Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (594 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marco Calistri wrote:
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re: [opensuse-factory] Splashy [was M7 updating overwrites grub]
> From: Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: opensuse-factory@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 18/09/2009 10.34
>
>   
> > Marco Calistri wrote:
> >
> > If you have a copy of SYSTEM RESCUE DISC (search for it) then you can
> > mount the partition containing the oS installation and use mc (Midnight
> > Commander) to do the renaming of menu.lst.old --- or do any other
> > fiddles you want :-) . (Read the instructions which come up in SRD about
> > creating a mount directory to mount devices. Nothing big, but important.)
> >
> > BC
> >
> >
> >     
> I used to use the installation DVD, with the option "repair", or even
> "single mode", in case I need to edit something manually into the broken
> system.
>
> My M7 is a virtual-machine, so I always have a working copy and other
> which is the "under test" version :-) .
>
> Cheers,
>   

Ah, OK. I which case may I suggest that the next time you have a problem
please give all the relevant details about your setup when asking for
assistance. Nobody here has a crystal ball :-)  , and solutions may be
provided with less time wasting if all relevant, at least the basic, 
details are provided to begin with :-) .

BC



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