Can't get BackTrack 5 to boot properly from USB

[richjamacian]

I put this on the Computer Help forum, but I think this might be a better place to try.

The subject says it all. I put the iso of BT5 onto my flash drive using Unetbootin, like everyone says to. But, when I actually get to load it, it shows the splash screen, then cuts away to a black screen. After a while, it dumps me to the BusyBox/initramfs command screen.

How do I get out of this/fix the problem. I ran a md5sum check, and it comes up clean, no errors. Here's a video that basically shows what happens: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/53301731/VID...202_225431.mp4

Lol sorry about the shaky cam, I had to take it with my phone.

 

[lxskllr]

It doesn't show in the video; you end up at a command prompt? If so, try typing startx to get in the graphical environment.

 

[richjamacian]

that's the thing, it doesn't take me to the BackTrack start up prompt, it just boots me to the BusyBox command screen, so I can't type startx. It keeps saying "Can't find medium containing live environment" or something like that

 

[lxskllr]

Try using this instead...

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/liveusb-install-live-usb-creator/

I've never had an issue, but I've been hearing of unetbootin giving problems lately.