Greetings All,
i have installed Zorin on my pc many many many times..
this round.. not sure what the hek is going on.
was hoping someone can assist with this madness !
created 4 bootable usb sticks with zorin iso
using rufus , etcher etc -
NOTHING is working -
First errors were the following after selecting which ZORIN i want to install
error: invalid magic number
error: you need to load kernel first
after many formats erased usb stick etc etc i am now stuck on this
either one screen or the next, i cannot for the life of me figure this out!!!!!
Tried to install Linux on an older Asus tablet but, didn't get far. Has a 64bit CPU, 32bit UEFI didn't think about using a 32bit distro at the time but, may work..
Have you ran a disk check on your USB used for install; or were more than one tried?
Thank you for the response,
this is a pc , that has had zorin installed for 3 years, with no issues,
i have installed zorin on this machine multiple times in the past 3 years, more than 9 times using the same iso - for some reason it just wont go through now.
yes i have tried 4 usb sticks
To test further , i tried downloading version 17 core .iso and it worked , I am able to install with no issues.
i tried using different copies of my .iso
is there anywhere i can download zorin 16 pro 64bit iso again ?
thanks
UPDATE - i just ended up purchasing 17.1, i hope this works once i make the usb again ! lol - if not i just wasted 67 bucks...
Did you check the SHA256 checksum of the 16.3 .iso before burning it?
(assuming you have kept a record of the correct SHA256 text from Zorin for that version)
yeah didnt have that info, that is why i was interested in grabbing another copy of the iso for 16.3
i grabbed the 17.1 all is well, just trying to remember how i configured the dual boot that does not seem to be working at the moment
Give this a try: format the USB in NTFS, then extract the .ISO file to the blank USB - then boot from the USB; you don't need to set any flags or partition options. Just a blank NTFS partitioned USB..
If that doesn't work:
If that's the case - try using Unetbootin; lots of my older BIOS setups prefer that method.
And if it is a bad download - neither of those will be doing any good
I'm not entirely certain if FAT32 would partly be causing something or not though .. ..
Definitely give your BIOS a good poking around; see what all options you have with security / boot / USB..
Do you want to Dual-Boot with Windows? In this Case You don't have to configure something. Choose in the Installation-Process the Option to install Zorin alongside Windows. Then all will be done automatically.
And when You now have Zorin 17.1: Do You have checked the Checksum of that?
Because of the USB Stick: When your BIOS is older ... On Rufus You have the Option to choose between GPT and MBR for the Boot-Stick. You could try both if You still have Problems.
I can't really contribute much to the main topic, I'm new to Zorin.
But in case you're using two different drives for each OS:
I had a running windows system and installed Zorin on a new drive (I initially removed all other drives because I didn't want grub, ended up installing it with them plugged in though) and now I get a dual boot menu by Zorin on startup itself without installing both OS on the same drive. That's pretty cool, dunno if it's common knowledge though.
ha-ha, good call , but tried Unetbootin as well.
as mentioned, at this point i believe the culprit was indeed a bad .iso,
it may have become corrupt somewhere along the way
yes ! the first few times i installed windows after zorin i had the same experience,
this time though it didnt quite work so well for me,
i may redo to see if it helps - no big deal, but in the meantime i just hit F9 and select where i wanna go .... meh..
Usually the opposite when dual-booting - just saying Nothing wrong with it but usually entails some issues when booting and all. The most preferred way is to install Zorin / Linux after Windows. But, it can be done the other way around!
Now, if you have both installs there and don't want to do anymore reinstalling - just run the Boot Repair tool in the live bootable and rewrite the Grub; which will find both OS's and add them to the list when booting. Trying to save you some time, really - reinstalling Windows is a long task itself, for me anyway.
Even if you don't dual-boot, you'll have Grub. Some distros hide the select-able options by default so you have a faster booting device; and if issues happen, you can use keyboard interruptions to get to the options and repair from there in the rescue shell.
Basically, Grub finds your OS's - via partition or separate disk - places them in boot options in Grub, then when you select the OS you want to use - Grub 'points' to that loader and starts the boot process, and into the kernel from there
Good to know, where is Grub installed though? Is it on the Linux drive in my case?
If I boot from windows boot manager, it won't show up?
I'm kind of scared by Grub crashing at some point and not being able to boot anything anymore. That's why I didn't want to install both on the same drive.
didn't think about using a 32bit distro at the time but, may work..
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Nothing wrong with it but usually entails some issues when booting and all. The most preferred way is to install Zorin / Linux after Windows. But, it can be done the other way around! 
