Normally the command will upload the file and create a url that you use to post. Not sure why it would crash? There are a number of ways you can post it but that was one of the easier ways.
Posting the whole output is quite long but you can if you like as long as you put code tags around the output you post which can be done by using the preformatted txt button above or use three back ticks ``` or three tilde ~~~ before and after the output that you copy and paste here.
So you could just use inxi -Fz and copy and paste that.
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Hi Rick,
I got the command to print the system details on the screen but as i can only use the terminal as it is at the moment i need to tell the boot sequence to stop looking for the drive i wiped as the FS dosn’t exsist anymore that way i should be able to get back in and post it easier as i can then run it form a term and post it.
I know i will have to re install as the computer was setup wrong but the info will help in the mean time with any further question i will probally have when i re-install.
You can always just boot on the live ISO and use gparted from the welcome screen and then you can wipe the drive by creating a new GPT partition. Then you could even format it also using gparted.
OK so i reloaded with the secure boot and CMS off so endevour would install in UEFI mode which it did. I was able to partition and add a FS to my 6TB drive with partition manager from the live boot, as it now worked properly and allowed me to split the drive. I installed endevour to my 1TB SSD this time using the KDE plasma which is what i want to use everything went ok but on entering the DE i just get the back screen again. so i’m not sure how to proceed from here i know you said this could be fixed.
Thanks.
nevermind fixed it with x11
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One of the most valuable gifts my parents ever gave me, was free reign to break the family computer (in the 90’s). Of course, the expectation was that I must also figure out how to fix it again.
This relatively small act, formed the basis of employable skills that I have carried through life.
The young mind has such capacity for learning.
When I was getting started, I found this guide really useful…
I just want to say a massive thanks to everyone who helped.
Bink, I agree that’s what my dad did. Back when we had to write .bat files to reconfigure the memory then run the game file on a 3.5" floppy like commander Keen.
Now i will have to have a look at how to install it dual boot until so i can migrate completely from windows in the future as i’m not seeing much that linux can’t do sa far. it has come so far from when i first saw red hat running back in the 90’s.
My son’s play Fallout atm and it’s looks so much better even with the tempory graphics card goes to show how much it was hamstringed in the windows environment.
Well guys i have a bunch more research and palying to do yet again thanks to Rick and Bink.
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Are you able to run the command now to show the installed systems hardware? You can post the url from the command.
inxi -Faz | eos-sendlog
It worked
Does auto mounting have to be done through fstab ? i forgot to auto mount the steam drive and it lost all the registry entries after install and a reboot. so i am guessing the games will need reinstalling
Okay! I looked at the hardware output and your UEFI Bios is version F9. There are 8 newer UEFI Bios updates since then. You may want to update to the latest version at some point.
Edit: The newer Bios version has update AMD AGESA. There is no rush on this if everything is working okay but just pointing it out so you can look at it on the website if you like. You’ll have to understand how to update the UEFI Bios and follow the method that Gigabyte recommends. Make sure you understand and know what you are doing if you are going to update it at some future date.
Nvidia drivers are installed and it is rendering on the nvidia gpu. I see you are logged into X11. Have you tried logging into Wayland?
I see you have a 2 TB nvme drive a 1 TB SSD and a 6 TB HD i assume? Did you install Endeavour on the 1 TB SSD? What are you using the 2TB nvme drive for and did you split the 6 TB HD into two 3 TB partitions? It looks like it’s just one partition?
I’m not a gamer and i don’t use Steam. Not sure whether the internal drives have to be mounted using fstab.
Edit: Maybe someone else more familiar with Steam and internal drives can weigh in on this?
Please explain what file system is on the other drives and what you are wanting to do. Are they formatted all the same to ext4? You could also post.
lsblk
He’s tried 
Although I’m not sure if any steps have been taken to try and address Wayland. I figure there’s no need to add problems, so long as X11 is working fine.
So long as you can get the drive mounting properly again, Steam can be directed to the existing game files. You’d need to add the location on that drive as a Steam Library Folder. There are better guides around online for this.
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I thought that was before? Did the OP not reinstall again?
It was an initial issue, then after reinstalling, a recurring issue. But I’m not sure if he’s reinstalled a 3rd time… @Lionfire01?
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Hi Rick,
Ok the NVME drive is in there for dual boot later once i am confident on how to do it. Currently it has nothing on it. It is encase my son needs windows for school stuff. I will be doing this to about 5 computers in the end. I am using my son’s a test bed for the others.
I will get onto the bios flash i have done heaps of thoes and i will look up what AMD AGESA is.
The WD 6TB is partitioned into 2 ext4 one for games one for data storage.
I will log into wayland and have a look i couldn’t use it initially as i got the black screen i just haven’t changed it back yet.
The drive just needs to be mounted on boot so that when i log in the drive is ready so steam can find the games to use them like a repository is suppose.
I was just reading [root] Mounting ANY device using systemd mount and automount
this is the bit i broke last time i told the drive to mount in /mnt/sdb1 instead of i’m not sure where to be honest.
here is the
lsblk
https://0x0.st/X9yG.txt
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO T
sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1G 0 part /boot/efi
├─sda2 8:2 0 921.7G 0 part /
└─sda3 8:3 0 8.8G 0 part [SWAP]
sdb 8:16 0 5.5T 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 3.1T 0 part /run/media/slayq/Games
└─sdb2 8:18 0 2.4T 0 part /run/media/slayq/Storage1
nvme0n1 259:0 0 1.8T 0 disk
[slayq@Yetti ~]$ ^C
so to me it looks like i want to keep the sdb1 and sdb2 automounted to /media/slayq/Games and same /Storage1 is that correct ?
or would using the sytemd method work better ?
Before i came to get help i had it reoccur 3 times and in the end i just used xfc to get it up and running which was was the 4th, this current and finally working is 5th so 5 times a works charm. it has been a steep learning curve so far. the first 4 were doomed to fail as they weren’t in UEFI mode like this one is.
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Okay so I’m just not sure about the auto mounting of drives whether it needs to be in fstab or another way for Steam and also storage. I will leave that for someone else to maybe help with this.
AMD AGESA is what runs the whole motherboard. It’s very important for Ryzen processors.
I’m happy you got it installed and up and running. I don’t see any reason for it not to work on Wayland. I am using Wayland on Nvidia GTX 1060 without any issue. But, I don’t know on gaming how it works. I hear good things and bad things but that is normal because there are a lot of users who seem to have issues and then there are those that don’t seem to have many or any. So i can’t really confirm one way or the other. One has to experience it for themselves to know for sure. There is a big difference in hardware for many users so it is not the same results for everyone.
Mounting drives using fstab is fairly easy. Not sure about using the systemd method? 
You may want to open a new topic explaining your set up and what you are wanting to do and ask what is the best route to achieve this.
Glad you were able to endeavour to get the system installed and working. We are all here to lend a hand to help as much as we can. I am no expert in everything also but i try my best. 
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I would like to do it the fstab way but i get confused about the path creation set up i like the concept but i’m not sure how to do it.
I have been having a look at this
2. Structure and Content of a mount unit
There is no rules as to where you can mount the device. Just remember a few things
- Structure
- Recognizable
- Don’t use /run - it is a volatile structure recreated at boot
- Don’t use /mnt - the primary use is as temporary mount point
By structure I mean organizing a directory tree - I usually recommend create a data folder on root and populate the tree with your devices and locations like below.
By recognizable I mean naming your mount point with a logical description of the content - but don’t use dashes anywhere in the mount point - see explanation below. If you really need a double word in your data tree - use a low dash ( _ ). You should also avoid local accented characters (e.g. danish æ ø å Æ Ø Å)
Immediate branches are your devices - and network share mounts in a branch named for the type of fileservice e.g. NFS and SMB.
$ tree /data -L 2
/data
├── backup
├── build
├── nfs
│ ├── data
│ ├── music
│ ├── photo
│ ├── video
│ └── web
├── private
├── projects
├── smb
│ └── web
└── virtualboxthat ides is what i would like to make but as soon as it involves fstab i get nervous because i have already had a run in’s with it. so i just want to be sure how to do it and i am finding it confusing on where the path starts is it in the root dir so / ?