Hello, I have installed windows XP, and I wanted to give backbox a try (I want to try dual booting, so I already installed windows XP, could this be the problem?). I tried rebooting with a burned version of the .iso file, but when I choose an option (doesn't really matter which one), the 'backbox linux' logo pops up. If I press left or F1 I get a long list which contains a lot of compilation and buffer I/O errors.

Am I doing something terribly wrong? I might have done something retarded, I don't have any experience with linux systems. Any help is greatly appreciated!

EDIT : It's not blackbox, it's backbox

Hi,

Did you check your ISO MD5 hash ? It's normal to install Win and after BackBox, that is not problem. As you are new with linux, better to do is :

1.Install XP
2.Boot XP then install VMWare Player (it's free)
3.Download BackBox ISO and install install VMWare Player.

Cheers !

Thanks for your reply! The checksum of the .iso matches (for the burned dvd, I have no idea how to check it's md5 in windows xp, so for now I just assume powerISO burned everything correctly). I had no idea that a virtual machine would come in handy. I have downloaded it, and I will keep post my progress here, either to confirm that it worked, or to beg for more help .

Look, don't run your CD. Download ISO on your pc, then you can install. Your cd is corrupted.

Indeed, the installation disc was corrupted! Thanks, I didn't expect that! BackBox is installing right now, it works quite smooth I have to say
Even the resolution of 1440x900 is automatically detected, I couldn't get that resolution to work in XP