I think it's time to go shopping for another Linux distro. My AntiX is showing signs of fatigue and now there's a boot problem. I think this time I'll try MX. Mepis, on which AntiX and MX are based, was one of the first distributions that I used extensively. I even got a friend to install it too. Fortunately I always have a few different working installations, so that if one breaks down, like now, it isn't the end of the world. Currently I'm running another AntiX from a USB stick.