Installing Backtrack 3 on Vmware Workstation

Installing Backtrack 3 on Vmware Workstation Backtrack 3 installation consists of primarily 3 steps:

1.Booting Backtrack from the ISO:
This consists of downloading the Backtrack ISO, creating a virtual machine in Vmware which is configured to boot using the ISO. This is achieved by setting the CDROM location in Vmware to point to the ISO.

2. Creating a new partition and formatting it:
Once Backtrack 3 has booted, use a combination of fdisk, mkfs and fcsk to create a new partition, format it and check the formatting respectively. A good primer for the entire process is available here

3. Installing Backtrack 3:
This consists of the standard procedure including the boot loader installation (LILO). Follow the video for the exact steps.

Initially I intended to create this video myself but found a very good one online blip.tv . So i have simply posted it here.

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