On Mon, 2023-07-24 at 20:35 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2023-07-24 14:58, Carl Spitzer {L Juno} wrote:
> On Mon, 2023-07-24 at 12:40 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> On 2023-07-24 03:09, Carl Spitzer {L Juno} wrote:
>> > On Sun, 2023-07-23 at 12:20 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>> >> On 2023-07-23 11:59, Carl Spitzer {L Juno} wrote:
>> >> > On Sat, 2023-07-22 at 22:32 -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
>> >> >> On 7/22/23 22:14, Carl Spitzer {L Juno} wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > 
>> >> > Thankfully I have another system old 32 bit but I can download and burn 
>> >> > dvd from it.
>> >>
>> >> Then download the rescue CD, and put it in an USB, not a CD. Then the
>> >> rescue live can write files, even install things that you miss.
>> >>
>> >> <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.5/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.5-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso  <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.5/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.5-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso>   <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.5/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.5-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso  <http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.5/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.5-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Media.iso>>>
>> >>
>> > First get it working and backup
>>
>> To get it working you need to run fsck from the rescue media on the link
>> above.
>>
>> It is a powerful rescue image, not install media.
> 
> Does it work on a 15.2 system?

Certainly. You are only doing an fsck. But if that worries you, you can 
use the 15.2 image instead:

<http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.2/live/openSUSE-Leap-15.2-Rescue-CD-x86_64-Build31.632-Media.iso>

> 
> Are their instructions on the disk because the 15.2 rescue / installdisk 
> had none?

Instructions?

It is just a Linux live, complete, graphical mode, xfce. You are going 
to do "fsck /dev/sdXY" in a terminal. You have "man fsck". You have 
internet, mail, browser...

The problem is graphical mode does not come up in Knoppix.
I am beginning to suspect its the graphics chip.  The final test will be a 15.5 install attempt after I finish backing up to external EXT4 based drive.

I can not get the konsole mode of knoppix to recognize the hd on the laptop.

CWSIV