I am planning to put backtrack on my hd. hda1 is blank, I am saving it for some version of ubuntu, but I must put it on later because my computer doesn't seem to have enough ram, or there is some other issue because it freezes in the middle of install. I only have 256M of ram, and I'm gonna get another 256M of ram for my old dell. But that's beside the point.
I have xp on the hda5, which brings up a question I have. I have been reading about extended partitions, but I'm not quite clear about something. I have noticed that all the gui partitioners want to start the extended partitions with the second partition.The first partition is hda1, and then it jumps right to hda5. If you have an extended partition, is it necessary for the extended partition to start with the second partition? Or do the cli partitioners like parted and fdisk allow you to make 3 primary partitions and then the 4th extended? I know it is dangerous or risky, or whatever you want to call it, but do you think I can change an extended partition to a primary after the OS is already installed? You may ask why I want to make the partition primary, and I can tell you before you ask that it is because I want to use one partition to share files. Kind of like a ubuntu home/xp mydocuments and reiser home ect. One partition for my personal or non OS/program data. From what I have been reading, in order to share files for some OSs a primary partition is required. Back to my primary question. I've been looking for the backtrack installer tool, but I just can't seem to find it. Does anyone have a link where I can download the backtrack installer tool? Also what is the best tool for formatting to reiserfs? The reason I ask that question is because, although I am not certain, but it seems to me that some fs writers do a more thorough job than others. What that means, I don't exactly know. All I know is that some seem to do it in seconds, while others seem to take a much longer time. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that it would be more likely to lose data with the quick ones. I realize that some may wonder why I am doing this the way I am doing it, and may ask why don't you do it this way or that way. Rather than to bore you with all the BS details as to why I am doing it this way, I will just say that it is because that is the way I like it. And it is experimental. It helps me learn. Ultimately, I am putting backtrack on my laptop so I can start sniffing. Thanks Paul
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