On 07/27/2016 08:45 AM, John Hodrien wrote: <> > I'd entirely go against that. The text installer is a legacy tool that > I'd avoid whenever possible. > Kickstart/cmdline or GUI, but text is just there to make you miserable. > ---> gui i pretty doing that now. :=) > Definitely try a minimal install and just confirm that fails too. > ---> a minimal install is a good suggestion, as i do believe the ati vga chip is a part of problem. gui with previous installs has not been a problem. i believe that the build of 7 was intended for newer systems and that old video drivers have been dropped to make room for newer systems. again, thanks for suggestions. all are welcome. -- peace out. CentOS GNU/Linux 6.8 tc,hago. g . =+= Tired of having your microsoft os hacked? Change to Linux os, used by microsoft hackers. =+= in a world with out fences, who needs gates. =+=