hi thx for the reply altho to start again is not something i could consider because of my lack of knowledge and the time it took me to get the mm up and running.
i think my age,i’m 80, makes a daunting project.
thx again for your input.
regards,
geo

@geo also this appears init version 2.93 booting
raspbian gnu/linux 10 raspberrypi.tty1

hi i am asked for plword etc at boot but still dont get to homepage.i do get a stream of info headed by raspbian GNU/Linux 10raspberrypi tty1.
i thought i had loaded something to do with github cant remember what and then got in to this mess.cheers

hi,my mm has been running ok but unable to download updates.read that github was needed so did so or thought i had,now mirror will not open
when i boot am asked for raspberry login tried pi ok but cant input p/word raspberry
can anyone tell me where i have gone wrong
cheers

hi,finally got my mirror mounted on the wall and running but today when booted the day and date and time are 48plus hrs behind andonly the am complement showing and the bbc news is loading.
can anyone help.
cheers```

@BD0G hi,great thankyou

@Mykle1 as they say in yorkshire " Ta very much"

@sdetweil hi looked looked a linux only recognised 4 commands.,but unless you understand code and know how to write it and what does then it means nothing to someone like me and thats why i have to ask for help.i have loaded another sd card withmm to practice but once the dreaded create a config appears i’m back to square one and have to delete mm and start again,ugh.
cheers

@sdetweil i tried yours and that was the message got

@bhepler hi thx for that
however when i try to copy using cp config.sample config.js i get the message no such file or directory