I can't do anything on my computer
Dear all,
I was previously experimenting problems, after upgrading from Opensuse 11.4 (KDE) to 12.1 (KDE) in which I was unable to edit an external HD I had been using before without any issues. In 12.1 I was able to read and copy files from it to the main drive, but was unable to edit anything (save changes, delete or add files etc.) within the external drive. Also, the mentioned external drive (NTFS) appeared as a windows partition under "Windows D". (In 11.4, it simply showed as part of "media" directory).
So I went on the official forum, and after I was asked to show the fstab, I was advised to introduce some changes to the fstab.
from code line:
/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000AAJS-00A8B0_WD-WMASY0638851-part1 /windows/D ntfs-3g users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8,nofail 0 0
- I was advised to set it to "default", which I did...
For a moment, I was able to regain full functionality from the external drive and everything was going really well. I even shut down for a few hours and turned the computer back on with no problems.
However, since the following morning I have been unable to boot to my system!! After a longer than usual booting time, I am greeted with a screen showing the ongoing boot processes, ending with the following message (manually typed from my pc screen to my laptop and preceded by more text):
Started /home [ OK ]
[ 11.541335] ALSA via82xx.c:591 codec_read: codec 0 is not valid [0xfe0000]
[ 11.552311] ALSA via82xx.c:591 codec_read: codec 0 is not valid [0xfe0000]
[ 11.568750] ALSA via82xx.c:591 codec_read: codec 0 is not valid [0xfe0000]
[ 11.576408] ALSA via82xx.c:591 codec_read: codec 0 is not valid [0xfe0000]
Dependency failed. Aborted start of /windows/D [ ABORT ]
Welcome to emergency mode. Use "systemct1 default" or ^D to activate default mode.
Give root password for login;
- I entered my root password, then got:
linux-hrmj: ~ #
* I was advised to use installation DVD but could not get it to work.
* Then I was advised to look into the fstab "vi /etc/fstab" to add "#" to the beginning of the line "/windows/D" in "/etc/fstab".
I can see the file and hover through it with the arrow keys, but am unable to introduce any changes.
It seems that at the other forum they are too busy or just gave up on me. Unfortunately I am not an expert in Linux and not very experienced with its inner functions...
In the meantime I am loosing hours of productivity.
Please...What can I do to get my system back?
Thank you very much for your help and suggestions!