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Just drop the .iso file in the root directory of the USB drive and add the following to your menu.lst file. Its similar to the Ubuntu configuration. title BackBox 3.01 find --set-root /backbox-3.01-i386.iso map /backbox-3.01-i386.iso (0xff) map --hook root (0xff) kernel /casper/vmlinuz boot=casper file=/preseed/backbox.seed iso-scan/filename=/backbox-3.01-i386.iso quiet splash locale=en.UTF-8 -- initrd /casper/initrd.gz boot

Thanks a lot Jason. I figured out what was happening. Apparently I had to pass the player argument to the console() function by reference. After that everything worked great. I will post the result after i get that new system for saving and loading of room variables integrated into the project.

Thanks Jason. Also I was having some trouble when i tried to eliminate some global variables (namely, x and y). i know that somewhere in the main function, the position of the player is getting set to 0,0. So, this results in the player not being able to move. while(g) { if (player1.get_x()==0 && player1.get_y()==0)//starting point { if (room00.get_event()) { room00.set_exits(true,false,false,false); cout<<"As you venture into the Elderwood you are filled with an ominous feeling."<<endl; room00.get_exits(); console(room00,player1); } else { cout<<"You can't go home! You have to find that package!"<<endl; player1.set_position(0,1); } } if (player1.get_x()==0 && player1.get_y()==1)//bandit attack { system("cls"); room00.set_event(false);//you can't go home at this point. You have to find the package stolen from you room01.set_exits(true,true,true,true); if (room01.get_event()) { cout<<"As you walk down the path of the Elderwood, a pair of bandits leap from the trees, swords drawn!"<<endl<<endl; cout<<"Prepare for battle!"<<endl; battle(player1, 2, Bandit,true); system("cls"); cout<<"As you strike down the last bandit, you feel a wooden club hit you over the back of the head, throwing you to the ground, "; cout<<"throwing you into unconciousness"<<endl; cin.get(); cout<<"You wake up in the clearing where you were attacked. Judging by the position of the sun in the sky, "; cout<<"it has been a few hours since you were knocked unconcious. You check for your sword and other equipment "; cout<<"and panic as you realize that the package you were sent to deliver is missing! "; cout<<"The bandits must have stolen it! But, strangely, all of your other equipment is where you left it. "; cout<<"How strange.... "; room01.set_event(false); } else { cout<<"This is where the bandits attacked you before. The bodies of those you managed to kill lay where you left them. Apparently bandits don't bury their dead."<<endl<<endl; room01.set_mon_num(); battle(player1,room01.get_mon_num(),Goblin, false); system("cls"); } room01.get_exits(); console(room01,player1); } ... and the while loop continues on for all the rooms. This is the console function here. Thanks for all your help Jason. I have been messing with this code for a day or two now and still can't get it to work right. void console(Room room,Player player) { cout<<room.get_description()<<endl; string command; string start; string end; int temp; bool kg=true; cout<<"Please enter your command."<<endl; while(kg) { cout<<"> "; getline(cin,command); if (command.substr(0,2)=="go") { end=command.substr(3); if (room.check_exit(end)) { player.move(end); cout<<player.get_x()<<","<<player.get_y()<<endl; kg=false; } else { cout<<"there is no exit in that direction"<<endl; } } else if (command.substr(0,5)=="stats") { cout<<"Your stats are: "<<endl<<endl; cout<<"STR: "<<player.get_str()<<" "<<"+"<<player.get_str_mod()<<endl; cout<<"DEX: "<<player.get_dex()<<" "<<"+"<<player.get_dex_mod()<<endl; cout<<"CON: "<<player.get_con()<<" "<<"+"<<player.get_con_mod()<<endl; cout<<"INT: "<<player.get_intel()<<" "<<"+"<<player.get_intel_mod()<<endl<<endl; cout<<"HP: "<<player.get_hp()<<"/"<<player.get_max_hp()<<endl; cout<<"AC: "<<player.get_ac()<<endl; cout<<"You have "<<player.get_gold()<<" gold pieces."<<endl; cout<<"Your level is "<<player.get_level()<<" and you have "<<player.get_exp()<<" exp!"<<endl; } else if (command.substr(0,6)=="search") { player.search(room); } else if (command.substr(0,4)=="save") { player.save(room00,room01,room10,room12,room_neg21,room11,room_neg20); } else if (command.substr(0,4)=="rest") { cout<<"You set up camp for the night..."<<endl; player.rest_hp(); cout<<"You wake up feeling refreshed!"<<endl; } else if (command.substr(0,4)=="help" || command.substr(0,1)=="?") { cout<<"*****************COMMANDS*******************"<<endl; cout<<"Stats Displays your stats"<<endl; cout<<"Go <direction> travels in a given direction\n(north,south,east,west)"<<endl; cout<<"Search searches the room for any clues or hidden items"<<endl; cout<<"Exit exits the game"<<endl; cout<<"Save saves your game"<<endl; cout<<"Rest you set up camp for the night,restoring hp. But watch out!"; cout<<" You never know what might be there when you wake up..."<<endl; } else if (command.substr(0,4)=="exit") { cout<<"exiting the game..."<<endl; exit(0); } else if(command.substr(0,12)=="console-exit") //developer administrator command; exits the function instead of just exiting the game { cout<<"exiting console.."<<endl; kg=false; } else { cout<<"invalid string"<<endl; } } }

Well i am trying to actually write a load function that will take values from a file and use them to set my coordinates and events. But i am having trouble working with the Room class values. I probably need to do something with pointers (if i dont want to resort to global variables), but i am not very good with them. Could someone help me out? These are the load and main functions: void load(); int main() { Room room11; load(); return 0; } void load() { ifstream load("rm.dat"); int x,y; bool event; if (load.is_open()) { load>>x; load>>y; load>>event; room11.set_coordinates(x,y); room11.set_event(event); } load.close(); } Heres the rm.dat. The first two values are the room coordinates and the second is the boolean value for the Room event: 1 1 1 1 2 0 So, any ideas? Thanks.

Thanks Morfir. I got top marks for it in my class. And Jason, are you suggesting putting data in external files? And then loading it when i need to?

So, I thought some people would enjoy this blast from the past. For the final project in my Programming class, i decided to program a text-based game in C++. And this is the result of my hard work. Source Code is included. Tell me if you like it. Game EDIT: By the way, this is also being released under GPL.

I can see where you are coming from Infiltrator. Email servers run at home are more secure and give you more privacy than external services. Also, i have heard Postfix as a possible server software you might want to look into. Good luck.

Encrypt with TrueCrypt? Even if they scan the device, they can't legally force the password out of you.

It sounds something like a virus i have removed before called SecurityTool. I would suggest booting into safe mode and see if you can install the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, found here: Malware Bytes If you can, scan the computer with it and see if it picks up your virus. If that doesn't work (a long shot), go to the msconfig and remove all entries (in safe mode). And then, reboot the computer and see if the virus has stopped. If it has, you know that the problem is in the msconfig. Then, gradually readd entries one at a time so you know which entries are the virus entries.

There are also a few sites that I use pretty often. Url Void (shows the ratings of a website from WOT, etc...) I do proxy (proxy) These are all from the makers of www.novirusthanks.org, makers of everyones favorite online antivirus Theres a complete list of all of their services here: services

Portal 2 is amazing. Anyway, I have been playing Brink lately. Its a pretty good game.

so, i found that i have quite a few links lying around in my bookmarks and thought i would post them up on the forums. IBM article (lots of cool random tidbits of information) Linux Journal (a linux journal article about customizing the program screen) Bash Shell scripting Oh and this last one is actually a Javascript linux emulator. Very cool to play around with. JSLinux Anyway hope this is useful to someone.

So recently i was just playing around with my mutlipass, trying to put on additional distros and such when i ran into system rescue cd. I could manage to get it to boot but then when i tried to start the GUI it started to hang. It mentioned a file called "sysrcd.dat". I pulled this file out of the iso and put it onto the root of the drive and it worked fine. Here is my menu.lst entry for it: title System Rescue CD find --set-root /systemrescuecd-x86-1.6.2.iso map /systemrescuecd-x86-1.6.2.iso (hd32) map --hook root (hd32) chainloader (hd32) boot i throw the iso onto the root of the drive along with the "sysrcd.dat" which is in the root of the iso if I am not mistaken. Hope this helps.

Yeah i was just trying to write this crappy little script more as practice than anything else lol.

I actually meant with just an offline attack like the one shown on the latest episode. Because the pineapple wasn't actually connected to the internet was it? Or am i mistaken?

So, i saw the most recent episode and thought i would make a small script to show if you are connected to a pineapple instead of a real wireless network. its not a large script so here's the code: #!/usr/local/bin/python ########################### #Pineapple Preventer.py # #a small script to protect# #from an offline pineapple# #attack. # ########################### import socket def ping(IP="74.125.227.19",port=80): #IP is the address of google s=socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM) try: s.connect((IP,port)) print "request accepted. No pineapples here :)" except: print "The request failed. Are you sure there aren't any pineapples lurking around?" s.close() It basically uses a socket to connect to google and then if it works, it gives the all clear. Now, i dont have a pineapple myself so I am just assuming this will work for an offline pineapple attack like the one that was shown in the last episode.

Here is mine after upgrading to 11.04

Python 2.x is a good beginning language. Its easy to learn yet still pretty powerful. The Byte of Python pdf is a good place to start. Also there is Dive into python. byte of python dive into python Happy coding :)

I would suggest to take a look at the pdf byte of python. Its something that helped me learn a lot of python back when i was just a newb at it. byte of python

Censorship Companies that try and screw you over Sony's case against GeoHotz The fact that jailbreaking a cellphone is okay, but ohhh, jailbreaking a PS3 is totally out of the question!!! DCMA DRM Overly high punishments to regular people who may have gotten 1 or 2 songs off of limewire (the RIAA charges thousands of dollars per song!!! and the funds don't even go to the artists!!!) MPAA RIAA Authoritarians Thats it for now :)

There was a really good one i read a little while ago called The Android's Dream. haven't read Deus Ex so I dont know if its something you would like. ^^"

I'm currently trying to fix my desktop. Its doing this thing where when i try to turn it on, it just beeps loudly until i turn it off. I have already tested the RAM, next comes the PSU. Anyway after i get it running again i am going to get back into Metasploit. And I am also considering putting it in a new case, because my current one is a slimline and is horrible for the components in my computer.

Just a suggestion, but instead of using all that code with urllib.urlopen() couldn't you just use urllib.urlretrieve() to grab the file instead? I tried your code on a picture and it jumbled up all the pixels. So this is what i came up with import urllib path="C:\\file.exe" #local path url="http://www.example.com/file.exe" #remote path urllib.urlretrieve(url,path) It seems a lot simpler just to do this instead.

I mostly use CCleaner and flashcookies view along with built in things like the msconfig.

Thanks Infiltrator. I tried the hashdump and getsystem commands on a virtual windows XP machine and they worked with no problems whatsoever. Guess it was the UAC after all. Tell me if you get any different results.