So I had an old Sony PCV-V300G with a 200GB HD and 1GB Memory running Mageia 5.1.
It was just a toy - so I decided to upgrade the Memory to 2GB and Install from scratch MAGEIA 9 (32 -Bit).
Bad choice it seems. Got through the install fine but the reboot dies on an initial screen with:
small box with 3 question marks - then proceeds to another screen with 3 small boxes with 3 question marks.
Then it moves on to a blank screen with Cursor in Top Left and dies there.
I reinstalled twice - rather painful - to ensure I didn't inadvertently do something wrong - seems to be correct.
No dice - MAGEIA 9 not liking this PC.
So I scrubbed it and reloaded MAGEIA 5.1.
All is working again - no errors.
Why would a newer release crash and burn - any assistance appreciated as afraid to upgrade any further as there was no way to "fix" whatever was wrong.