unable to log in.

[eatdatcake]

I get the feeling im making a noobie mistake but when I start backtrack 4 r2 from my live USB when the screen comes up, it does not prompt me for a login, it goes though all of the checks and starting stuff but then just gives me root@bt:"#. When I try starting the login and enter user: root PW: toor it tells me invalid user name and PW, when I try startx it gives me critical error unable to launch. (sorry for the bad description im new to this stuff)

[comaX]

Yup, a better description would help... and did you check the forum before posting?

[Archangel-Amael]

root@bt:"#. < That although not entirely correct is the actual prompt so there is no need to try and log in since you are already logged it.
It might be a good idea to use some other version of Linux. Perhaps Ubuntu. BackTrack requires linux knowledge that you obviously do not yet have.