I am trying to install Zorin Core (first ever linux for me). I have Win 10 on my PC Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gb Ram, Primary SSD 500 Gb, Secondary HDD 4 TB, Legacy Bios. I have etched iso by USBImager.
After the first screen comes for Install Zrion OS, then this image comes after some time. And it freezes here. I waited for 50 mins but nothing is happening.
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Because You have Windows, I would suggest to take Rufus to create the bottable USB Stick. In Rufus choose on the ''Partition Sheme'' Option MBR for Your Legacy BIOS.
For the Installation itself, I would suggest to try it offline without installing any Updates or Drivers during the Installation. You can do that when the System is installed.
I can't find any option of Secure Boot and Fast Boot in BIOs. Fast start-Up is disabled. I will try again with rufus.
Then you probably have a computer that is so old that secure boot didn't even exist yet.
If you continue to have problems with Zorin 18 not running well, you can also consider Zorin lite. It doesn't look quite as good as Zorin core by default, but it will run better on your old computer because it requires fewer resources.
Zorin 18 Lite has not been released yet, but you could try Zorin 17 Lite. It will be supported for another two years and will probably run better on older hardware than the new version - especially when you have an nvidia card.
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor and its accompanying motherboards generally do not support Secure Boot
I found this on google search
Then ignore it for now. And try it with Rufus and the Partiton Sheme Option what I have wrote and the Offline Installation.
I tried installing Zorin 17 OS Lite, with Rufus as you suggested. I did partitioning and when i pressed install now button, I got this error
Above this Message, You have the Option ''device for boot loader installation''. Choose there the ''Windows Boot Manager'' Option.
But in this guide, it is pointed out not to select specific partition (/dev/sda1 Windows Boot Manager in this pic).
So should I select /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 ?
Should I select /dev/sda or /dev/sda1 ?
When You choose the Drive where You install Zorin on it, it will create a seperate Boot Entry on it. When You choose the ''Windows Boot Manager'' Entry, the Zorin Boot Stuff will be saved in the Partiton of it. So, You would have both togehter on one.
If You want have it seperated, choose this. But when You pack it on the same Driver where Windows is, You can take the ''Windows Boot Manager'' Entry.
I had 4 partitions on primary 500 Gb SSD.
When I started installing zorin, another free space partition has been created.
Yes I want to install zorin on same drive as Win 10
I hope I say nothing wrong, but I'd choose /dev/sda because /dev/sda1 isn't an efi partition and probably you can't select "Windows Boot manager" somewhere, or?
It seems as this warning always appears when you have no efi partition. @Littlekun wrote that it could be ignored. In this thread Zorin is installed on a separate drive:
I hope you don't get problems with the many partitions on MBR. I can't see if it are primary ones or not.
The MBR partitioning scheme allows max 4 primary partitions. If you try to make another primary partition to install the OS then it won't work.
In this screen it looks like sda3, sda4, sda5 & sda6 (except sda1) all are logical partitions. sda4 the partition where you are trying to install is it's an logical partition then the installation might not work. Because the partition where the OS is installed needs to an primary partitions in order to boot (logical partitions are not bootable as far as I know)
First check those partitions then make the appropriate changes to make the installation successful. From the live environment launch gparted and share a screenshot.
Then in my Opinion, You can choose the Windows Boot Manager Option.
To summarize that with this new Infos:
Make on the Drive free Space. You can prepare that already in Windows with the included disk Management Tool. Take so much Space like You want.
Then start the Zorin Installer. Choose the ''Something else'' Option. Choose the Drive where You want install Zorin. Take te free space that You have dreated and give it the Mount Point / and format it to ext4
Then choose under ''Device for boot loader installation'' the Option ''Windows Boot Manager''.
I think it looks good. But it would be safer if someone else could confirm this.
However, storage space could quickly become limited for Linux. Best is not to install much flatpaks and snaps.
This looks good for me. It is maybe a bit less Space (I would see as Minimum 50GB and as a solid Size 100GB) but when You want try it first, I guess it is okay.
@Ponce-De-Leon , @Forpli , @littlekun Thank you all. I have successfully installed Zorin 17 Lite as described in various posts above.
I also have no problem in grub menu
Just for information, I ignored that warning about EFI partition and everything turned out fine.
You are right Sir. I will be trying my first Linux for a few days and once I get used to it, I will be installing it as my only OS.
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