help installing backtrack in vmware please

[mrgee]

ok
im trying to install backtrack into vm ware but getting a little stuck.

ive created the custom virtual machine .
ive loaded my backtrack cd into pc .
loaded backtrack cd into vmware and started it up.

ive input root and toor as password but stopped at next prompt where i would normally type startx and ive input all the partitioning instructions all the way down to
these commands
BT ~ # cd /tmp
BT tmp # mkdir boot
BT tmp # mkdir bt2
BT tmp # mount /dev/sda1
BT tmp # mount /dev/sda3 bt2

now after those commands im stuck what to do . if i immediately type
xconfig i end up with bt tmp xconfig or bt tmp startx how do i bet to just the BT ~ # so i can type bt~# startx

well i stoped the virtual machine thinking thats the way to do it but it freeze as soon as i start virtual machine .

what ami doing wrong apart from probably everything .

can i just start over again by deleting old virtual machine ?

[purehate]

http://backtrack.offensive-security....to:Install_GUI


try this instead for starters. Just delete the folder where the virtual machine resides and start over.

[mrgee]

ok that worked a treat .
i had a little panic at 1st as i couldnt get back into windows .

easy when you press escape and get into boot menu.

well that went ok on pc but a little reluctant to try it onto my new laptop
thanks for that mate.
i think i may just have to find someone somewhere to do a dual boot on my laptop for me
cheers

[purehate]

ok ive gone throught that procedure and its great except for one problem .
i can only boot into backtrack now which defeats the whole object of vm ware ,

i thought i was doing some type of basic install that will run in vmware .
so can someone tell me please how i get back to normal .

please

I thought that was obvious. You are supossed to do that procedure after you boot the live cd in vmware. You section off 8 gig partition or whatever boot the Os and do a install

[imported_wyze]

all you really had to do is edit the vmware conf file to point to the BT iso