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Thread: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

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    Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    The most up-to-date edition of Unetbootin will not productively extract plus install the Backtrack 5 iso. Whenever I try to install from it, it jumps above the "Extracting and Installing Files" step plus installs the bootloader, afterward quits.I have again tried the same procedure with the different USB drive. Furthermore I have tried the older version of Unetbootin but it is also doing the same stuff. There was no problem with BackTrack 4. Does anybody know what the problem is?

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    I have also used most up-to-date version of unetbootin on a recently formatted fat32 USB pen drive which is of16gb and it worked without any problem. I have installed the 32 GNOME versions. I will articulate however that on my foremost effort somewhat went incorrect. I was repeatedly receiving dbus errors and may perhaps not begin wicd (wlan card was documented even if). There was a physical repair that got it functioning except I tried an additional new install and the trouble vanished. Together installs while did obtain Backtrack5 up and running still by the use of unetbootin.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    UNetbootin is a tool to extract the ISO image of a system to a flash drive and other external devices, but we can use with the image of any program that requires booting from an optical disc. This tool will save the .ISO and install a "bootloader" in it so you can start the installation process or simply reading like a CD / DVD. You can carry boot disks but from the USB distributions like Backtrack, Ubuntu, etc and test them on a computer. They also rescue a Windows system from viruses and other erratic problems with Dr.Web or save other data with System Rescue CD.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    It is software that allows you to create a bootable USB drive to a disk image. Just insert your key (Format) run the executable and choose from 36 distributions Linux. It will download the various files, extract them, copy them and then install a boot manager Unetbootin. It will do more than take your custom operating system on your USB favorite. The main thing requires is just making sure that you have marked the proper permissions for that software before the installation.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    The extraction and installation is depends on itself. For the ubuntu configuration is at least 4 GB SD. I do not understand. You want to do a swap for BackTrack? Or reduce the swap to have space for BackTrack? 6GB seems not bad. After I advise you or else. You buy a USB flash drive 4 GB (or memory card) then put backtrack on it with the persistent mode. That means it will boot as a live-cd but everything you change will be saved. This is clearly the easiest. Because there's no point installing BackTrack I think of little.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    The start of the program has a graphical user interface that asks the distribution (and version) that we would like to copy our USB device. We select our favorite distribution from a dropdown list. Then you can tell which drive UNetbootin be copied distribution. The GUI includes an option to install the chosen distribution files on a hard drive instead of USB. Although this is not actually install the distribution in the normal sense of the term, because actually modifies the main menu of your operating system boot which allows us to start our new distribution like booting from a Live CD.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    The only problem I encountered when trying UNetbootin ask is that if you download a distribution that is no longer available or if for some reason we cannot access the ISO image file from a distance, UNetbootin will request, and will like everything successfully downloaded, extract and install the distribution. The application shows that this is a bit optimistic, can lead to confusion if we do not look carefully. Other than that I found another quirk. UNetbootin worked smoothly and I recommend keeping a copy in hand, either for emergencies or as a way to test new software.

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    Re: Unetbootin cannot extract and install Backtrack 5

    Hello People. I was able to use netbootin to load an iso image I had previously downloaded. The BT4 does not work though. Also after booting into BT5 on an asus 1001p, wicd 1.7 will not let you log into any wireless networks. I'm a noob here so I am not sure if this is germane to the discussion. version wicd 1.6 from the karmic repository does work but is very hard to find. Also the BT site appeared to be down this morning. Something going on there?

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