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

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

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

regards
ungua