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System Repair
6.2 Automatic Repair
This method is best suited to restoring a damaged system with unknown
cause. Selecting it starts an extensive analysis of the installed system, which
takes quite some time due to the large number of tests and examinations.
The progress of the procedure is displayed at the bottom of the screen with
two progress bars. The upper bar shows the progress of the currently run-
ning test. The lower bar shows the overall progress of the analysis process.
The log window above allows tracking of the currently running activity
and its test result. See Figure 6.2 on the following page. The following main
test runs are performed with every run. They contain, in turn, a number of
individual subtests.
Partition Tables of All Hard Disks
The validity and coherence of the partition tables of all detected hard
disks are checked.
Swap Partitions The swap partitions of the installed system are detected,
tested, and offered for activation where applicable. The offer should
be accepted for the sake of a higher system repair speed.
File Systems All detected file systems are subjected to a file system–
specific check.
Entries in the File /etc/fstab The entries in the file are checked for
completeness and consistence. All valid partitions are mounted.
Boot Loader Configuration The boot loader configuration of the installed
system (GRUB or LILO) is checked for completeness and coherence.
Boot and root devices are examined and the availability of the initrd
modules is checked.
Package Database This checks whether all packages necessary for the op-
eration of a minimal installation are present. While it is optionally
possible also to analyze the base packages, this takes a long time be-
cause of their vast number.
Whenever an error is encountered, the procedure stops and a dialog opens,
offering details and possible solutions. It is not possible to describe all these
cases. Read the messages on the screen carefully and choose the desired
action from the list options. It is also possible to decline the offered repair
action in cases of doubt. The system remains unaltered in this case and no
repair is ever performed automatically without prompting the user.
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