Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:
> jim wrote:
>> For example....
>>
>> I downloaded BackTrack 3 and ran the Live CD just fine. It detects my
>> USB wireless card and everything.
>>
>> So, I wanted to make a more permanent installation of BackTrack 3 to
>> run when I wanted and to use it to learn more about Linux in general.
>>
>> I followed directions on creating the vmware virtual machine manually
>> (to override the SCSI disk in favor of IDE) and I launched the new VM
>> using the ISO as my CD drive and allowing the VM to boot into the live
>> BackTrack 3 CD.
>>
>> Once in, I created 2 partitions (hda1 and hda2) to use for my
>> BackTrack 3 install and swap files, and I ran mkfs.ext3, mkswap, mkdir
>> and mount to create my environment and prepare for install.
>>
>> I then ran the BackTrack 3 install (which does state that it has not
>> been tested - although the current version came out in December of 2007).
>>
>> But, when I rebooted, instead of simply launching the way the Live CD
>> did, I now get a red box asking me what OS to load (only BackTrack is
>> shown) and I have to log in with root/toor and launch the kde
>> graphical desktop manually.
>>
>> None of that bothers me.
>>
>> But, what does bother me is that the vmware installed version will not
>> see my USB wireless device when the live cd version sees it just
>> fine. WTF?
>>
>> I've spent 7 hours with this distro - trying to get it into a VM so
>> that I could actually save things to the drive and use it as a desktop
>> and I'm no closer now than I was 7 hours ago.
>>
>> THIS is why Windows has such a great following. Is Windows insecure?
>> Yes. Is Windows bloated and slow (esp. Vista)? Yes. But, can you get
>> things to work in Windows faster and easier than in Linux? HELL YES!!
>>
>> I want to like Linux. I really do. But, I find it a lot like driving
>> a car. If I had to work on my car as much as I have had to work on
>> Linux distros that I have tried and I got as much out of it as I have
>> gotten out of them I'd walk and get there faster.
>>
>> jim
>>
> I've run different flavors of Linux for years, never heard of Backtrack.
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