Comments on: How-to: Bootable Backtrack 4 USB Thumbdrive with Persistent Change and Nessus http://www.infosecramblings.com/2009/02/10/how-to-bootable-backtrack-4-usb-thumbdrive-with-persistent-change-and-nessus/ ramblings on various information security topics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rixon http://www.infosecramblings.com/2009/02/10/how-to-bootable-backtrack-4-usb-thumbdrive-with-persistent-change-and-nessus/#comment-36621 Rixon Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:12:21 +0000 http://www.infosecramblings.com/?p=690#comment-36621 Hello Guys. I have a question. Hope this will make sense. I have a Backtrack 4 in a USB thumb drive and i can use it on my computer (laptop), but why is it i can't use it to other computer(laptop). Does it requires any setting on a certain computers or do i have to download some software on their computer in order to use it. Hope you can help me. Thanks - Rixon Hello Guys. I have a question. Hope this will make sense. I have a Backtrack 4 in a USB thumb drive and i can use it on my computer (laptop), but why is it i can't use it to other computer(laptop). Does it requires any setting on a certain computers or do i have to download some software on their computer in order to use it. Hope you can help me.

Thanks - Rixon

]]> By: kriggins http://www.infosecramblings.com/2009/02/10/how-to-bootable-backtrack-4-usb-thumbdrive-with-persistent-change-and-nessus/#comment-662 kriggins Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.infosecramblings.com/?p=690#comment-662 Thanks Mike. I have had the exact same problem you mention before, although never on the same machine. I usually just edit the syslinux.cfg file and reboot. That being said, someone mentioned in a previous comment that in Backtrack 3 you could use the UUID of the device in the changes statement. It does not appear that this is currently working for Backtrack 4 or at least we haven't got it working yet. Will keep you posted if we can get it to work. Kevin Thanks Mike.

I have had the exact same problem you mention before, although never on the same machine. I usually just edit the syslinux.cfg file and reboot. That being said, someone mentioned in a previous comment that in Backtrack 3 you could use the UUID of the device in the changes statement. It does not appear that this is currently working for Backtrack 4 or at least we haven't got it working yet. Will keep you posted if we can get it to work.

Kevin

]]> By: Mike M http://www.infosecramblings.com/2009/02/10/how-to-bootable-backtrack-4-usb-thumbdrive-with-persistent-change-and-nessus/#comment-658 Mike M Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:41:52 +0000 http://www.infosecramblings.com/?p=690#comment-658 Great tutorial. One question: the 'changes' folder is added to the "APPEND ..." line, and assigned a device, e.g., changes=/dev/sdb2." BUT, doesn't this mean that a different drive letter assignment, due perhaps to another usb drive being connected during a subsequent boot, means that "/dev/sdb2" is no longer valid? The BT drive might then be, "/dev/sdc2," or whatever, right? I ask this as a successful session ended and then I rebooted in a different drive setup and the persistent login option rendered only partial desktop functionality. I would love to have a truly portable BT usb! Thanks again, Mike Great tutorial. One question: the 'changes' folder is added to the "APPEND ..." line, and assigned a device, e.g., changes=/dev/sdb2." BUT, doesn't this mean that a different drive letter assignment, due perhaps to another usb drive being connected during a subsequent boot, means that "/dev/sdb2" is no longer valid? The BT drive might then be, "/dev/sdc2," or whatever, right?

I ask this as a successful session ended and then I rebooted in a different drive setup and the persistent login option rendered only partial desktop functionality.

I would love to have a truly portable BT usb!
Thanks again,
Mike

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