backtrack-3-manual-install-from-livecd
fdisk /dev/hda
delete all partitions
create 2 new partitions: first primary: most of hd
second primary = swap = about 1.5 times RAM
mkfs.ext -I 128 /dev/hda1
mkswp /dev/hda2
swapon
May have to reboot (as CD may have mounted kernal with one idea of the HardDrive...)
Step 10: Create and mount directories:
mkdir /mnt/backtrack, enter
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/backtrack, enter sda4 for dual
mkdir /mnt/backtrack/boot, enter
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/backtrack/boot, enter sda2 for dual
Step 11: Copy files over (this replaces the BT Installer; which wasn't working and why doing it manually is needed):
cp --preserve -R /{bin,dev,home,pentest,root,usr,etc,lib,opt,sbin,var} /mnt/backtrack
(this command takes some time to run)
mkdir /mnt/backtrack/{mnt,proc,sys,tmp}, enter
mount --bind /dev/ /mnt/backtrack/dev/, enter
mount -t proc proc /mnt/backtrack/proc/, enter
cp /boot/vmlinuz /mnt/backtrack/boot, enter
chroot /mnt/backtrack /bin/bash, enter (may receive '/dev/pts/1: no such file or directory' error, ignore it)
Step 12: Configure Lilo:
nano /etc/lilo.conf, enter
remove all [video] comments including the uncommented 773. but keep vga=791 and uncomment it
change "boot" = "/dev/sda"
change "root" = "/dev/sda3" sda4 for dual
comment out the "message" line near the top
If you are not running dual-boot, delete the Windows boot options and leave only linux
save and exit
lilo -v, enter
Step 13: Done! Exit chroot, exit terminal, logoff and reboot