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Backtrack

BackTrack is an operating system based on the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use.

It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm.

Backtrack x86

Copy initrd.gz , vmlinuz to appropriate directory: (LOWER CASE ONLY!)

cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/vmlinuz /tftpboot/er/plugins/backtrack/i386/vmlinuz
cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/initrd.gz /tftpboot/er/plugins/backtrack/i386/initrd.gz
cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/filesystem.* /tftpboot/er/shares/backtrack/i386/casper/

Backtrack x64

Copy initrd.gz , vmlinuz to appropriate directory: (LOWER CASE ONLY!)

cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/vmlinuz /tftpboot/er/plugins/backtrack/x86_64/vmlinuz
cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/initrd.gz /tftpboot/er/plugins/backtrack/x86_64/initrd.gz
cp /mnt/cdrom/casper/filesystem.* /tftpboot/er/shares/backtrack/x86_64/casper/