now three installs later new errors. First install Leap 15.2 worked for a year then suddenly ethernet stopped working. File systems ext4. Some creative workarounds fixed it temporarily then failed. So second install fixed that used btrfs for root and xfs for home then suddenly / became read only so with Knoppix I got my files and settings off. through all this one strange persistant error indicator: platform mgs10101:00 failed to claim resource 1: mcm oxfed 40000 Even when working correctly this last error persisted. now i will try again with new partitions Is all this a general error of Leap or is it ACER specific? ____________________________________________________________ Sponsored by https://www.newser.com/?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_taglines_more 'He Was the DB Cooper of Nebraska' http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/6031ce5ee41734e5e20c8st03duc1 Abbott Calls Biden's Move 'Partial Approval' http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/6031ce5f142cc4e5e20c8st03duc2 Metal Panel Found in 1991 Could Hold Earhart Clues http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/6031ce5f3783e4e5e20c8st03duc3