BackTrack Clean Hard Drive Install

Back | Track is an operating system Linux user based security. It is composed of many software related to various fields such as Reversing (Disassembler, Hex Editor ...), the Hacking (Rootkits, Scanners faults, ...), network security (IDS. ..), and more . Clearly, this is the perfect friend to try to infiltrate a network or secure.

By cons, its installation can cause problems on laptops ... Indeed it is not easy for a novice or even an insider, do some manipulations, and that's what drives me today to write this tutorial, hoping to celebrate those who have been crossing the border the liveCD.

Step 1: Partitioning disks

Start by opening a terminal in order to attack the important step of this installation, partitioning the hard drive. Type the following command to find your type of HD:

Code:

~ root # fdisk-l

You should see displayed the hard drives, a hard disk can be composed of several partitioning, such as the Linux hard drive partitioning sda may contain multiple numbered 1 to x (where x is a positive number), so that sda1 and SDAX are respectively partitions 1 and x sda.

Code:

~ root # fdisk / dev / votre_disque_dur

At the DOS prompt (Command (m for help)) we will enter the following characters to create the boot partition:

Code:

p = shows the partitions n = creates a new partition - P = primary partition - 1 = partition number - 1 = first cylinder - 64 M = partition size

There was renewed operation two times to create the swap partition and the partition that will receive Backtrack.

Code:

p = shows the partitions n = create a new partition - p = primary partition - partition number 2 = - 10 = first cylinder - 2048 M = size of the partition p = shows the partitions n = create a new partition - primary = p partition - partition number = 3 - [enter] = first cylinder - [enter] = partition size

Assigning a file system:
You are now with 3 partitions, now assign them a file system. Put yourself on the boot partition, then use the "TYPE" followed by ENTER.

At the DOS prompt (Command (m for help)) we will take the following characters to define the types of partitions

Code:

a = to set the partition bootable 1 = partition number chosen

To save the changes we will write (WRITE) the partition table

At the DOS prompt (Command (m for help)) we will take the following characters in order to save the changes

Code:

w = write

Formatting Filesystems:

For these systems to be readable, the-SERVICE TRAINING:

We'll start with the primary partition, type:

Code:

bt ~ # mke2fs / dev/sda1

Then we format the swap partition, type:

Code:

bt ~ # mkswap / dev/sda2

Then you activate that partition:

Code:

bt ~ # swapon / dev/sda2

It is now the primary partition formatted

Code:

bt ~ # mkreiserfs / dev/sda3

Installation Directories:
Type these commands to create the installation directories:

Code:

bt ~ # mkdir / mnt / BT bt ~ # mkdir / mnt / BT / boot [- RXTCDD May 14, 2008 at 02:39 (EST)]

We will mount the partitions created on those directories, so to write it.

Code:

bt ~ # mount / dev/sda3 / mnt / BT bt ~ # mount / dev/sda1 / mnt / BT / boot [- RXTCDD May 14, 2008 at 02:39 (EST)]