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   Message 137,942 of 138,051   
   philo to Carlos E. R.   
   Re: SUSE newbie   
   07 Jul 24 13:47:35   
   
   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 7/7/24 12:53 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   > On 2024-07-07 18:00, philo wrote:   
   >> On 7/7/24 6:00 AM, Dave Royal wrote:   
   >>> "Carlos E. R."  Wrote in message:   
   >   
   >   
   >>>> openSUSE DVD doesn't have an automatic repair option since over a   
   >>>> decade, it was removed.   
   >>>   
   >>> You're right. I was thinking of Rescue mode.   
   >>>   
   >>>>> And I learned from this thread that the console version (ncurses I   
   >>>>>    assume) of yast doesn't include all the functions of the GUI   
   >>>>>    version. I assumed it did. When I recently updated to 15.6 the   
   >>>>>    GUI yast didn't work and I used the console one for a while -   
   >>>>>    quite nostalgic!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yes, it has all the modules. If there is one that is missing, that's a   
   >>>> reportable bug.   
   >>>   
   >>> OP said it couldn't detect/reconfigure the video. Should it have   
   >>>   been be able to? (I don't have my machine here.)   
   >>>    
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Booting with the DVD did have a rescue mode.   
   >>   
   >> It probably would have worked if the OS was corrupt but in my case, it   
   >> was not a corrupt OS per se...simply a lack of the right video driver.   
   >   
   > No, is one of the boot options of the installed system.   
   >   
      
      
   I just booted with the DVD and the rescue mode is there>   
      
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