Comments on: Episode 524 – USB Multipass http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:24:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FredMcD.com » The USB tool drive: The Begining http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-42382 FredMcD.com » The USB tool drive: The Begining Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:51:57 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-42382 [...] still in the first stage, using episode 524 of Hak5 “USB Multipass.” to work out the basics of booting GRUB from the flash drive. I’ll probably start by booting [...] [...] still in the first stage, using episode 524 of Hak5 “USB Multipass.” to work out the basics of booting GRUB from the flash drive. I’ll probably start by booting [...]

]]> By: Louis http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-42371 Louis Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:09:59 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-42371 I love this site ..Iv'e learned so much. I did get Hiren 10 to work But BT4 did not . Then a friend told me that i needed to change the menu.lst file. Use this if you can't start BT4 title BackTrack 4 (Hak5) root (hd0,0) kernel /bootbt4/vmlinuz boot=casper persistent ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw quiet initrd=/bootbt4/initrd.gz boot I took out the. ( vga=0x317 ) and added. ( boot=casper ) Because,,, From the BT4 CD you are going to copy over the Boot Folder and Casper Folder. I'm not sure why the Casper Folder is not on the video.. HHMMMM ..... Oooh and one more thing if your multi pass dose not work. Before you give up try using a different PC. Some config in the BIOS. i don't know. I do have a question . How can I make my multipass OS persistent? Like if I change my backgrounds in BT4 and add photo's how can i make it save the settings. HHHHHmmmmmmmmm? I love this site ..Iv’e learned so much. I did get Hiren 10 to work
But BT4 did not .
Then a friend told me that i needed to change the menu.lst file.

Use this if you can’t start BT4

title BackTrack 4 (Hak5)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /bootbt4/vmlinuz boot=casper persistent ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw quiet
initrd=/bootbt4/initrd.gz
boot

I took out the. ( vga=0×317 )
and added. ( boot=casper )

Because,,,
From the BT4 CD you are going to copy over the Boot Folder and Casper Folder.
I’m not sure why the Casper Folder is not on the video..

HHMMMM …..

Oooh and one more thing if your multi pass dose not work.
Before you give up try using a different PC.

Some config in the BIOS. i don’t know.

I do have a question .
How can I make my multipass OS persistent?
Like if I change my backgrounds in BT4 and add photo’s
how can i make it save the settings.
HHHHHmmmmmmmmm?

]]> By: Banzy http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-42267 Banzy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:32:20 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-42267 Hi Guys, all is working sweet......i'm booting all the tools i want with a modified linuxmultiboot. due to the iso limited?? i trying to add open xp home, pro, vista and windows 7. I can do all these from single pens and wondered if anyone has the code for the menu to adopt for these to install, i get so far and then they blue screen. cheers Hi Guys,

all is working sweet……i’m booting all the tools i want with a modified linuxmultiboot. due to the iso limited?? i trying to add open xp home, pro, vista and windows 7. I can do all these from single pens and wondered if anyone has the code for the menu to adopt for these to install, i get so far and then they blue screen.

cheers

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]]> By: joe some http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40859 joe some Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:27:27 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40859 ok in grub i cant find the disk i need my flash drive is set as (K) and is disk 5 in grub i only get up to hd4 so what iam i doing wrong what is a work around for this thanks ok in grub i cant find the disk i need my flash drive is set as (K) and is disk 5 in grub i only get up to hd4 so what iam i doing wrong what is a work around for this thanks

]]> By: capricorn http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40251 capricorn Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:31:56 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40251 Hi ! can anyone help me. I have posted my problem earlier. Thanks. Hi !

can anyone help me. I have posted my problem earlier.

Thanks.

]]> By: John C. Reid http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40238 John C. Reid Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:15:40 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40238 @Doh123 If I am not too late and you still have the drive I have a suggestion for you. Remove the drive from that computer and take it to one that you can install R-Studio (http://www.r-studio.com/) on. At $80 it is a life saver. I have used this twice and it saved me both times. The first time I had a RAID 5 array of 8 SCSI disks and the controller card itself burned up. A data recovery company said it would cost $5000 to look at it and tell me if it was even possible to do anything and then it was $250 an hour after that and to expect it to take a full week. With R-Studio I was able to rebuild a virtual array of the individual disks and then recover all the data my self and it only took 2 days for the full recovery. In the other instance I was called by a client to do data recovery because another computer company decided her computer needed a reload of Windows. I was able to recover the Quickbooks company files for her 6 client companies that she was an accountant for even after the hard drive had been formatted and Windows reinstalled. In short, for the price it is worth owning this gem because at some point you will need it. I had two situations that I was sure were hopeless and it worked both times so give it a shot is all I can say. @Doh123

If I am not too late and you still have the drive I have a suggestion for you.

Remove the drive from that computer and take it to one that you can install R-Studio (http://www.r-studio.com/) on. At $80 it is a life saver. I have used this twice and it saved me both times.

The first time I had a RAID 5 array of 8 SCSI disks and the controller card itself burned up. A data recovery company said it would cost $5000 to look at it and tell me if it was even possible to do anything and then it was $250 an hour after that and to expect it to take a full week. With R-Studio I was able to rebuild a virtual array of the individual disks and then recover all the data my self and it only took 2 days for the full recovery.

In the other instance I was called by a client to do data recovery because another computer company decided her computer needed a reload of Windows. I was able to recover the Quickbooks company files for her 6 client companies that she was an accountant for even after the hard drive had been formatted and Windows reinstalled.

In short, for the price it is worth owning this gem because at some point you will need it. I had two situations that I was sure were hopeless and it worked both times so give it a shot is all I can say.

]]> By: capricorn http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40237 capricorn Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:25 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40237 Hi ! I did these settings on my USB. menu.lst color blue/black yellow/blue timeout 120 title BackTrack 3 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinuz vga=0x317 ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw quiet initrd=/boot/initrd.gz boot I have two folders one is boot folder and one is BT3 folder on the USB. I am getting error when i boot from USB find /menu.lst find /boot/grub.lst find /grub/menu.lst Hi !

I did these settings on my USB.
menu.lst

color blue/black yellow/blue
timeout 120

title BackTrack 3
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz vga=0×317 ramdisk_size=6666 root=/dev/ram0 rw quiet
initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
boot

I have two folders one is boot folder and one is BT3 folder on the USB.
I am getting error when i boot from USB

find /menu.lst
find /boot/grub.lst
find /grub/menu.lst

]]> By: doh123 http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40120 doh123 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:07:10 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40120 Ok, you all know when they were talking about Trinity Rescue Kit... and they said make sure that you format the USB Key and not your Hard Drive and you just knew that someone was going to do it... Well, it was me. Now I have a bit of an issue. When making the TRK USB I put everything that was on the Key on the Hard Drive, including my resume and its only copy, when I thought I was formatting the Key it wiped it out. I slave the drive and it show the drive as 4 gig. Im pretty sure that everything that was on the drive, all 75 gig, is probably still there and I just cant see it and get to it. I need any help that anyone can give me, anything, to retrieve the info. I have come to accept that I am going to have to reinstall the OS, but I would really like to get my info off if at all possible. I would really appreciate anyone's help, PLEASE! Doh123 Ok, you all know when they were talking about Trinity Rescue Kit… and they said make sure that you format the USB Key and not your Hard Drive and you just knew that someone was going to do it… Well, it was me. Now I have a bit of an issue. When making the TRK USB I put everything that was on the Key on the Hard Drive, including my resume and its only copy, when I thought I was formatting the Key it wiped it out. I slave the drive and it show the drive as 4 gig. Im pretty sure that everything that was on the drive, all 75 gig, is probably still there and I just cant see it and get to it. I need any help that anyone can give me, anything, to retrieve the info. I have come to accept that I am going to have to reinstall the OS, but I would really like to get my info off if at all possible. I would really appreciate anyone’s help, PLEASE!

Doh123

]]> By: gavin http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-40044 gavin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:38:57 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-40044 was wondering if you could do this on a CD? was wondering if you could do this on a CD?

]]> By: Srinath http://www.hak5.org/episodes/episode-524/comment-page-2#comment-39546 Srinath Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:55:41 +0000 http://www.hak5.org/?p=1359#comment-39546 I am using transcend 8 GB pen drive. While formatting the usb through the PeToUSB_3.0.0.7 i am getting an error as "formatEx Error[11]". I went to disk management and formatted the drive using FAT 32 but still the error exist while formatting I am using transcend 8 GB pen drive. While formatting the usb through the PeToUSB_3.0.0.7 i am getting an error as “formatEx Error[11]“. I went to disk management and formatted the drive using FAT 32 but still the error exist while formatting

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