BoNk3rZz Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) Just sayin since it looks like im first.. tell us why and what your gonna get Edited May 11, 2011 by BoNk3rZz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3b00tz Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 You forgot the ARM version! I got it running on my xoom and have been playing with it. The 32bit gnome will be installed soon enough though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charm_quark Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) what guys dont like the 64 bit ver :) Edited May 11, 2011 by charm_quark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Whenever I am running a Linux/Windows server always opt to go with 64bit. Larger memory footprint and above all, I can allocate more memory to services, apps and etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thalos Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I am also going 64-bit. BTW did anyone else noticed that on 64-bit gnome there is a second "Boot from Text Mode"? A small mishap or did I just dl'ed a fake? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chikpee Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm really glad they decided to offer it in Gnome and KDE flavors..........though it looks like the "dragon" utility for easily switching between KDE/GNOME and Fluxbox is gone! :o Bummer. I've got the 32-bit Gnome VMWare version going right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I am also going 64-bit. BTW did anyone else noticed that on 64-bit gnome there is a second "Boot from Text Mode"? A small mishap or did I just dl'ed a fake? :P If I am not mistaken, the second option is a noswap nochanges sort of deal. If you try to apt-get install and download files, you eventually run out of space. By the way, I'm running the KDE 64-bit version and just finished installing it in VMware. If you run into any problems with X not starting for the KDE 64BIT ISO, follow my instructions here on my site: http://bit.ly/lMr2DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Pierre Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Downloading the Gnome 32bit via Torrent so see how it goes. I can use 64-bit. but my older acer aoa-150 32bit and very portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Downloading the Gnome 32bit via Torrent so see how it goes. I can use 64-bit. but my older acer aoa-150 32bit and very portable. Doesn't the Atom do 64-bit as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
555 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Congrats DigiP, I seen you on the BT5 list for people who helped in development. Looks awesome, not sure what ARM version is, but am going to get both the 32 and 64 bit versions since I have 2 boxes. Plus for VM.. I am more used to Gnome I think, so will roll with that one. unless there is an advantage to using KDE, but I am thinking it is what you are more used too using but could be wrong. edit:// ARM version looks like for tablets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodmya Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 KDE 32 and 64. It's simply a visual comforting thing for me. 32bit for the netbook and xporter xt thumb drive. 64bit for everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) Congrats DigiP, I seen you on the BT5 list for people who helped in development. Looks awesome, not sure what ARM version is, but am going to get both the 32 and 64 bit versions since I have 2 boxes. Plus for VM.. I am more used to Gnome I think, so will roll with that one. unless there is an advantage to using KDE, but I am thinking it is what you are more used too using but could be wrong. edit:// ARM version looks like for tablets? Thanks... 32 and 64 bit are for x86 chip architectures, like Intel and AMD. ARM is its own chip architecture, like you see in phones, mobiles, hand-helds, and tablets (Like the new Xoom tablet). Basically anything that is running Honeycomb should support it, but ARM support is in the early stages and testing is still sort of beta mode/proof of concept for now. Not meant for serious users, so don't wipe your tablets yet, just boot off the SD and chroot to backtrack to use it. I was talkign with Mati and asked if the new Asus Transformer would work as an alternative to some of the more expensive ones like the Xoom, and his words were, it should work, but he doesn't own one and can't test, so its up to you to try it but no guarantees at this point. Edited May 14, 2011 by digip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xantos_gambit Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Holy balls ARM? really? man now I really want a android device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
555 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 I have no idea why the live disc will not run, maybe someone can help. This is the second time I burned the gnome-64 disc and it just goes to something saying about it being a Debian linux system created by Peter Alvin I think from whatever to 2009, then says kernal can not be found or something and says "boot:" I tried a bunch of bash commands and can not get it to boot. I know I have dual processor, and the download was successful and yeah I need a android device now too lol any ideas why it just says boot:? BT4 works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) I have no idea why the live disc will not run, maybe someone can help. This is the second time I burned the gnome-64 disc and it just goes to something saying about it being a Debian linux system created by Peter Alvin I think from whatever to 2009, then says kernal can not be found or something and says "boot:" I tried a bunch of bash commands and can not get it to boot. I know I have dual processor, and the download was successful and yeah I need a android device now too lol any ideas why it just says boot:? BT4 works. Few things, verify the hash that its the correct file that matches your ISO file you downloaded. Name: BT5-GNOME-ARM.7z Size: 1060 Flavor: GNOME Arch: arm Image: IMG Download: Direct MD5: a66bf35409f4458ee7f35a77891951eb Name: BT5-GNOME-VM-32.7z Size: 1550 Flavor: GNOME Arch: 32 bit Image: VMWare Download: Direct MD5: 75d22c92c0188fb6af761f0de1c67399 Name: BT5-GNOME-32.iso Size: 1910 Flavor: GNOME Arch: 32 bit Image: ISO Download: Direct MD5: b01a93a916fabb6d1640bd0054428e17 Name: BT5-GNOME-64.iso Size: 1910 Flavor: GNOME Arch: 64 bit Image: ISO Download: Direct MD5: 75c4e7a969abc873d9e085656b156345 Make sure you only download from http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/ and not linked off another site. I highly doubt, but its possible a mirror of theirs was whacked and you downloaded the wrong file, but that would be really weird to see that happen, but re-download, just to be safe if all else fails. When you boot off the disk, it should say "boot:" and then you hit enter, and it loads the grub menu. The grub menu should have the backtrack dragon in it for the live disc background, but won't once its installed natively. If you aren't seeing this, then you probably don't have backtrack 5 for an x86 machines and you might have downloaded the ARM package by mistake, which shouldn't boot at all on a PC. ARM is selected by default when you go to the download section. Make sure you pic 32 or 64 bit instead, and then gnome or kde. Edited May 16, 2011 by digip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
555 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Thanks DigiP, Now I feel like a complete tard LOL, I tried everything except just hitting the enter button at "boot:" I got it working and it is feeling nice so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digininja Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I'll be running 32bit KDE on EEEPC, 64bit KDE in a VM and ARM on my EEE Transformer and possibly on my Galaxy S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leg3nd Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 (edited) I'm rocking BT5-Gnome-32 on my Macbook Pro, as stated here, http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-5-hardware-compatibility-list/41189-macbook-pro-bcm4328-r5-b-g-n-%5Bworking%5D.html And BT5-Gnome-64 on my main tower. I already have a custom ubuntu image on one of my droid's, But will probably switch to the ARM image once I get some time. As for why Gnome>KDE, Personal preference I sippose, although KDE4 does look pretty clean. 10/10 to the BackTrack team. Great job. Edited May 25, 2011 by leg3nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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