Hello All , Downloaded the slackware64-current install DVD Linux-5.4.69 as of 20201004 .
The KMS loader works find without any mods to the grub loader script .
Marking this thread as closed .
Thanks for all the responses ;-)
For those who don't know the Wyse Zx0 it is a UEFI based bios , When booting I would hit 'P' key to bring up the selection of bootable devices , This was in the UEFI console which reset the display to 640x480x8(iirc) , This was the root cause of the Smeared screen . The Kernel cmdline "VGA=xxx" does not work , Nor the NOMODESET .
To rectify set your install media to be before any other bootable device & just let the device boot to the media , This allows the monitor/screen to remain in it's native state . And the Smearing will not be present . Thus installation can proceed normally .
Now apon rebooting the Smearing is back as UEFI has again been entered & resets the monitor/screen to 640x480x8(agn, iirc) . The NOMODESET does NOT work Nor Kernel cmdline "VGA=xxx" at this either ...
Last edited by babydr; 10-06-2020 at 04:22 PM.
Reason: Left out full description of what solved the issue .
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