Asus 1001px

[Azkrath]

Note: This thread will be updated as i test BT5 on Asus 1001px
Note2: To avoid installation problems, i recommend to disable the FastBoot option in the BIOS.

For the ones interested in trying bt5 in one of these cool pieces, i can say that almost everything works out of the box.

Specifications:
CPU: Intel ATOM N450 1.66 GHz
Chipset: Intel NM10 Express
Graphics adapter: Intel GMA 3150 DVMT4.0
Display: 10.1-inch, 1024 x 600-pixel TFT LED
Memory: 1GB DDR II 667 mhz
Hdd: 250 GB, Serial ATA-300, 5400 rpm

Versions tested: BT5 Gnome 32b and KDE 64b (present one)

Bugs founded:
- Wireless driver (ath9k for AR9285) causing system to freeze when connecting to wpa encrypted networks
- Audio not working (Gnome DE)
- startx not working (KDE 64 bit, didn't try the 32b)
- Bootsplash not working (fix-splash doesn't work, since the resolution detected when booting is 640x480)

Fixes:

Wireless driver:
- For people with problems with Atheros 9285 wireless cards hanging the system upon wpa encryption, i have found a fix. Just download the compat-wireless 2.6.39 stable drivers and execute:

tar -xf /path/to/compat-wireless-driver.tar.bz2
cd /path/to/compat-wireless-driver-folder
./scripts/driver-select <driver-name>
make
make install
make wlunload
modprobe ath9k

Audio:
- For people with problems with Audio not working under Gnome:

navigating to System>Preferences>Startup Applications
> add
> name: Audio
> command type: /usr/bin/pulseaudio
> reboot

Thank you "2901119" for the fix (http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...m-respond.html)

startx:
As the fix presented by "fnord0" (http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...x-problem.html)

run these before the "startx":

rm /root/.kde/cache-root/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-root/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/icon-cache.kcache
rm /root/.kde/cache-bt/plasma_theme_Volatile.kcache
rm -rf /tmp/vmware-root
reboot

Resolution of the grub start:

Ok managed to get the grub to boot at 800x600 resolution at 32b (since 1024x600 is not supported by our grub), editing /etc/default/grub and adding/changing these options:

In /etc/default/grub find the lines:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text splash nomodeset vga=791"

and change it to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text splash"

&

GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600x32

underneath that line insert:

GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=keep
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=800x600x32

then in /etc/grub.d/00_header find the line:

if [ "x${GRUB_GFXMODE}" = "x" ] ; then GRUB_GFXMODE=800x600x32 ; fi

then insert below it

if [ "x${GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD}" = "x" ] ; then GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD=800x600x32 ; fi

In the same file, but farther down the page, find the line:

set gfxmode=${GRUB_GFXMODE}insert below that line:

set gfxpayload=${GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD}

Now run

# update-grub2

Still need to fix the fact that the terminal on grub loading is of the same size of bootsplash, covering the entire monitor screen and hiding the splash behind it.

My best regards.

[Azkrath]

Reserved. (if possible, can any moderator eliminate this post?)

[krillzip]

In my post (http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...tml#post196236)

I can't install bt5 on my ASUS 1001px via Live USB.

How did you get bt5 to boot on your laptop? maybe you know the solution.

[Azkrath]

Well, i used Unetbootin 549 to create an usb live drive, started from the usb drive, installed bt5, removed the pen, rebooted and it started normally. One thing i recommend, is to disable fastboot on BIOS. And press ESC at Asus screen to enable the boot options

[deinde]

I had the same problem because ubiquity doesn't see the USB drive so you can not complete the installation.
i dowloaded the iso KDE 32b two times but i got the same bug in the ubiquity so i did it manually!!

Azkrath what iso did you install ???

bt ~ # swapon /dev/sda5
bt ~ # mkdir /mnt/bt5
bt ~ # mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/bt5/
bt ~ #
bt ~ # cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,home,pentest,root,usr,etc,lib,opt,sb in,var,share,NONE,srv,lost+found} /mnt/bt5/
bt ~ # mkdir /mnt/bt5/{mnt,proc,sys,tmp}
bt ~ # mount --bind /dev/ /mnt/bt5/dev/
bt ~ # mount -t proc proc /mnt/bt5/proc/

and then for the grub

bt ~ # grub-install --no-floppy --root-directory=/mnt/bt5/ /dev/sda
bt ~ # chroot /mnt/backtrack/ /bin/bash
bt ~ # grub-update

[deinde]

i installed the KDE-32 iso via USB live on my asus 1001PXD
the problem is that ubiquity doesn't see the partitions table with the usb drive mounted!!!
if i remove the usb the installation crash, so i did it via command shell after created the two partitions (sda5->swap,sda4->/ )

bt ~ # swapon /dev/sda5  
bt ~ # mkdir /mnt/bt5  
bt ~ # mount /dev/sda4 /mnt/bt5/  
bt ~ #  
bt ~ # cp --preserve -R /{bin,boot,dev,home,pentest,root,usr,etc,lib,opt,sbin,var,share,NONE,srv,lost+found} /mnt/bt5/  
bt ~ # mkdir /mnt/bt5/{mnt,proc,sys,tmp}  
bt ~ # mount --bind /dev/ /mnt/bt5/dev/  
bt ~ # mount -t proc proc /mnt/bt5/proc/

and the i installed the grub

bt ~ # grub-install --no-floppy --root-directory=/mnt/bt5/ /dev/sda  
bt ~ # chroot /mnt/backtrack/ /bin/bash  
bt ~ # grub-update

the bootsplash doesn't work but all the devices(wireless,audio,ecc.) works fine

[Azkrath]

I installed the KDE 64bit version. What usbloader did you use? Some people refered that they had problems with unetbootin, however i used the 549 version without any problems. About the bootsplash, what error are you having? I have everything working except the backtrack picture on the framebuffer terminal after grub, but its probably a resolution problem, i think it was meant to run at 1024x768 only on BT5, since resolutions above or below doesnt seem to show it.

[deinde]

i used the same version of unetbootin (549). but my problems were with ubiquity and the usb drive.
for the boot splash i changed it with another theme (spinfinity):

sudo apt-get install plymouth-theme-spinfinity

then set it as default

sudo update-alternatives --install /lib/plymouth/themes/default.plymouth default.plymouth /lib/plymouth/themes/spinfinity/spinfinity.plymouth 100
sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth

now select the spinfinity theme
and save it with

sudo update-initramfs  -u

or with

sudo update-initramfs.distrib  -u

if you get the error

update-initramfs is disabled since running on read-only media

reboot and you will see that the spash goes right !!
now i' m gonna modify the bt one and see if goes!!
ciao

Edit:

i forgot that i changed another line in the /etc/default/grub

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash elevator=noop rootflags=commit=100"

ciao

[KAELIOS]

I am also using backtrack 5 in a EEE pc 1001 PX, but i am having a bit of a problem with my USB connection...I am trying to connect with a HUAWEI technologies model: E 1550 and Wine isn´t settinp up properly. I have already updated the usb pen and still nothing witk both Mac an Win drives. And how do i make the connection work with backtrack? Any kind of help here would be precious as i am newbie also

Kaelios