repair mode

By basd on Apr 5, 2009 | In opensuse

The OpSu install disk has a repair mode and fix installation mode or something. (Well, I don't remember because the CD is not presently running, of course.)

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So, considering the issue with not mounting my /home partition and incorrectly mounting my /windows partition is presumably in the boot sequence, would it help to run the repair mode? Or -- would I just break the system again?

I have never been able to accomplish much with the "fix install" features. Probably useful for someone who knows what to do -- but at least in automated mode, I always create breakage that survives the repair sequence. Which, BTW, is something of a lengthy process.

Since it is only a few months until OpSu 11.2, maybe the 11.2 install will fix the problem. But as I don't intend to do another "clean install," whatever is broken will probably survive that too.

Evil dilemmas.

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PS -- and so, if you are reading this and know where I might very easily place a couple of "umount" and "mount" commands in the boot sequence, please send me an email or mention it in the comments! (I've looked up how to add my own script, which seems a tad complicated, especially in deciding how and where to put it in the startup sequence. My preference would be to just add a few lines to one of the last executing startup scripts prior to the login screen.)