Madd Maxx Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'm trying to run BackTrack 5 R1 on my HP laptop (DV7 series), but it won't get beyond searching for wireless adapters. I have an RTL8187 USB adapter plugged in and it identfies and displays it correctly, but when it attempts to identify the laptop's built-in adapter (Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030), it freezes. No error message - just a blinking cursor. I have used the same 8187 adapter and BT5 DVD on other systems and both work correctly. It just doesn't work on the one I need it to work on. I haven't tried removing the built-in adapter yet. I'd rather not open up the system if I don't have to. The tiny plastic tabs on the rear cover are easily brioken, as I discovered when I installed a second hard drive. Any suggestions on how to fix this this? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I had this issue before with a blinking cursor. Eventually it would boot (4 minutes or so of blinking cursor), and I found it was related to me having a USB Mouse plugged in. I think the usb ports on the side are a hub and it confuses the boot or something. Try plugging in your USB device afterwards. Also try and disable your internal card (if there is a switch). Chances are that no driver currently exists for that internal card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Maxx Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Just to clarify, there is no boot issue. It boots fully into BT5 and I can open windows and issue commands. I also tried turning off the wireless function with the appropriate function key and nothing changed. It found the 8187 USB adapter and then hung with the blinking curser. However, when I hit ctrl-c to end the process, I was then able to put the 8187 in monitor mode and continue with other mon0 commands. So I have a workaround until I figure out what's wrong. Thanks for your input Mr-P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Try airmon-zc instead of airmon-ng, see if it still hangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madd Maxx Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks digip, that worked fine, and the Centrino Wireless-N 1030 Rev 34 card is supported in BT5R1. As a side note - while I was playing with the ctrl-c routine to get my laptop to work with the 8187 USB card, I went back and retried airmon-ng and this time it saw the Centrino card and worked with it. But that only happened once, so I guess the current drivers are not quite ready for prime time with the Intel card. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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