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4 Whenever an error is encountered, the procedure stops and a dialog opens outlin-
5 After the repair process has been terminated successfully, click OK and Finish
Customized Repair
To launch the Customized Repair mode and selectively check certain components of
your installed system, proceed as follows:
1 Boot the system with the original installation medium used for the initial instal-
2 In System Analysis, select Other → Repair Installed System.
3 Select Customized Repair.
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Entries in the File /etc/fstab
The entries in the file are checked for completeness and consistency. 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 operation of a minimal
installation are present. While it is optionally possible also to analyze the
base packages, this takes a long time because of their vast number.
ing the details and possible solutions.
Read the screen messages carefully before accepting the proposed fix. If you
decide to decline a proposed solution, your system remains unchanged.
and remove the installation media. The system automatically reboots.
lation (as outlined in
Choosing Customized Repair shows a list of test runs that are all marked for ex-
ecution at first. The total range of tests matches that of automatic repair. If you
already know where no damage is present, unmark the corresponding tests.
Clicking Next starts a narrower test procedure that probably has a significantly
shorter running time.
Chapter 3, Installation with YaST (page 35)).