> Yes, the SuSE DVD had "rescue" as one of the boot options, but fsck
> couldn't fix it (at least not with me in the driver's seat). I was
> flying blind as "man fsck" was not available (no man pages in rescue
> mode? - not impressed!)

You'd be even less impressed if the rescue system failed to load
altogether, because all the bahoo included in it bombs out your RAM.
Unlike other rescue systems, the SUSE one is loaded completely into RAM,
freeing your CD drive. Rescue systems are intended more for those who
know how to run them, man pages are not high on the list there, and can
always be looked up on the spare computer. But if you prefer the full
GUI thing together with all the rest of the shebang, audiovisually
enhanced by an "initiating startup sequence" in trekker voice, all
instead of getting the job done, then you know where to look. Or use the
SUSE live distro.

There is room for both kinds of those live systems, and I keep both at
hand to select the right one for the job, though I can't recall any
occasion where I actually needed the GUI and AV for a fix-up job.

Volker

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