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loaded from CD, the network, or the SUSE FTP server. Furthermore, there

is a bootable SUSE LINUX CD (the LiveEval CD) that can be used as a res-

cue system. The rescue system includes several help programs with which

you can remedy large problems with inaccessible hard disks, misconﬁg-

ured conﬁguration ﬁles, or other similar problems.

Another component of the rescue system is Parted, which is used for re-

sizing partitions. This program can be launched from within the rescue

system, if you do not want to use the resizer integrated in YaST. Informa-

tion about Parted can be found at http://www.gnu.org/software/

parted/.

10.4.1 Starting the Rescue System

The rescue system is launched from CD (or DVD). The CD-ROM or DVD

drive must be bootable. If necessary, change the boot sequence in the BIOS

setup. Proceed as follows to start the rescue system:

1. Insert the ﬁrst SUSE LINUX CD or DVD in the respective drive and

turn on your system.

2. Allow the system to boot or select ‘Manual Installation’ to enter spe-

cial boot parameters under ‘boot options’.

3. In linuxrc, select the correct language and keyboard layout.

4. Load the kernel modules required for your system. Load all modules

needed for the rescue system. Due to limited space, the rescue system

itself contains only very few modules.

5. Select ‘Start Installation or System’ in the main menu.

6. Select ‘Start Rescue System’ (see Figure 3.7 on page 120) and specify

the desired source medium (Figure 10.1 on the next page).

‘CD-ROM’: Uses the rescue system on the CD-ROM.

‘Network’: Starts the rescue system over a network connection. The

kernel module for the network card must be loaded ﬁrst (see

Section 3.5.2 on page 128). A submenu offers protocols such as

NFS, FTP, and SMB (see Figure 10.2 on page 258).

‘Hard Disk’: If you previously copied a rescue system to a hard disk

to which you have access, its location can be speciﬁed here. Sub-

sequently, this rescue system will be loaded.

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