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On 08/11/2019 11:52, Neil wrote: > On 07/11/2019 17:43, mr meowski wrote: >> >> We live in a different IT landscape now and although it initially seems >> wasteful this is exactly how things roll in the modern world - at the >> first sign of trouble you should be able to just hit a button and have >> your state-driven infrastructure tear down the whole lot and >> automatically reprovision the entire stack for you. Of course it never >> quite works properly but there you go, that's progress. >> > Perhaps I should explain more clearly what is going on. The laptop is > currently running with an old version of Linux Lite. When I powered up, > as soon as it was running I just saw a flashing screen. Mouse and keypad > ignored. > > I have, ready to use, a USB with MX 19 on it ready to install. So I > logged on with that and it worked and opened the MX desktop. So the > machine would run from a USB. That is how I was able to get to my > daughter's personal files and copy them to an external HD. > > Then I tried to install MX 19. (There is an icon on the MX desktop > screen to start the installation.) That is when the troubles restarted. > It more or less ignored the keyboard. For example when trying to set up > the locale as the UK, it landed on some weird country and would not > move. I tried several times, with no success. At this stage, the screen > was not flashing, but I could not use the keyboard or the mouse. > > So I gave up and have left it with the local computer shop. I am waiting > to hear from him in the next day or two.it > > Computers!! Wonderful when they are working properly, > > Neil > I find from sorting out many old computers at place I tutor (most 32 bit, [some with SiS graphics a real pain]), that bat best hardware and working Live Linux to determine if possible to use Linux is Knoppix distro from a DVD, in case USB stick does not boot. Also PUPPY linux live gives choice of keyboard, ethernet/Wifi, language, time on first boot screen. Did you try these, before sending to your good computer shop? Regards Eion MacDonald -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq