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ungua 06-27-2006 12:37 PM

trapped in failsafe mode
 
accidently, i restarted my notebook in "failsafe suse 10.1" or "secure mode" or what it is called in english, instead for "windows", the option i was heading for. now the machine exclusively starts into failsafe mode, with "startx" i can run a graphical interface, but i can not restart from there, all i can do is to end the session. but that is not enough, of course, i need to have windows. additionally i have to push the "off"-button everytime i want to turn off the computer. right now i am in the mountains, not having any significant internet access. would be great if someone could help me... how do i restart to give me the options i had before?

thank you very much & regards
ungua

EclipseAgent 06-28-2006 09:00 AM

Do:
cat /etc/inittab | grep initdefault

If the result is:
id:5:initdefault:

Then you should be fine.

If it is:
id:3:initdefault:

Do sudo vi /etc/inittab
Press i to change to insert mode, and change the 3 to a 5 on the line above.
Press "Esc" to get out of Edit Mode, then hold shift and press ZZ.

Reboot and you should be good

ungua 08-14-2006 03:40 AM

thank you for your answer! the same night i found that "suspend -f" would do just as fine. :)

regards
ungua


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