3 right boot, I had winxp.

If you boot from am removable device it doesn't matter what OS is installed to the harddrive.

[imported_Bigboot]

Hmm shit, today I installed winxp again..but nothing. You say it.
Befor 4 days, I made 3 partions on my usb-stick (Fat32,EXT3,SWAP)
Than when I boot, only a blackscreencome. Can it be, that my stick is "damaged"?

[inf_437]

Befor 4 days, I made 3 partions on my usb-stick (Fat32,EXT3,SWAP)

What size is your usb-stick?

When I installed backtrack on usb (without persistant changes) I only had one partition.. Maybe that's your problem, backtrack probably wants to start from one partition only, and it might be too small...

[imported_Bigboot]

My stick have 8GB.
And I have only a fat32 partition. Only one time I made 3 partition.

[inf_437]

Have you tried using the same usb-stick on a different laptop/computer?

If it works there, you know it's your laptop that's faulty..

(might need a BIOS upgrade if it is an old laptop)

other than that I can't think of anything else to try right now..