TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON BACKTRACK ERRORS

                      TROUBLESHOOTING  BACKTRACK  ERRORS

In this post we will look at some of the common backtrack errors and their solutions. We may get some or the other types of errors while performing diffent operatins. So as to continue working we have to find the solutions and remove these errors. Theese errors may be caused by many reasons like wrong system configuration during installation or unavailability of required drivers or faulty hardware......and so on. Errors always cause an interruption in our work so finding the correct solution for the error occurred is very important. Because if we don't apply the correct solution they keep on occuring again and again. So lets start and look at some of the common backtrack errors and their solutions.



ERROR 1 : COULD NOT CONNECT WICD D-BUS  ERROR

This caused due to D-Bus which not integrated between wicd and the interface. It’s true that Wicd is still working but it’s annoying since this error always pop up everytime you open Wicd. It needs to be reconfigured.

SOLUTION : 

So open your terminal. Make sure you are login as root then run this command
"dpkg-reconfigure wicd" and then hit enter.

Now , register your d bus interface, by typing :
"update-rc.d wicd defaults"

Reboot your BT to see the effect.
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ERROR 2 : BLACK SCREEN ERROR AFTER "startx".

Some of us face a very unusual error after booting the Backtrack using pendrive. Everything is working fine but as soon as we try to login into Backtrack after entering "startx" command we see a black screen. Most of us wait for a long time with a hope that something will appear on the screen. But all the patience in vain....nothing appears on the screen no matter how long you wait. So finally you just shutdown your system forcefully and reboot again to check if it works this time....again you get the same result.
That is called " splash screen error " and hopefully we have solution for that. So if you are one of the many facing this error with your Backtrack just follow the steps below and I assure you that your problem will be resolved.

SOLUTION :

Reboot your System using the backtrack live CD or USB. The first Screen that will appear will be Backtrack booting options as below. 

At the bottom You can see there its written "Press [Tab] to edit options". So press [Tab] button and you will see something written there as below.

>/casper vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper initread=casper/initer.gz text splash vga=791 i915.modeset=-1--

In order to remove the blank screen error we have to edit this to make our Backtrack run properly. So delete everything after "initrd.gz" and replace it with the following code : 

"quiet splash i915.modeset=1 vga=791".

 After writing this code hit "Enter" button. Problem solved. Congratulations....!!! You Genius