[01:53] <cam> hi
[09:52] <ItzDark_Cris> i have a problem with my pc
 it's very challenging to solve 'a' problem
 what do you want us to do for you? (re @lubuntu_bot: (irc) <ItzDark_Cris> i have a problem with my pc)
 Can anyone help with the bios problem?
[13:01] <Maik> @Michaël they left in less than a minute after posting
 do you need help to boot your installation or to expand your partition? (re @T34P4RTY: Can anyone help with the bios problem?)
 tx (re @lubuntu_bot: (irc) <Maik> @Michaël they left in less than a minute after posting)
 define "bios problem" (re @T34P4RTY: Can anyone help with the bios problem?)
 because usually the system BIOS is not at fault ;)
 I removed the windows is that was in my laptop, leaving 18.04 Lubuntu now it just keeps going round in the BIOS window
 How do I access my Lubuntu partition? Or do I need to do a full re install?
 he did (re @teward001: define "bios problem")
 here (re @T34P4RTY: I downloaded a live intall onto a USB (18.04.5 which is what was using) but it just goes to this screen and the BIOS page)
 a day ago ;)
 @T34P4RTY normally I would suggest you go through the process of booting to an installer disk, and running the boot-repair tool.
 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair
 it usually can find and fix the most frequent problems.
 the BIOS 'spinning' is not necessarily a BIOS problem but more a fact that you removed whatever bootloader partition existed, Windows or Otherwise, and you need to go through boot-repair to fix it
 this is one of the regular headaches I see with Windows dualboots because Windows adds a niiiice separate 'system' partition for booting and that's usually where boot files get dropped >.>
 if you still have your installation media you used for Lubuntu, follow the 2nd option on that wiki page, and just use Recommended Repair
 No I don't have the installation media. The one I have starts ok but then won't get past mirrors (says bad mirror after several attempts UK, USA etc) also can't find DHCP
 so you can't drop to a "try lubuntu" session then either.  The only solution to access your data is to load up the live session, access your hard drive, and copy data out you want.  Then do a complete reinstall and use the entire system disk.
 unfortunately, if you can't get DHCP addresses that's a bit of the problem - 'bad mirror' is because you have no Internet.
 Thanks I'll take it to a computer repair place I've used and ask for a full reinstall. Each time I try to download ISO from Lubuntu it won't recognise it. Spent hours on it!
 it sounds more like an incomplete download on your side then
 next time you try and download the ISO verify the hash sums
 Yes probably. Have you got a link to a good download for 18.04.5?
 How do you verify hash sums
 amd64: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/18.04.5/release/lubuntu-18.04.5-desktop-amd64.iso
 i386: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/18.04.5/release/lubuntu-18.04.5-desktop-i386.iso
 SUMS files: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/releases/18.04.5/release/SHA256SUMS
 download ISO, sha256sum the ISO file
 compare against the known sums in the SHA256SUMS file for the filename you're working with
 Thanks I'll give that a go
 https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/how-to-verify-ubuntu#6-check-the-iso is really the steps, just make sure you keep in mind Lubuntu vs. Ubuntu.
 documentation is still useful though :)
 step 6 if you don't want to go through the GPG verification steps. :)
 👍🏻
 @Thomas I was using WiFi if I used a lead to connect to the router would that work and give internet?
 And avoid the 'bad mirror' issue?
 i haven't seen the exact 'bad mirror' issues you've stated (I need to see the actual error output) but probably.  Wifi can be glitchy, but if the router also doesn't give your ethernet an address you have a problem beyond just the computer in use (re @T34P4RTY: And avoid the 'bad mirror' issue?)
 as for the 'bad mirror' USUALLY it's because you get "unable to resolve address" ass the problem
 and that's fixable by getting actual internet connectivity (DHCP)
 sorry i've been busy with work :P
 No problem, thanks for your time :)
 yep