Questions tagged [backtrack]
Backtrack (now called Kali Linux) is a Linux distribution focused on penetration testing.
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Multi Encrypted Operating Systems with TrueCrypt
My laptop has a 250GB hard drive, and I currently use it to do a lot. I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 11.10, and BackTrack 5 on it, but I'd like to switch it up and add more security.
What I aim to do is ...
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Wireless card not being detected in backtrack 5
I just installed backtrack 5 and I am unable to detect my wireless card. iwconfig doesn't list my interface. I can see that the hardware is present in lspci -vnn (see below) but I can't get the ...
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Drivers for packet injection on the Intel Centrino(R) Advanced N 6205
I have an Intel Centrino(R) Advanced N 6205, running BackTrack 5 in VMWare. I'm having trouble following the tutorial on aircrack-ng website, and I need to know what drivers to download to support ...
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Virtual Box Pen Test Lab Set Up
So I’m trying to set up a pen test lab in virtual box on my windows 7 host.
I have 3 guest OS's installed:
BackTrack5
CentOS 5 Server/Snort (My Snortbox)
Windows XP (Unpatched)
I have 3 ...
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Authentication fails when using BackTrack 5 under VirtualBox, on Airport Express
I've got BackTrack 5 running in VirtualBox on my Mac. The airport is recognized by VirtualBox as a bridged connection. BackTrack 5 is picking up the airport, and is displaying available wireless ...
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FATAL : No Bootable medium found! System halted
I just got a .iso of the linux distro Backtrack 5 R2. I set it up, using virtual box, and set it up to run using the .iso, and hard drive as a .vdi. Here's the setup:
System:
Base Memory: 1500 MB
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BackTrack 5 R3 LiveUSB is not working on my Lenovo G50 70
I've created a LiveUSB of BackTrack 5 r3 using Unetbootin. When I tried to run it on my Lenovo G50 70 laptop, it shows an error like "kernel panic not syncing attempted to kill init". But when I use ...
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Linux disk full
I'm trying to copy a 2GB file from a USB flash drive to a BackTrack 5 image mounted on VMware Player but it keeps saying disk is full in the middle of the transferring process even when there's plenty ...
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Dual-Boot Windows 8.1 and BackTrack 5 R3 ISO with EasyBCD 2.2
I have a PC running Windows 8.1 (32-bit) and the BackTrack 5 R3 (KDE). I've installed Backtrack and it appeared on the boot menu, but whenever I select it, it always takes me to a terminal called ...
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Is it faster cracking the wireless WPS pin code if I already know it?
Is it possible to fast crack if I already know the wps pin code?
I am using backtrack 5, trying to crack use reaver.
I was using this command:
sudo reaver -i mon0 -b <targetmac> -vv --pin <...
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Why does Backtrack 5 r3 connection errors in a VM?
When ever i use backtrack metasploit it says rex:connection something .... etc
I am using backtrack inside vmware and use a NAT connection to the vmware....
I was wandering if there is a reason why ...
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AMD ATI Radeon HD R7750 support ATI Stream?
I am thinking to purchase a graphic card and do not have much budget to spend on it?. However I do like the AMD ATI Radeon HD R7750 and it is well in budget. But I would like to know if it supports ...
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startx error: no desktop manager
I have Backtrack 5R2 KDE. The error resulted from a hard-reset (hard-reboot). After that, I cannot load the KDE manager when I enter the startx command after logging in.
Whenever I do a startx ...
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How could I fix WICD? it's not longer finding networks
I'm on backtrack5 R2, and I was working fine, until I installed bind9, the problem is recently the WICD is no longer finding networks, but I can still connect to the networks I had, I've tried with ...
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Getting rid of backtrack 5?
I recently installed backtrack 5 onto my hard drive using the installer program after booting from a usb. The installer program allocated 400 gb of space and now i'm out of room for windows. How do I ...
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File was deleted and then reappeared when folder was zipped
I am using Backtrack 4 Final, which is a Linux distro that is Ubuntu based. I had a directory that contained around 5 files. I deleted one of the files, which sent it to the trash. I then zipped the ...
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USB pen drive not recognized after using UNetbootin. Why?
I am running Windows-7 32-bit on my computer. I came across an article glorifying Backtrack Linux and so I wanted to try it.
I downloaded the Backtrack5 RC3 (Live CD) ISO from softpedia and ...
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How to save changes in a BackTrack virtual machine?
Is there any way to save changes in a BackTrack virtual machine using VirtualBox?
I've tried every way, but on every next boot the settings
(changes like changing the background wallpaper or such) ...
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backtrack 5r3 pyrit does not detect nvidia card
I tried to use pyrit on live dvd backtrack 5r3 with my Nvidia GT540M gt of my laptop Dell XPS 15 L502x.
Pyrit couldn't detect the nvidia card, it only detected the 4 CPU cores.
Is this due to ...
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backtrack freezes when I connect to wifi
I posted on stackoverflow a question (link) just go and read it, but basically, ~3 seconds after I connect to the wifi, everything freezes. I can't do anything but hold down power to shut it down.
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backtrack 5 rc3 wireless not detected, even after compat drivers installed
Stock Drivers
so after running ifconfig:
lo no wireless extentions
eth0 no wireless extentions
running airmon-ng
returns the headings only, no adapters are show
(I am typing this from ...
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apt-get update backtrack repository
I got error massages like failed to fetch, unable to connect:
With these source.list repositories. I even tried http://50.7.240.6 and it joined but there were different errors.
I have Backtrack 5 r3,...
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BackTrack 5 R3 - Lots of issues
I am having very many issues with my backtrack 5 r3 distro. Here's the list and specs.
Build Specs
BackTrack 5 r3 GNOME - 32bit ISO
4.0GB Sandisk Curzer USB 2.0
Unetbootin
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No user login, ...
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Cannot connect to internet in Backtrack 5 R3
I am running a full installation of Backtrack 5 R3 on my computer (no VM) and have a working ethernet connection to the local network. I am able to access the intranet sites, but cannot access the ...
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Fixing MTRR error in Linux
I am getting this error is Backtrack 5 R3 using KDE,
Error setting MTRR (base=0x80000000 size=0x10000000 type = 1 inappropriate ioctl for device (25)
Here is the X server log
and here is my MTRR ...
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Unable to turn on wifi in Ubuntu 12.04 live boot
Actually this is kind of weird but I tried running backtrack r3 and Ubuntu 12.04 live on my laptop but both the times I was not able to switch on my Wireless using the toggle switch, in fact normally ...
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Why won't my script change MAC address via macchanger at startup? Ubuntu-based
I have recently pieced together a script with my limited knowledge of bash that is supposed to do 2 things:
It is supposed to change my hostname
and then change my mac address.
I put the ...
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Backtrack 5 stops at console screen
How do i run backtrack 5 from a cd when my laptop (Toshiba Qosmio x875) runs it up to a point then stops. It runs it to a black screen where the cursor keeps blinking. Has anyone else found this ...
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"shell not found" on start of backtrack 5
I am using backtrack5 in VMware on my system. I was trying to change my default shell to ksh. After executing the 'chsh' command. On restarting the OS, it shows "Cannot execute ksh: no such file or ...
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VM running Wireshark using USB wireless card for network is not displaying data correctly
I have BT running in a VM on windows 7. I just setup my Alfa wireless card with the VM. I'm able to connect to my wireless network correctly but having issues with wireshark data. When i go to capture ...
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Installing gimp, webmin etc on backtrack 5
I recently installed backtrack 5 on my desktop. Everything is pretty well. THe only problem is, i am not able to install apps like gimp, webmail etc which I think are dependent on ubuntu repos.
Is ...
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Backtrack 5 R2 can't browse in firefox
I download and install backtrack 5R2 in virtual machine at network mode NAT. Than I start run backtrack and in Wicd network manager and it says that is connected to network, also can ping google ...
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Editing grub to add XP boot menu
I have 2 Harddisks one of 40 gb and second is 200 gb.
In the first harddisk I was having 2 installations of XP. In the second harddisk I have installed backtrack then Ubuntu, so that is making a ...
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How to start Backtrack after installation
I am having xp and ubuntu installed in my sytem. Then I installed Backtrack5R1 but after reboot with the grub entry of Backtrack(Updated grub from ubuntu) leads to the same state that was before ...
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TSOCKS error on Backtrack 5 Linux
I am running Backtrack 5 and when I tried installing tsocks with this tutorial (which was intended for Ubuntu, but I couldn't find one for Backtrack).
When I go through the steps and I try to run
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Metasploit cannot detect language pack on Windows 7
I use Metasploit (I have Backtrack 5 installed on VirtualBox) to attack my Windows 7 64-bit laptop. Every time I use exploit ms08-067-netapi I get this message:
[*] Started bind handler
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Linux distro for acer 4741G laptop
I need to install linux for my acer 4741 laptop.
Anyone who did this before and managed to solve the device
driver problems please share your experience with me.
I already installed the backtrack ...
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How to get iTunes on BackTrack 5?
Hey everyone in the backtrack community, this is probably the most unique question ever asked for bt. I am attempting to get "iTunes" on backtrack for internet use on a lan, you know similarly to ...