Create a BackTrack 4 Persistent USB Key and a Pimped out Zipit Linux Image – Hak5 Episode 625
Create a BackTrack 4 persistent USB drive
BackTrack is widely considered the complete hacker boot disc. Born out of WHAX this security sharp linux distro has been years in the making, and finally version 4 final is out.
One of the best ways to experience BackTrack 4 (BT4) is by creating a USB boot drive. Simply download the ISO and “burn” it to a USB drive with a tool like unetbootin.
BackTrack even offers a VMDK if you’re interested in playing around in VMware or VirtualBox.
In this episode Darren guides you through partitioning, formatting and installing BackTrack 4 to a USB drive and configuring persistence.
A ZipIt Userland image for the average user
How to Connect your Zipit Z2 to an encrypted WPA network.
With Aliosa’s OS:
Turn on the wireless radio by opening the termina and issuing “ifconfig eth1 up”
Create a WPA supplicant configuration file for your router and password by issuing “Wpa_passphrase youraccesspoint yourpassphrase > nameoffile.wpa”
Connect to the WPA network using the configuration file you just created with “Wpa_supplicant –Dwext –i eth1 –c nameoffile.wpa –B”
Get an IP address from your router’s DHCP by typing “Dhclient eth1″.
Installing RootNexus’s ‘Average User’ userland image.
Plug in your miniSD
Open PhysDiscWrite GUI
Right-click miniSD, choose Oofnen, choose Image Laden
Choose the average user image file
Click yes, and wait 10 minutes.
Eject your miniSD safely and restart your Zipit Z2 with the miniSD card in it
Zipit Z2 “Average User” userland image: http://zipit.rootnexus.org/
Getting WPA to work: http://www.christopherkois.com/?p=53
February 03 2010 08:50 pm | Podcasts and hak.5 and technology