BT3 WinUSB CREATOR: BETA2 RELIZED

[shamanvirtuel]

I have coded :cool: this past days a gui for downoading and installing LIVE BT2 to a usb stick, flash card or usb hd in a way that the king of newbeez ;) can do it so if your interested in this freeware, here is the link, feel free to ask questions, feedbacks welcome.....:


Welcome to BackTrack 2 USB 4 WIN


1)What the hell is it ?

The purpose of the BackTrack 2.0 Downloader and USB-Stick burner for Windows, is like for BT1, and previous betas(based on slax 5 .mo) to install BackTrack 2.0 in a few clicks to a USB-Stick under Windows systems, in a convenient and user friendly interface.

This operation is still possible with MSC, but only for BT1 an BT2betas based on slax 5 .mo standard. BackTrack 2.0 Final is based on slax 6 .lzm standard, so it won't work with MySlaxCreator :mad: because of that.

For realize this you'll need to format the Stick, extract the BT and BOOT folder to the USB-Stick from within the bt2final.iso and make the Stick bootable. This 3 operation need to Format in Windows(normal right click format will do the job), need to have an iso software or an archiver software installed in order to mount or extract bt2final.iso, and finaly to run the batch shell file located in /BOOT in order to make it bootable.


So I built a GUI for theses operations with theses characteristics

Built-in Fonctions :
Downloading BT2 from mirror
User can use also an already downloaded release
MD5 Hash control of releases
Formating FAT32 USB
ISO extraction with 7z
Making Stick bootable :
Internationalisation of BackTrack's KDE (mean BT in your language directly) :D
Add modules possibility
Update mirrors and Interface
....
Ideas Welcome......




Thx to BT TEAM....RESPECT....

[shamanvirtuel]

New, i created a sourceforge space for BT2USB4WIN this afternoon, wait for approval from sf admins....may take 15 days....

willbe usefull to update and to keep free access to this soft...

see u

[Eristic]

NIce, update when its up

[shamanvirtuel]

it's already fonctional beta but only in english bt version ... you can test it on the link, just unrar and run the BT2USB4WIN.exe be carefull to not extract in a dir with space or weird chars... c:\backtrack is cool, i will fix this asap....

also begin the Internationalisation project, with automated downloading kde i18n languages modules for backtrackand install to drive in order that lzm modules loads at startup, Internationalization project become alpha project yesterday >> support for French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and German Languages at this time already available but in alpha or beta stade (still translating backtrack entry in kmenu ). these release are not available for download since the project become beta >> please follow the list of updates below.

work also on an automated update of list and mirror to keep soft up to date with BT
AND ON INSTALLING AUTOMATED INCREMENTAL SAVES OF CHANGES OF BT2

The other features will wait....

So i will edited this post for future addon development state

INTERNATIONALIZATION DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 STILL LUA CODING, many bugs in integration of new languages in iso
>>> 05/04/07 LANGUAGE INTEGRATION AND LUA CODING NEARLY FINISHED, need to find way to automate the changes
of default language in kde.
>>> 05/05/07 KEYBOARD FINISHED LOCALIZED CONSOLE AND KDE KEYBOARD LOCALIZED, MODIFIED BT LOGIN SCREEN IN YOUR LANGUAGE >>> KEYBOARDS LOCALIZATION MODULE FINISHED
>>> 05/05/07 LANGUAGE INTEGRATION AND LUA CODING >>> INTERNATIONALIZATION MODULE FINISHED

ADD /home/root needed by some application >>> HOME.LZM MODULE MODIFIED
NO SPACE BUG DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 NEAR FIXED

UPDATE LIST MIRROR AND RELEASE DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 BETA
>>> 05/05/07 NEAR FINAL STATE
>>> 05/06/07 UPDATE MODULE FINISHED

HELP FILE CHM DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 NEARLY FINISHED

INSTALL REAL MODE TO USB DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 JUST BEGINING BRAINSTORMING
05/06/07 >>> NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN WINDOWS (MAYBE IN VMWARE...)

ADD MODULES DEV STATE >>> 05/03/07 JUST BEGINING BRAINSTORMING
>>> 05/05/07 FIRST CODING STATE
>>> 05/06/07 CANCELLED REPLACED BY DOWNLOAD ESSENTIEL UTILITIES IN LZM FORMAT

INSTALL AUTOMATED INCREMENTAL SAVES OF CHANGES >>> 05/05/07 BEGIN LUA CODING
>>> 05/05/07 NEARLY FINISH LUA CODING

that's all for the moment....

UPDATE SOON....

Follow Post...

NEW >>> i just create this night a BT Wiki entry on HowTo Page for BT2USB4WIN

http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=Howto:_BackTrack_2.0_final_%2C_aut omated_download_and_installation_on_USB_Stick_from _windows

[shamanvirtuel]

New SF project space created....:D:D:D THx to sf team 2 days... really fast...
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bt2usb4win/

go here for updates, screenshots,and so ..............

[shamanvirtuel]

for my project i decide to cancel the "add module" module of installer and to replace it with "Install Essential Utilities" module wich will be a downloader and installer for a package containing some essentiel tools for me missing me in BT, already prepare these module >>

Yakuake.lzm >> easy terminal emulator
ntfs-3g.lzm >>> driver for mounting ntfs shares rw
gslapt.lzm including slapt get >>> gui for slackware packet repository, install and manage packets from slackware
Aircrack.ptw.lzm >>> well the name says all
GDHCPD >>> easy graphical DHCPD gui
IF YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR APPZ WHICH SHOULD BE INTO "ESSENTIAL UTILITIES EXTRA PACKAGE"
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PUT APPZ NAMES HERE, IF PERTINENT MAYBE I'LL ADD TO PACKAGE....THX 4 TAKING TIME TO READ AND MAYBE CONTRIBUTE IF U WANT.

[shamanvirtuel]

well well worked all night long on my project....

RC1 RELEASE IS NOW ANOUNCED for the 21 of May

summary of dev state :


Auto update list of urls >>> FINISHED-READY FOR RELEASE(RC1)

Bt Downloader >>> FINISHED-READY FOR RELEASE(RC1)

Standard Usb Installer >>> FINISHED-READY FOR RELEASE(RC1)

I18N(localization 6 language now,28 after) >>> FINISHED-READY FOR RELEASE(RC1)

Extra packages >>> FINISHED READY FOR RELEASE(RC1) : packages details :

1 ReallyNeededPackage : Aircrack.ptw(really fast), Gslapt-Slaptget(graphical packet manager), Nbtscan &Xnbtscan(ip scan), Nessus 3 Recompiled for BT, NTFS-3g(mount ntfs read write), THCSecureDelete(secure delete data), weplab(easy wep cracker)

2 UsefulPackage : Amule 2(emule client), GDHCPD(gui for DHCPD), IPTraf(monitors ip traffic graphicaly), KFTPGrabber (best ever FTP client under linux), Ksniffer(gui for sniffing), Thunderbird 2.0(mail client from Mozilla), Yakuake(Easy terminal window manager)

incremental saves >>> POSTPONED TO VERSION 2 THIS SUMMER


home.lzm module modified >>> (for some app you need /home/root
wich don't exist) FINISHED-READY FOR RELEASE(RC1)

REAL INSTALL ON USB VIA VMWARE >>> POSTPONED TO VERSION 2 THIS SUMMER

so like u can see WE ARE NEAR THE END OF MAIN WORK....so i will need some beta tester, if u're interested please MP me
thx in advance>>> RC1 RELEASE IN 2 WEEKS.........

[n3Cre0]

...ReallyNeededPackage : Aircrack.ptw(really fast)..

Probably by then aicrack-ng 0.9 will have been released which includes aircrack-ptw.

You can test it already by checking out the svn version of aircrack-ng and start aircrack-ng with the -z (ptw attack) switch

[shamanvirtuel]

thx necreo , i will update my ReallyneededPackage with that when i got time....

[chesh]

So, I've tried this utility on two different computers and with 2 different USB sticks. (One is a 1gb, the other is a 2gb) I've gotten the same results every time I've used it. I downloaded a copy of BT from the mirror sites, point the program at it, pick my USB drive, it formats, then it says it's going to copy everything over, and nothing is ever copied. I can't figure out what's wrong. I've had to install it on my USB stick by had, which is no big deal, just lettin ya know it doesn't seem to be working right for me. If ya have any questions, or need to know anything about the computers, let me know and I'll provide that info.

chesh

[shamanvirtuel]

have you got spaces in the dirname where utylity is installed ?
and i precise utility currently downloadable vas prebeta please stop download it until release RC 1 , the 21 of may, the currently available is buggy with some little things....., u need to have RW rights on registry, and no space in namming the directory where you use the prebeta..

sorry BETA TESTERS IF YOU WANTED TO TEST RC1 WITH ALL FUNCTIONS LIKE INTERNATIONALIZATION PLEASE MP ME IT'S CURRENTLY FINISH( IM CLEANING CODE) CAN GIVE FOR TESTING MAYBE TOMORROW

I WILL DISABLE THE PREVIOUS LINK SO SORRY I FORGOT TO DO IT YET:o

STAY IN TOUCH THE BABY IS COMING;)

[shamanvirtuel]

Ok let's go Testing release will arrive in some minutes in mail box of beta tester who have required yet , for others who are interested please mp me , testing release will be available only to those who mp me and only untill 21 of may, date of RC1 release, Testing release include only 6 languanges whereas RC1 will include more than 25....

instruction for testing in mp i send to testers...

cheers , thx to take time...
Sh@m@nVirtuel

[shamanvirtuel]

RC1 RELEASE COMES OUT TOMOROW FOR EVERYBODY, THX 2 BETATESTERS WHO HAVE TAKE TIME....BETARELEASE IS NOW OBSOLETE STOP USING IT, WILL BE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD...

AT THIS TIME ONLY RC1 RELEASE WILL WORK

ok changes between beta and rc1
-23 languages instead of 6 in beta
catalan, croatian, czech, danish, dutch, english, finnish, french, german, greek, hebrew, icelandic, italian, lithuanian, norwegian, polish, portuguese, romanian, russian, slovak, slovenian, spanish, swedish.
You need to activate it in regional admin panel of kde

-No space bug in iso path solved

-Remove the home module mod

-Installer for project

-General help file

-Extra Package and translation help file

-Extra package install improved


NEED TO DO 4 FINAL RELEASE
console keyboard localization
try to implemante resuming dl(not working yet)
Autoscan for fastest mirrors when dl iso...

NOW WE ARE THE 20 AND NOT THE 21....SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT ONE DAY MORE.................:D;):D

[shamanvirtuel]

Well, Well...

i've finished RC1, and now it's available for dl
here is the link : http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bt2usb4win/BT2USB4WINvi18n-MULTI23-RC1.exe

THX 2 BETATESTERS WHO HAVE TAKE TIME....BETARELEASE AND TESTINGRELEASES ARE NOW OBSOLETE AND NONFONCTIONNAL SO STOP USING THEM, PLEASE DOWNLOAD RC1 RELEASE

FEEL FREE TO FEEDBACK ANY BUGS, OR TO THANKS(IF YOU LIKE THIS USEFUL PIECE OF SOFTWARE)......

ANY IDEAS WELCOME FOR VERSION 2, WILL BE OUT THIS SUMMER......

[TrialAndError]

Salut shamanvirtuel,

Je veux tu dire que tu as fait un bolout tres bien, (je me excuse pour mon francais terrible mais je suis anglais, malheurusement), et on te remercie!

J'ai quelques questions pour toi, mais je les demandes on anglais parce'que c'est mieux pour tout le monde (et c'est plus probable que tu me comprends comme ca) ;)

1) If i want to add modules, (the pre-compiled ones that are posted here sometimes), can i just transfer them on Windoze and place them in the "modules" folder on my usb stick?

2) Is there anyway of accessing the BT root directories on my stick through Windoze?

(For example to copy a dictionary folder into the pentest folder for ease of access)

Je te remercies encore, le logiciel que tu as fait marche tres bien....especiallement pour le roi des newbies comme moi :rolleyes:

[shamanvirtuel]

yes you just have to past modules(lzm format only) into /bt/modules

for your second question the best thing to do is create a data directory under win(it's possible stick is fat32) copy paste your dictionnary file into....

after booting for access it
just click under konqueror /go/Storage media/usb-stick/ go in your data dir .... or
in shell cd to /mnt/sdb1_removable(put here your device name) /path to data dir/

that's all

[bmilnes]

Hi,
I'm a BackTrack newbie and Linux novice (but remember CP/M with some fondness).
I have created a Bootable USB Flash drive with some simplicity as follows:
1) Format USB as DOS Bootable with HP Disk tool: Google [hp cp006049.exe]
2) Copy CD contents (created from ISO) to USB drive
3) Copy all syslinux files to USB root
4) Shell out to CMD, go to USB drive "x:" and run x:\syslinux.exe x:
5) Configure PC to boot from USB
et voila! (This being written on Laptop running BT2 form USB flash 2 days after finding...)
thanks to [pettingers.org/ code/backtrack-final-notes. html for the core process, but his notes didn't quite work.

Brian

[shamanvirtuel]

yes next steps of kinda of installers will be implementation of changes permanent for a live install............

[randomname]

shamanvirtuel,

Just want to say thanks, you have been one of the most helpful posters on this forum for me. I started out trying to install full version to 4 GB usb, got the kernal error, so I decided to use your install, and it worked great. But I am unable to access the modules. I am not sure if it was because I deleted your aircrack-ng pw and then I added aircrack-ng-0.9.

Am I suppose to somehow activate these modules once in the slax enviroment?

I am also using your usb save changes and it works great.

Thanks

[shamanvirtuel]

Are you saying once booting, modules don't load ?

normally you have nothing to do they are uncompressed(if located in /bt/modules) when booting

just type the command....

sdel in shell for secure delete module

ntfs3g in shell for ntfs3g module

and so on for others.....

you use the 2 partition method for saving changes ?

or the changes.lzm method ?

thx to give feedback

[randomname]

Yes after booting as far as I know the modules aren't loaded. There are no shortcuts and they don't seem to work from the console either. I went in through conquer and I was able to put a module in memory.

I am using your two partition save method.

[shamanvirtuel]

please could try bt debug at boot time
like this
boot : bt debug

will halt many times just ctrlD to continue...you will see modules loaded or not...norm if they are in bt/modules directory/ they autoload...your the first one telling me about this pb....

[randomname]

Sorry, after debugging I realized it was using my BT folder off my harddrive, not my usb flash drive. When I originally tried to install back track I got an error and so I tried putting the BT folder on my harddrive. I then found out it was due to an acpi error and I used acpi=off and now it works great.

All the modules loaded just fine I can now run them from the console. But I still don't have any shortcuts under the KDE.

Any ideas?

[shamanvirtuel]

yes i have one....im a lazy boy....i never do it....you must do it by hands...easy....

sorry

[Eristic]

yes i have one....im a lazy boy....i never do it....you must do it by hands...easy....

sorry

Will the full install work on usb? I just ordered a 4gb usb drive!

[shamanvirtuel]

No this soft is for live install only

you can see the post i made for a quite different approach than real install on usb.....for a 4 GoUsb...you made a 1go part, install bt onto it in live mode....create data partition of 3go ext2....each time you boot, type cheatcode :"bt changes=/dev/devidofext2datapartition" with this will saves the changes into data partition....and still can use data part for your files....

[shamanvirtuel]

No this soft is for live install only

you can see the post i made for a quite different approach than real install

http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=6900

on usb.....for a 4 GoUsb...you made a 1go part, install bt onto it in live mode....create data partition of 3go ext2....each time you boot, type cheatcode :"bt changes=/dev/devidofext2datapartition" with this will saves the changes into data partition....and still can use data part for your files....

[edern]

Hi

Just to tell you thanks for your work shaman, in spite of the fact that your installer never worked for me. Let me explain, I tried your program and all I could get was a "could not find kernel image" right at the beginning of the boot (where you have the "boot :"). After googling for an answer I thought my usb key wasnt bootable , so I tried 5 different ones, same problem.
Just before giving up, I remember that when I installed MPentoo, it was advised to format in Fat and not Fat32 for it to work (at least for the guy who wrote the tutorial). So I manually installed BT and formated in FAT and to my surprise it loaded without problem.
So if any of you have the same problem, just format in Fat, use "syslinux -f x:" and extract the iso to your usb key, it should work. Still, I cannot enjoy your 2 modules and your language packs (I'm French as well) but at least now I can use BT

[shamanvirtuel]

really weird.... ? is it an U3 key ? it could also happen with previous version, because was without any test of dld modules or dld iso.....so....

have you try the RC1 version the only one who works now in this time....the previous BETAVERSION and TESTINGRELEASE are now nonfonctionnal(due to mirrorring), and a little buggy (need no space in the paths of iso....)....so if it's your case please download RC1 RELEASE....

just add these two modules(already fonctionnal but still beta) in modules dirs
http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bt2usb4win/kde-i18n-fr-BackTrack2.lzm
http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bt2usb4win/french.lzm
you do need to add language to country admin panel of kde.....
TRY THIS ONE the only working version :
http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bt2usb4win/BT2USB4WINvi18n-MULTI23-RC1.exe

you will get an windows regular installer, wich will install the BTINSTALLER in your startmenu..........

if you never see such windows installer before be able to using my freeware, you got the wrong version......dl the new one....please...and feedback.....

BTW :DWelcome to French BT Family.......:D

[bound4h]

Shamanvirtuel,

I have a couple modules (.lzm) that I added to the modules folder that I want to burn to my USB stick.

I tried using your program but the MD5 hash doesnt match because I edited to ISO. Is there any way around it?

I have UltraISO, are you familiar with how to use UltraISO to burn the ISO (or the extracted folders Boot and BT) to a USB stick?

I can only get it burn to a CD/DVD.

Thanks!

Mike

[balding_parrot]

The easiest way is to add them after you have done the install

Just open the usb drive in windows and copy the .lzm modules to the bt\modules directory

[bound4h]

Thanks parrot, worked like a charm.

[balding_parrot]

Thanks parrot, worked like a charm.

You are most welcome

[JonesersRX7]

Are you still wanting feed back on this? I get an error message when it's creating uninstall info. "Could not create uninstall shortcut"

I'm running Vista as to an answer to the possible error.

[shamanvirtuel]

oh thx i don't got vista in my systems....too buggy for me...so i don't test it under vista.......

i still works on final for this project but im achieving a great wireless project at the same time. and it's consuming all my time........

so if i understand well you got this error when installing the software not while using the software ?

are you able to use the software anyway ?

i think it's maybe due to the software i use to build the setup.....
i need to check it's compability with vista

are you logged with administrative rights ? you do need to for formatting....and other things...could be that also

[JonesersRX7]

Nope, it's just the installer that tosses the error.

The program is king and works like a charm. It's sitting here asking my about my f'n redmond system :-P

Awesome work and much respect. May I ask what you used to write it and how long it took you? Basically from concept to alpha time frameish...

[shamanvirtuel]

maybe 3 weeks but not all my time on it
it's lua language coded (a script & object oriented language).......

i will try to fix that bug......but i need to finish some alfa and beta coding stages on two new projects at the same time so......

it will be when i will have time.......lol...

glad you like it.......

[dylan54]

Thanks... thanks... thanks...... :)

Merci... Merci....Merci..... ;)

Very nice, very fast and simply for newbies.... :cool:

Encore merci pour ton travail. :D

Best regards

Salutations.

[shamanvirtuel]

thx for your kind words.....i hope i will be able to release final version as soon as possible but im working on too much projects at same time....so because it's a windows project....it will wait a little...

thx again for your kind words............

[keryonic]

I have used BT2USB method to make a bootable USB BT2. I had no problem making it. This tool is very very easy.

I use a Acer Travelmate 4002WLMI with a Sandisk 1GB Cruzer USB stick (a little bit old maybe. It is not U3).

It booted perfectly but freezed at:

"Starting USB support
Fatal error occured. Live data not found. Searching for BT directory..."

I tried with another computer with same result.

In order to overcome this problem, I copied BT directory to C: and then it worked perfectly. I am a happy camper now but still, I'd like to know why it doesn't finish to boot entirely from the USB key.

Any idea?

Tx for this excelent job.

[shamanvirtuel]

so sorry you get pb, you are not the only one with this one

it comes (yes i find by simulating errors) because of a bad ejecting of keys under window$ !!!! sometimes in the reboot process, the drive cache for key is not well synchronised causing a corrupted installation...

hope to fix that.....as soon as i have time....i know the pb and how it comes....it's more than half way of fixing process...

[JiBEsH]

Hi everybody,
I just tried this soft and because of my slow connection (... and my mother), I couldn't DL BT2.iso (I already have the CD but not the ISO with good MS5 Hash). When I uninstalled the soft, no error message appeared but 2 folders still were in "Start Menu" and in "Program Files".
I couldn't erase them because of "impossible de lire le fichier à partir du disque source" (can't read the file from source device). After minutes on google and a hundred useless threads I found a post about a space after folder's name. That was it !
To erase it, you must type in your cmd:rmdir "\\?\C:\PATH\TO\FOLDER\FOLDER_NAME_WITH_SPACE"
Well if you have had the same trouble and you see this post, maybe that's the way to heaven :)
See yah !

PS: sorry for my bad English.

[jiberish_15]

I have the same problem as you got JiBesH.

Except that this folder error occurred on installation, I have the start menu folder that cannot be deleted and the folder in program files.

I have tried lots of methods to delete the folder and nothing works.
the folder's size is zero bytes and when I try delete it, windows says
this is no longer located in C:\Program Files.

btw, i'm using vista.

Thanks

**
Bugfix for shamanvirtuel, i noticed there is a space at the end of the installation folder, this may be causing this error, i found on the internet that a few people had had the problem with characters like commas or consecutive dots(..).
**

[jiberish_15]

Well, this was fast, I just got it

I used MS-DOS names

rmdir "C:\PROGRA~1\BACKTR~1"

[-~operator~-]

just wanted to say thank you shaman for another fine piece of code. downloaded the iso, used your tool, works perfectly. :D This is :cool:

[shamanvirtuel]

thx a lot, i will wait bt3 and launch finally the final version for bt3, with the possibility of modyfing isos(add module) and make md5 checksum optionnal...........

[durana]

great work shamanvirtuel.
I have installed it also on a 2gb stick, Worked directly.

keep going with great devellepment, we noobies can use it always..;)

[durana]

hello shaman,

I have searched but I could find a way to make also changes on my USB.
I tried the balding parrot way, but that didn't work for me. TUTORIAL: live install with changes, swap and data partitions

Do you have any suggestions how I can do that with your tutorial. What I saw is that yours make it on a 2Gb disk.
Is it possible with your tutorial to make for example 3 drives on my 2 gb usb so that I can make also changes on my usb and also store data...

thanks for you advise.
durana

[shamanvirtuel]

install with my installer

boot from a cd.........

insert usb......unmount it

open qtparted......resize partition, create new(s) one ,(1 ext 2 min)

and apply changes param

[durana]

thanks thanks,

after 30 reboots and 10 times using your installer finally I have installed BT2 on my 1 gb USB including changes on the other part of 1 gb.

thanks again.
Now can I go further.

durana:rolleyes:

[c210pilot]

When I run the installer, 6 or 7 times now with different copies, the installer will error out with:

c:\programs files\bt2\autoplay\7z\7-zip.dll
A decompression error has occured (#6)

Read/Write Failure

Any thoughts?

[shamanvirtuel]

vista ? that could be a pb

[c210pilot]

Nope, no Vista in this house!

[Silvrdragon]

im having the same problem as c210pilot i get the same error when i try to install it and i've tried to DL it many different times. No i dont have Vista.

[balding_parrot]

Have you tried my manual method, here (http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=7844) ?

[shamanvirtuel]

well so sorry but my advice is USE BP method.......

i will rebuilt this software in java for linux and win..... the actual version is just crap .....

sorry because it's a windows project...it will wait:p

[balding_parrot]

Don't put your program down like that, it has been a godsend to many people including me.

I only suggested my manual method, as an alternative way of doing it, that just may work where your way has failed for some unknown reason.

Your installer is great, and i would bet that there are many many people that will agree with me on that.

[Silvrdragon]

ok i got it to work but for some reason it wouldn't install on my 4gb USB but i tried it on my 1GB and it worked great even though it had a problem with the install. so all in all i dont think that file impacted the installation of BT2. it did take a very long time for it to reformat the 4GB drive but that could have just been a problem on my end.

Thanks again for your great program.

Keep up the good work and high quality of your code.

[shamanvirtuel]

thx 4 your kind words brotha..... it's still a beta version....and i still think that now my koding knowledges are more better than the moment i coded this little shitty thing...

now it looks ugly to me, and i bet i can do something really more effective and less buggy in java via the nio and io apis.........

i will....but so many projects for the moment........

and im late on all my reliz....grrr....too much H ... my brain is too slow.......

[littlefighter2]

hey m8 nice job!! iam going to try it ;) :)

[shamanvirtuel]

really old & crappy thing(don't work well under vista) , my first contrib in bt world, will be soon obsolete as im coding a new installer for live installs + save changes under linux....

[littlefighter2]

vista is for losers :D...;) its really nice you are trying ;)

[secur1t]

Hi, I have been playing about with manual installs of BT2 and also automatic ones using your software. After a little playing I got it all installed however came up against a little stumbling block.

I have experienced a number of problems getting the actualy USB device to boot, I read somewhere that sometimes various motherboards do not support USB booting from all USB ports and therefore have moved the drive around through all six ports that I have yet still to no avail.

Is this a problem that many users have experienced?

I do not believe that its a problem with the installation process and I am happy that I have set my BIOS correctly to boot from USB (first or only) yet it still does not want to play.

Excellent project though thanks for all your work.

Securit

[balding_parrot]

Hi, I have been playing about with manual installs of BT2 and also automatic ones using your software. After a little playing I got it all installed however came up against a little stumbling block.

I have experienced a number of problems getting the actualy USB device to boot, I read somewhere that sometimes various motherboards do not support USB booting from all USB ports and therefore have moved the drive around through all six ports that I have yet still to no avail.

Is this a problem that many users have experienced?

I do not believe that its a problem with the installation process and I am happy that I have set my BIOS correctly to boot from USB (first or only) yet it still does not want to play.

Excellent project though thanks for all your work.

Securit
Is it a U3 stick by any chance ?

[secur1t]

No its a Corsair Flash Voyager

I will have the oppertunity to test it on a number of other machines over the next few days so this should assist me just wondered if it was a big problem?

[shamanvirtuel]

VISTA PB FIX :

i work all around my codes to find what happened under vista :

the thing is that vista prevent my soft to access directly to a physical drive.....

there's is no workaround to integrate this in lua , native language of the installer

SOLUTION : reboot vista in safe mode and run my installer under this mode.........

[shamanvirtuel]

new version on its way , but like usual, it's a windows project so will not have so much time for it :

planned changelog

VISTA SUPPORT
SAVES CHANGES (ext2 driver for win will beincluded in the reliz)
MD5 CHECK WILL BE NOW OPTIONAL
CALCULATE SPEED OF MIRRORS AND CHOOSE THE BEST ONE
ADDITION OF NEW SICARON MIRROR
........
others fixes.........

I HOPE TO SORT ALL IN LESS 2 MONTHS
I WILL CODE THIS TIME IN JAVA FOR WINDOWS NORMALLY......

[trock0002]

I have used BT2USB method to make a bootable USB BT2. I had no problem making it. This tool is very very easy.

I use a Sandisk 1GB Cruzer USB stick (a little bit old maybe. It is not U3).

It booted perfectly but freezed at:

"Starting USB support
Fatal error occured. Live data not found. Searching for BT directory..."

I tried with another computer with same result.

In order to overcome this problem, I copied BT directory to C: and then it worked perfectly. I am a happy camper now but still, I'd like to know why it doesn't finish to boot entirely from the USB key.

Any idea?

Tx for this excelent job.



Hi there all.

Was there ever a solution to the above, as the exact same happens to me. When the folder is moved to the c:, it works np. Thanks!

[trock0002]

Maybe its the flash drive (Sandisk)

[shamanvirtuel]

ok let's go ive solved some mysteries about usb keys :

if you need to make a bootable key be sure to use a "DISKONKEY system" and not "USB FLASH MEMORY 5.0" systems

your pc(majorly) won't accept to boot a usb flash memory.... only a diskonkey or driveonkey systems

the usb flash memory have to be formatted in a special way to be accepted , im working on that and will feedback

FOR VISTA users, here is how make BT2USB4WIN works correctly

right click on the BT2USB4WIN exec / property / compability / windows xp sp2 / run with admin rights / apply /ok

fix some problems..........

hope to find a solution because 2go and 4 go keys are usually "USB FLASH MEMORIES " and not "DRIVE ON KEY" whereas 1GO keys often are "DISK ON KEYS" ..........

annoying

[shamanvirtuel]

tick tock tick tock

new reliz is on its way.....

will provide a beta with vista capabilities and custom iso usage allowed

this version will managed bt2 & bt3beta installs


ETA 1 MONTH....

[lorddigital]

I have installed Backtrack 2 USB 4 WIN but when i choose to use one of releases it says" md5 hash of your release don't match the real one . can't use this release"

I don't know what to do.

[lorddigital]

Helpppp!:@:@

[shamanvirtuel]

this one will work with only the bt2final reliz

a bt3 reliz is in work atm

if you tried with this reliz then , it means that the md5 hash is false

DON'T USE DL MANAGERS

you can easily check the md5 of the reliz, the sum is below the download link on RE page

and there's many freeware for win to check md5

[lorddigital]

I used Internet Download Manager to download BT because my internet isn't too fast :S:S..

Thanks ShamanVirtuel ..;)

[.lonewolf]

I used Internet Download Manager to download BT because my internet isn't too fast :S:S..

You can also use axel in Linux. It's commandline and it supports downloading using multiple streams like Internet Download Manager.

[lorddigital]

You can also use axel in Linux. It's commandline and it supports downloading using multiple streams like Internet Download Manager.

OK i'll try it

Thanks.

[shamanvirtuel]

new design
vista support
md5 optional

like you see new reliz is on it's way,

[shamanvirtuel]

well just to make you wait here 's the main menu screen

you select all combos options and click next (not implemented yet)
install run with your config with minimal actions from you


http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/2750/sanstitreir4.png

[shamanvirtuel]

yop yop

reliz soon .... really this time

im always late ... lol but not this time

some little news to make you wait :

ive implemented a boot menu modifier
it open the syslinux.cfg and allow you to edit it and then save it .....
useful for add bootcodes or remove unwanted boot menu entry

maybe i will add too also (if i have time ) a way of recreate a new iso with modified options
really don't sure

[shamanvirtuel]

some precisions

so what is the difference except it use bt3 ?

well as i said i rekoded the whole transfert concept

why ? because now you can edit your iso or your rar content (aka add or remove modules) or edit edit syslinux configuration before burn it to usb

you will be also able to create a new iso from your modified iso or rar reliz

INSTALLER DOESN't MATTER IF IT'S A DVD OR CD RELIZ... bot rar and iso files will be mounted in a new virtual disk called z:

this will be accessible via windows explorer

the installer have an option to show you a mod page before burn it to usb
if selected then a new page will show you what you can do :
1 download & install SV goodies pack (my softs bundled)
2 open module folder via explorer, now remove or add new lzm as you want take care because vm disk is limited 1M in order to not overload your virtual memory
3 open syslinux.cfg in metapad and edit it, add your bootcodes , what you want , remove menus etc .....
4 MAKE A NEW ISO WITH YOUR MODS......this can also be used to easily get a .iso file from a .rar dvd/usb reliz

that's all for the moment so stay in touch
:)

feedback welcome on the new options

BTW sorry but old options were removed
INTL : no language pack ready for bt3 like in my old one(will come in 2.5)
EXTRA : need pack & useful pack option removed as bT3 have all... replaced by sv goodies pack

[shamanvirtuel]

beta relized enjoy

http://offensivekodes.wordpress.com/kodes-4-window/bt3-win-usb-creator/

dl link near top


+++

feedback welcome

missing functions (enabled in final)

SV GOODIES PACK
RECREATION OF ISO

:cool:

[balding_parrot]

OK so I have been putting this through it's paces this morning and have to say it's a really nice job as usual.

I did however find that if you exit the program without actually creating a usb install with it, then the virtual z: drive will stay until you reboot. Now this may be a good thing in some circumstances, but it would be nice to have an option to be able to remove the virtual drive without the need to reboot. This only seems to be the case if you don't create the install and I may just have missed the option to "unload" the virtual drive.

I also found that the transfer of the files to the usb stick was very slow, the same files could be transferred manually in almost 2 mins when it took about 45 mins using the installer. Hey it's beta, I expect bugs and things like this, but it works other than that.

I REALLY like the option to add modules to the virtual drive so as they are transferred to the usb stick before writing. Very useful.

I REALLY REALLY like the option of editing the syslinux.cfg file too, this is really going to be useful when you implement partitioning for changes etc.

The md5 check worked perfectly, I Hex edited the rar and iso and it picked up the change in both cases, the speed of the check was surprisingly fast too.

The option to create a new custom iso that includes any extra files you wish is going to save so many people a whole lot of work and the forum an awful lot of questions.

Can't wait to see what the "goodies pack" is going to include.

None of the points I have made are criticism, they are only feedback based on my tests.

By the way, for the tests I used VISTA as I figured that this was probably the OS that would be most problematical, and if it worked in vista then chances are it would not be a problem in Xp.

Each install I created worked flawlessly.

Great work Shaman

I am eagerly looking forward to the next version.

Come on people, give this a try and give Shaman your much needed feedback.

[ivanho]

Two questions:
Can I install it to an SDHC card with this for my EEEPC?
and
Does this allow for saving changes? I've been having a horrible time getting that to work with other ways.

Thanks

[shamanvirtuel]

yep BP ....

i know ... betas was here for that , be sure it was like that for everybody...slow

final will have another configuration ; you will have 2 diff modules one will be the installer, the second the one that will edit iso / maybe even burn them on cd / and of course recreate one .(mkisofs.exe)....

im glad that edition of syslinux is ok for you, i will add some auto edition thing like in old myslaxcreator add nodhcp or no sound in a click in radiobutton, or open it in metapad like beta ... you will have the choice
... flexibility

yes you can use your SDCARD no pb
i even did it on a microsdcard for mobile phone (2GO) , just for phun
a 3mm square BT3

for save change wait next beta2 version i will begin by this option in the "oneclick menu" because i know many persons wait for it .
but you will still have to create an ext2 partition where you want (hd or on the same usb) and select it in gui

cheers

[ivanho]

You are incredible! Thank you!

[shamanvirtuel]

BETA 2 IN PROGRESS

MODULARIZATION DONE

http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/beta21.thumbnail.png (http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/beta21.png)
4 MODULES NOW
here is the new mods module
http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/mods.thumbnail.png (http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/mods.png)
here is the boot option modifier
http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/config.thumbnail.png (http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/config.png)
here is my addons menu
http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/addons.thumbnail.png (http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/addons.png)
i also added a direct burn to disc (CDR/RW DVDR/RW) after the creation of the new iso
http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/format.thumbnail.png (http://offensivekodes.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/format.png)

[shamanvirtuel]

RELIZ TONIGHT !

sorry for beeing late as usual

[ivanho]

Yay! I'll get it when I'm off work! Thanks in advance.

[theprez98]

RELIZ TONIGHT !

sorry for beeing late as usual
If you're "late as usual" aren't you just always on time (just your time)? ;)

[ecsployt]

Hi there, last thursday I put this through the test and successfully got it installed to usb. I like the software very much.. only some slight probs with it though. It did crash the first time I tried using it then I had to do the ctrl+alt+del trick. I remember having some slight confusion over some buttons but I cant remember what it was again, and yeah it took a long long time for it to get on my usb stick. Much longer than 45 mins.. more like an hour and a half for some reason.

It's on it now though and thanks alot for this. It's a very kind thing you are contributing to the community!

[shamanvirtuel]

thx beta 2 relized

https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=195147&package_id=268875&release_id=586842

please uninstall beta1 before instaling beta2

there's an uninstaller for beta 1 located in your start menu

feedback much appreciated

all is available except my addon package wich will be available in final only

hope not too much bugs this time, transfert now take less than 5 min

=)

[PR0J3CT_C]

Nothing is working for me. Im not even sure if the program even writes anything. When I wirte the files to the USB, it takes a couple secs and then its done. I also looked in the USB device in WindowsExplorer and it only had the boot file. Did I miss something by any chance??? Probabaly something really dumb.....

[shamanvirtuel]

hum.........

no coment IT's WORKING i will commit a video showing HOW to use it and a little manual too

i have forgetten that i was talking to window$ users :p

[bingo1976]

Nothing is working for me. Im not even sure if the program even writes anything. When I wirte the files to the USB, it takes a couple secs and then its done. I also looked in the USB device in WindowsExplorer and it only had the boot file. Did I miss something by any chance??? Probabaly something really dumb.....

I have the same problem

[mummysboy]

Nope - i must be missing something here :s

I am trying to use the USB.rar it passes the check sumso its all good.

I then go direct to the far right

Choose:
BT3 Ext Rar (950MB)

FastFormat

No Reboot

- All i get is a small file [30k] called boot in the root of the USB Device
i must be missing something somewhere?

My OS is XP with Vista Inspirat Theme and Vista compatibility patch

[archangel.amael]

hum.........
no coment IT's WORKING i will commit a video showing HOW to use it and a little manual too
i have forgetten that i was talking to window$ users :p

Shamanvirtuel I downloaded the newest release this past monday and it worked just fine for me. I was using windows vista. On another note it did take about 30 minutes to complete the copying over to the usb. I am not sure if this is normal or not.

[greyspace]

Thank you Shamanvirtuel:
Great job! However, I am not smart enough to make it work ;-(

I have created a video and a image of my results of your application.

Hopefully, I'll be smart enough to attach the file, lol
Nope, I can't do it, something to with, "I may not post attachments."
All that work to show you how it worked, and I can't post it as a attachment, oh well.
The video was over 2000 kb.

The end results of the application created a 1 kb boot file.

Thank you for all your time and work to produce this
professional grade application, great images, great sounds,
I was very, very impressed.

Greyspace

[D.C.R]

Well everyrhing works but after it said backtrack3 is succefullt installed, the usb just contains a 1kb file with the name boot...

[Little_Dice]

I hate to say it, but I am having the exact same problem as everyone eles. Have you though that this may not be a "windows user" problem and may be a coding glitch.

I will keep playing with it to see if I can get it to work, maybe someone who has gotten it to work write a quick step by step?

[amsterash]

me too i'm having the same problem, any ideas? :)

[archangel.amael]

Guys I believe that shamenvirtuel may have found a flaw or bug or something in the app. Not sure but I'm sure that he will get it working soon enough. :)

[Naunaud128]

Can't wait for a new release without this bug :)
Thanks for your work shamanvirtuel!