On 2012-11-09 16:36 (GMT+1100) Basil Chupin composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
On 2012-11-09 13:49 (GMT+1100) Basil Chupin composed:
With grub it was a simple matter of typing in "init 1" at the grub menu when booting the computer and one was taken to level 1 of the system. Now with this "progression" (!?) to grub2 this is longer can be done.
I need to get to level 1 to be able to run e2fsck to check the file system (ext4).
Did you try single instead of 1? Or, is the problem you can't find how to modify a Grub2 stanza cmdline? I'm just asking. All my openSUSEs use Grub Legacy, including 12.3M1.
Not sure how to answer your questions, Felix..... I cannot alter the "Grub2 stanza.." 'cause I cannot see it. I thought that by pressing SHIFT when grub was about to come on-screen that I would get what appeared in grub but this did not happen. Trying "single"? Where or how?
What does your Grub menu look like? Graphical? Plain 80x25 text? Framebuffer text? I don't have Grub2 anywhere except on *buntu, where all I get with Grub 1.98 is white on black text, just like a non-graphical openSUSE Grub Legacy, where you press e with the line you want to edit to add 1 or single highlighted. Why do you feel compelled to press the shift key? Single is just a substitute for 1, geared to systemd's init system.
It was all so easy under grub. Now I think that the only way is to use SystemRescueCD -- which I just downloaded (latest version 3.1.1). Let's see what happens with this aid....
You don't need systemrescuecd just to fsck your / partition. Any openSUSE installation DVD or live media provides you that opportunity. All my systems are multiboot, so I just boot something else if there's a / filesystem problem to fix that won't autofix on boot. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org