On 2011/02/05 19:31 (GMT+0200) Stan Goodman composed:
Before preparing to upgrade to KDE4.6, I found that the system wanted to install essential patches. I debated whether to accept this or to pass on it and upgrade KDE first. I took what turns out to be the wrong choice, and accepted the patches.
When the smoke cleared away an hour or so later, I was asked to reboot, which I did. The boot never finished, but froze while the chameleon screen was still up, with the mouse cursor stuck in the center and the keyboard dead. I reset, and the new reboot ended with a black screen, but with all else frozen as before. I would like, if possible, to avoid reinstalling v11.3 from scratch; if somebody has a better idea, please mention it.
Type a <space> 3 when the Grub menu comes up, then press <Return>. That should get you into text mode with full networking. Login as root on tty2 and open mc. Login as root on tty3 and do 'zypper up' and see if it finds anything to do. If it does, let it proceed, then either try rebooting normally, or switch to tty2, navigate to /etc/zypp/repos.d/, where you'll want to configure a file for using the 4.6 repo. One way to do that is if you have a 4.5.5 already configured, just edit it using mc's internal editor to change title, name, and applicable URL. First make a copy for backup [highlight old file; shift-F3; end; BS: removes "o" from name of original filename, creating new file with .rep as ending] Once that's done, goto tty2 and do zypper ref. If no errors, do zypper dup. If while all this is going on you need internet access, you can right inside mc via its built in FTP, such as fetching an RPM or getting a repo URL correct in your mind. After zypper dup is done, try rebooting normally. Look at man zypper for the -r command if you want only to upgrade from a particular repo, such as your new 4.6. -- "How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver." Proverbs 16:16 NKJV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org