Backtrack 5 persistent install questions

[sudo_arachnid]

Well here I am 3 days later. I have been attempting to install backtrack 5 r2 as onto a persistent usb so that I can save things. I have tried many times, and gotten black screen errors, deleting loop errors, and persistent errors. I need some help. I have a couple of questions.


1 What is the best program to install the iso onto my flashdrive?
2 What are the ideal settings when running the program.
3 Once installed which file do I boot from? default or persistent, or other
4 Once booted is there something I have to do to to make sure it saves what I have done or does it automatically.


Any help will be appreciated.

[lucid]

Well sir it seems you have too many questions. Your first question: Use Linux Live USB Creator. Otherwise known as LiLi. Only program I can find that will allow persistence with BT. I'm not sure what you mean with the next two questions to be honest. For your final question if you want settings to be saved then if you have solved the problem to the first question then this question has already been answered.

[sudo_arachnid]

Thanks, for the third question this is what I meant.


 When I reboot my computer I press f12 to go to the boot menu.
Once there I choose my usb drive, then it brings up a menu of which file to boot from.
Do I boot from the one called default or persistence? Im guessing persistence, but I do not know for sure

[Kulverstukas]

try it and see? I tried but with "Persistance" and it works, haven't tried the other way, though you can modify the boot list to contain only one, or make persistance as default

[lucid]

Yes, if you want persistence you need to boot from persistence . Persistence means that it saves settings/data and whatnot

[sudo_arachnid]

haha, i got it thanks guys. Its been a while since using linux. It turned out it was my computer, reinstalled the files, ran it worked like a charm. Thank you.