So with your suggested change to the file: raspberrypi0-2w.conf, it stopped at the same place as reported in my first post. I of course, added a line to the config.txt of:

 

I checked the output on the console to verify.

 

Unless there is anything else you want me to try I'm going to move onto getting the wifi to work and eventually bluetooth (Everything is better with bluetooth).

 

Cheers!!