How to use Back|Track!

[baachor]

thanks xatar.It helped me a lot.I love yakuake

[armedpilot]

Nice write up.

[backt]

If you want to stop your CDROM from ejecting on reboots and shutdowns, you need to alter the shutdown script. From the bash prompt, type:

cd /etc/rc.d

nano rc.6

Find the following relevant piece of code and alter it to look like the following

# eject cdrom devices
. ./usr/lib/liblinuxlive
#echo "Ejecting all CDROMs..."
#list_cdrom_devices | while read DEVICE; do
# cdrecord dev=$DEVICE -eject >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
# can't use eject because it's not working with our kernel
# eject -s $DEVICE >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
#done
#echo "========================================"
#echo "It's safe to switch the computer off now"
#echo -ne "Press Enter to $command "
#read junk


I

I followed your howto , not to eject the cd rom but I did something wrong because I can not shut down my machine since I altered the code above.

Can you post the full /etc/rc.d/rc.6 files content. I do not know what is the problem.
When I type halt or reeboot command then the last message in bash prompt is something like "no more process to kill" or something and the machine hangs up.

10Q

[kimbell]

If you still have your ISO just boot it and copy the original file back to your hardrive, over writing the altered file.

[xatar]

That is exactly the code I have running on mine, although I did see that fault once on another laptop.

try this code:

# eject cdrom devices
. ./usr/lib/liblinuxlive
#echo "Ejecting all CDROMs..."
#list_cdrom_devices | while read DEVICE; do
# cdrecord dev=$DEVICE -eject >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
# can't use eject because it's not working with our kernel
# eject -s $DEVICE >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
#done
echo "========================================"
echo "It's safe to switch the computer off now"
echo -ne "Press Enter to $command "
read junk


You will have to press enter to either reboot or shutdown at the end, takes me back to the AT power supply days!!! Ah, the good times!

later,

[armedpilot]

This is a great write up. People new to Backtrack, or linux should really read it before posting questions.

[darthn]

btt needs stickied

[armedpilot]

I agree. But, since it isn't, I've been bumping it whenever I start to see people asking questions, that have been asked and answered MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of times.

btt needs stickied

[darthn]

Add to change your boot message

Backtrack

username:root
password:toor

Edit /etc/issue

[icantremember]

Thanks xatar. I always wondered how to get the leetmode sysinfo up. Now I know.