On 4/30/21 5:48 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 30/04/2021 08.28, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 4/29/21 5:57 PM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 29/04/2021 22.27, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 4/28/21 8:32 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 28/04/2021 01.28, Doug McGarrett wrote:

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I cannot get the screen you show in the picture. When I start the system, I get a note that says
type startx, and then I get a blue-green screen with a caracature of a mouse and two icons for file-system and home.

I suspect you did not download the correct image. It is this:

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

Best put it on an USB stick. Instructions here:

For usb stick: <https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick>

If you have to use Windows, then:

<https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows>



Then, just boot the stick:

Booting: <https://susepaste.org/14418492>

It goes directly to this, but can take a while, without touching any key: <https://susepaste.org/18739074>

Just double click on the partition you want to mount and use it normally:

<https://susepaste.org/37117851>


After much messing around I got the new file on a usb stick and tried to boot it. No luck.
Messages: invalid magic number       you need to load the kernel first

How exactly did you put the image on the USB?


It's almost 2;30 in the morning. I've been at this for a week. I know you and some others are trying to help
but I guess I'm just too stupid. And too sleepy. I don't even know what

the messages mean--I thought
the download was supposed to be bootable, like the other one.


A new week. I was thoroughly burned out last week. One problem I found, nothing to do with the blown computer, was
the usb sticks. I have a small dish of them, mostly used. Tried to format one using Linux--it took an hour. Then formatted
one using GParted --took milliseconds. In both cases, putting a recovery boot system on each of them failed. Finally
made a DVD which booted nicely, if a lot slower. It thinks it's Mageia, but it has a graphical desktop and abilities, so used
it to copy off what I could--lots of files but no pictures. Perhaps that part of the system got fried with the crash.
Anyway: I would never try to use a reformatted usb stick again for something like this, but I don't have any brand new ones.
I don't know why they don't work, they just don't.

Will install a new TW system on the computer as soon as possible. I would like to know how to set the install routine
to make /boot and /home partitions so if this happens again I may have a slightly better chance of recovery. Do I
use GParted to make partitions first, or what? Tried that when I installed the old system, but it didn't work. Please advise.

Thank you all for your patience in this mess.  --doug