SV-TUTZ : BT3b PERSISTENT CHANGES

[ats1080]

im running the usb drive version and i was tying out the persistent changes boot option but havn't had any luck with it actually saving anything. is there something i need to do?

EDIT SOLVED SEE SV TUT

[shamanvirtuel]

if you want to use persistent changes mode .....


you can'T DO IT ON A FAT 32 ONE YOU MUST WIPE YOUR USB & FORMAT IT EXT2, EXTRACT YOUR ISO .....

CD ONTO THE BOOT DIR / usb

BOOTINST.SH WILL NOT WORK WITH EXT2 BUT ONLY WITH FAT32

YOU MUST USE BOOTLILO.SH

RUN IT

THIS ONE CAN INSTALL ON ALL TYPE OF PARTITIONS AND CREATE A FOLDER CALLED SLAXCHANGES UNDER YOUR /BOOT DIRECTORY

DON'T TOUCH THIS FOLDER EVEN IF EMPTY

REBOOT ON YOUR NEW INSTALL

SELECT SAVE CHANGES MODE AND YOU're DONE
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OR HERE IS THE METHOD I USED (RECOMENDED) THIS ONE IS BETTER BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT ON FAT32 SO NO NEED TO WIPE THE DRIVE & REINSTALL ..........

BOOT YOUR USB

CD /mnt/XXXXXXX (THE USB WHERE IS THE BOOT DIR)

CD ./boot/syslinux

chmod +Xx lilo

chmod +Xx syslinux

OPEN syslinux.cfg

SELECT THE MODE YOU WANT TO ADD CHANGES & all options you want like rename modes , remove unused modes

EDIT APPEND LINE

ADD changes=/dev/XXX (AN EXT2 PRIMARY PARTITION SOMEWHERE IE ON A HD)

SAVE SYSLINUX.CFG

syslinux -s -f /dev/xxx1 (the partition where you extract iso and run bootlilo.sh)

reboot /select the mode where you added the changes mod

THAT's ALL !!!! 100 % PROOF OF CONCEPT !!!


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ENJOY !!!

[ats1080]

alright thanks ill give it a go.

[barbsie]

you can also save changes on the USB itself in FAT32, using a loop file (available on slax mirror). I was looking at a solution of using a loop-aes file just like in Knoppix, where the changes are changed on an encrypted file.

[juststormy]

you can also save changes on the USB itself in FAT32, using a loop file (available on slax mirror). I was looking at a solution of using a loop-aes file just like in Knoppix, where the changes are changed on an encrypted file.

Uhhhm barbsie can you explain this a little bit more?
A small tutorial would be nice. thx!

[shamanvirtuel]

yep remember that ...

nifty future ... when you say encrypted it's aes 256 ?

maybe the crypting process in real time will be too much ressource consuming...........

[imported_wyze]

And this works as well

http://backtrack.offensive-security....n_to_USB_stick

[merlin051]

ok, created a partition on hda4 using ext2(used hirens)

made the changes to syslinux.cfg, upon booting into the changed mode, i egt the following error

mount: mounting aufs on union failed
fatal error - can't setup union (aufs)
Something went wrong this should never happen
please reboot your computer wiht CTRL+ALT+DEL

any idea's?

[hm2075]

i get the same error,

i think there is a problem with the changes line

[merlin051]

Ok, tried creating a ext2 partition on my 2gb stick, and put the same mods in place, but i'm still getting the same error.

read through all the BT2 save changes threads, still think i'm doing it right..

I'm gonna try formatting with ext2 now the trying to use the bootlilo.sh and see what that does for me.

Tried all of the above and still no joy :-/