creating persistence USB get 'no such file or directory

[richie2345]

I'm trying to create a persistence USB.

I follow the instructions on the Kali Linux website that tells you how to do it.

I open up the terminal. type 'sudo su'. Then I type:

end=7gb (enter)

read start _ < <(du -bcm kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64.iso | tail -1); echo $start (enter, and at this point I get: du: cannot access 'kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64.iso)

parted /dev/sdb mkpart primary $start $end

How to I find out what I'm supposed to put after '-bcm'? I'm sure it's kali-linux-1.1.0a-amd64.iso. That's the iso file I have on my windows machine that I would have used to put on the USB.

[Blockmover]

You have to be in the same map as the .iso file.

[richie2345]

how do I do that?

[Blockmover]

In Windows, dont know. You could always download it again while running Kali from the stick.
You will probably find it in /root/Downloads than. Use

cd Downloads

to get in there.

[richie2345]

I have kali Linux running off the usb stick.

I want to create the usb persistence.

I tried typing 'cd Downloads' in the kali Linux terminal but it comes back with:
'root@kali:~# cd Downloads
bash: cd Downloads: No such file or directory
root@kali:~#

[hongning]

You've probably figured this out by now. I am also pretty much a newbie and stupid in Linux environment.

Here is a link using Windows to create the Kali USB Persistence. It seems to work for me. Hope it helps

http://null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how...ional-0162253/