Backtrack4? Last MultiBoot Plugin is for 2
#1
Posted 12 July 2009 - 09:18 AM
anybody had a look at how to get the new Backtrack 4 to work? I know, it's not final but only rc right now, but I thought I'd ask anyway... If my dl finishes I'll try to figure out how to modify the bt2 multiboot plugin, but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask beforehand...
BTW it might be a good idea to put a note on the How to include a custom image to tell people what they can actually use... for instance, I found out that it seems I can use my Acronis True Image Home 2009 Rescue Medium (.iso) while most live cds etc won't work... Which is not really surprising but giving some pointers would be nice...
#2
Posted 12 July 2009 - 01:24 PM
The only problem i had was that the bt2 plugin used isolinux.bin which was no longer on the bt4 cd... trying the iso in a vm, it seems to work non-the-less which might be cause by me having a isolinux.bin from knoppix or something...
Oh, end the options used in the menu.lst from the bt4 iso were quite different then the ones in the plugin... i just used the ones from the menu.lst and appended the proper initrd= part, but i'm not sure if that was the right way to pass the options or if they might be different now...
#3
Posted 14 July 2009 - 07:35 AM
PlugIn for BT4
#4
Posted 24 August 2009 - 10:46 AM

Here's my menu.lst config for backtrack4
title BackTrack 4 Pre Final
kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz vga=0x317 ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw quiet
initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
This post has been edited by NickStihl: 24 August 2009 - 10:50 AM
#5
Posted 24 August 2009 - 11:12 AM
title BackTrack FrameBuffer (1024x768) kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper nopersistent rw quiet vga=0x317 initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
Multiboot Plugins - UBUSB (Ultimate Boot USB) - EzPcFix - RootKitty - Network Configuration Utility - UnIsoFS - A Small Linux Distro - SELogger - HashME - WSock - My Paypal
#6
Posted 24 August 2009 - 03:35 PM
pcuser, on 24 August 2009 - 10:12 AM, said:
title BackTrack FrameBuffer (1024x768) kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper nopersistent rw quiet vga=0x317 initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
Sorry No Joy Joy. I'm receiving a different error message now which mean that we're making progress.
ERROR:
hda_request: I/O error, dev, hda, sector 4
Now I'm getting stumped
This post has been edited by NickStihl: 24 August 2009 - 03:35 PM
#7
Posted 24 August 2009 - 03:45 PM
You could try running it from RAM:
title BackTrack Graphical Mode from RAM kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper toram nopersistent rw quiet initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
BTW. I haven't had time to test any of this yet.
Multiboot Plugins - UBUSB (Ultimate Boot USB) - EzPcFix - RootKitty - Network Configuration Utility - UnIsoFS - A Small Linux Distro - SELogger - HashME - WSock - My Paypal
#8
Posted 24 August 2009 - 03:57 PM
pcuser, on 24 August 2009 - 02:45 PM, said:
You could try running it from RAM:
title BackTrack Graphical Mode from RAM kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper toram nopersistent rw quiet initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
BTW. I haven't had time to test any of this yet.
I'm running BT4 from a 16GB thumb drive. I know that the HDD is good. I'll try these parameters.
#9
Posted 24 August 2009 - 04:14 PM
NickStihl, on 24 August 2009 - 02:57 PM, said:
pcuser, on 24 August 2009 - 02:45 PM, said:
You could try running it from RAM:
title BackTrack Graphical Mode from RAM kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper toram nopersistent rw quiet initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
BTW. I haven't had time to test any of this yet.
I'm running BT4 from a 16GB thumb drive. I know that the HDD is good. I'll try these parameters.
Well the good news is that we found another way it won't work.

Here's syslinux.cfg:
DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
PROMPT 0
TIMEOUT 200
ONTIMEOUT UBCD4WIN
MENU TABMSG Please visit the forums at http://www.ubcd4win.com/forum/
MENU TITLE Welcome to the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows!
MENU BACKGROUND LOGO.PNG
LABEL UBCD4Win
MENU LABEL Launch "The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows"
KERNEL UBCD4WIN.bss
TEXT HELP
Runs a pre-installed Windows environment, loaded with diagnostic tools.
ENDTEXT
LABEL c
MENU LABEL Boot from drive C:
KERNEL chain.c32
APPEND hd0
LABEL reboot
MENU LABEL Launch "Reboot"
KERNEL reboot.c32
TEXT HELP
Reboot PC
ENDTEXT
label dban
MENU LABEL Darik's Boot And Nuke v2.0 ~ Sub-Menu
KERNEL /syslinux/vesamenu.c32
APPEND /syslinux/dban-Syslinux.ini
LABEL FreeDOS
MENU LABEL FreeDOS
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND initrd=\images\freedos.img
TEXT HELP
FreeDOS.
ENDTEXT
LABEL GOBACK
MENU LABEL Norton GoBack Removal Tool
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND initrd=\images\goback.ima
TEXT HELP
Allows access to GOBACK protected drives.
ENDTEXT
LABEL memtest
MENU LABEL Memtest86 v3.5
TEXT HELP
Test system memory for errors
ENDTEXT
KERNEL /images/memtest
LABEL NTFS4DOS
MENU LABEL NTFS for DOS
KERNEL memdisk
APPEND initrd=\images\ntfs4dos.img
TEXT HELP
Access NTFS partitions from DOS.
ENDTEXT
LABEL NTPWD
MENU LABEL Offline Password & Registry Editor
TEXT HELP
* version: 2007-09-27
* http://home.eunet.no...rdahl/ntpasswd/
Petter Nordahl's Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
ENDTEXT
KERNEL /isolinux/pnordahl
APPEND rw vga=1 init=/linuxrc initrd=/isolinux/pnordahl.cgz,/isolinux/scsi.cgz
LABEL cmdc
MENU LABEL Windows" Recovery Console
KERNEL cmdc.bss
TEXT HELP
Windows" Recovery Console
ENDTEXT
And here's my Menu.lst:
color black/cyan yellow/cyan
default /default
default 11
timeout 10
title Launch "The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows"
fallback 1
find --set-root /ntldr
chainloader /ntldr
savedefault --wait=2
title commandline
savedefault --wait=2
commandline
title floppy (fd0)
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)
savedefault --wait=2
title reboot
savedefault --wait=2
reboot
title Darik's Boot And Nuke v2.0 ~ Submenu
configfile /dban-Grub4dos.ini
title FreeDos
map --mem (hd0,0)//Images/freedos.img (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)
title GOBACK Removal Tool
map --mem (hd0,0)//Images/goback.ima (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)
title Memtest86 v3.5 (iso boot)
map (hd0,0)//Images/memtest.iso (hd32)
map --hook
chainloader (hd32)
boot
title NTFS-Dos
map --mem (hd0,0)//Images/ntfs4dos.img (fd0)
map --hook
chainloader (fd0)+1
rootnoverify (fd0)
title Launch "Windows" Recovery Console"
fallback 1
find --set-root /cmdcons/setupldr.bin
chainloader /cmdcons/setupldr.bin
#####################################################################
# write string "cmdcons" to memory 0000:7C03 in 2 steps:
#####################################################################
# step 1. Write 4 chars "cmdc" at 0000:7C03
write 0x7C03 0x63646D63
# step 2. Write 3 chars "ons" and an ending null at 0000:7C07
write 0x7C07 0x00736E6F
savedefault --wait=2
title PE-Boot (Compatibility Mode)
map --read-only /images/kicker.img (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
title PE-Boot (Compatibility Mode / Memory Mapped)
map --mem --read-only /images/memkick.gz (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
title Backtrack 3
kernel /BackTrack3/files/boot/vmlinuz vga=0x317 ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw autoexec=xconf;kdm nosound
initrd /BackTrack3/files/boot/initrd.gz
title BackTrack Graphical Mode from RAM
kernel /BackTrack4/files/boot/vmlinuz BOOT=casper boot=casper toram nopersistent rw quiet
initrd /BackTrack4/files/boot/initrd.gz
#10
Posted 24 August 2009 - 04:26 PM
In my small-world viewpoint, I would prefer to place BT4 on USB with UNETBOOTIN. I have done this, and it works great.
Cheers
#11
Posted 24 August 2009 - 05:32 PM
turbine_blade, on 24 August 2009 - 03:26 PM, said:
In my small-world viewpoint, I would prefer to place BT4 on USB with UNETBOOTIN. I have done this, and it works great.
Cheers
you do have a point good sir. Maybe we can't all have our cake and ice cream.

#12
Posted 11 October 2009 - 10:29 AM
One thing I noticed is, many of the plugins have a file named something like:
'Copy the contents of the ISO here'
or
'Copy the ISO here.'
I am guessing I need to extract the contents of the ISO to the files dir. We'll see if that was right! :-)
--Bruce D. Meyer
#13
Posted 23 October 2009 - 02:28 PM
#14
Posted 24 October 2009 - 09:19 PM
IO APIC Resources could not be allocated.
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SQUASHFS error: Major/Minor mismatch, older Squashfs 3.0 filesystems are unsupported
BusyBox v1.10.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.10.2-1ubuntu7) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs)
What's up here? What does this mean? If it makes any difference, I'm using Sun VirtualBox to boot it.