Thanks Andy, had a couple of Spammers to hammer and then headed straight here.
I am back for the foreseeable future now, and have not been idle. I installed antiX 19.2, and also installed Sparky Linux Game Over (same as Len's), as I considered it likely that my installation of Sparky Linux by itself (MATE DE) might differ considerably from Len's environment. I was proven right in doing so, as Sparky Linux Game Over proved problematic, even with my experience.
I have downloaded KDE Neon but not yet installed it.
I am of the opinion we could all use a rest from this Thread for the moment, but that is not to say that I have given up on helping Len get a working system.
Len, as I often say, YOU are the driver behind the wheel that is the vehicle that is your computer. The choices are YOURS, and ultimately, the responsibilities of being a safe and efficient driver also lie with you.
We're getting up on 6 pages and 3 weeks with this, but I could do with your State of the Nation on whether you actually have a Linux installed and working (not just on USB stick), a Grub Menu, and a Windows working still.
We have also been remiss, all of us, but mostly me, in not asking for a list of specs for your computer, and I am also interested in the BIOS Setup Utility details, name, version and date.
You can either get that from the System Summary in the utility itself, or you can get it from a working Linux environment using a command known as
dmidecode
To use that from Sparky, antiX or KDE Neon, at Terminal type and enter
Code:
sudo dmidecode -t 0
# that's a Zero at end
To give us your specs for the computer, you can use
I'll be back with a lot more on my tomorrow, but Len, copy and paste the text from Terminal to here, rather than photograph it, I'll explain more tomorrow.
Cheers
Wiz