Le 03/10/2010 22:26, Rajko M. a écrit :
Do we really want to abandon 99% to favor lesser then 1% ?
I have nothing to do with this decision;but it seems that this is what was done, and after the dev asked for help here and nobody answered!
there is an option for this in zypper. It have some drawbacks that could easily be overcome with some twitting (limiting to 2/3 kernels,making the boot option title fancier)
Problem is that such option is not default and it is not because it is half way done.
it's not default, but could be. That said it's only a partial solution, because the problem is often when grub install fails *the first time* and there is no kernel atm.
Ability to boot the system will give you ability to run YaST with all perks it offers, so developing GUI that is not as simple as script that will use text mode, is not urgent need.
You probably never used old YaST1 module that allowed to boot from any partition that contained kernel. The only problem with that module it was buried in text mode that shows up when installation fails or it is canceled. It was not user friendliness champion, but it will let you boot system and continue from there.
of course, I did! there are two things pretty easy to do, patching the *rescue* option: * add some script to take care of the mount -bind (dev, sys, proc), really impossible to manage by a newbie; * just add a script with the necessary steps to go root on the distro: same "mounts -bind", then chroot, the script have just to guess what is the necessary partition or prompt for one (or try any). Mandriva have (had?) a rescue menu: "log rescue" or "log actual install" jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://pizzanetti.fr -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org